Boycott Scotiabank! ** Shut Down Elbit Systems! ** Stand for Palestine!
Days of Action 13 – 14 December 2024
Picket locations here: Join the Scotiabank Days of Action
Send your letter to Scotiabank officials to demand they divest completely from Israeli arms dealer Elbit and end their complicity in Israeli genocide!
Our first action campaign resulted in over 13,000 letters being sent to Scotiabank management.… Read more
Activists in Vancouver came out to shame and expose Scotiabank for their investment in Israeli arms dealer Elbit Systems. Despite unusually cold weather, a large and spirited picket was held at the intersection at Broadway and Commercial during the busy rush hour. Under the big banner of “Israel bombs, Scotiabank pays”, the picket was highly visible and received great support from cars, buses, trucks and pedestrians.… Read more
Scotiabank’s asset fund has reduced its half a billion dollar investment in Elbit 4 times, but still owns 1.3% of Elbit shares (worth US$112 million as of Sept.… 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
Arabic proverb: لمين تشكي والقاضي غريمك
Who do you complain to when the judge is your opponent?
Human Rights Groups Alarmed that Former Deputy Chief of VPD Selected to Investigate Allegations of Illegal Mass Surveillance and by Deferral of Excessive Use of Force Complaint – BC Civil Liberties Association %
(Photos: Michael YC Tseng)
Background info on legal complaint: Police Board to consider legal complaints filed against VPD for excessive use of force and surveillance of Palestine movement
Says Dania Barakat, a local Palestinian organizer:
“Across the country and around the world, we are seeing a rise in police and state repression against pro-Palestinian activists.… Read more
Tell the Canadian Government to Stop Criminalizing Palestinian Advocacy – Action Network
Now Endorsed by 19 Groups:
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
