Category: Events

Upcoming and past events organized or sponsored by the Canada Palestine Association.

Free Mohammed El-Halabi!

#Justice4ElHalabi
Twitter Storm and Social Media Campaign
Sunday, February 28
10 am Pacific – 1 pm Eastern – 7 pm central Europe – 8 pm Palestine

Use the hashtag: #Justice4ElHalabi
Suggested Tweets and Images: https://bit.ly/justice4elhalabi

Mohammed El-Halabi is the former director of World Vision in Gaza. A Palestinian “humanitarian hero,” Mohammed El-Halabi, 42, was detained by Israel in 2016. In a widely promoted press campaign, El-Halabi was accused by Israeli officials of financing Hamas using funds from the charity. However, audits by World Vision and the Australian government found not only that there was no misuse of funds but that, further, the Israeli charges were fundamentally impossible — World Vision’s budget over multiple years never reached the sums of money cited by Israeli officials. 

Join Just Peace Advocates, Canada Palestine Association, Palestine House and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network in a social media storm on Sunday, February 28.

On March 3, 2021, Mohammed El-Halabi will face his 156th court hearing. All of his hearings have taken place behind closed doors, and UN experts noted that el-Halabi’s “arrest, interrogation and trial is not worthy of a democratic state.” He refused a plea bargain after being warned by the judge in his case that he will likely be convicted and that, “You’ve read the numbers and the statistics,” the judge told el-Halabi, according to ABC. “You know how these issues are handled.” The plea bargain offer would have seen him imprisoned for three years. He has now been imprisoned without conviction for four and one-half years. 

Mohammed El-Halabi is a protected person under international humanitarian law, yet he has been subjected to gross violations of his fundamental rights. Mohammed El-Halabi’s case has been used to intimidate international NGOs away from working in Gaza, further tightening the siege on over 2 million people living under daily Israeli siege, occupation and ongoing bombing raids — most of them refugees denied their right to return to their original homes and lands in Palestine. On February 28, join us to demand #Justice4ElHalabi.

CPA 2020, Year in Review

CPA 2020, Year in Review

Canada Palestine Association and BDS Vancouver were busy in 2020 with both on-line and in-person events and campaigns. We had demos and rallies to reject “The Theft of the Century” and Israeli annexation. We supported Palestinian prisoners campaigns, commemorated Nakba72 and called out the CBC for its attempts to erase “Palestine”. Our BDS actions targeted Israeli wines, HP and Puma. The #BoycottPuma campaign closed out the year with a bang, and was linked to our Make your Holidays Apartheid-Free solidarity videos. We are proud of all the work done by our strictly volunteer-run committees, that rely solely on the dedication of their activist base. Next year in a Free Palestine!

Events and Campaigns:

  1. Rally to support Palestine and reject Trump’s plan
    Feb. 2, 2020
    Video and more photos on Facebook event
  2. Freedom for Ahmad Sa’adat – Freedom for Palestine
    January 28
    Video, Facebook Event
  3. Boycott Israeli Wine, Stand up for Palestine!!
    Feb. 29, 2020
    Video and more on Facebook Event
  4. Action Alert: Demand that Canada pressure Israel to end the siege of Gaza!
    March 25, 2020
  5. Virtual Days of Action: Support Palestine, End the Siege of Gaza, Boycott HP
    March 28– 30
    Check photos on Facebook Event
  6. Solidarity with Palestinian Political Prisoners
    April 17, 2020
  7. #PalestinianPrisonersDay: Ansar and the Israeli Jailer
    April 17, 2020
  8. Commemorating #Nakba72
    May 15, 2020
  9. Vancouver support for Palestine
    June 26, 2020, Facebook Event
  10. Vancouver Actions to support the Palestinian People.
    a. Outdoor Left Film Night: Resisting Colonialism & Displacement From Secwepemc to Gaza
    July 31, 2020, Facebook event
    b. Defend Palestine – Boycott Israeli Apartheid! Protest
    August 8, 2020, Facebook event
  11. #BoycottPuma: Give Puma the Boot!
    October 19, 2020, Facebook event
  12. #BoycottPuma takes off in Canada
    October 28, 2020
  13. Make holiday shopping apartheid-free, Boycott Puma and HP!
    November 27, 2020
  14. Organizations in Canada tell Puma to end complicity in Israel’s violations of Palestinian rights
    December 9, 2020
  15. Keeping Puma out of our Shopping Carts
    December 10, 2020

CPA Statements:

  1. CPA statement on the Bias of N.S. Human Rights Commission
    January 10, 2020
  2. BC Attorney General: Still stonewalling on illegal Israeli wines in BC stores
    January 17, 2020
  3. Indigenous solidarity: Sovereign Forever, Never Surrender!
    February 13, 2020
    Video
  4. Maiming for Sport: Canada enables Israel’s War Crimes
    March 9, 2020
  5. Does the Israeli Military Censor impact our News?
  6. March 30, 2020
  7. Western hypocrisy is empowering Israeli annexation!
    May 24, 2020
  8. Canadian Hypocrisy at its Zenith
    June 2, 2020
  9. Canadian Hypocrisy and the UN Security Council Seat
    June 11, 2020
  10. Why I oppose Canada’s bid for the UN Security Council seat
    June 12, 2020
  11. #NoIHRA: Bill 168 will contribute to anti-Palestinian racism.
    July 22, 2020
  12. Support Dimitri Lascaris for Green Party leader
    August 21, 2020
  13. CBC Denies Palestine’s Existence
    August 25, 2020
  14. CBC Insists on Erasing Palestinian National Identity
    September 11, 2020
  15. Sabra and Shatila massacre: a scar that won’t heal
    September 19, 2020
  16. Its wrong to legitimize supporters of Israeli militarism!
    October 13, 2020
  17. Canada’s anti-Palestinianism on display again at UN
    November 5, 2020
  18. Appointing Irwin Cotler is the crown jewel in Canada’s anti-Palestinianism
    December 2, 2020

Articles:

  1. Oslo Accords and the PA are a Hindrance to Palestinian Liberation
    Palestine Chronicle, February 8, 2020
  2. Solidarity between Palestinians and Indigenous Activists has Deep Roots
    Palestine Chronicle, February 18, 2020
  3. Maiming Palestinians for Sport is a War Crime
    Palestine Chronicle, March 10, 2020
  4. How does the Israeli Military Censor Impact Our News Coverage?
    Palestine Chronicle, April 1, 2020
  5. Ansar: A Testament to the Ugly Brutality of the Israeli Jailer
    Palestine Chronicle, April 14, 2020
  6. Palestinians and the ‘Security’ Narrative
    Canadian Dimension, May 4, 2020
    Also published in Palestine Chronicle, May 6, 2020
  7. Western Hypocrisy has Empowered Israeli Annexation
    Palestine Chronicle, May 25, 2020
  8. Trudeau’s knee of hypocrisy is an empty symbolic gesture
    Canadian Dimension, June 9, 2020
  9. Why we oppose Canada’s bid for the UN Security Council
    Mondoweiss, June 15, 2020
  10. Why is the CBC denying Palestine’s existence?
    Canadian Dimension, August 25, 2020
  11. CBC Doubles Down on Erasing Palestine
    Canadian Dimension, September 14, 2020
  12. The 38th anniversary of Sabra and Shatila massacre: a scar that won’t heal
    Mondoweiss, September 17, 2020
  13. The glass ceiling for Palestinian rights
    Mondoweiss, October 15, 2020
  14. Canada’s appointment of Special Envoy Irwin Cotler aims to silence pro-Palestine discourse
    Mondoweiss, December 2, 2020
  15. Boycott Puma for its complicity in Israeli apartheid
    Canada Files, December 12, 2020

Interviews:

CPA Facebook pages (all likes are generated organically; on principle, we refuse to pay FB for ads or promoting posts):
Canada Palestine Association (Over 4,700 likes)
BDS Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories (Over 840 likes)
Stop G4S in Canada – Boycott and Divest from G4S (Over 330 likes)
Boycott Israeli Wines – Don’t Drink with Apartheid (Over 1300 likes)
Boycott TEVA – Apartheid is BAD Medicine (Over 500 likes)

CPA Facebook groups:
Voice of Palestine صوت فلسطين (Over 1700 members)
Canada Palestine Association (Over 2700 members)
Air Canada: We are not On-Board with Human Rights Violations (Over 775 members)

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#BoycottPuma: Give Puma the Boot!

Join us on Oct. 27th to help launch our #BoycottPuma campaign! Take a photo of yourself or with a few friends holding a Boycott Puma sign. If there is a Puma outlet near you, consider doing a small action there and send us your photos and videos. Send your photos to cpavancouver@gmail.com (with the name of your city) by Oct. 25th or post them anytime on the FB event page. Lets give Puma the boot!

Global sportswear manufacturer Puma is involved in violations of international law and human rights. Puma is the main sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes teams in Israel’s illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land.

In addition, Puma’s exclusive licensee in Israel is Delta Galil Industries, which has branches in illegal Israeli settlements. Delta is listed in the UN database of companies that are complicit in Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise. More background info at: https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-puma

Cohosted by: BDS Vancouver-Coast Salish, Canada Palestine Association, Canadian BDS Coalition, Independent Jewish Voices Vancouver, IJV Vancouver Youth Bloc, Just Peace Advocates, Samidoun

Vancouver Actions to support the Palestinian People.

Saturday, Aug 8, 2 pm

Israeli annexation continues to threaten Palestinians in the West Bank, including the most fertile agricultural land of the Jordan Valley, which is still slated for Israel’s latest land grab.

Join us to stand against Israel’s annexation policy, the siege on Gaza, the mass imprisonment of Palestinians, the demolition of homes, the denial of Palestinian refugees’ right to return and further war crimes and crimes against humanity. Confront the continuation of over 72 years of land theft, dispossession, apartheid and genocide!

Join us SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 at 2:00 PM. We will gather at BROADWAY AND CAMBIE for a visibility picket before bringing our message to boycott apartheid to London Drugs and the BC Liquor Stores!

Facebook event page
Endorsed by:
BDS Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories, Canada Palestine Association, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, Independent Jewish Voices – UBC, Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights – UBC
** Note – COVID-19 protections will be followed! Please wear a mask and stay appropriately physically distanced – thanks! **

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Friday, July 31, 8 pm

Outdoor Left Film Night: Resisting Colonialism & Displacement From Secwepemc to Gaza

***Short Film Festival Featuring Empire Files on Palestinian Struggles & Tiny House Warriors Secwepemc TMX Resistance Mini-Doc***

Friday, July 31st 8pm @ Woodland Park (705 Woodland Dr.)
Facebook event page
Join the Young Communist League, Communist Party of Canada, Canada Palestine Association, and BDS Vancouver- Coast Salish Territories for the second outdoor left film night at woodland park. Bring your own folding chairs or blankets. We ask that folks be respectful of social distancing measures.

Vancouver support for Palestine

Facebook Event

For over an hour on June 26th, the intersection of Broadway and Clark in Vancouver became a “little piece of Palestine”. At the peak of rush hour, committed activists with great signs and Palestinian flags took first to the 4 corners of the intersection and then formed a block-long human chain of #NoAnnexation messages. Most noteworthy was the reaction from both the passing cars and pedestrians in the area. The honks and waves from vehicles, be they buses, trucks or cars, was overwhelming and far exceeded previous levels of support in past years. Folks going by on foot stopped to talk and show solidarity. People in Vancouver, and all across Canada, are clearly on-board with Palestinian rights; the disconnect from the Canadian government and major political parties not only misrepresents the public sentiment, it is shameful!

Check out our FB page for more great photos of the flash picket.

Flash Picket in Vancouver: No Israeli Annexation, Free Palestine!