News and Updates
Canada’s public pension board urged to divest from companies identified as violating human rights by the United Nations
On March 8, over 70 organizations along with dozens of individuals contacted the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board about its investment in funds related to Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Syrian Golan Heights.
Canada silent on India’s colonization of Kashmir
Last week a few media sources reported on India’s evictions of forest dwellers based on an AFP report. Canadian media continued to be silent on the Indian occupation of Kashmir. In 1948, Canada’s UN representative Andrew McNaughton took the lead...
Join us for a NEW #Justice4ElHalabi Social Media Storm – Sunday, 14 March
LAST TIME, your tweets alone reached 3.1 million people – and thousands of you participated. With Mohammed El-Halabi, Palestine’s “Humanitarian Hero,” facing a new unjust Israeli hearing this week, join us on Sunday, March 14 in a social media storm...
CPPIB urged to divest from Israeli war crimes
Over 200 have signed on to urge the CPPIB to divest from Israeli war crimes.
Write letter 70+ organizations from across Canada and around the world, and 130+ individuals including former federal members of...
Political Advocacy and National Liberation are not “Terrorism”
Just Peace Advocates was one of an initial 25 groups that joined Canada Palestine Association to endorse a call to reject moves by the Israeli government and its lobby in Canada to criminalize Palestinian advocacy. Among these groups included...
Suggestions on how Canadian government can advance justice and peace for Palestine
For Canada to promote peace in Israel/Palestine, it needs to break out of the conventional paradigm of previous administrations and seek out a policy that is based on its own principles and ethics, and must not be slavishly following the...
#Justice4ElHalabi
#Justice4ElHalabi Twitter Storm and Social Media Campaign Sunday, February 28 10 am Pacific - 1 pm Eastern - 7 pm central Europe - 8 pm Palestine Use the hashtag: #Justice4ElHalabi https://bit.ly/justice4elhalabi Write letter to Canadian government Mohammed El-Halabi is the former...
Take action: East Jerusalem under Threat
Let Canadian government know you are concerned about evictions in East Jerusalem. Sign Parliamentary Petition On the 15th of February 2021, the Israeli district court rejected the appeal of the four families in Sheikh Jarrah, Skafi, Al Qasim, Al Jaouni, and...
Say No To Illegal Military Recruiting in Canada
It is a crime in Canada to recruit anyone for a foreign military. It is also a crime to aid and abet such recruitment by offering incentives and encouraging any person to serve in a foreign military. The Foreign Enlistment Act...
Feb. 5,2021: Expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir under India’s illegal occupation
February 5th is day of solidarity with the people of Kashmir. In November 2020, the government responded to three petitions with regard to the situation in Indian occupied Kashmir. One was sponsored by Liberal MP Ratansi, another by NDP MP Scott...