Canada Palestine Association in Vancouver had another busy year in 2023, particularly during the last 3 months as we joined with forces all over the world to demand an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza. From boycott campaigns (Scotiabank, Israeli wines) to Nakba75 to presentations with our indigenous brothers and sisters to weekly demos/rallies/marches/ since Oct. 7: all these actions were done to keep the voice and struggle of the Palestinians alive.
We closed out the year by joining with other allies in multiple local events (collage below) and by recommitting to uphold Palestinian liberation and to bring an end to the settler colonialist ideology of Zionism, that has unleashed so much death and destruction on the Palestinian people.
Report of CPA events, statements and other items for 2023
Events and Campaigns:
- Tell International Cellars to Stop Profiting off Israeli War Crimes – Action Network
February 19, 2023 - Boycott Israeli Wines/Commemorate Palestine Land Day
April 1, 2023 - Nakba75 Vancouver
May 14, 2023 - Photo Gallery for Nakba75 Vancouver
May 16, 2023 - Palestinian and Indigenous Solidarity
May 16, 2023 - Lululemon: Dressing up Apartheid!
May 30, 2023 - Vancouver picket/flash action: Freedom for Walid Daqqah and Scotiabank #ShutElbitDown
June 4, 2023 - #StopScotiabank #ShutElbitDown
June 14, 2023 - Vancouver Week of Action to #ShutElbitDown
July 18 & July 22, 2023 - Photo Gallery from Vancouver Events to say Shame on Scotiabank and #ShutElbitDown
July 22, 2023 - Shame on Scotiabank, #ShutElbitDown Picket
September 23, 2023 - Photo Gallery Week of Action: Shame on ScotiaBank, #ShutElbitDown
September 24, 2023 - Vancouver Stands with Palestine
Oct. 9, 2023 - Photo Gallery Oct. 13: All Out 4 Palestine!
Oct. 13, 2023 - Rally/Vigil October 19th, Vancouver City Hall: We Stand with Palestine
Oct. 19, 2023 - Vancouver March for Palestine October 21
Oct. 21, 2023 - Vancouver Events 4 Palestine, Defense Fund
Oct. 28, 2023 - Events in Solidarity with Palestine
Nov. 3, 2023 - Shut It Down for Palestine – Nov. 9, 5:30 pm Vancouver
Nov. 9, 2023 - Photo Gallery, Vancouver & Surrey Stand with Palestine
Nov. 7, 2023 - Vancouver, Nov. 12: Emergency Action in Solidarity with Gaza
Nov. 12, 2023 - Vancouver: All Out 4 Palestine
Nov. 18, 2023 - Photo/Video Highlights from Vancouver Nov. 18 Rally/March
- Vancouver Event Nov. 25
Nov. 25, 2023 - Nov. 29 Vancouver meeting: Labour in Solidarity with Palestine
Nov. 29, 2023 - Vancouver rally, Dec. 2 at 3 pm
Dec. 2, 2023 - Photo Gallery: Vancouver4Palestine actions Dec. 2
- Report on Rally & March Dec. 9
Dec. 9, 2023 - Scotiabank #ShutElbitDown
Dec. 17, 2023 - Dec. 16 Action in Burnaby, led by Health Workers
Dec. 16, 2023 - Vancouver4Palestine on Dec. 22
Dec. 22, 2023 - Dec. 30/Banner Drop for Palestine
Dec. 29, 2023
CPA Statements:
- Ontario Gov’t Cements Ties with Apartheid Israel
February 1, 2023 - International Cellars Inc: Wine Merchants or War Crimes Profiteers
February 19, 2023 - Statement regarding Israeli attack on Palestinian worshippers at al-Aqsa Mosque
April 5, 2023 - B’nai Brith Canada is desperate to shut down support for Palestine!
April 18, 2023 - Palestine Solidarity Goes Back to its Roots
May 11, 2023 - Tell Scotiabank to Divest Now from Elbit Systems
June 14, 2023
Articles:
- Palestine solidarity must say NO to Zionism
Mondoweiss, January 21, 2023 - Wine merchants or war crimes profiteers?
Mondoweiss, February 25, 2023 - Palestine Solidarity Goes Back to its Roots
Al Mayadeen, May 5, 2023 - Palestine Solidarity Goes Back to its Roots
PAJU, May 10, 2023 - La solidarité avec la Palestine revient à ses racines
PAJU, May 11, 2023 - ناشطون يتظاهرون أمام بنك كندي احتجاجا على استثماره في شركة أسلحة إسرائيلية
Aljazeera June 5, 2023 - Canada’s Scotiabank is funding Israeli war crimes
Mondoweiss, June 10, 2023 - Activists vow to #ShutElbitDown
Al Mayadeen, July 25, 2023 - My Palestinian mother-in-law and the generation of survivors
Mondoweiss, September 3, 2023 - My Palestinian Mother-in-Law, and the Generation of Survivors
CPA, September 3, 2023 - Scotia Bank benefits from weapons “battle-tested on Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians”
NorthStar September 19, 2023 - My Moral Compass Lies Buried Under the Rubble in Gaza
CPA, Oct. 26, 2023 - Western Morality is Buried Forever under the rubble in Gaza!
Al Mayadeen, Nov. 17, 2023 - Why I hate Zionism… and so should you!
Al Mayadeen, Dec. 16, 2023
Videos & Interviews:
- https://cpavancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BDS-Vancouver-Nov.-18-1700423115107.mp4
- https://twitter.com/i/status/1705913231447928903
- https://twitter.com/i/status/1718463140034445807
- https://cpavancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/scotiabank-elbit-1.mp4
- https://cpavancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ShutElbitDown2.mp4
- https://youtu.be/3INGYssTJjg
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nw1uZe63S2E
- https://cpavancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Shame-on-Scotiabank.mp4
- https://cpavancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Tracking-War-Crimes-Profiteering.mp4
- Press TV interviews Hanna Kawas on the Israeli Genocide in Gaza, 15 October 2023
- Gurpreet Singh of Spice Radio interviewed Hanna Kawas on the Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Oct. 16, 2023
- Gurpreet Singh interviewed Hanna Kawas on the expulsion of Sarah Jama, Oct. 26, 2023
- Press TV interviews Hanna Kawas on those who are complicit in Israeli genocide, Nov. 8, 2023
- Gurpreet Singh interviewed Hanna Kawas on UN general Assembly Resolution for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Dec. 17,2023
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 (8.4K Facebook followers)
- BDS Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories (1.6K Facebook followers)
- Boycott Israeli Wines – Don’t Drink with Apartheid (3.1K Facebook followers)
- Stop G4S in Canada – Boycott and Divest from G4S (1.1K Facebook followers)
- Boycott TEVA – Apartheid is BAD Medicine (1.8K Facebook followers)
CPA Facebook groups:
- Canada Palestine Association (4.6K members)
- Voice of Palestine صوت فلسطين (2.2K members)
- Air Canada: We are not On-Board with Human Rights Violations (748 members)
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