STOLEN LAND: First Nations & Palestinians at the Frontline of Resistance

With: ROBERT LOVELACE, Dima Alansari and Glen Coulthard

Friday, November 27 @ 7pm

SFU Downtown, Room 1700
515 West Hastings, Unceded Coast Salish Territories

For more information: [email protected]

STOLEN LAND : STOLEN VOICES
Canada and Israel are both built on land and resources stolen by European settlers; both are still sustained by the ongoing repression of indigenous peoples. The indigenous peoples of Canada and Palestine are on the front lines resisting the destruction of the land by militarism and industrial extraction.… Read more

With: ROBERT LOVELACE, Dima Alansari and Glen Coulthard

Friday, November 27 @ 7pm

SFU Downtown, Room 1700
515 West Hastings, Unceded Coast Salish Territories

For more information: [email protected]

STOLEN LAND : STOLEN VOICES
Canada and Israel are both built on land and resources stolen by European settlers; both are still sustained by the ongoing repression of indigenous peoples. The indigenous peoples of Canada and Palestine are on the front lines resisting the destruction of the land by militarism and industrial extraction.… Read more

Rally in Solidarity with Palestine!!

Friday, Oct. 23, 1 pm
Vancouver Central Public Library, 350 W. Georgia St.

Join us on Friday for a rally outside the Vancouver Public Library (Robson St. side) to express our solidarity with the Palestinian people, especially the youth that are challenging the current status quo. They are saying: Enough of Occupation, Enough of Collaboration, Enough of Apartheid. There have been massive rallies and protests around the world and in cities in Canada – lets show Vancouver is part of the global wave of actions in support of the Palestinian struggle.… Read more

Friday, Oct. 23, 1 pm
Vancouver Central Public Library, 350 W. Georgia St.

Join us on Friday for a rally outside the Vancouver Public Library (Robson St. side) to express our solidarity with the Palestinian people, especially the youth that are challenging the current status quo. They are saying: Enough of Occupation, Enough of Collaboration, Enough of Apartheid. There have been massive rallies and protests around the world and in cities in Canada – lets show Vancouver is part of the global wave of actions in support of the Palestinian struggle.… Read more

24 Hour Fast and Day of Action in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners, Vancouver

24 Hour Fast and Day of Action in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
Fasting: 9pm Monday August 17 to 9pm Tuesday August 18
Leafleting: Join us between 12pm and 5pm on Tuesday, August 18 at Broadway Skytrain Station
Facebook Event

Responding to the urgent call of Palestinian prisoners for support in the face of an escalation of violence and repression by the Occupation and the Israeli Prison Authority, solidarity activists in Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories will be engaging in a 24 hour fast and day of action.… Read more

24 Hour Fast and Day of Action in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
Fasting: 9pm Monday August 17 to 9pm Tuesday August 18
Leafleting: Join us between 12pm and 5pm on Tuesday, August 18 at Broadway Skytrain Station
Facebook Event

Responding to the urgent call of Palestinian prisoners for support in the face of an escalation of violence and repression by the Occupation and the Israeli Prison Authority, solidarity activists in Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories will be engaging in a 24 hour fast and day of action.… Read more

End the Siege – Free Palestine

Rally to Commemorate 2014 Gaza Massacre and the Media Complicity
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 5:30pm
CBC – Corner of Hamilton & Georgia St
Facebook Event
“Operation Protective Edge”, the most recent Israeli massacre of Gazans, began on July 7, 2014 and ended on August 26, 2014. Over 2,200 Palestinians were killed, the vast majority civilians, by 6,000 air strikes and over 50,000 tank and artillery shells, four times the explosives used in Operation Cast Lead.… Read more

Rally to Commemorate 2014 Gaza Massacre and the Media Complicity
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 5:30pm
CBC – Corner of Hamilton & Georgia St
Facebook Event
“Operation Protective Edge”, the most recent Israeli massacre of Gazans, began on July 7, 2014 and ended on August 26, 2014. Over 2,200 Palestinians were killed, the vast majority civilians, by 6,000 air strikes and over 50,000 tank and artillery shells, four times the explosives used in Operation Cast Lead.… Read more

Picket the Jewish National Fund JNF Dinner & its Honouree John Baird

Sunday, June 7, 2015, 5pm
Four Seasons Hotel (W. Georgia and Howe St.) Vancouver

New – Great photos of the picket at Facebook Event

No Greenwashing Apartheid! No Charity Status for the JNF!

In a classic “greenwashing apartheid” move, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) Pacific Region is holding its annual Negev dinner to raise funds to build a park in Sderot, a “green lung” they claim.… Read more

Sunday, June 7, 2015, 5pm
Four Seasons Hotel (W. Georgia and Howe St.) Vancouver

New – Great photos of the picket at Facebook Event

No Greenwashing Apartheid! No Charity Status for the JNF!

In a classic “greenwashing apartheid” move, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) Pacific Region is holding its annual Negev dinner to raise funds to build a park in Sderot, a “green lung” they claim.… Read more

Conference on Christian Zionism

Seeking the Peace of Jerusalem:
Overcoming Christian Zionism in the Quest for Justice

April 23rd – 25th
St. Mary’s Kerrisdale Church, Vancouver, B.C.

Upcoming conference presented by Canadian Friends of Sabeel (CFOS)
Co-sponsored by:
Anglican Church of Canada,
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA),
Presbyterian Church in Canada
United Church of Canada

This conference includes action workshops on the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions campaign and Authentic Christian Pilgrimage, as well as education workshops on the history of Christian Zionism and its local and international impacts.… Read more

Seeking the Peace of Jerusalem:
Overcoming Christian Zionism in the Quest for Justice

April 23rd – 25th
St. Mary’s Kerrisdale Church, Vancouver, B.C.

Upcoming conference presented by Canadian Friends of Sabeel (CFOS)
Co-sponsored by:
Anglican Church of Canada,
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA),
Presbyterian Church in Canada
United Church of Canada

This conference includes action workshops on the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions campaign and Authentic Christian Pilgrimage, as well as education workshops on the history of Christian Zionism and its local and international impacts.… Read more

Vancouver marks Palestinian Land Day 1976-2015‏

On March 30, 1976, thousands of Palestinians marched in towns and villages across the Galilee region, in the north of present-day Israel, to protest Israel’s expropriation of vast tracts of Palestinian land. In coordination with the Israeli military, some 4,000 police officers were dispatched to brutally quell the one-day general strike. At the end of the day, six Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed by state security forces.… Read more

On March 30, 1976, thousands of Palestinians marched in towns and villages across the Galilee region, in the north of present-day Israel, to protest Israel’s expropriation of vast tracts of Palestinian land. In coordination with the Israeli military, some 4,000 police officers were dispatched to brutally quell the one-day general strike. At the end of the day, six Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed by state security forces.… Read more

Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, 2:30pm
706 Clark Drive, Vancouver
Facebook EVENT

Is being Anti-Zionist synonymous with being Anti-Semitic? Come explore this question speakers from Independent Jewish Voices and YCL – Vancouver.

Accessibility, Washrooms:

This event has stairs leading up to it, but can be made accessible upon request. Too, two gender neutral washrooms are available.

This event will be taking place on unceded Coast Salish territories.… Read more

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, 2:30pm
706 Clark Drive, Vancouver
Facebook EVENT

Is being Anti-Zionist synonymous with being Anti-Semitic? Come explore this question speakers from Independent Jewish Voices and YCL – Vancouver.

Accessibility, Washrooms:

This event has stairs leading up to it, but can be made accessible upon request. Too, two gender neutral washrooms are available.

This event will be taking place on unceded Coast Salish territories.… Read more

Palestine: “68 years Journey of struggle and resistance for Peace, Justice & Freedom”

Date & Time: January 17th 2015 at 1:30 pm (sharp) to 3:30 pm.
Place: Dr. Ambedkar Room (room 418) City Centre Library, 10350 University Drive, Surrey
Facebook EVENT

Speakers:
Dr. Sunera Thobani (Associate Professor at the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, UBC)
Hanna Kawas (Chairperson, Canada Palestine Association)
Sid Shniad (Independent Jewish Voices)

In 1942, some leading Zionists met in New York to formulate plans for a Jewish state and for the last 68 years, the history has experienced nothing but the brutal and severe war crimes by Zionist forces in the pure land of Palestine.… Read more

Date & Time: January 17th 2015 at 1:30 pm (sharp) to 3:30 pm.
Place: Dr. Ambedkar Room (room 418) City Centre Library, 10350 University Drive, Surrey
Facebook EVENT

Speakers:
Dr. Sunera Thobani (Associate Professor at the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, UBC)
Hanna Kawas (Chairperson, Canada Palestine Association)
Sid Shniad (Independent Jewish Voices)

In 1942, some leading Zionists met in New York to formulate plans for a Jewish state and for the last 68 years, the history has experienced nothing but the brutal and severe war crimes by Zionist forces in the pure land of Palestine.… Read more

First Peoples, Palestine, and the Crushing of Free Speech

Monday, January 12 at 7:30pm
SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Segal Rooms; Vancouver, BC
Facebook EVENT

Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00pm
Coach House at Green College, UBC; 6201 Cecil Green Park Road (off NW Marine Drive, opposite Chan Centre and Rose Parkade)
Facebook EVENT

A talk by Professor Steven Salaita, who is at the centre of an international protest against academic censorship.… Read more

Monday, January 12 at 7:30pm
SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Segal Rooms; Vancouver, BC
Facebook EVENT

Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00pm
Coach House at Green College, UBC; 6201 Cecil Green Park Road (off NW Marine Drive, opposite Chan Centre and Rose Parkade)
Facebook EVENT

A talk by Professor Steven Salaita, who is at the centre of an international protest against academic censorship.… Read more