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Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) Supports Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 19 Years

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      August 6, 2024, OPSEU: 180 K members, Congratulations OPSEU on your BDS Statement!   November 2024: Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) 25,000 members April 2024, British Columbia branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE BC) 100,000 members June 2024: Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association (NDTA) June 8, 2023, 36K member

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25+ Student Led BDS Victories BDS on Canadian University Campuses

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The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is supported by multiple Canadian labor groups, various student unions at universities around the country. (Photo: @bccla/Twitter) Over the last 18 years, there have been about 30 BDS victories on Canadian University Campuses. Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) (March 2024), 20,000+ undergraduate students, divestment from companies complicit in genocide Carleton

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