Canadian BDS Coalition

Canadian BDS Coalition: 7+ Years and Counting

News / April 7, 2021

The Canadian BDS Coalition: five years and counting. The Coalition founded in April 2016, includes organizations from across Canada that support the end of the occupation, equal rights in historic Palestine and the right of return, and the actions of boycott, divestment and sanctions targeting Israel’s system of settler-colonialism, occupation, and apartheid towards the Palestinian people.

During this time, the Coalition and its member groups have realized a number of victories including Raptors not going to Israel, Air Canada ending its main contract with Israel Areospace Industries mid term, and the non-renewal of a contract with Israel Electric by Hydro Quebec.

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Boycott Israeli dates. Break fast with Palestinian Medjoul.

Campaigns, News / April 1, 2021

Learn more about what to consider when purchasing Medjoul Dates in Canada to ensure they are not from Israeli companies, and to ensure you are purchasing Palestinian product. Steps you can take, and tools to assist you in letting retailers know that you expect them to not carry Israeli Medjoul dates or any Israeli products.

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Statement of Solidarity with Samidoun

News / March 22, 2021

The Canadian BDS Coalition, composed of twenty-five Canadian solidarity organizations, condemns this attack on Samidoun, the Palestinian prisoners’ movement, and Palestinian and international human right defenders..

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The Coalition joins 550+ organizations in call to the UNHRC for Sanctions to hold Israel accountable

News / March 18, 2021

Rooted in institutionalised oppression, displacement, and dispossession of the Palestinian people since the start of the Nakba in 1948, Palestinians continue to experience an ongoing-Nakba – an ongoing reality of Israeli settler-colonialism and apartheid. Since 3 November 2020, Humsa al-Fawqa, a Palestinian community in the Jordan Valley, has been targeted, raided, and demolished six times by the Israeli occupying authorities.

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Boycott Israel, Boycott TEVA, Free Palestine! Solidarity with Olivia Zémor!

News / March 14, 2021

The Canadian BDS Coalition expresses our strongest solidarity with Olivia Zémor, the president of CAPJPO-EuroPalestine in France. Olivia is being sued by TEVA Pharmaceuticals — the largest Israeli corporation by market value, a producer of generic pharmaceuticals — for publishing the call to #BoycottTEVA on the EuroPalestine website due to the company’s complicity in Israeli apartheid, colonization and occupation.

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The Canadian BDS Coalition is pleased to join to urge: Stevie Wonder in saying no to Israeli apartheid!

News / March 12, 2021

Roger Waters joins 700+ organizations, artists and individuals to urge: Stevie Wonder, say no to Israeli apartheid! The Canadian BDS Coalition and member groups are pleased to join in the call.

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Canadian BDS Coalition joins with Samdioun & 300+ organizations to #FreePalestinianStudents

Campaigns, News / March 10, 2021

The Canadian BDS Coalition and many of its member groups have joined Samidoun’s campaign to #FreePalestinianStudents. The Coalition is pleased to be among 300+ organizations from around the world who support the campaign.

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CPPIB urged to divest from Israeli war crimes

Campaigns, News / March 8, 2021

70+ organizations from across Canada and around the world, and 130+ individuals including former federal members of parliament Libby Davies & Jim Manly, former UN rapporteur John Dugard, Chris Hedges fromer NY Times bureau chief, academics, faith community leaders, labour leaders & many others have now signed.

Join the campaign & write your own letter.

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Canadian BDS Coalition member group Vegans for BDS calls for PlantX to respect the demands of Palestinian civil society

Campaigns, News / March 5, 2021

The Canadian BDS Coalition has joined with its member group Vegans for BDS in the call to PlantX..

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Highlights for 2020

Campaigns, News, Reports, Resources / January 21, 2021

The following is a report on the work of the Canadian BDS Coalition during 2020. Our 25 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

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