Unifor Canadian Council passes BDS motion at Winnipeg convention

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Congratulations to the Unifor’s Canadian Council on easily passing a pro-Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) motion at their recent convention in Winnipeg, between August 18-20. Submitted by Unifor Local 222 (Oshawa), Unifor Resolution No. 5 is titled “Palestinian Self-Determination and the Movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions,” and reads in part: “… BE IT RESOLVED …

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May 25: Join the global one-day hunger strike for Palestinian prisoners

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International solidarity activists have issued a call for a global one-day hunger strike on Thursday, May 25 in support of more than 1,500 hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners who have been participating in the Strike for Dignity and Freedom for more than month. The strikers’ demands are for basic human rights: an end to the denial of …

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Statement in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike

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As the hunger strike for Freedom and Dignity by 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners enters its 37th day, the Canadian BDS Coalition issues the following statement in solidarity with the hunger strikers: The Government of Canada risks becoming complicit with the actions of the Government of Israel in the mistreatment of Palestinian political prisoners held in …

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BNC statement on Nakba Day

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On the 69th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) released the following statement: BDS: Upholding our Rights, Resisting the Ongoing Nakba The BNC Commemorates the 69th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba It is possible… It is possible at least sometimes… It is possible especially now To ride a horse Inside …

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Kick settlements out of football at FIFA’s upcoming congress

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As part of its #RedCardIsrael campaign, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is calling on FIFA to take action at its May 11 congress on Israeli football teams based in illegal settlements. More information on how you can take action is below. FIFA will make a decision on Israeli …

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Congratulations to students at King’s University College and UBC

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The Canadian BDS Coalition congratulates the King’s BDS Network at the University of Western Ontario and the Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at the University of British Columbia. At King’s University College at University of Western Ontario, 76% of the students who cast a vote in a recent referendum supported their student council in …

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Statement of support for human rights defender Omar Barghouti

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The Canadian BDS Coalition joins with organizations from across Canada and worldwide, including the BDS National Committee (BNC), Independent Jewish Voices, Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice, and Palestinian and Jewish Unity in condemning the detention of BDS Movement co-founder Omar Barghouti by Israeli authorities with the following statement: The Canadian BDS Coalition expresses sorrow, anger, …

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