Ohad Naharin – Charity is not Solidarity!
By Marion Kawas
Recent articles in the Israeli media have highlighted a controversy surrounding renowned Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, former artistic director of Batsheva and recently also connected with Ballet BC in Canada.
He made comments on Israeli military radio leading up to a fundraiser for the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, which he was promoting.… Read more
Ohad Naharin – Charity is not Solidarity!
By Marion Kawas
Recent articles in the Israeli media have highlighted a controversy surrounding renowned Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, former artistic director of Batsheva and recently also connected with Ballet BC in Canada.
He made comments on Israeli military radio leading up to a fundraiser for the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, which he was promoting.… Read more
New video of highlights from meeting:
Excerpts of the excellent talk and reading by Ramzy Baroud at Vancouver's Nakba71 meeting
Posted by Canada Palestine Association on Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Speakers, Films, Personal Testimonies
#ExistResistReturn
Saturday, May 18, 2019, 2pm
SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings, Vancouver Rm. 7000
Facebook Event
Gaza-born Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle.… Read more
New video of highlights from meeting:
Excerpts of the excellent talk and reading by Ramzy Baroud at Vancouver's Nakba71 meeting
Posted by Canada Palestine Association on Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Speakers, Films, Personal Testimonies
#ExistResistReturn
Saturday, May 18, 2019, 2pm
SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings, Vancouver Rm. 7000
Facebook Event
Gaza-born Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle.… Read more
New article with video highlights on this successful picket.
Mark the date — Sunday, April 14, 2019, 4:30 pm
Outside Congregation Schara Tzedeck
3476 Oak St., Vancouver (gather SW corner Oak and 19th)
Facebook Event
Once again this year, Vancouver activists are issuing a callout to protest the fund raising gala of the Jewish National Fund.… Read more
New article with video highlights on this successful picket.
Mark the date — Sunday, April 14, 2019, 4:30 pm
Outside Congregation Schara Tzedeck
3476 Oak St., Vancouver (gather SW corner Oak and 19th)
Facebook Event
Once again this year, Vancouver activists are issuing a callout to protest the fund raising gala of the Jewish National Fund.… Read more
(Photo of 1975 Vancouver protest against Moshe Dayan)
In 1976, the late Shafik al-Hout sat in the living room of a house in Vancouver, Canada with local supporters and passionately tried to mobilize them to be active for Palestine. Give the Palestinian people whatever you can, he said, “even if its just your smile”. Shafik was known for his eloquent speaking and this comment was part truth, part sarcasm and part tragedy.… Read more
Justin Trudeau, Enough with the Disinformation!
On January 15 2019, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau further embellished his “trash talk” on BDS by responding to a questioner at a town hall meeting with announcing he will “continue to condemn the BDS movement”. The prime minister also repeated the claim that BDS is “anti-Semitic” and alleged that Jewish students are fearful and targeted on campuses “because of their religion” due to BDS-linked intimidation.… Read more
Justin Trudeau, Enough with the Disinformation!
On January 15 2019, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau further embellished his “trash talk” on BDS by responding to a questioner at a town hall meeting with announcing he will “continue to condemn the BDS movement”. The prime minister also repeated the claim that BDS is “anti-Semitic” and alleged that Jewish students are fearful and targeted on campuses “because of their religion” due to BDS-linked intimidation.… Read more
Check out our new video documenting 20 years of Vancouver activists coming out to protest the Jewish National Fund and its pivotal role in dispossessing the Palestinian people.
#StoptheJNF – Continue the Campaign
20 years of Vancouver protests #StoptheJNF
Posted by Canada Palestine Association on Monday, January 14, 2019
Check out our new video documenting 20 years of Vancouver activists coming out to protest the Jewish National Fund and its pivotal role in dispossessing the Palestinian people.
#StoptheJNF – Continue the Campaign
20 years of Vancouver protests #StoptheJNF
Posted by Canada Palestine Association on Monday, January 14, 2019
New Article in Palestine Chronicle on updates for Ballet BC campaign.
The Canadian BDS Coalition sent the following letter on December 18, 2018 to:
Pablo Rodriquez, Federal Minister of Heritage
Ambassador Deborah Lyons, Canadian Ambassador to Israel
Kennedy Stewart, Mayor of Vancouver
Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal
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Open Letter from Canadian BDS Coalition to Government of Canada, Cities of Vancouver and Montreal
We have become aware that you are listed as one of the official sponsors of the CanaDanse Festival, being held in Israel in January 2019.… Read more
New Article in Palestine Chronicle on updates for Ballet BC campaign.
The Canadian BDS Coalition sent the following letter on December 18, 2018 to:
Pablo Rodriquez, Federal Minister of Heritage
Ambassador Deborah Lyons, Canadian Ambassador to Israel
Kennedy Stewart, Mayor of Vancouver
Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal
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Open Letter from Canadian BDS Coalition to Government of Canada, Cities of Vancouver and Montreal
We have become aware that you are listed as one of the official sponsors of the CanaDanse Festival, being held in Israel in January 2019.… Read more
So, after a five and a half month wait, the CBC Ombudsman Office finally produced their review of our complaint about biased coverage and specifically their change of specific wording in their March 30th coverage of the Land Day Massacre.
Not surprisingly, they exonerated themselves and concluded they are not “beholden” to any interest group and the coverage did not violate CBC policy.… Read more
So, after a five and a half month wait, the CBC Ombudsman Office finally produced their review of our complaint about biased coverage and specifically their change of specific wording in their March 30th coverage of the Land Day Massacre.
Not surprisingly, they exonerated themselves and concluded they are not “beholden” to any interest group and the coverage did not violate CBC policy.… Read more
Please sign the Petition
An Open Letter to Ballet BC regarding their Performances in Israel
By Marion Kawas
October 2, 2018
John Clark, Executive Director
[email protected]
Dear Mr. Clark:
As a young child, my mother took me to see The Nutcracker; when I became a mother, I did the same with my daughter and took her to a Ballet BC production of The Nutcracker, a tradition I was hoping to repeat soon with my granddaughter.… Read more
Please sign the Petition
An Open Letter to Ballet BC regarding their Performances in Israel
By Marion Kawas
October 2, 2018
John Clark, Executive Director
[email protected]
Dear Mr. Clark:
As a young child, my mother took me to see The Nutcracker; when I became a mother, I did the same with my daughter and took her to a Ballet BC production of The Nutcracker, a tradition I was hoping to repeat soon with my granddaughter.… Read more
The progressive Palestinian movement has always maintained that Zionism and anti-Semitism are two faces of the same coin and that they often feed off each other. Opposition to both is based on opposition to racism and on a principled and solid belief that human rights should be applied equally and universally to all human beings regardless of their nationality, color or religion.… Read more
The progressive Palestinian movement has always maintained that Zionism and anti-Semitism are two faces of the same coin and that they often feed off each other. Opposition to both is based on opposition to racism and on a principled and solid belief that human rights should be applied equally and universally to all human beings regardless of their nationality, color or religion.… Read more
