The Canadian BDS Coalition joins in sharing its gratitude to the Norwegian parliamentarian Bjørnar Moxnes with support of progressive Rødt (Red) Party for officially nominating the BDS movement for Palestinian rights for a Nobel Prize. The Canadian BDS Coalition congratulates the BNC and all those who are mobilizing civil society and decision makers to say […]
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The Aga Khan Museum, a museum with a mandate to offer perspective and insight into the Islamic civilization, has chosen to host an event that is sponsored by the Israeli consulate. Why would the Aga Khan choose to turn its back on its core mandate to whitewash for Israel?
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The Canadian BDS Coalition joins in offering congratulations to d the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) at York on their historic Canadian first! Note: at the subsequent FES meeting the minutes from the October 26, 2017 minutes were approved, and a subsequent vote was called to overturn this action. This vote did not succeed, so
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The Toronto Sun published a pro-BDS op-ed by Stephen Ellis on Sunday, October 22 but has since removed the op-ed from its website. Did the Toronto Sun cave to pressure from apartheid apologists like B’Nai Brith Canada? At around the time that the pro-BDS op-ed was removed, the Sun published a denunciation of the op-ed
Missing In Action: Where Did Stephen Ellis’ article go, Toronto Sun? Read More »
Over the last two weeks, people have joined in Toronto, Ottawa and Quebec City to say #Shukran2Roger4TearingDownWalls. Most recently, a group gathered in Montreal. Watch for more pictures, and news. 16 octobre 2017 Bonjour. Nous étions environ 35 personnes devant le Centre Bell à Montréal le 16 octobre 2017 au spectacle de Roger Waters
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The Canadian BDS Coalition has just released this important open letter to Air Canada regarding its partnering with Israel Aerospace Industries. Civil society groups in Canada and around the world have signed on to say “Halt this Complicity with Israeli War Crimes”! #AirCanadaComplicity ___________________________________________________________ (le français suit) OPEN LETTER TO AIR CANADA CEO Oct.
Air Canada’s complicity with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been matched by its silence. Technology of Israel Aerospace Industries: Tested on Palestinians, Exported to the World By Marion Kawas Friday, October 06, 2017 Two weeks ago, it was revealed that a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Elta North America, would be involved in
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Approaching 90 days and there has been no response to the following letter send to Air Canada CEO, Calin Rovinescu. Seems the silence of Rovinescu and his senior team support are not prepared to talk about the export of Canadian jobs to the Israeli government owned military company Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI). The BNC (BDS
Sign and share the Canadian BDS Coalition petition to tell Bryan Adams to Unplug from Israeli Apartheid! Bryan remember your words. CANCEL your performances in Tel Aviv December 4 and Jerusalem December 6. Canada heard you in 2014. Palestine heard you in 2014. The world heard you in 2014, as you gave hope to
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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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