The Canadian BDS Coalition joined with more that 150 groups & over 1,000 individuals in signing this statement. However, it should be noted that the Canadian BDS Coalition does not support the sentence “”We call on your government to make that same commitment, which would be in keeping with Canada’s consistent support for the …
Statement Calling on Canada to Support Gaza Genocide Case at the ICJ Read More »
The following is a report on the work of the Canadian BDS Coalition during 2023. Our 20+ member organizations include country-wide, regional and local groups from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island. The Canadian BDS Coalition was formed in 2016 to bring together organizations in Canada that support the call for boycott, divestment and sanctions in …
Take a moment and send a letter to the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Let them know it is not cool to be used in the apartheid state’s art-washing program. Write a letter In 2018, the Ottawa Jazz Festival (OJF) accepted programming sponsorship from the apartheid state of Israel embassy in Ottawa. Despite widespread criticism at the time, the OJF …
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Original article in rabble.ca Karen Rodman, December 18, 2023 A recent access to information request by Just Peace Advocates is shining a light on the billions of dollars Canadian charities are sending overseas. (Just Peace Advocates is a member of the Canadian BDS Coalition) Taxpayer subsidized donations by Canadian charities may well be Canada’s most …
CRA asked to investigate charities supporting Israeli military Read More »
The following are letters that have been written in the past. Many have been updated in late December 2023, so you can continue to send them in the context of the current genocide underway by Israel, but we encourage you to update these to reflect the ongoing situation. The NDP should oppose genocide & express …
Activists around the world vow to #ShutElbitDown. New video: Shame on Scotiabank and its asset fund for investing half a billion dollars in Elbit Systems! Original post (including video & photo) on Canada Palestine Association, member group of the Canadian BDS Coalition. Download brochure that local groups and others can use to …
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The Canadian BDS Coalition initiated the call in August 2021 for Canada to not proceed with the armed military drones procurement After Parliament adjourned for the holiday season 2023, the Canadian government just quietly released plans to purchase their first fleet of military armed drones for both domestic surveillance and attacks overseas. They’re hoping we …
Quietly Canada purchased first fleet of military armed drones Read More »
The original article was published by Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU), a member group of the Canadian BDS Coalition, written by Bruce Katz, founding member and co-president of PAJU, on December 18, 2023 Israeli President Isaac Herzog recently stated that the State of Israel has been “offended” by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s demand that …
The Racist, Apartheid State Of Israel Is Offended! Read More »
A private Israeli chain of coffee shops. The company operates branches in Canada and other places. The company operates a branch in the settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank, and buys milk from settler dairy farms. Read more on whoprofits.org. For more than 15 years activists have pointed out Aroma’s apartheid …
#BoycottIndigo The Canadian BDS Coalition endorsed the following Take action: Write a letter to Canada Revenue Agency: No subsidies for war crimes–investigate HESEG Foundation Write Letter Also learn more about the Indigo and HESEG connection Solidarity with the Peace 11: Why the HESEG Foundation for Lone Soldiers should have its charitable status …
