Upcoming and past events organized or sponsored by the Canada Palestine Association.
Date: Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver (W. Georgia and Howe)
Join the picket outside the “Jewish National Fund” (JNF) Negev Gala Dinner on June 16, 2011 at 5 pm at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver (W. Georgia and Howe). The racist and discriminatory policies of the JNF have been well documented (http://www.stopthejnf.org/… Read more
Date: Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver (W. Georgia and Howe)
Join the picket outside the “Jewish National Fund” (JNF) Negev Gala Dinner on June 16, 2011 at 5 pm at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver (W. Georgia and Howe). The racist and discriminatory policies of the JNF have been well documented (http://www.stopthejnf.org/… Read more
Date: Sunday, May 15
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Vancouver Public Library (350 West Georgia Street)
On May 15, 1948 David Ben Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the state of Israel. This is day for the Palestinian people is know as the Nakba and every year since then, they’ve been commemorating it hoping that they would return to their homelands one day.… Read more
Date: Sunday, May 15
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Vancouver Public Library (350 West Georgia Street)
On May 15, 1948 David Ben Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the state of Israel. This is day for the Palestinian people is know as the Nakba and every year since then, they’ve been commemorating it hoping that they would return to their homelands one day.… Read more
Date: Saturday, May 7th, 2011
Time: 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
Location: Confederation Community Centre – 4585 Albert Street, Burnaby (Parking available, accessible by transit)
Admission: By donation
Help break the siege of Gaza!
with guest speaker Monzer Zimmo
Palestinian Canadian activist, born in Gaza, Palestine
Film and eye witness account with Kevin Neish
Human rights activist & survivor of the attack on the Mavi Marmara
Spoken word performances and music
Reception with refreshments and silent auction to follow
Admission by donation | Doors open 6:30pm
For more information: Irene @604-737-1299 | Mahmoud @604-366-4225
Canadaboatgaza.org… Read more
Date: Saturday, May 7th, 2011
Time: 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
Location: Confederation Community Centre – 4585 Albert Street, Burnaby (Parking available, accessible by transit)
Admission: By donation
Help break the siege of Gaza!
with guest speaker Monzer Zimmo
Palestinian Canadian activist, born in Gaza, Palestine
Film and eye witness account with Kevin Neish
Human rights activist & survivor of the attack on the Mavi Marmara
Spoken word performances and music
Reception with refreshments and silent auction to follow
Admission by donation | Doors open 6:30pm
For more information: Irene @604-737-1299 | Mahmoud @604-366-4225
Canadaboatgaza.org… Read more
Date: Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Time: Presentation at 7:30pm. (Come for soup @6:45pm)
Location: Grandview Calvary Baptist Church 1803 East 1st Avenue
Special Guests
Kevin Neish: a survivor of the Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara in May, 2010. He will share his experience through story and film.
Hanna Kawas: a Palestinian from Bethlehem who will provide us with the historical context of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict
Mahmoud Hmouz: A Palestinian refugee and local activist living in Canada who will share his perspective on the situation in Gaza today.… Read more
Date: Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Time: Presentation at 7:30pm. (Come for soup @6:45pm)
Location: Grandview Calvary Baptist Church 1803 East 1st Avenue
Special Guests
Kevin Neish: a survivor of the Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara in May, 2010. He will share his experience through story and film.
Hanna Kawas: a Palestinian from Bethlehem who will provide us with the historical context of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict
Mahmoud Hmouz: A Palestinian refugee and local activist living in Canada who will share his perspective on the situation in Gaza today.… Read more
Hey MEC, you can’t hide – we know you’re supporting apartheid!!
On Nov. 27, 2010, activists in Vancouver held a picket to boycott Mountain Equipment Coop MEC due to its insistence on partnering with an Israeli company that has ties to the Israeli military industry. The picket was part of local activities to mark the Int’l Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians.… Read more
Hey MEC, you can’t hide – we know you’re supporting apartheid!!
On Nov. 27, 2010, activists in Vancouver held a picket to boycott Mountain Equipment Coop MEC due to its insistence on partnering with an Israeli company that has ties to the Israeli military industry. The picket was part of local activities to mark the Int’l Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians.… Read more
Date: Sunday, 28th November, 2010
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Strawberry Hill Library, 7399 122 St, Surrey, BC V3W 5J2
Admission: A free event, however we are expecting your generous donations for Canadian Boat to Gaza project.
Featuring Speaker Kevin Neish:
The Canadian survivor of Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Kevin Neish was among others on MV Mavi Marmara, one of the six ships of Gaza Freedom Flotilla where clashes broke out after activists resisted the Israeli forces.… Read more
Date: Saturday, November 27th, 2010
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) store in Vancouver (130 W. Broadway)
Facebook Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164447990251209#!/event.php?eid=168269389865850
Boycott MEC Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67435995820#!/group.php?gid=113406218712252… Read more
Date: Monday, November 22, 2010
Time: 7:30pm (Doors at 6.30pm)
Location: St Andrew’s-Wesley United Church (Corner of Burrard & Nelson Street, Vancouver)
Admission: Tickets: $15 / unwaged or low-income $10. Available soon at People’s Coop Bookstore (1391 Commercial Dr.)
Come and hear the person Jason Kenney and his office tried and failed to prevent from speaking in Canada. George Galloway’s Vancouver appearance is part of a 10-day, 10-city pan-Canadian speaking tour.… Read more
Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010
Time: 11:00am
Location: Vancity Theatre, at 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver.
Admission: Tickets, which can be purchased online at www.ticketstonight.ca or at the door, cost $7.
The Canadian premiere of “Degrees of Incarceration” (2009), a Palestine-US co-production was directed by Amahl Bishara, will be shown in Vancouver on Sunday, November 21, 2010, at 11am.
Degrees of Incarceration http://degreesofincarceration.com/index.html… Read more
Date: Friday, Nov. 12, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Unitarian Church, 949 W. 49th (at Oak), Vancouver
Admission: Admission: $10 (limited income) and $15 (regular) Door prizes, Silent Auction – All monies collected will go to the Canadian Boat to Gaza http://canadaboatgaza.org
Facebook Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164447990251209
Featuring the Vancouver Premiere:
SEVEN DAYS FROM A GAZA DIARY – A riveting personal account of the first seven days of Israel’s 2008-09 military assault on Gaza, written by a young woman living under the bombing.… Read more
