Israeli Illegal Settlement . Photo: Montecruz Foto via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Four Canadian Financial Institutions, BMO, RBC, Scotiabank and Manulife have been listed on Bank Track as owning and managing shares in two Israeli Banks, Bank Leumi and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank. Both these Israeli banks are active in and profiting from Israeli settlements in […]
Over 5,000 signatures to date on this call: Don’t Dance on the Ruins of Palestinian Childhood. Add your signature by clicking HERE. December 18, 2018. The following letter has been sent to: Pablo Rodriquez, Federal Minister of Heritage Ambassador Deborah Lyons, Canadian Ambassador to Israel Kennedy Stewart, Mayor of Vancouver Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal
See article in Mondoweiss by Marion Kawas on October 31, 2018 Campaign organizers are calling on Ballet BC (and now the 2 other dance companies as well) to take a stand and not perform in Israel, which would be a permanent stain on their records. They are also calling on solidarity activists, both locally
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17 OCTOBER 2018 Canada Palestine Association BC Attorney General David Eby finally responded to two of the initiating groups on an Open Letter, regarding BC government liquor stores carrying Israeli wines in violation of international humanitarian laws. Mr. Eby refused to meet with representatives of the 30 groups who sponsored and endorsed the letter, and
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The Canadian government is called to condemn this law and uphold its own Special Economic Sanctions Act. “The Canadian government is called upon to immediately condemn Israel’s apartheid law by putting sanctions in place as is required under Canada’s own domestic law. The Canadian BDS Coalition joins with the Palestinian people and the Palestinian BDS
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Hydro-Québec and Israel Electric Sign petition at: The partnership between Hydro-Québec and Israel Electric is revealed by BDS-Québec https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/HQ_IEC_partnership_agreement_en/ Sign the petition to demand that Hydro-Québec terminate its agreement to cooperate on cyber security with Israel Electric Corporation concluded on May 22, 2017. This memorandum of understanding is in fact a contract between two states:
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The following is a report on the work of the Canadian BDS Coalition during 2017. The Canadian Coalition come together in the spring/summer of 2016. Report from 2017 The Canadian BDS Coalition formed in 2016 bringing together organizations in Canada that support the Palestinian Civil Society Call through the BDS National Coalition (BNC). By the
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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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