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BDS VANCOUVER Coast Salish Territories

BDS VANCOUVER
Coast Salish Territories
(Sub-Committee of Canada Palestine… Read more

BDS VANCOUVER
Coast Salish Territories
(Sub-Committee of Canada Palestine Association-Vancouver)

Basis of Unity

a. Endorsing the Palestinian Civil Society Call for BDS objectives:
“These non-violent punitive measures should be maintained until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law by:
1. Ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall
2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and
3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194” – See more at: http://www.bdsmovement.net

b. Regardless of its national and/or geographic location, any company, organization or institution that is empowering Israeli war crimes, ethnic cleansing and Apartheid is complicit in them, and accordingly is subject to the economic and cultural boycott call.

c. We believe in the universality of human rights, and that the injustices that befell the Palestinian people should be rectified.

Organizational Structure

The committee will operate as a collective, with all decisions being made democratically, by majority vote.
• Membership is open to individuals who subscribe to, and actively work to promote, the committee basis of unity; and who pay CPA membership dues ($15 a year).
• Applications for new membership will be ratified by the committee collective, by majority vote.
• Members are entitled to attend CPA regular meetings if they choose to do so.

For more info, or to become involved with the committee, please email us at: cpavancouver@gmail.com

Brian Avery, Cindy and Craig Corrie Speaking in Vancouver

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Join us to mark the International Day (and Year) of Solidarity with the Palestinians

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 7PM
Place: SFU Downtown Harbour Centre, Labatt Hall
515 W. Hastings, Vancouver

Admission by donation (suggested $5-10)
$10 or more donation at the door will include admission and a copy of the 2015
Colors from Palestine calendar (while quantities last)

Brian Avery, U.S. social justice activist shot by Israeli forces in 2003, will talk about his experiences. Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of the late Rachel Corrie, the American student brutally killed by an Israeli military bulldozer, will also be speaking.
Vancouver Premiere of Palestinian Film – Resistance Recipes
Palestinian products (Olive oil, Keffiyehs, soaps etc.) will be sold at our literature table

Commemorate Palestinian Steadfastness (Sumoud)
Support the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions BDS Movement

Organized by Canada Palestine Association
Sponsors: Rachel Corrie Foundation and Youth for Palestine
Email: info@cpavancouver.org

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Prisoners of the Occupation

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Presentation and discussion on Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails

Wednesday, October 22
7:30 – 9:30pm
@ 439 Dunlevy (between Hastings and Pender), Vancouver

Please join us for a presentation and discussion in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners.

Presentations:
Charlotte Kates (via Skype) – update on the situation for the more than 6,200 Palestinian prisoners – including more than 200 children, 18 women and more than 500 ‘administrative’ detainees – in occupation jails.

Aiyanas Ormond – the case of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Secretary Ahmad Sa’adat and the connection between terrorist designations and the incarceration and criminalization of Palestinians.

Discussion:

How can we raise consciousness of the use of incarceration and administrative detention as an instrument for repressing the Palestinian struggle for liberation?

How can we demonstrate meaningful solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, their families and their communities?

How can we expose and oppose the Canadian government’s complicity in the criminalization and incarceration of Palestinians who resist occupation and oppression?

Event organized by Red Sparks Union and supported by Canada Palestine Association and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.

Contact: info@redsparks.org

BLOCK THE BOAT VANCOUVER

BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIPPING, BOYCOTT ISRAELI APARTHEID!

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BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIPPING, BOYCOTT ISRAELI APARTHEID!

Saturday, September 6
Gather at 6:15 AM at McDonald’s Parking Lot, 5776 Ladner Trunk Rd, Delta, BC before proceeding to Deltaport

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Facebook Event, Leaflet

In the past 60 days, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, Palestine has killed over 2137 Palestinians, including over 500 children. Over 10,000 are wounded, including over 3,000 children. 20,000 homes have been destroyed completely or beyond possibility of repair, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are displaced.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Vancouver – part of millions around the world – to express their outrage and horror at this brutal assault, supported all the while by the Canadian government and the representatives of all political parties. Palestinian resilience and resistance under the Israeli bombardment inspired the people of the world to take action and step up the campaign to Boycott, Divest and Sanction!

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is a cornerstone corporation of the Israeli economy that operates a large, global fleet. In Oakland, California, thousands of protesters came out – and blocked a ZIM ship from unloading for 4 days thanks thanks to the solidarity of ILWU Local 10 longshore workers who refused to cross the picket line. In Long Beach, California, another ZIM ship was stopped from unloading by a community port picket. In Seattle and Tacoma, ZIM’s boats were delayed to avoid protests and ZIM’s business as usual was disrupted at the port. Read more: Protestors block and delay Israeli ships up and down US West Coast

Now it is time for us to act in Vancouver!

Palestinian labor organizations, including the Palestinian General Federation Trade Union (PGFTU), have called on workers around the world to refuse to handle Israeli goods. Palestinians throughout Gaza, the West Bank and 1948 Palestine have demonstrated their unity in the struggle against Apartheid Israel. ZIM’s activity up and down the West Coast has been significantly disrupted with significant financial impact on the business of apartheid.

Join us Saturday, September 6 for Port Education and Leafleting of stevedores and truckers on their way to and from work along Deltaport Way – and build the campaign to BLOCK THE BOAT VANCOUVER!

Global Statements
– Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip
– Palestinian and South African Trade Unions
– Labor for Palestine
– Congress of South African Trade Unions
– National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa
– Transport Workers Solidarity Committee
– UNITE, British Trade Union

Block the Boat Actions in Other Cities:
– Oakland, California
– Long Beach, California
– Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
– Tampa, FL

Endorsing organizations: Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign, Canada Palestine Association, Independent Jewish Voices