CPA activists and allies joined the June 14 Day of Action across the Lower Mainland, which included the first ever Abbotsford Scotiabank picket. This was a great inaugural action with support from passers-by, and lots of honks from busy traffic at the location.
And here are highlights from the ScotiaBank picket organized by BDS Vancouver and endorsed by Retired Teachers Divest at another location in Vancouver.… Read more
On June 6, 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon and the capital city of Beirut under the guise of destroying the PLO Palestine Liberation Organization. This eventually led to the Sabra and Shatila massacre, which occurred even after PLO forces had left Beirut. Protection of Palestinian civilians had been part of the deal negotiated with the US envoy at the time, Philip Habib, but such US guarantees were not worth the paper they were written on. … Read more
All out to tell ScotiaBank to end its war profiteering and divest from Israeli arms dealer Elbit Systems
Picket organized by BDS Vancouver, endorsed by @retiredteachersdivestbc
June 14, 1 pm
2208 Kingsway (at Gladstone), Vancouver
More info: Scotiabank Reinvests in Genocide! – Canada Palestine Association… Read more
Also published in Mondoweiss: After slow divestment, Canada’s Scotiabank quietly reinvests in Israel’s genocide – Mondoweiss
For almost two years, activists in Vancouver and across Canada have been out on the streets demanding that Scotiabank divest completely from Israeli company Elbit Systems. Many sectors became involved in the campaign, from solidarity groups to artists, all to demand an end to this unholy alliance of a big bank with an Israeli arms company actively fueling genocide. … Read more
Scotiabank’s global asset fund, 1832 Asset Management, has a deadly history of complicity in Israeli genocide. A year and a half ago, it owned 5% of Israeli arms company Elbit Systems worth almost $500 million US. Then, it gradually divested some of its shares and at the end of September 2024, it was down to just $118 million. This incremental “divestment” followed activist protests that spanned the country and mobilized sectors from artists to workers to community groups.… Read more
After 18 months of live-streamed genocide, after 18 months of useless Western “ceasefire” promises, we must be clear on the principles of genuine liberation. We must re-assess our tactics and be sure that our solidarity work is actually advancing the interests of the Palestinian people and working towards a future free of Zionist settler colonialism and US imperial meddling.
For some time, we have stated that calling for recognition of THE state of Palestine means nothing more than endorsing Oslo, the corrupt PA and the bankrupt two-state solution.… Read more
April 17 is Palestinian Prisoners’ day, a day when the people of Palestine call upon the world to commemorate and uplift their people, apprehended by the Zionist entity and the cowardly, comprador Palestinian Authority; many of these prisoners are leaders in Palestinian society and in the righteous resistance.
#PalestinianPrisonersDay: Ansar and the Israeli Jailer – Canada Palestine Association… Read more
We are close to halfway through this federal election, and Canadian political leaders have hit a new low in their pro-genocide politicking. Liberal leader Mark Carney and former foreign minister Melanie Joly are refusing to answer about the latest Canadian arms deal for Israel, despite their sham claim of halting arms exports; Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is revisiting the old refrain of “I’ll move our embassy to Jerusalem”; Yves-Francois Blanchet of the Bloc Quebecois is praising arch-Zionist Irwin Cotler who is supporting one of the BQ’s candidates; and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has dropped a PR person from his team because she dared (in past social media comments) to compare aspects of the Israeli genocide to Nazi fascism.… Read more
UPDATE #2: Those Complicit in Genocide will be held Accountable!
UPDATE #1: #IVotePalestine #IVoteAgainstGenocide
Our #IVotePalestine questionnaire* started in 2019 and continues this year, as an independent campaign committed to presenting the difficult issues that reflect the struggles and challenges of the Palestinian people. We do not believe that any single election in Canada will substantially change policy on Palestine, but we do see the educational value in bringing these issues to the public and highlighting the overwhelming Canadian complicity in genocide.… Read more
