Last June, the Canada BDS Coalition joined groups in more than 20 countries joined the first Global #BoycottPuma Day of Action, with protests at Puma shops and offices and at Puma-sponsored teams. On social media, #BoycottPuma was THE most tweeted Puma-related hashtag that day.
Puma sponsors the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes teams in illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land in violation of international law.
Puma’s endorsement of the IFA gives legitimacy to Israel’s illegal settlements pushing Palestinian families off their land.
As long as Puma sponsors teams in illegal Israeli settlements, I will respect the call from Palestinian athletes to boycott Puma.
The Canadian BDS Coalition supports the campaign of its member group Samidoun. Check out details at: https://samidoun.net/2022/07/free-khalil-awawdeh-and-raed-rayan-115-prisoners-joining-collective-strike-to-release-long-term-hunger-strikers/ Prisoners Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan are continuing their long-term hunger strikes, even as Awawdeh’s administrative detention was renewed on 20 July after 142 days of hunger strike. Rayan has been on hunger strike for _107 days. …
At the Canadian BDS Coalition, one of the questions we receive most frequently is: “Which products and businesses should we boycott? Which businesses should we support, if we want to support Palestinian rights and liberation?” Of course, the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions isn’t just about individual consumer choices — it’s about building collective …
Canadian BDS Coalition 2021 Report The Canadian BDS Coalition 5 Years and Counting The following is a report on the work of the Canadian BDS Coalition during 2021. 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 …
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.
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
The Canadian BDS Coalition is pleased to announce that the #RaptorsDontGo campaign has been successful. Our campaign was launched in June 2019, immediately following the Raptors victory in the NBA championship.
Now the 2019-20 NBA new season has now begun and there has been no reported public team visit; and continued silence from all of the team owners on this issue. The Canadian BDS Coalition is grateful that this visit did not materialize, as it would have given legitimacy to Israel’s war crimes. We feel the #RaptorsDontGo campaign also demonstrated the strength of popular grassroots campaigns that can mobilize to achieve justice for Palestinians. .
The following are campaigns that are still active. To check out more info go to our News Boycott Tempo and its many associated brands News / December 1, 2023 Tempo Beverages Ltd. is a publicly traded Israeli resident company. The Company is held under the joint control of Tempo Holdings (2021) (60%), and Heineken International B.V. (40%). …
