Canadian BDS Coalition

BC Attorney General Stonewalls on Israeli Wines in BC Liquor Store

BDS Coalition Actions, Campaigns, News, Take Action, Uncategorized / October 18, 2018

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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Open letter to Ballet BC on performances in Israel

Campaigns / October 11, 2018

You can add your name in support of the open letter below by signing the petition on change.org. October 2, 2018 John Clark, Executive Director executivedirector@balletbc.com Dear Mr. Clark: As a young child, my mother took me to see The Nutcracker; when I became a mother, I did the same with my daughter and took

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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

Campaigns, Take Action, Uncategorized / August 16, 2018

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.

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Israeli Law passed which effectively declares itself an apartheid colonial-settler state

BDS Coalition Actions, Campaigns, News, Take Action, Uncategorized / July 25, 2018

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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Let’s cut the current between

BDS Coalition Actions, Campaigns, News, Take Action, Uncategorized / July 15, 2018

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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Canadian BDS Coalition Working for Freedom, Equity and Justice

BDS Coalition Actions, News, Reports, Uncategorized / July 13, 2018

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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Canadian Labour Has Been Supporting Boycott, Divestment for 17 Years

News, Reports / July 13, 2018

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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25+ Student Led BDS Victories BDS on Canadian University Campuses

News, Uncategorized / July 13, 2018

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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Call on Canadian NDP to follow the Socialist International lead

News, Uncategorized / July 13, 2018

(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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Open letter from Canadian organizations on Gaza massacre

BDS Coalition Actions / May 18, 2018

The Canadian BDS Coalition and many of its member groups and friends are among the more than 50 signatories to this open letter sent yesterday to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland.

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