Category: Events

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

May 15th: Vancouver Rally to Commemorate the Nakba

Date: Sunday, May 15
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Vancouver Public… 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.

The Palestinian were forcibly expelled from over 500 Palestinian villages in a vicious and ugly process of ethnic cleansing. Massacres were committed, houses and field were burned and water wells were poisoned.

In Vancouver, we will commemorate this day and we will reaffirm the Palestinian right to return to Palestine UNCONDITIONALLY!!

Join the Palestinian community on May 15, in front of the Vancouver Public Library at 1:00 PM to remember the victims of the Zionist aggression against the Palestinian people.

This rally is for all the Arabs who are revolting against their dictatorships. Please bring as many flags as possible .. Libyan, Bahraini, Syrian, Yemeni, Iraqi … and all the other Arabs countries.

Endorsed by:

  • Afghans for Peace
  • Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign (BIAC) – Vancouver
  • Canada Palestine Association (CPA) – Vancouver
  • Canadian Boat to Gaza (CBG) – Vancouver
  • Jews for Just Peace (JJP) – Vancouver
  • Palestine Speaks – Vancouver
  • Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) – UBC
  • StopWar.ca

Please join Facebook event at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179730222077531

For endorsements and questions send an email to: vancouver.may15@gmail.com

Canadian Boat to Gaza: A Fundraising Event

Date: Saturday, May 7th, 2011
Time: 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
Location:… 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 | facebook.com/CanadaBoatGaza | twitter.com/CanadaBoatGaza
Sponsored by Canadian Boat to Gaza (Vancouver), SPHR (UBC) and Westcoast Sheen

Fundraising event: Canadian Boat to Gaza

Date: Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Time: Presentation at 7:30pm. (Come for … 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.

Help us send a Canadian Boat to Gaza.

End the siege of Gaza now!

BDS Picket in Vancouver, Canada

Hey MEC, you can’t hide – we know you’re supporting apartheid!!

On Nov. 27,… 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. Picketers munched on Arabic sweets and handed out leaflets to shoppers, explaining that MEC was complicit with Israeli military war crimes. The leaflet also contained the letter sent to the MEC Board by Mavi Marmara survivor Kevin Neish, in which he called on them “to come to your senses and stop dealing with Israeli companies”. (Further info on MEC boycott at www.cpavancouver.org )
The picket was lively and spirited and featured a local supporter who brought his bagpipes and was named “The Piper for Palestine”. There were also the anti-apartheid carollers, who presented their version of “MEC is spoiling our town” (words below).

(To the tune of Santa Claus is coming to town)
Oh, you’d better not shop
You’d better not buy
Your dollar spent here
Helps fund apartheid
M.E.C is spoiling our town

We’re telling them NO!
We’ll make em think twice
We’re gonna boycott until they act nice
M.E.C is spoiling our town.

UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2010

A public forum on Palestine

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. Nine activists were killed (Eight Turkish nationals and a Turkish-American), and dozens of activists left severely wounded. He was an eye-witness of that brutal attack and at the forum he will share his experiences at MV Mavi Marmara.

Additional Guest Speakers:
Terry Greenberg: Member Executive committee of Canadian Independent Jewish Voices
Omar Shaban: Student leader at UBC, President of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights

At the event we will also acknowledge the life long contributions of Hanna Kawas towards Palestinian cause. Hanna is a Palestinian Christian, chairperson of Canada Palestine Association and host of Voice of Palestine on Vancouver Co-op radio for over 15 years.

Please join us, show solidarity with Palestinian brother/sister hood and be a part of the world who is against all forms of oppression, discrimination and inequality.

Yours for peace,
Shahzad Nazir Khan
On behalf of executive of Fraser Valley Peace Council
(A member organization of Canadian Peace Congress and Canadian Peace Alliance)