Great actions on June 3 in Vancouver. Activists from local solidarity groups gathered at CBC to call for freedom for Walid Daqqah and all Palestinian prisoners. Then, they held a march and flash action at Scotiabank headquarters, to help launch the national campaign to demand that Scotiabank divest from the Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems.
(Photos courtesy of Michael YC Tseng)
Detailed report from Samidoun on the picket/flash action.… Read more
Category: Events
Upcoming and past events organized or sponsored by the Canada Palestine Association.
Photo Gallery for Nakba75 Vancouver
Vancouver was out on the streets on May 14 for a Nakba75 rally and march. After gathering at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the crowd marched through the downtown core to the U.S. consulate to highlight Western complicity in Israeli war crimes.
(Photos Michael YC Tseng)
Rally at the Art Gallery
Marching thru downtown Vancouver to the US Consulate for more speakers.… Read more
Palestinian and Indigenous Solidarity
Sto:lo Elder and Indigenous rights and environmental activist, Larry Commodore, will share the story of his arrest and abuse at the hands of Israeli police when he travelled to show solidarity with Palestinian people. Adding to this conversation will be long-time Palestinian Canadian activist, Hanna Kawas, who will be speaking about his experience in this field of advocacy.
Register on Eventbrite to attend (tickets are free).… Read more
Nakba75 Vancouver
Until Return and Freedom!
Raise the Palestinian Flag!
VANCOUVER, ALL OUT FOR PALESTINE
May 14, 1 pm Vancouver Art Gallery
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Join us to mark 75 years of Palestinian dispossession and commemorate the continuing Palestinian resistance, as the Palestinian people refuse to submit to Zionist settler colonialism, aggression, and occupation.
Let’s hold the Palestinian flag high in Vancouver, and also tell the U.S.… Read more
B’nai Brith Canada is desperate to shut down support for Palestine!
#Nakba75 Activist Kit: Raise The Flag
All out for Palestine on #Nakba75
Special Offer:
Order one Palestinian flag and a scarf (or two flags) for $15, including shipping to anywhere in Canada. (Also included will be a bonus sticker, small flag or pin.)
Flag is 90 cm x 150 cm, and the scarf has the Palestinian flag/keffiyeh motif plus an image of Al-Aqsa mosque.
Send an e-transfer for $15 to [email protected]… Read more
Boycott Israeli Wines/Commemorate Palestine Land Day
Samidoun report: Vancouver demonstration demands boycott of “Israeli” wines, freedom for Palestinian prisoners
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BC Liquor Store 1108 Pacific Blvd.… Read more
Banner Drops 4 Palestine
Feb. 12, 2023: Banner Drops on Two Vancouver Bridges as part of Days of Rage and Resistance
And here are photos from January’s banner drop and postering action!
CPA 2022 Year in Review
Canada Palestine Association had another busy year of activism in 2022, as the Palestinian solidarity movement in diaspora reflected the new spirit of the Unity Intifada. Here is a list of most of our campaign highlights, along with statements and interviews done throughout the year. We are moved and grateful for all the committed and dedicated activists who show that we will always #StandWithPalestine; solid grassroots organizing is the best answer to the Zionist lobby smear attacks.… Read more
Vancouver Picket/Flash Action for Int’l Day of Solidarity
On November 26, there was a lively picket/flash action in Vancouver to mark the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians and to call for deshelving Israeli apartheid wines in BC liquor stores. Activists also condemned City Council’s recent adoption of IHRA. Cosponsors of the event included BDS Vancouver-Coast Salish, Canada Palestine Association, ILPS Canada, Independent Jewish Voices Vancouver and Samidoun Vancouver.… Read more