News and Updates
Return Venezuela’s Stolen Wealth for Full Quake Recovery
Just Peace Advocates endorsed this statement: (Leer en español) We extend our full solidarity and condolences to the Venezuelan people as they grapple with the human tragedy caused by the twin earthquakes of June 24, 2026. We applaud emergency aid...
It’s time to stop taking money from organizations funding Israel’s illegal occupation and apartheid
Canadian charities, regulated by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), are actively funding Israel's illegal occupation, apartheid regime, and genocide. This is not new. One of the longest standing ways Canadian funds have made their way to the (now) State of...
Life of Kashmiri Political Prisoners, Gender and the Carceral State
This panel analyses the carceral regime imposed in Kashmir by reflecting on political imprisonment, law, and resistance. Focusing on the recent life sentence of Asiya Andrabi, founder of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, the panelists will examine how dissent is transformed almost naturally into...
New Report! How Canadian Universities Support Israel’s Crimes Through Investments, Partnerships, Donor Funds, and Anti-Palestinian Racism
A Look at the Ways Canadian Universities Engage in a Mutually Beneficial, Inherently Violent, Settler-Colonial Relationship with Israel You can find the full report in PDF format by clicking the photo below or text only version at...
A MEDIATOR’S EYE VIEW: Essays on War, Peace & Shared Humanity
By Sally Campbell Press Release What does a mediator have to say about the state of our world today? Plenty, it turns out. And why would the perspective of a white, female Canadian mediator be of value when it’s all so complicated?...
Press Release: Union and civil society groups are demanding that the CDPQ withdraw $26.4 billion from companies complicit in Israel’s crimes in Palestine
Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal, Thursday, June 18, 2026 – The Quebec Coalition URGENCE Palestine and Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement pour une paix juste (JPA) are today releasing their comprehensive analysis of the 2025 annual report of the Caisse de dépôt et placement...
2025 analysis of the Caisse’s investements
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Joint Letter to Minister Anand and Minister Sidhu on Banning Canadian Trade with Israel’s Illegal Settlements
June 17, 2026 Dear Honourable Ministers, We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organizations, write to urge you to ban all trade and business between Canada and Israel's illegal settlements, as necessary for Canada to comply with international law. In a landmark <a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/186/186-20240719-adv-01-00-en.pdf" ...
India: A public call to end Khurram Parvez’ arbitrary detention
On 18 June 2026, ahead of Khurram Parvez's birthday, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), in the framework of the Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders, published a solidarity statement calling on his release, signed by 92...
Why are Canadians funding the Israeli government?
On 16 June 2026, Raffy Boudjikanian at CBC News released a report that the World Zionist Organization was included on a draft list of sanctions, but was ultimately removed. As part of the Global Sanctions Coalition,...