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

Mr. Baird: Don’t Equate Zionism with Judaism‏

The following is an open letter that was sent on Nov. 7, 2011 to John Baird, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister regarding the incident that resulted in the departure of Linda Sobeh Ali, the representative of the “Palestinian Authority” to Ottawa.

Mr. Baird:

We emailed you on Oct. 22, 2011 enquiring about the version of the Palestinian poem read in Arabic by a young Palestinian girl “Palestinian, my name is Palestinian”, that was tweeted by Linda Sobeh Ali representative of the “Palestinian Authority” and allegedly stated “destroy the Jews”.… Read more

The following is an open letter that was sent on Nov. 7, 2011 to John Baird, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister regarding the incident that resulted in the departure of Linda Sobeh Ali, the representative of the “Palestinian Authority” to Ottawa.

Mr. Baird:

We emailed you on Oct. 22, 2011 enquiring about the version of the Palestinian poem read in Arabic by a young Palestinian girl “Palestinian, my name is Palestinian”, that was tweeted by Linda Sobeh Ali representative of the “Palestinian Authority” and allegedly stated “destroy the Jews”.… Read more

Celebrate International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Report on the Event by Charlotte Kates

Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 – 7:00 pm
Quaker Meeting House, 1090 W. 70th (1 block west of Oak), Vancouver

Guest Speaker: Dr. Nada Elia, U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
“The Successes and Challenges of the BDS Movement”

Also Speaking: Dr. Sunera Thobani, Assoc. Prof., UBC

Admission by donation: Suggested $5-10 (includes reception afterwards with Arabic sweets)

Organized by Canada Palestine Association [email protected]Read more

Report on the Event by Charlotte Kates

Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 – 7:00 pm
Quaker Meeting House, 1090 W. 70th (1 block west of Oak), Vancouver

Guest Speaker: Dr. Nada Elia, U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
“The Successes and Challenges of the BDS Movement”

Also Speaking: Dr. Sunera Thobani, Assoc. Prof., UBC

Admission by donation: Suggested $5-10 (includes reception afterwards with Arabic sweets)

Organized by Canada Palestine Association [email protected]Read more

Where Is the “Liberal” Party Concern For Palestinian Political Prisoners?

I sent the following brief response to an email message from “Liberal” Media.

Hanna


From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: STATEMENT: Gilad Shalit – DÉCLARATIO​N : Gilad Shalit
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:05:36 +0000

Hypocrites:

Where is your concern for the suffering and dignity of the six thousand Palestinian political prisoners?

Whoever supports war criminals is complicit in their war crimes and this includes the Liberal Party of Canada.Read more

I sent the following brief response to an email message from “Liberal” Media.

Hanna


From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: STATEMENT: Gilad Shalit – DÉCLARATIO​N : Gilad Shalit
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:05:36 +0000

Hypocrites:

Where is your concern for the suffering and dignity of the six thousand Palestinian political prisoners?

Whoever supports war criminals is complicit in their war crimes and this includes the Liberal Party of Canada.Read more