Open Letter to Don Davies, NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway
Mr. Davies:
We were shocked and disappointed when we saw an ad for you in the regional Zionist paper “Jewish Independent” Dec. 7, 2012 (page 28) where you sent your “Best wishes to all members of the Jewish Community and Happy Chanukah”. You were the only NDP MP to do so, in the company of ads from the pro-Israeli advocacy organization “Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs” (CIJA), the racist “Jewish National Fund”, Liberal MP Joyce Murray, BC Premier Christy Clark, and finally, a full back-page colour ad from Stephen Harper and all his MP cronies in BC.… Read more
Open Letter to Don Davies, NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway
Mr. Davies:
We were shocked and disappointed when we saw an ad for you in the regional Zionist paper “Jewish Independent” Dec. 7, 2012 (page 28) where you sent your “Best wishes to all members of the Jewish Community and Happy Chanukah”. You were the only NDP MP to do so, in the company of ads from the pro-Israeli advocacy organization “Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs” (CIJA), the racist “Jewish National Fund”, Liberal MP Joyce Murray, BC Premier Christy Clark, and finally, a full back-page colour ad from Stephen Harper and all his MP cronies in BC.… Read more
Join us to Commemorate Palestinians Killed in the Attack on Gaza
Vancouver Art Gallery North Fountain, Vancouver
Dec. 8, 2012, 1:30pm
See pictures on Facebook
Each person will have a placard with the name of a Palestinian killed in the recent Israeli attacks. We will begin by lining Georgia St. and then move towards Granville St., proceeding one person at a time as the name of the Palestinian killed is read out.… Read more
Join us to Commemorate Palestinians Killed in the Attack on Gaza
Vancouver Art Gallery North Fountain, Vancouver
Dec. 8, 2012, 1:30pm
See pictures on Facebook
Each person will have a placard with the name of a Palestinian killed in the recent Israeli attacks. We will begin by lining Georgia St. and then move towards Granville St., proceeding one person at a time as the name of the Palestinian killed is read out.… Read more
Mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in Vancouver
Canada Palestine Association is pleased to announce that Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of the late Rachel Corrie, the American student who was brutally killed by an Israeli military bulldozer, will be speaking in Vancouver on November 29th as part of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians.… Read more
Mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in Vancouver
Canada Palestine Association is pleased to announce that Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of the late Rachel Corrie, the American student who was brutally killed by an Israeli military bulldozer, will be speaking in Vancouver on November 29th as part of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians.… Read more
EMERGENCY CALL-OUT: PROTEST ISRAEL’S DEPUTY AMBASSADOR – WAR CRIMINALS’ REPRESENTATIVES NOT WELCOME!
Protest Jason Kenney and Israel’s Deputy Ambassador Eliaz Luf!
Former Tory Cabinet Minister Stockwell Day also showed up to support Israeli war crimes.
Wednesday, November 21
7:00 PM – Outside Temple Sholom
7190 Oak Street, Vancouver (Oak and 55th)
Facebook Event
See video1, video2, video3, video4
Report and pictures.… Read more
EMERGENCY CALL-OUT: PROTEST ISRAEL’S DEPUTY AMBASSADOR – WAR CRIMINALS’ REPRESENTATIVES NOT WELCOME!
Protest Jason Kenney and Israel’s Deputy Ambassador Eliaz Luf!
Former Tory Cabinet Minister Stockwell Day also showed up to support Israeli war crimes.
Wednesday, November 21
7:00 PM – Outside Temple Sholom
7190 Oak Street, Vancouver (Oak and 55th)
Facebook Event
See video1, video2, video3, video4
Report and pictures.… Read more
WHEN: 12:30 – 1:30pm Thurs, Nov 22
WHERE: Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues (6476 North West Marine Drive)
UBC – Unceded Musqueam territories
Since Wednesday, November 14, Israel has been brutally bombarding Gaza. Over 1300 places have been bombed. More than 100 Palestinians have died, over 600 are injured, and the death toll is rising rapidly. Israel has called on 75,000 reservists and is gathering its tanks and forces at the border to prepare for a ground incursion, which could take place in as little as 36 hours according to the ultimatum issued by the Israeli government.… Read more
WHEN: 12:30 – 1:30pm Thurs, Nov 22
WHERE: Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues (6476 North West Marine Drive)
UBC – Unceded Musqueam territories
Since Wednesday, November 14, Israel has been brutally bombarding Gaza. Over 1300 places have been bombed. More than 100 Palestinians have died, over 600 are injured, and the death toll is rising rapidly. Israel has called on 75,000 reservists and is gathering its tanks and forces at the border to prepare for a ground incursion, which could take place in as little as 36 hours according to the ultimatum issued by the Israeli government.… Read more
2 PM – Sunday November 18 2012
Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Side)
Hornby and Robson St – Vancouver
Invite all your friends on facebook
See: Video for the Rally and another Video
Israel’s attack on Gaza continues as Israeli officials continue to threaten a “ground invasion,” while the Canadian government expresses its utmost support for the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza, which has so far killed over 30 Palestinians.… Read more
2 PM – Sunday November 18 2012
Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Side)
Hornby and Robson St – Vancouver
Invite all your friends on facebook
See: Video for the Rally and another Video
Israel’s attack on Gaza continues as Israeli officials continue to threaten a “ground invasion,” while the Canadian government expresses its utmost support for the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza, which has so far killed over 30 Palestinians.… Read more
5 PM – Thursday November 15 2012
Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Side)
Hornby and Robson St. – Vancouver
The Facebook event was deleted in another attempt to silence the support for Palestine.
See video: IDF Bombing Gaza, Solidarity @ Vancouver Nov15 2012
Read report at the Media Co-Op
And some photos on facebook:… Read more
5 PM – Thursday November 15 2012
Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Side)
Hornby and Robson St. – Vancouver
The Facebook event was deleted in another attempt to silence the support for Palestine.
See video: IDF Bombing Gaza, Solidarity @ Vancouver Nov15 2012
Read report at the Media Co-Op
And some photos on facebook:… Read more
This year, the Zionist organizations in Vancouver celebrated “Israel’s 64th Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut” on April 25, 2012 at “The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts”. The event was presented by the “Jewish Federation” of Greater Vancouver, sponsored by the “Jewish National Fund”, Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ”Jewish Independent” and the Executive Hotel Vintage Park, along with 55 “Community Partners” including the “Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture”.… Read more
This year, the Zionist organizations in Vancouver celebrated “Israel’s 64th Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut” on April 25, 2012 at “The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts”. The event was presented by the “Jewish Federation” of Greater Vancouver, sponsored by the “Jewish National Fund”, Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ”Jewish Independent” and the Executive Hotel Vintage Park, along with 55 “Community Partners” including the “Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture”.… Read more
On the 64th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine, and as the Palestinian people enter the 64th year of dispossession and exile, the Vancouver Coalition to Commemorate Al-Nakba is organizing 2 events to commemorate the Nakba, stand against the continuing Nakba, and call for the right of return for Palestinian refugees and freedom for Palestine. 64 years after the Nakba – the war of 1948 in which over 800,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and land and the state of Israel created on that land – Palestinians continue to struggle for their right to return, for freedom from occupation, for justice, and against the Nakba that continues today.… Read more
On the 64th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine, and as the Palestinian people enter the 64th year of dispossession and exile, the Vancouver Coalition to Commemorate Al-Nakba is organizing 2 events to commemorate the Nakba, stand against the continuing Nakba, and call for the right of return for Palestinian refugees and freedom for Palestine. 64 years after the Nakba – the war of 1948 in which over 800,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and land and the state of Israel created on that land – Palestinians continue to struggle for their right to return, for freedom from occupation, for justice, and against the Nakba that continues today.… Read more
Ilan Pappé
The False Paradigm of Peace: Revisiting the Palestine Question
Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, May 05, 2012, 07:00 PM
ADDRESS
Alice Mackay Room
Library Square Conference Centre
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1
TICKET INFO
$15 non-students
$10 students (with ID)
Tickets can be purchased at the door while supplies last (cash only.) You may also reserve a front-section seat by buying a ticket on-line in advance.… Read more
Ilan Pappé
The False Paradigm of Peace: Revisiting the Palestine Question
Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, May 05, 2012, 07:00 PM
ADDRESS
Alice Mackay Room
Library Square Conference Centre
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1
TICKET INFO
$15 non-students
$10 students (with ID)
Tickets can be purchased at the door while supplies last (cash only.) You may also reserve a front-section seat by buying a ticket on-line in advance.… Read more
