CPA Chair Hanna Kawas delves into Canada’s “terrorist list” and how the Zionist lobby was instrumental in having Palestinian and Lebanese resistance groups banned as such. Both the U.S. and Canadian governments are quick to remind us that they have designated these groups are “terrorist entities”, as they justify Israel’s extrajudicial assassinations that also murder hundreds (perhaps thousands) of civilians.
This presentation was part of the Right to Resist Meeting held May 8 in Vancouver, highlighting the repression globally and in Canada of pro-Palestine advocacy.… Read more
Sept. 28 Banner Drops
VANCOUVER BANNER DROPS
Saturday, September 28, 12 pm (Noon)
Choose your location: Thornton Park AND/OR Granville Loop Park
Join us or organize your own in your neighbourhood!
Lets mark the 24th anniversary of Al-Aqsa Intifada, and stand together with the Palestinian & Lebanese people and their Resistance!
Why I Hate Zionism and its Backers More than Ever!
by Marion Kawas
Two months into the Gaza genocide, I wrote an article about why I hated the cruel ideology of Zionism and everything it had done to the Palestinian people. At that point, most activists could not imagine that this genocide would now be close to reaching its one-year anniversary. And that almost one year on, we would still be seeing the images of headless children, bodies draped off the edges of buildings, as well as humiliated and tortured prisoners proudly displayed by their captors.… Read more
Sept. 7 Silent March against Genocide
ScotiaBank name is an embarrassment
The Giller Prize has dropped Scotiabank from their name, even though they are still their leading sponsor. We are not fooled by these phoney “rebranding” moves. No business as usual @gillerprize while their sponsor ScotiaBank still funds genocide! #ShameonScotiabank
This move by Giller Prize does show that the grassroots campaign against Scotiabank’s funding of Israeli genocide is bearing results. But as we said earlier: “Any funding of genocide is too much.… Read more
Aug. 16/17 Actions4Palestine
Scotiabank must divest completely from Elbit Systems!
- Any funding of genocide is too much. We will not rest until Scotiabank divests completely from Israeli war crimes.
On June 3, 2023 Vancouver activists held a march and flash action at Scotiabank headquarters, to help launch a national campaign to demand that Scotiabank divest from the Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems.
Since then, Scotiabank’s asset fund has reduced its half a billion dollar investment in Elbit 3 times, but still owns 1.44% of Elbit shares (worth approx.… Read more
Support the students at Vancouver Island University!
We stand in solidarity with the steadfast students of Vancouver Island University VIU. As they mark over 100 days of their encampment, VIU has filed a shameful lawsuit against their students instead of engaging in discourse to address their complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. More info on instagram from Palestine Solidarity Encampment PSE: VIU Palestine Solidarity Encampment (@pse_viu) • Instagram photos and videos
And support the students by donating to their legal defense fund Legal Support for VIU Students at the PSE (gofundme.com)… Read more
