“Palestinians, both in Palestine and those among the diaspora, and their allies observed Palestine Land Day March 30th. It was the 50th commemoration of the 1976 murder of six people protesting the State theft of land in Galilee. Israel chose the same date to pass in its Knesset the ‘Death Penalty for Terrorists Law’, an infamous, one-sided statute codifying capital punishment (for some) while providing only limited recourse to appeal, or commutation. Worse, the “Gallows Law” is expected to apply equally to Palestinian children.
Hanna Kawas is chairperson of Vancouver’s Canada-Palestine Association. He’s too a long-time radio journalist whose program, Voice of Palestine had been a beacon for the city’s diaspora community, and others facing both Canadian state repression, and media marginalization…CPA will be front and centre this Friday, April 17th in Vancouver, at Creekside Park for Palestinian Prisoners’ Day.”Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Hanna Kawas, John Helmer April 7/15, 2026
All out for Palestinian Prisoners Day
Let us take it to the streets this 17th of April to send a message that we will not forget our prisoners.
Free all Palestinian Political Prisoners
Friday April 17, 2026, 6:30 pm
Creekside Park, 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver
Photo gallery for Mar 26/28 Events
Great Teach-in on Canadian Complicity on Palestine: Challenging it with Boycott *Note the homemade Palestinian flag on the wall that was used in 1976 for the first local Land Day protest
March 28 Rally and March to mark Land Day
Hands off Iran and Palestine!
From Venezuela to Palestine, from Cuba to Iran, from Beirut to Sanaa, the people of the global south can and will defeat US imperial aggression and Zionism!
Canadian complicity and duplicity on Palestine: Challenge it with boycott!
Save the Date for this important event on March 26, which will begin with a light dinner followed by the meeting.
March 26, 5:30 pm, 1803 E. 1st Ave., Vancouver
RSVP to cpavancouver@gmail.com
Suggested donation: $10 regular, $5 CPA members (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Etransfer to cpavancouver@gmail.com (preferred) or pay at the door.
Special guest speaker zooming in will be Yves Engler, joining local community and BDS activists. Come out to Mark Palestinian Land Day and to learn more about the hypocrisy of successive Canadian governments and the recent victory in the Scotiabank/Elbit campaign!
Boycott Genocidal “Israel” and its Enablers! – Canada Palestine Association
Organized by BDS Vancouver-Coast Salish and Canada Palestine Association
Endorsed by Al Awda Vancouver