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Cross-Canada Day of Action–Toronto, May 18
Join us in Toronto to show solidarity for the Palestinian people. In remembrance of the Nakba, let us gather in a show of strength and solidarity. End the occupation, end apartheid and realize right of return. See FACEBOOK EVENT The Nakba was a day of catastrophe which marked the beginning of the violent ethnic cleansing …
NAKBA71: St. John’s Newfoundland. Saturday, May 18.
Join Cross Canada Call Against Canadian Complicity with Israeli War Crimes & Apartheid. When: Noon on Saturday May 18 Where: at the War Memorial in downtown St. John’s on Duckworth Street Join as to read the names of the Palestinian villages destroyed in 1947-1949. Join us and bring friends. We will have a petition to …
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Vancouver: Nakba 71-The Palestinian Narrative
Nakba71-The Palestinian Narrative 1. Speakers, Films, Dabke Presentation, Personal Testimonies#ExistResistReturnSaturday, May 18, 2019, 2pmSFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings, Vancouver Rm. 7000Facebook Event Gaza-born Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle. His latest book is The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story (Pluto Press, London). Baroud has a Ph.D. in Palestine Studies from …
Open Letter from Canadian BDS Coalition to Government of Canada, Cities of Vancouver and Montreal
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 …
Canadian Court Hands Important Victory to BDS Movement
December 12, 2018 A Canadian Court ruled that Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions activists were denied free speech and campaigning rights when the city of Montreal tore down their posters highlighting an Israeli atrocity during an election campaign in Canada. We discuss the case with bruce Katz, one of the main plaintiffs in the case. The Canadian …
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Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) Supports Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
CFS representing 500K+ members at 64 students’ union at universities across Canada has joined in solidarity for justice for the people of Palestine. The Canadian BDS Coalition congratulates the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) on its resolution supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that was unanimously passed at the CFS annual General Assembly …
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Ballet BC, don’t dance on the ruins of Palestinian childhood
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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BC Attorney General Stonewalls on Israeli Wines in BC Liquor Store
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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Canadian BDS Coalition joins Palestinian Call for Boycott of Meteor Music Festival in Israel and Calls the Canadian-Danish Music Group to Withdraw
Palestinians Call for Boycott of Meteor Music Festival in Israel Palestinians urge participating artists to withdraw from the festival as a meaningful contribution to our struggle for freedom, justice and equality. We, Palestinian cultural organizations, municipalities and human rights campaigns, call for the boycott of Meteor Festival in Israel, scheduled for September 6-8, 2018. …