News and Updates
Online Webinar, No Illegal Israeli Military Recruiting, Feb. 3/21, 1900 ET
On February 3, 2021, 1900 ET, a panel will discuss the illegal Israeli military recruiting happening in Canada.
500 sign within hours, a Goverment Petition Launched: Canada Stop Fueling the War on Yemen
Petition sponsored by NDP Hamilton Center Member of Parliament Matthew Green. Halt arms shipments to Saudi Arabia immediately. 2) Participate in international efforts to bring an immediate end to the deliberate Saudi-led attacks on civilians which constitute war crimes;....
PRESS RELEASE: Activists block trucks at company transporting weapons to Saudi Arabia, demand Canada stop fuelling war in Yemen
Just Peace Advocates joins 300 organizations form around the world to say #StopArmingSaudi #YemanCantWait. Read the reease about activists blocking trucks at company transproting weapons to Saudi Arabia, demanding Canada stop fuelling war in Yemen.
Towards A Nuclear Free World
Just Peace Advocates was pleased to join with the large network of organizations and individuals who joined to call for "a Nuclear Free World" and condemn Canada's failure to sign the multilateral treaty for nuclear disarmament that came into...
Baseless and misleading attack against the Canadian Arab Federation and a Muslim politician
It is unconscionable that the leader of the Bloc Quebecois is disseminating baseless and misleading information about the Canadian Arab Federation and Omar Alghabra, the newly-appointed Minister of Transport. The Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) was founded in 1967 and its first...
Jonathan Kuttab release of “Beyond the Two State Solution”
Jonathan Kuttab’s decades of legal service and creative activism has led him to write this important bok "Beyond the Two State Solution." Get your copy and engage in this much needed conversation.
Stop Illegal Israeli Military Recruiting in Canada
Learn more: Check out newly released video and join our webinar on February 3 at 7 PM. On January 3, 2021 evidence delivered to the RCMP is in addition to evidence provided to federal Justice Minister David Lametti on...
Highlights from 2020
2020 saw Just Peace Advocates launch comprehensive, accessible legal resources, provide leadership in the #NoUNSC4Canada, #Gaza2020, #NoCanadians4IDF and other campaigns. Undertake the first review of Canada's voting history at the UN since 1947. Launch of 4 parliamentary petitions, and over...
Over 2 million letters sent since April 2020
Just Peace Advocates hosted 30+ letter writing campaigns from April to December 2020, that reached well over 2M recipients, with 12,5+K letters sent. Several of these were with partners. Over 30 separate letters have been sent, including to the federal...
Israel’s vaccine apartheid
The COVID-19 vaccine has raised the hope for universal protection from the deadly virus. But its distribution is turning into a vaccine apartheid—from countries of the Global South volunteering for vaccine trials but not having access to the final products,...