Granting No Quarter: A Call for the Disavowal of the Racism and Antisemitism of Gilad Atzmon

For many years now, Gilad Atzmon, a musician born in Israel and currently living in the United Kingdom, has taken on the self-appointed task of defining for the Palestinian movement the nature of our struggle, and the philosophy underpinning it. He has done so through his various blogs and Internet outlets, in speeches, and in articles. He is currently on tour in the United States promoting his most recent book, entitled, ‘The Wandering Who.’… Read more

Boycott The Jim Pattison Group‏

The following is a statement issued by the Canada Palestine Association, Vancouver.
We hope you support this campaign and will consider endorsing it.
All endorsements should be sent to [email protected] and will be noted on our website.
Thank you.

Jim Pattison Supports Israeli Apartheid and Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

March 9, 2012 – Canada Palestine Association calls on all supporters of the Palestinian peoples struggle to boycott Jim Pattison and his business empire.… Read more

The following is a statement issued by the Canada Palestine Association, Vancouver.
We hope you support this campaign and will consider endorsing it.
All endorsements should be sent to [email protected] and will be noted on our website.
Thank you.

Jim Pattison Supports Israeli Apartheid and Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

March 9, 2012 – Canada Palestine Association calls on all supporters of the Palestinian peoples struggle to boycott Jim Pattison and his business empire.… Read more

Israeli Apartheid Week

Co-op Radio programmers are marking Israeli Apartheid Week IAW during March 2012, including four shows on Voice of Palestine: March 6, 13, 20 and 27. For more details stay tuned to: Upcoming ShowsRead more

Co-op Radio programmers are marking Israeli Apartheid Week IAW during March 2012, including four shows on Voice of Palestine: March 6, 13, 20 and 27. For more details stay tuned to: Upcoming ShowsRead more

Vancouver VIGIL for Khader Adnan-Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike

Thursday, Feb. 16, 5:00pm until 6:30pm
CBC building, 700 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC

Join us for a VIGIL and PROTEST for Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner on the 61st day of his Hunger Strike, protesting his arbitrary detention without charge. We will stand outside the CBC building to highlight Khader Adnan’s invisibility – and the invisibility of the Palestinian voice – on CBC and in Canadian media.… Read more

Thursday, Feb. 16, 5:00pm until 6:30pm
CBC building, 700 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC

Join us for a VIGIL and PROTEST for Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner on the 61st day of his Hunger Strike, protesting his arbitrary detention without charge. We will stand outside the CBC building to highlight Khader Adnan’s invisibility – and the invisibility of the Palestinian voice – on CBC and in Canadian media.… Read more

Palestinian Committee’s Call to Support Voice of Palestine‏

The Palestinian Committee of the Canada Palestine Association (CPA) extends its full support to the Voice of Palestine (VOP) Collective in its endeavors to pass a resolution at Coop Radio in support of the NCRA resolution that called for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. We also support the VOP statements, including Coop Radio places itself on the wrong side of history and Support for Palestine is Support for BDS‏.… Read more

The Palestinian Committee of the Canada Palestine Association (CPA) extends its full support to the Voice of Palestine (VOP) Collective in its endeavors to pass a resolution at Coop Radio in support of the NCRA resolution that called for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. We also support the VOP statements, including Coop Radio places itself on the wrong side of history and Support for Palestine is Support for BDS‏.… Read more

The Campaign to End the Blockade of Gaza – Canada’s Role

The Campaign to End the Blockade of Gaza – Canada’s Role

Vancouver event

Please join us to hear
Ehab Lotayef give his firsthand account of the Freedom Waves to Gaza which took place in November, when Irish and Canadian boats tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
A poet and activist from Montreal, Lotayef was on board the Canadian boat, the Tahrir, when it was seized by the Israeli navy in international waters.… Read more

The Campaign to End the Blockade of Gaza – Canada’s Role

Vancouver event

Please join us to hear
Ehab Lotayef give his firsthand account of the Freedom Waves to Gaza which took place in November, when Irish and Canadian boats tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
A poet and activist from Montreal, Lotayef was on board the Canadian boat, the Tahrir, when it was seized by the Israeli navy in international waters.… Read more

Support for Palestine is Support for BDS‏

Here We Stand, Stand With Us!!

Voice of Palestine collective is issuing this second position paper to explain why we feel supporting Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel is so crucial and urgent. Our motion calling for our station Vancouver Coop Radio to support the BDS movement until the Israeli state complies with international law was regrettably defeated at the Nov.… Read more

Let’s Reclaim Our Radio!

Dear Friends and Supporters of Vancouver Cooperative Radio:

The Voice of Palestine Collective (VOP) is issuing this position paper on the first motion we introduced at the Coop Radio AGM on Nov. 27/11 regarding the formation of a committee to investigate the process around Coop Radio’s recent “frequency swap” deal. The second motion called on Coop Radio to support the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel and we will issue a second position paper on that motion at a later date.… Read more

Running the Blockade and Harvesting the Olives in Palestine

Saturday, December 10. 7.30 p.m.
Unitarian Church 949 West 49th Ave, Vancouver
Vancouverites Karen DeVito and John ‘Max’ Soos last month experienced two very different aspects of Israel’s control over Palestine.
Karen was one of 27 people on two boats of the Freedom Waves, the Canadian Tahrir and the Irish Saoirse, who were forcefully taken from international waters to an Israeli prison for attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.… Read more

Saturday, December 10. 7.30 p.m.
Unitarian Church 949 West 49th Ave, Vancouver
Vancouverites Karen DeVito and John ‘Max’ Soos last month experienced two very different aspects of Israel’s control over Palestine.
Karen was one of 27 people on two boats of the Freedom Waves, the Canadian Tahrir and the Irish Saoirse, who were forcefully taken from international waters to an Israeli prison for attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.… Read more

Radio places itself on the wrong side of history

Dec. 1, 2011

Dear Friends and Supporters:

The Voice of Palestine (VOP) Collective brought two motions to Vancouver Coop Radio AGM on Nov. 27/11. We regret to inform you that both were defeated; we will be issuing a more detailed statement later, but here is a brief summary of what transpired.

The first motion was calling for an investigation into the secrecy around Coop’s recent “frequency swap” deal with Jim Pattison Industries; although we felt this was crucial to the future democratic health of the station, it was not something the majority of members supported.… Read more