Brian Avery, Cindy and Craig Corrie Speaking in Vancouver

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Join us to mark the International Day (and Read more

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Join us to mark the International Day (and Year) of Solidarity with the Palestinians

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 7PM
Place: SFU Downtown Harbour Centre, Labatt Hall
515 W. Hastings, Vancouver

Admission by donation (suggested $5-10)
$10 or more donation at the door will include admission and a copy of the 2015
Colors from Palestine calendar (while quantities last)

Brian Avery, U.S. social justice activist shot by Israeli forces in 2003, will talk about his experiences. Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of the late Rachel Corrie, the American student brutally killed by an Israeli military bulldozer, will also be speaking.
Vancouver Premiere of Palestinian Film – Resistance Recipes
Palestinian products (Olive oil, Keffiyehs, soaps etc.) will be sold at our literature table

Commemorate Palestinian Steadfastness (Sumoud)
Support the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions BDS Movement

Organized by Canada Palestine Association
Sponsors: Rachel Corrie Foundation and Youth for Palestine
Email: info@cpavancouver.org

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Prisoners of the Occupation

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Presentation and discussion on Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails

Wednesday, October 22
7:30 – 9:30pm
@ 439 Dunlevy (between Hastings and Pender), Vancouver

Please join us for a presentation and discussion in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners.

Presentations:
Charlotte Kates (via Skype) – update on the situation for the more than 6,200 Palestinian prisoners – including more than 200 children, 18 women and more than 500 ‘administrative’ detainees – in occupation jails.

Aiyanas Ormond – the case of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Secretary Ahmad Sa’adat and the connection between terrorist designations and the incarceration and criminalization of Palestinians.

Discussion:

How can we raise consciousness of the use of incarceration and administrative detention as an instrument for repressing the Palestinian struggle for liberation?

How can we demonstrate meaningful solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, their families and their communities?

How can we expose and oppose the Canadian government’s complicity in the criminalization and incarceration of Palestinians who resist occupation and oppression?

Event organized by Red Sparks Union and supported by Canada Palestine Association and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.

Contact: info@redsparks.org

BLOCK THE BOAT VANCOUVER

BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIPPING, BOYCOTT ISRAELI APARTHEID!

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BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIPPING, BOYCOTT ISRAELI APARTHEID!

Saturday, September 6
Gather at 6:15 AM at McDonald’s Parking Lot, 5776 Ladner Trunk Rd, Delta, BC before proceeding to Deltaport

Need a ride? Need directions?
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Facebook Event, Leaflet

In the past 60 days, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, Palestine has killed over 2137 Palestinians, including over 500 children. Over 10,000 are wounded, including over 3,000 children. 20,000 homes have been destroyed completely or beyond possibility of repair, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are displaced.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Vancouver – part of millions around the world – to express their outrage and horror at this brutal assault, supported all the while by the Canadian government and the representatives of all political parties. Palestinian resilience and resistance under the Israeli bombardment inspired the people of the world to take action and step up the campaign to Boycott, Divest and Sanction!

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is a cornerstone corporation of the Israeli economy that operates a large, global fleet. In Oakland, California, thousands of protesters came out – and blocked a ZIM ship from unloading for 4 days thanks thanks to the solidarity of ILWU Local 10 longshore workers who refused to cross the picket line. In Long Beach, California, another ZIM ship was stopped from unloading by a community port picket. In Seattle and Tacoma, ZIM’s boats were delayed to avoid protests and ZIM’s business as usual was disrupted at the port. Read more: Protestors block and delay Israeli ships up and down US West Coast

Now it is time for us to act in Vancouver!

Palestinian labor organizations, including the Palestinian General Federation Trade Union (PGFTU), have called on workers around the world to refuse to handle Israeli goods. Palestinians throughout Gaza, the West Bank and 1948 Palestine have demonstrated their unity in the struggle against Apartheid Israel. ZIM’s activity up and down the West Coast has been significantly disrupted with significant financial impact on the business of apartheid.

Join us Saturday, September 6 for Port Education and Leafleting of stevedores and truckers on their way to and from work along Deltaport Way – and build the campaign to BLOCK THE BOAT VANCOUVER!

Global Statements
Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions – Gaza Strip
Palestinian and South African Trade Unions
Labor for Palestine
Congress of South African Trade Unions
National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa
Transport Workers Solidarity Committee
UNITE, British Trade Union

Block the Boat Actions in Other Cities:
– Oakland, California
– Long Beach, California
– Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
– Tampa, FL

Endorsing organizations: Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign, Canada Palestine Association, Independent Jewish Voices

LET GAZA LIVE: A Fundraiser for Gaza

Time: 6:00 PM
Date: Sunday August 24th, 2014
Location: Bonsor Community… Read more

Time: 6:00 PM
Date: Sunday August 24th, 2014
Location: Bonsor Community Centre, Burnaby, BC (Right next to the metrotown skytrain station)
Address: 6550 Bonsor, Burnaby, BC V5H 3G4
Facebook Event

This event is organized by a group called Youth for Palestine (YFP). The group was formed in wake of the recent Zionist aggression against the Palestinians of Gaza, and is committed to raising awareness about the Palestinian cause and collecting donations to help the families of the martyrs and the wounded.

Tickets:

12 years and older: $25
4-12 years: $15
4 years and under are FREE!!

Online tickets

DONATIONS:

The money in its entirety will go to Al-Ahly hospital in Gaza through a Canadian charitable organization called NECEF-Sabeel. All records of delivery will be posted as soon as it becomes available. If you’d like to make a donation and require a tax deductible receipt, please do so and we will make arrangements.

To buy your tickets in person. Please contact:

(Richmond) Ameen Khaldoun: 778-229-1849
(Burnaby) Murad Din :604-355-9060
(Surrey) mohammed Ghaith: 778-710-2454

Hope to see you all there, lets put our money and time towards a much needed cause.

CBC: False and pro Israeli narrative

The following message was sent to CBC ombudsman on August 11, 2014:

Dear CBC ombudsman
I sent the following web-mail to CBC News.
Please review it and make sure that future stories are accurate, balanced and reflect the reality on the ground.
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Your report “Gaza conflict: Israel, Hamas accept ceasefire proposal” smacks of pro-Israeli bias. It is inaccurate and negates the existence of Palestinians who are not Hamas. The Palestinian delegation (including all the resistance organizations), headed by a Fateh member, is the one that accepted the ceasefire. Please stop spreading misleading Israeli propaganda. I will bring this complaint to the attention of CBC ombudsman.

Thanks for your attention
Hanna Kawas,
Chairperson, Canada Palestine Association