On the 64th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine, and as the Palestinian people enter the 64th year of dispossession and exile, the Vancouver Coalition to Commemorate Al-Nakba is organizing 2 events to commemorate the Nakba, stand against the continuing Nakba, and call for the right of return for Palestinian refugees and freedom for Palestine. 64 years after the Nakba – the war of 1948 in which over 800,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and land and the state of Israel created on that land – Palestinians continue to struggle for their right to return, for freedom from occupation, for justice, and against the Nakba that continues today.… Read more
On the 64th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine, and as the Palestinian people enter the 64th year of dispossession and exile, the Vancouver Coalition to Commemorate Al-Nakba is organizing 2 events to commemorate the Nakba, stand against the continuing Nakba, and call for the right of return for Palestinian refugees and freedom for Palestine. 64 years after the Nakba – the war of 1948 in which over 800,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and land and the state of Israel created on that land – Palestinians continue to struggle for their right to return, for freedom from occupation, for justice, and against the Nakba that continues today.… Read more
Ilan Pappé
The False Paradigm of Peace: Revisiting the Palestine Question
Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, May 05, 2012, 07:00 PM
ADDRESS
Alice Mackay Room
Library Square Conference Centre
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1
TICKET INFO
$15 non-students
$10 students (with ID)
Tickets can be purchased at the door while supplies last (cash only.) You may also reserve a front-section seat by buying a ticket on-line in advance.… Read more
Ilan Pappé
The False Paradigm of Peace: Revisiting the Palestine Question
Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, May 05, 2012, 07:00 PM
ADDRESS
Alice Mackay Room
Library Square Conference Centre
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1
TICKET INFO
$15 non-students
$10 students (with ID)
Tickets can be purchased at the door while supplies last (cash only.) You may also reserve a front-section seat by buying a ticket on-line in advance.… Read more
April 17: Rally and Speak-Out for Freedom for Palestinian Political Prisoners! – Vancouver
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
CBC Building, 700 Hamilton St (Hamilton and Georgia), Vancouver
Facebook Event
Nearly 5,000 Palestinian political prisoners are held in jails in Israel, including 170 children and 6 women. 310 prisoners are held – without charge or trial – under administrative detention.… Read more
April 17: Rally and Speak-Out for Freedom for Palestinian Political Prisoners! – Vancouver
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
CBC Building, 700 Hamilton St (Hamilton and Georgia), Vancouver
Facebook Event
Nearly 5,000 Palestinian political prisoners are held in jails in Israel, including 170 children and 6 women. 310 prisoners are held – without charge or trial – under administrative detention.… Read more
Join the Palestine Contingent at the Community March Against Racism
Since March 9, 25 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli bombs and weaponry – and Israel threatens more to come. This attack on Gaza is backed up by US arms and money, and full-fledged Canadian diplomatic and political support. While Ehud Barak pledges that “this round in the Strip is still far from over,” the Canadian government has nothing to say, except for Jason Kenney’s condemnation of Palestinian and solidarity activists lifting the cover from Israeli racism through Israeli Apartheid Week events and John Baird’s pledge of friendship with Israel.… Read more
Join the Palestine Contingent at the Community March Against Racism
Since March 9, 25 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli bombs and weaponry – and Israel threatens more to come. This attack on Gaza is backed up by US arms and money, and full-fledged Canadian diplomatic and political support. While Ehud Barak pledges that “this round in the Strip is still far from over,” the Canadian government has nothing to say, except for Jason Kenney’s condemnation of Palestinian and solidarity activists lifting the cover from Israeli racism through Israeli Apartheid Week events and John Baird’s pledge of friendship with Israel.… Read more
Co-op Radio programmers are marking Israeli Apartheid Week IAW during March 2012, including four shows on Voice of Palestine: March 6, 13, 20 and 27. For more details stay tuned to: Upcoming Shows… Read more
Co-op Radio programmers are marking Israeli Apartheid Week IAW during March 2012, including four shows on Voice of Palestine: March 6, 13, 20 and 27. For more details stay tuned to: Upcoming Shows… Read more
Thursday, Feb. 16, 5:00pm until 6:30pm
CBC building, 700 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC
Join us for a VIGIL and PROTEST for Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner on the 61st day of his Hunger Strike, protesting his arbitrary detention without charge. We will stand outside the CBC building to highlight Khader Adnan’s invisibility – and the invisibility of the Palestinian voice – on CBC and in Canadian media.… Read more
Thursday, Feb. 16, 5:00pm until 6:30pm
CBC building, 700 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC
Join us for a VIGIL and PROTEST for Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner on the 61st day of his Hunger Strike, protesting his arbitrary detention without charge. We will stand outside the CBC building to highlight Khader Adnan’s invisibility – and the invisibility of the Palestinian voice – on CBC and in Canadian media.… Read more
The Campaign to End the Blockade of Gaza – Canada’s Role
Vancouver event
Please join us to hear
Ehab Lotayef give his firsthand account of the Freedom Waves to Gaza which took place in November, when Irish and Canadian boats tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
A poet and activist from Montreal, Lotayef was on board the Canadian boat, the Tahrir, when it was seized by the Israeli navy in international waters.… Read more
The Campaign to End the Blockade of Gaza – Canada’s Role
Vancouver event
Please join us to hear
Ehab Lotayef give his firsthand account of the Freedom Waves to Gaza which took place in November, when Irish and Canadian boats tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
A poet and activist from Montreal, Lotayef was on board the Canadian boat, the Tahrir, when it was seized by the Israeli navy in international waters.… Read more
Saturday, December 10. 7.30 p.m.
Unitarian Church 949 West 49th Ave, Vancouver
Vancouverites Karen DeVito and John ‘Max’ Soos last month experienced two very different aspects of Israel’s control over Palestine.
Karen was one of 27 people on two boats of the Freedom Waves, the Canadian Tahrir and the Irish Saoirse, who were forcefully taken from international waters to an Israeli prison for attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.… Read more
Saturday, December 10. 7.30 p.m.
Unitarian Church 949 West 49th Ave, Vancouver
Vancouverites Karen DeVito and John ‘Max’ Soos last month experienced two very different aspects of Israel’s control over Palestine.
Karen was one of 27 people on two boats of the Freedom Waves, the Canadian Tahrir and the Irish Saoirse, who were forcefully taken from international waters to an Israeli prison for attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.… Read more
Report on the Event by Charlotte Kates
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 – 7:00 pm
Quaker Meeting House, 1090 W. 70th (1 block west of Oak), Vancouver
Guest Speaker: Dr. Nada Elia, U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
“The Successes and Challenges of the BDS Movement”
Also Speaking: Dr. Sunera Thobani, Assoc. Prof., UBC
Admission by donation: Suggested $5-10 (includes reception afterwards with Arabic sweets)
Organized by Canada Palestine Association [email protected]… Read more
Report on the Event by Charlotte Kates
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 – 7:00 pm
Quaker Meeting House, 1090 W. 70th (1 block west of Oak), Vancouver
Guest Speaker: Dr. Nada Elia, U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
“The Successes and Challenges of the BDS Movement”
Also Speaking: Dr. Sunera Thobani, Assoc. Prof., UBC
Admission by donation: Suggested $5-10 (includes reception afterwards with Arabic sweets)
Organized by Canada Palestine Association [email protected]… Read more
The Freedom Flotilla II: what happened and what’s next?
Let us welcome back the B.C. delegates from the Freedom Flotilla – Stay Human, as they tell the story of the Canadian Boat—the “Tahrir”
When: Friday August 5, 2011. Doors open at 7:00pm. Presentation to start at 7:30
Where: Unitarian Church. Hewett Centre. Near the north-east corner of 49th & Oak, Vancouver
Five B.C.… Read more
The Freedom Flotilla II: what happened and what’s next?
Let us welcome back the B.C. delegates from the Freedom Flotilla – Stay Human, as they tell the story of the Canadian Boat—the “Tahrir”
When: Friday August 5, 2011. Doors open at 7:00pm. Presentation to start at 7:30
Where: Unitarian Church. Hewett Centre. Near the north-east corner of 49th & Oak, Vancouver
Five B.C.… Read more
