Canada Palestine Association had another busy year of activism in 2022, as the Palestinian solidarity movement in diaspora reflected the new spirit of the Unity Intifada. Here is a list of most of our campaign highlights, along with statements and interviews done throughout the year. We are moved and grateful for all the committed and dedicated activists who show that we will always #StandWithPalestine; solid grassroots organizing is the best answer to the Zionist lobby smear attacks.
Events and Campaigns:
- Palestinian Liberation: A New Path Forward
January 15, 2022 - Freedom for Ahmad Sa’adat: Protest and Postering for Palestine
January 22, 2022 - Remembering Samah Idriss
February 5, 2022 - Day of Action Feb. 5: Boycott Israeli Wines
Vancouver, Victoria take to the streets for #BoycottIsraeliWines Day of Action
February 6, 2022 - Tell BC Government to pull Israeli Apartheid Wines Now! – Action Network
February 26, 2022 - Letter Delivery Protest Action for Palestine
March 9, 2022 - Stand for Palestine: Commemorate Land Day!
March 26, 2022 - Vancouver, Victoria hold new actions to highlight #BoycottIsraeliWines
March 26, 2022 - Friends of the Campaign to “Tell BC Govt to Pull Israeli Apartheid Wines!”
April 11, 2022 - Information Picket: No to Israeli Apartheid Wines
April 16, 2022 - Stand for Palestine: Outreach for Palestinian Prisoners’ Freedom
April 23, 2022 - Photo Gallery from #Nakba74 Actions in Vancouver, Victoria
May 15, 2022 - ILPS Conference in Ottawa
June 1-4, 2022 - June 28 Picket: No to Israeli Apartheid Wines!
BC Govt: Pull Israeli Apartheid Wines
June 28, 2022 - Celebrating the Art and Legacy of Betty Beeching
August 7, 2022 - #IVotePalestine: Vancouver Election Edition
September 12, 2022 - Tabling at Roger Waters Concert, Vancouver
September 21, 2022 - End Administrative Detention: Outreach and Rally for Palestinian Prisoners
October 2,2022 - Final Report #IVotePalestine Vancouver
October 4, 2022 - March for Palestine, Oct. 29
October 29, 2022 - Silencing Palestine in the Education System
November 19, 2022 - Next Steps for the Palestine Movement: #NoIHRA in Vancouver, Reports from Brussels and Palestine
Next Steps for the Palestine Movement
November 21, 2022 - Mark Int’l Day of Solidarity/Boycott Israeli Wines Picket Nov. 26
Vancouver Picket/Flash Action for Int’l Day of Solidarity
November 26, 2022
CPA Statements:
- NDP: Your Credibility is on the Line
January 5, 2022 - Is B’nai Brith the new Media Rep for Global Affairs Canada?
February 16, 2022 - Masterclass in Hypocrisy from Canadian politicians
Feb. 26, 2022 - The False Foundation of B’nai Brith’s Data
April 28, 2022 - Stop the smear campaigns against Palestinian Advocacy!
May 4, 2022 - Boycotting Israeli Products has a long history in Vancouver
August 1, 2022 - David Eby & BC NDP’s Failure on Israeli Apartheid Wines
September 4, 2022 - Open Letter to Algerian President and the Arab Summit
October 25, 2022 - Vancouver and #NoIHRA, Again!
November 4, 2022 - Vancouver City Council adopts anti-Palestinian IHRA definition
November 18, 2022 - Debunking the IHRA Definition: A Palestinian Perspective
December 1, 2022 - Is CBC Ombudsman impartial in his IHRA Vancouver review?
December 6, 2022 - Motion withdrawn to adopt IHRA at Richmond City Council
December 17, 2022
Articles:
- Western Hypocrisy and Racism on Full Display
Almayadeen, March 1, 2022 - Masterclass in Hypocrisy: Yes to pulling Russian liquor, NO to deshelving Israeli apartheid wines
Mondoweiss, March 2, 2022 - The façade of the ‘international rules-based order’ has been exposed
Mondoweiss, March 14, 2022 - UAE cements its economic ties with Israeli Apartheid
Almayadeen, April 5, 2022 - Fearmongering and intimidation by Canada’s pro-Israel lobby
Mondoweiss, May 10, 2022 - First Anniversary of Seif Al-Quds Battle
Almayadeen, May 13, 2022 - Why the “river to the sea” is the only viable strategy
Mondoweiss,July 13, 2022 - The Farce of Normalization: A Taste of Morocco and a Sip of “Israel”
Almayadeen, September 26, 2022 - Vancouver city council on the brink of institutionalizing anti-Palestinian racism
Mondoweiss, November 10, 2022 - Debunking the IHRA Definition: We will not be Silenced!
Almayadeen, December 1, 2022
Videos, Interviews & Webinars:
- Hanna Kawas message at Dr. Banerjee’s Memorial Gathering
Jan 13, 2022 - Hanna Kawas on Amnesty Report Documenting Israeli Apartheid
Feb. 6, 2022 - Western Hypocrisy on Ukraine
February 27, 2022 - CPA Chair on Rachel Corrie’s Legacy and Campaign to Boycott Israeli Wines
Mar. 20, 2022 - Columpa Bobb reciting her late mother’s poem “Remembering Mahmoud”
May 15, 2022 - On the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh & #Nakba74
May 16, 2022 - Pull Israeli Apartheid Wines!
June 29, 2022 - Tracking War Crimes Profiteering
September 29, 2022 - Palestine Resists | with Rana Abdulla, Hanna Kawas, Stephen Ellis
November 3, 2022 - CPA Chair presentation to Vancouver city council on IHRA definition
Nov 16, 2022 - #NoIHRA Vancouver
November 26, 2022 - Video Clip of our In-store Flash Action
November 26, 2022 - Vancouver4Palestine 2022
December 20, 2022
Social Media:
CPA Facebook pages:
(all likes are generated organically; on principle, we refuse to pay for ads or for posts promotions)
- Canada Palestine Association (6,598 Facebook followers)
- BDS Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories (1,501 Facebook followers)
- Boycott Israeli Wines – Don’t Drink with Apartheid (2,334 Facebook followers)
- Stop G4S in Canada – Boycott and Divest from G4S (661 Facebook followers)
- Boycott TEVA – Apartheid is BAD Medicine (967 Facebook followers)
CPA Facebook groups:
- Canada Palestine Association (3,829 members)
- Voice of Palestine صوت فلسطين (1,855 members)
- Air Canada: We are not On-Board with Human Rights Violations (746 members)
Follow us on Twitter:
BDS Vancouver/Canada Palestine Association (1,375 Followers)
Instagram – cpavancouver (320 followers)