“ROADMAP TO APARTHEID” in PORT COQUITLAM, BC

PORT COQUITLAM’S ONLY SOCIAL JU$TICE FILM FESTIVAL

Among the films to be shown at the Festival is:
“ROADMAP TO APARTHEID” – A comparison is made between Apartheid South Africa and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. It is a
dire picture of the present, but offers hope in the peace that South Africa eventually found.
Speaker: Hanna Kawas, a Palestinian Christian.
When: 3:00 p.m.… Read more

PORT COQUITLAM’S ONLY SOCIAL JU$TICE FILM FESTIVAL

Among the films to be shown at the Festival is:
“ROADMAP TO APARTHEID” – A comparison is made between Apartheid South Africa and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. It is a
dire picture of the present, but offers hope in the peace that South Africa eventually found.
Speaker: Hanna Kawas, a Palestinian Christian.
When: 3:00 p.m.… Read more

Arab Cultural Evening for Palestinian Land Day

Ana Min Hunak: I am from there…

Saturday, March 30
6:00 PM
Bonsor Banquet Hall, 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby, BC
(Near Metrotown) – Free Parking Available

Join Facebook Event

Join the Palestine Cultural Society and the organizing committee of the Vancouver Palestinian Shatat Conference for an Arab cultural evening commemorating Palestinian Land Day – experience Palestinian culture as we celebrate our connection to the land.… Read more

Ana Min Hunak: I am from there…

Saturday, March 30
6:00 PM
Bonsor Banquet Hall, 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby, BC
(Near Metrotown) – Free Parking Available

Join Facebook Event

Join the Palestine Cultural Society and the organizing committee of the Vancouver Palestinian Shatat Conference for an Arab cultural evening commemorating Palestinian Land Day – experience Palestinian culture as we celebrate our connection to the land.… Read more

We Lost “Splitting the Sky”, a Mohawk Warrior and Activist

Canada Palestine Association is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Mohawk warrior and indigenous activist Splitting the Sky (John Boncore). The Palestinian people are indebted to Splitting the Sky for his enduring resistance and uncompromising anti-colonial positions, as well as his long time support of the Palestinian struggle. He was an early member of the American Indian Movement and also attempted a citizen’s arrest of U.S.… Read more

Canada Palestine Association is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Mohawk warrior and indigenous activist Splitting the Sky (John Boncore). The Palestinian people are indebted to Splitting the Sky for his enduring resistance and uncompromising anti-colonial positions, as well as his long time support of the Palestinian struggle. He was an early member of the American Indian Movement and also attempted a citizen’s arrest of U.S.… Read more

Sincere Condolences on the Passing of the Great Leader Hugo Chávez‏

Canada Palestine Association and Voice of Palestine Statement On the Passing of Hugo Chávez

To Merli Vanegas:
Consul General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Vancouver

Dear Merli Vanegas,

We were deeply saddened by the news of the passing of the great revolutionary leader Hugo Chávez.
In the name of Canada Palestine Association and Voice of Palestine, Canada, we send our sincere condolences to you, to the Bolivarian revolutionaries and to the Venezuelan people.… Read more

Canada Palestine Association and Voice of Palestine Statement On the Passing of Hugo Chávez

To Merli Vanegas:
Consul General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Vancouver

Dear Merli Vanegas,

We were deeply saddened by the news of the passing of the great revolutionary leader Hugo Chávez.
In the name of Canada Palestine Association and Voice of Palestine, Canada, we send our sincere condolences to you, to the Bolivarian revolutionaries and to the Venezuelan people.… Read more

Deepa Kumar on: Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire

Deepa Kumar on “Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire” Book
Public Forum on Coast Salish Territories [Vancouver BC Canada]

Saturday, Mar. 2, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Rm. 1700, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver

Monday, Mar. 4, 12:30 – 2:00pm
UBC Student Union Building, Rm. 207 – 209

Monday, Mar. 4, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Conference Centre – Room A – Cedar4 Building 1205A
Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Surrey Campus 12666 72 Avenue

Tuesday, Mar.… Read more

Deepa Kumar on “Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire” Book
Public Forum on Coast Salish Territories [Vancouver BC Canada]

Saturday, Mar. 2, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Rm. 1700, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver

Monday, Mar. 4, 12:30 – 2:00pm
UBC Student Union Building, Rm. 207 – 209

Monday, Mar. 4, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Conference Centre – Room A – Cedar4 Building 1205A
Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Surrey Campus 12666 72 Avenue

Tuesday, Mar.… Read more

Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) 2013, UBC

February 27 at 10:00am until March 1 at 4:00pm
UBC Student Union Building
6138 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, BC
Facebook group

Join SPHR-UBC in the SUB for Israeli Apartheid Week if you wish to learn more about the illegal occupation of Palestine, how Israel is an Apartheid state, and how you can get involved in dismantling this oppressive regime!

We will be tabling starting on Wednesday February 27 through to Friday March 1.… Read more

February 27 at 10:00am until March 1 at 4:00pm
UBC Student Union Building
6138 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, BC
Facebook group

Join SPHR-UBC in the SUB for Israeli Apartheid Week if you wish to learn more about the illegal occupation of Palestine, how Israel is an Apartheid state, and how you can get involved in dismantling this oppressive regime!

We will be tabling starting on Wednesday February 27 through to Friday March 1.… Read more

Freedom Sailors: Book Launch with Bill Dienst

Tuesday, February 19, 7pm
People’s Co-op Books
1391 Commercial Drive, Vancouver.
Co-sponsored by:
Gaza’s Ark
Independent Jewish Voices.
Endorsed by:
Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign (BIAC) – Vancouver
Canada Palestine Association
Building Bridges
Stopwar.ca

In order to break the illegal siege, in August 2008, the Free Gaza Movement sent international boats to land in the port of Gaza, the first in 41 years.… Read more

Tuesday, February 19, 7pm
People’s Co-op Books
1391 Commercial Drive, Vancouver.
Co-sponsored by:
Gaza’s Ark
Independent Jewish Voices.
Endorsed by:
Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign (BIAC) – Vancouver
Canada Palestine Association
Building Bridges
Stopwar.ca

In order to break the illegal siege, in August 2008, the Free Gaza Movement sent international boats to land in the port of Gaza, the first in 41 years.… Read more

What Kind of Peace Do Israeli Voters Want?

Has the bankrupt CanWest’s pro-Israel banner passed to the Toronto Star?

The Toronto Star published an Editorial Opinion piece “Israeli voters still yearn for peace” on Jan. 25, 2013 by Shimon Koffler Fogel, the CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), formerly the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy. This article was the latest by Fogel, full of half-truths, distortions and inaccuracies.… Read more

Has the bankrupt CanWest’s pro-Israel banner passed to the Toronto Star?

The Toronto Star published an Editorial Opinion piece “Israeli voters still yearn for peace” on Jan. 25, 2013 by Shimon Koffler Fogel, the CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), formerly the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy. This article was the latest by Fogel, full of half-truths, distortions and inaccuracies.… Read more

HERE WE STAND – STAND WITH US!

Voice of Palestine Commentary (Jan. 2, 2013)

“To Speak in Muffled Tones…would be Less Than Human”
– Nelson Mandela

Since Kairos Palestine issued The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us just over a year ago, Israeli injustices have multiplied. Illegal Israeli colonies continue to be built on stolen Christian and Muslim Palestinian lands, putting economic hardship and the brutal matrix of control on the Palestinian civilian population; Bethlehem Christians feel the squeeze as Israeli settlements spread with 22 colonies now surrounding the holy city.… Read more

Voice of Palestine Commentary (Jan. 2, 2013)

“To Speak in Muffled Tones…would be Less Than Human”
– Nelson Mandela

Since Kairos Palestine issued The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us just over a year ago, Israeli injustices have multiplied. Illegal Israeli colonies continue to be built on stolen Christian and Muslim Palestinian lands, putting economic hardship and the brutal matrix of control on the Palestinian civilian population; Bethlehem Christians feel the squeeze as Israeli settlements spread with 22 colonies now surrounding the holy city.… Read more