Canada Palestine Association

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

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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

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.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014
2:00PM MEET AT BROADWAY AND COMMERCIAL
2:30PM MARCH DOWN COMMERCIAL DRIVE
RALLY AT GRANDVIEW PARK
Facebook Event

STOP THE WAR!
END THE SIEGE!
BOYCOTT ISRAEL!

Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza has been met with horror, revulsion and outrage by ordinary people in their millions. In Canada, our government has cheered the slaughter, while opposition MPs wring their hands with anxiety or remain silent in the face of war crimes.

Enough is enough.

It’s time for everyone who believes in justice, peace and human rights to stand with Gaza, and with all Palestinians resisting war and occupation.

The struggle for a free Palestine is now the struggle of our times. Help build the biggest protest for Palestine ever – in towns and cities across Canada and Quebec, and in solidarity with global protests all around the world.

Organized by Stopwar.ca

Co-Sponsors:
Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign (Vancouver)
Canada Palestine Association
Independent Jewish Voices Canada, Vancouver branch
Iranian Left Alliance — Vancouver
Red Sparks Union
Siraat Collective
SPHR – UBC