June 8, 2023, 36K member CUPE Manitoba pass BDS! Joining a 17 year Canadian tradition CUPE Manitoba passes BDS, joining a 17 years of Canadian Labour Movement Support for BDS Over the 15 year Canadian labour has continued to support boycott, divestment and sanctions, with public sector unions joining in, and in […]
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The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is supported by multiple Canadian labor groups, various student unions at universities around the country, and the United Church of Canada. (Photo: @bccla/Twitter) Over the last 15 years, there have been at least 25 BDS victories on Canadian University Campuses. Simon Fraser Student Society, Palestinian Liberation Policy, April
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(Council of the Socialist International meeting at the United Nations, June 2018) Message to NDP From the Canadian BDS Coalition Letter sent to New Democratic Party of Canada from the Canadian BDS Coalition. This follows the Socialist International the association of 140 global political parties, including 35 parties in government, adoption of BDS and call
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The Canadian BDS Coalition joins in sharing its gratitude to the Norwegian parliamentarian Bjørnar Moxnes with support of progressive Rødt (Red) Party for officially nominating the BDS movement for Palestinian rights for a Nobel Prize. The Canadian BDS Coalition congratulates the BNC and all those who are mobilizing civil society and decision makers to say
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The Aga Khan Museum, a museum with a mandate to offer perspective and insight into the Islamic civilization, has chosen to host an event that is sponsored by the Israeli consulate. Why would the Aga Khan choose to turn its back on its core mandate to whitewash for Israel?
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Canadian BDS Coalition, December 4, 2017 DEC 2, 2017 — Despite promise to meet with us, Bryan Adams has not been in touch. This is the last chance to tell Bryan Adam’s do NOT do it! Say NO to Apartheid Israel, don’t play in Israel. Roger Waters, Checkpoint 303 and 25 other artists have said
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The Canadian BDS Coalition joins in offering congratulations to d the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) at York on their historic Canadian first! Note: at the subsequent FES meeting the minutes from the October 26, 2017 minutes were approved, and a subsequent vote was called to overturn this action. This vote did not succeed, so
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Nov. 2, 2017 Canadian BDS Coalition Declares Partial Victory in #AirCanadaComplicity Campaign (le français suit) On November 1, 2017, we were informed in writing by Air Canada management that the 5-year contract with Israel Aerospace Industries Bedek Group for heavy maintenance on its B767 jets had been terminated early. That contract, reported to be worth
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The Toronto Sun published a pro-BDS op-ed by Stephen Ellis on Sunday, October 22 but has since removed the op-ed from its website. Did the Toronto Sun cave to pressure from apartheid apologists like B’Nai Brith Canada? At around the time that the pro-BDS op-ed was removed, the Sun published a denunciation of the op-ed
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Over the last two weeks, people have joined in Toronto, Ottawa and Quebec City to say #Shukran2Roger4TearingDownWalls. Most recently, a group gathered in Montreal. Watch for more pictures, and news. 16 octobre 2017 Bonjour. Nous étions environ 35 personnes devant le Centre Bell à Montréal le 16 octobre 2017 au spectacle de Roger Waters
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