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Canada’s Complicity in Palestinian Dispossession

Message from Peace Alliance Winnipeg:

“Last Saturday, Hanna Kawas, of the Canada Palestine Association, gave an informative presentation on the struggles of Palestinians for liberation and the obstacles placed in their way by Canada. Unfortunately, the presentation was “zoom-bombed” with pornographic images by people who wished to disrupt the webinar.

We had to cancel the session and restart it to get rid of the people who were trying to prevent Hanna from speaking. In the process we lost many people who were legitimately trying to attend the event. The good news is you can watch Hanna’s presentation here: https://youtu.be/C2koY5m0xAQ.

Please feel free to share this video widely and help defeat the enemies of free speech and Palestinian liberation.”

In Memory of Betty Beeching

With great sadness, we have learnt of the passing of long-time CPA member Betty Beeching. Betty and her late husband John were stalwarts of Palestinian activism for many decades, and their East Vancouver living room was the hub of meetings and receptions. The banner in the photo collage was hand-made by Betty for one of our first fund-raising committees, set up after the 1982 Israeli aggression on Lebanon. She and John represented a model of activism that we all wanted to achieve in our later years. She was an inspiration to everyone, and we send our condolences to all of her family.

Aug. 14 Webinar: Canada’s Complicity in Palestinian Dispossession

Hanna Kawas discusses Canada’s complicity in Palestinian dispossession and how it enables settler colonialism at home and abroad.
Hanna Kawas is a Palestinian activist, writer, and journalist who was born in Bethlehem, Palestine. He is the chairperson of the Canada Palestine Association (cpavancouver.org) and was cohost of Voice of Palestine (voiceofpalestine.ca); he has been active in anti-war struggles and support work for liberation movements. He has presented to conferences and workshops at UBC, SFU and Kwantlen and has also been invited to speak in classrooms across Greater Vancouver.

Sat, August 14, 2021, 12:30 PM PDT (2:30 pm CDT, 3:30 pm EDT)

Online, please register here: eventbrite.ca

Sponsors:
Peace Alliance Winnipeg,
Geopolitical Economy Research Group

Palestine Solidarity: An Inter-Generational Dialogue

Tuesday, August 3 –
4 pm Pacific, 7 pm Eastern

A moderated, dynamic and inter-generational discussion of the history, current challenges and prospects for the Palestine solidarity movement in Canada.

Speakers: Hanna Kawas (Canada Palestine Association); Charlotte Kates (Samidoun); Bruce Katz (Palestinian and Jewish Unity); Moe Alqasem (Palestinian Youth Movement); Aiyanas Ormond (BDS Vancouver – Moderator)

Organized by Canada Palestine Association and BDS Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories. Endorsed by the Canadian BDS Coalition, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and Just Peace Advocates

Register to join on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/palsolidarity

Facebook Event Page

The event’s video

SAVE SILWAN: VANCOUVER

SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021 AT 1 PM
750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada
Facebook Event

VANCOUVER, WE WILL NOT STOP. After the assassination of Nizar Banat by the PA, the destruction of the Rajbi shop in Silwan and the ongoing attempts to ethnically cleanse Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan, Beita, Gaza, Sbeih mountain, our voices need to be louder than ever. The PA and the Zionist regime are roadblocks to Palestinian liberation and are funded with your taxpayer dollars via arms sales & military police training. We’re demanding an end to Canadian complicity in Palestinian genocide. Bring your kuffiyehs and masks for some calls to action. Our voices bring visibility to our political campaigns, they compliment organizing change. Our fight never ends, we need to use the momentum and need your support.

Organized by:

BDS Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories
Canada Palestine Association
Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)- حركة الشباب الفلسطيني‎
Queers Against Israeli Apartheid Vancouver
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

Videos of the event courtesy of Devin Gillan.