All out to tell ScotiaBank to end its war profiteering and divest from Israeli arms dealer Elbit Systems
Picket organized by BDS Vancouver, endorsed by @retiredteachersdivestbc
June 14, 1 pm
2208 Kingsway (at Gladstone), Vancouver
More info: Scotiabank Reinvests in Genocide! – Canada Palestine Association… Read more
Also published in Mondoweiss: After slow divestment, Canada’s Scotiabank quietly reinvests in Israel’s genocide – Mondoweiss
For almost two years, activists in Vancouver and across Canada have been out on the streets demanding that Scotiabank divest completely from Israeli company Elbit Systems. Many sectors became involved in the campaign, from solidarity groups to artists, all to demand an end to this unholy alliance of a big bank with an Israeli arms company actively fueling genocide. … Read more
FREE THE PEOPLE, FREE THE LAND
Land Day 2025 was marked in Vancouver with great indigenous solidarity, a look back at protests for the original Land Day in 1976 and a spirited militant march through the downtown core.
Land Day has a special significance as it highlights Palestinian and indigenous attachment to the land, and the continuing Zionist land theft.
There is a long and proud history of marking Land Day.… Read more
Once again, a federal election is looming. And again, the same cycle will be repeated of many activists busying themselves with the allure of impacting politicians. We will be told that we must engage in this important work, even donate money for it, as it will be critical to advancing the cause of Palestine. But is it? And does all this “busy work” actually result in any substantial change? … Read more
So Scotiabank’s global asset fund actually INCREASED their shares in Israeli arms company Elbit in the last quarter of 2024. They went from 557,400 to 700,100 shares now valued at $180 million US (or quarter of a billion Cdn).
We will not rest till they divest! #ShameonScotiabank
Sign the action network letter now to tell Scotiabank to end their complicity in Israeli war crimes.… Read more
“We, as prisoners, bow to the people of Gaza.” – Wael Samara, freed prisoner from Al-Am’ari refugee camp in Ramallah, to the people of the Gaza Strip after his release from the Israeli occupation’s dungeons.
The joy of the released Palestinian prisoners and their families is a testament to the strength of the Palestinian people and nation. It also represents everything “Israel” has tried so desperately to stamp out. … Read more
CPA Vancouver is outraged after reading a new statement from local activists in the Palestine movement, detailing more oppressive raids and arrests by RCMP and the Vancouver Police Dept VPD in recent days. Although once again no charges were laid, this pattern of intimidation and harassment of the Palestinian community and its supporters must be stopped and challenged.
We will not stand by nor remain silent and allow these blatant violations of our democratic rights to continue!… Read more
To Mayor Ken Sim and VPD Chief Adam Palmer:
We are appalled and outraged by the excessive police action yesterday in Vancouver against local activist Charlotte Kates. We demand answers from the VPD and Ken Sim regarding this ridiculous ramping up of intimidation of pro-Palestine advocates. Why did you need the Emergency Response Team, decked out in full tactical gear with an armoured vehicle, to execute one search warrant in a quiet residential house currently inhabited by one woman?… Read more
The Canada Palestine Association condemns the Canadian government’s banning of Samidoun, a pro-Palestinian advocacy group. This move was done in conjunction with the US government and followed years of aggressive Zionist lobbying. It also represented “cheap politics” on the part of the current Liberal government, pandering to a right wing agenda and trying to score political points by literally squashing civil and democratic rights. … Read more
Lots of mass actions coming up in the next week!
There is also a demonstration, bike rally and car rally on Saturday October 5, an Abbotsford vigil on Sunday October 6 as well as multiple additional events throughout the week! Stay tuned and follow us on our social media accounts for details.
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by Marion Kawas
Two months into the Gaza genocide, I wrote an article about why I hated the cruel ideology of Zionism and everything it had done to the Palestinian people. At that point, most activists could not imagine that this genocide would now be close to reaching its one-year anniversary. And that almost one year on, we would still be seeing the images of headless children, bodies draped off the edges of buildings, as well as humiliated and tortured prisoners proudly displayed by their captors.… Read more
