100+ organizations and dozens of prominent individuals urge countries to vote against Canada’s bid for Security Council seat due to anti-Palestinian positions
Today, June 1, 2020, an open letter signed by an impressive list of organizations and individuals will be delivered to all UN ambassadors asking them to vote for Ireland and Norway instead of Canada for two seats soon to be available on the Security Council.
Criticizing Canada’s anti-Palestinian record, the letter has been endorsed by 100+ organizations, including Sabeel Jerusalem, Kairos Palestine, American Muslims for Palestine, CUPW, Canadian Arab Federation, Independent Jewish Voices . Nearly 200 academics, artists and activists – including Ken Loach, Bruce Cockburn, Roger Waters, Naim Ateek, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, John Dugard, Ruba Ghazal – have also backed an appeal that points out how Canada has isolated itself against the world on Palestinian rights at the UN.
Since 2000 Canada has voted against 166 UN General Assembly resolutions critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Ireland and Norway haven’t voted against a single one of these resolutions. Additionally, Ireland and Norway have voted yes 251 and 249 times respectively on resolutions related to Palestinian rights during this period. Canada has managed 87 yes votes, but only two since 2010.
“The letter is seeking to pull at the heartstrings of the individuals who cast the secret ballots for the Security Council seat”, said Karen Rodman of Just Peace Advocates. “We want to remind UN ambassadors that Canada has consistently isolated itself against world opinion when it comes to the long-suffering Palestinians.”
Prior to the vote set for June 17, the letter will serve as a springboard for a multi-pronged Twitter campaign targeting UN ambassadors as well as some foreign ministers and diplomatic missions in Ottawa.
The letter is seeking to pull at the heartstrings of the individuals who cast the secret ballots for the Security Council seat.
We want to remind UN ambassadors that Canada has consistently isolated itself against world opinion when it comes to the long-suffering Palestinians.
Karen Rodman, Just Peace Advocates‘
The Letter Sent to United Nation Ambassadors
Dear United Nations Ambassadors,
As humanity reels from the Covid-19 pandemic, you will soon select the world’s representatives on the UN’s highest decision-making body. As organizations and individuals advocating in Canada and elsewhere for a just peace in Palestine / Israel, we respectfully ask you to reject Canada’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council.
As you choose seats on the Security Council between the bids of Canada, Ireland and Norway for the two Western Europe and Other States, the UN’s historic contribution to Palestinian dispossession and responsibility to protect their rights must be front of mind. In these uncertain times, Palestinians are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 due to Israel’s military occupation and violations of UN resolutions.
The Canadian government for at least a decade and a half has consistently isolated itself against world opinion on Palestinian rights at the UN. Since coming to power – after the dubious record of the Harper government – the Trudeau government has voted against more than fifty UN resolutions upholding Palestinian rights that were backed by the overwhelming majority of member states. Continuing this pattern, Canada “sided with Israel by voting No” on most UN votes on the Question of Palestine in December. Three of these were Canada’s votes on Palestinian Refugees, on UNRWA and on illegal settlements, each distinguishing Canada as in direct opposition to the “Yes” votes of Ireland and Norway.
The Canadian government has refused to abide by 2016 UN Security Council Resolution 2334, calling on member states to “distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied in 1967.” On the contrary, Ottawa extends economic and trade assistance to Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise.
Canada has repeatedly sided with Israel. Ottawa justified Israel’s killing of “Great March of Return” protesters in Gaza and has sought to deter the International Criminal Court from investigating Israeli war crimes. In fact, Canada’s foreign affairs minister announced that should it win a seat on the UNSC, it would act as an “asset for Israel” on the Council.
When deciding who represents the international community on the UN’s highest decision-making body, we urge you to consider the UN-established rights of the long-suffering Palestinians, and to vote for Ireland and Norway, which have better records on the matter than Canada .
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Actions you can take
Signatories
Organizations
Canadian Arab Federation (CAF)
Palestinian Canadian Congress (PCC)
Independent Jewish Voices-Canada (IJV-Canada)
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem
Kairos Palestine
Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies – RCHRS, Palestine
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA)
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)
Palestinian Canadian Community Centre – Palestine House, Mississauga
The Canadian Palestinian Foundation of Quebec
Canadian Palestinian Council
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC-South Africa)
Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network, Australia
Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU), Montreal
Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement pour une Paix Juste, Canada
Boycott from Within (Israeli citizens for BDS)
Canadian Peace Congress
World Beyond War — South Africa
The Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa
Labor for Palestine-USA
Mennonite Church of Canada Palestine-Israel Network
Atlantic Canada Palestinian Society
Australian Palestinian Professionals Association
Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies, San Francisco State University
Comité pour une paix juste au Proche-Orient, Luxembourg
Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice (CUSJ)
Educators for Justice (Waterloo Catholic School Board), Waterloo, Canada
Oakville Palestinian Rights Association, Ontario
Mid-Islanders for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, British Columba
Palestine Solidarity St. John’s, Newfoundland
Canada Palestine Association-Vancouver
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3903 (CUPE 3903)
Peace Alliance Winnipeg
Coalition Against Israel Apartheid, Victoria
Socialist Action, Canada
Niagara Movement for Justice in Palestine-Israel (NMJPI), Canada
Justice for Palestine, Calgary
Al Quds Committee, Toronto
Al Haddi Musalia
BBCF/Wolfwood, Victoria
Communist Party of Canada
Regina Peace Council
Canadian BDS Coalition
Toronto Solidarity with Palestine
BDS-Coast Salish Territories
Conseil Central du Montréal métropolitain-CSN
Conseil régional FTQ du Montréal métropolitain (CRFTQ-M)
Artistes pour la Paix
Commission altermondialisation et de solidarité internationale de Québec solidaire
Catholics for Justice and Peace in the Holy Land, Canada
Canadians for Justice and Peace Middle East-Okanagan
Amnesty International- Kelowna
Bathurst Street United Church, Toronto
Basilian Centre for Peace and Justice
Canadian Boat to Gaza / Bateau canadien pour Gaza
Europal Forum, United Kingdom
International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza, United Kingdom
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Palestine Solidarity Network, Edmonton
Academics for Palestine-Concordia
Council on International Relations – Palestine, Gaza, State of Palestine
Human Rights Protection Center, Gaza, State of Palestine
Netherlands Palestine Committee
Development and Peace, Diocesan Council, Toronto, Canada
Development and Peace, Caritas Canada
Canadian Union of Postal Workers/Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes
Pax Christi, Toronto
Soceidade Palestina de Brasília
Foundation for Sustainability and Peacemaking in Mesoamerica
Joining Hands for Justice in Palestine and Israel, USA
Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network
Centre Justice et Foi, Québec
Labour for Palestine – Canada
Al Harah Theater, Bethlehem, Palestine
Edmonton Chapter-Council of Canadians
Mouvement Québécois pour la Paix
Science for Peace, Toronto
Socialist Project, Canada
The Palestinian Student Association at Carleton University, Ottawa
The Canada Palestine Support Network – CanPalNet
Vegans for BDS (Canada)
People for Peace, London, Ontario
Social Justice Event Collective, London, Ontario
Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, Canada
NDP Socialist Caucus, Canada
Zatoun Fair Trade Olive Oil from Palestine
Beit Zatoun House Art and Culture Centre, Toronto
Palestine Just Trade, Canada
De-Colonizer, research and art laboratory for social change, Palestine – Israel
Palestine Solidarity Work Group Sudbury, Canada
Canadian Council for Justice and Peace
Crescent International
CODEPINK.org
Jewish Voice for Peace Pittsburgh, USA
Africa for Palestine, Johannesburg
Canadian Foreign Policy Institute
Norwich Palestine Solidarity Campaign, United Kingdom
Bay Area Women in Black, Oakland, California
Canadian for Peace and Justice in Kashmir (CPJK)
International League of Peoples’ Struggle in Canada
StandWithKashmir, United States
Bradford on Avon Friends of Palestine (BOAFOP), United Kingdom
Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine, Australia
Commitment for Life, United Kingdom
Portsmouth/SD Palestine Solidarity Campaign, United Kingdom
Football Against Apartheid, United Kingdom
OPIRG Carleton: Ontario Public Interest Research Group
Palestine Solidarity Collective at York University
Jewish Voice for Peace, Atlanta Chapter
Individuals
Roger Waters, musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd
Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher, historian, social critic, and political activist
Richard Falk, Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University
John Dugard, Professor of Law, former Judge, The Hague, Netherlands
Ken Loach, film director, United Kingdom
Bruce Cockburn OC, musician, Canada
Ruba Ghazal, députée de Mercier pour QS, Assemblée nationale du Québec
Vijay Prashad, historian, journalist, and intellectual
Ramzy Baroud, journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle
Chris Hedges, journalist, Presbyterian minister, and visiting Princeton University lecturer
The Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek, Founder Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem
Jacob Ecclestone, former President of the National Union of Journalists of Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Doctor Swee Ang, orthopaedic surgeon, co-founder Medical Aid for Palestinians, author From Beirut to Jerusalem, London, United Kingdom
Leila Sansour, film producer, London, United Kingdom
Rifat Audeh, Canadian award-winning film director, Canada
Mahmoud Alafranji, Coordinator – The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council, Occupied Palestine
Lina Abojaradeh, Palestinian activist, artist, poet and social entrepreneur, Amman, Jordan
Rabbi David Mivasair, Hamilton, Canada
Jonathan Kuttab, founder of Al-Haq, international human rights lawyer, Jerusalem
Chencho Alas, community organizer, liberation theologian and former Catholic priest, El Salvador
Jonathan Ofir, Conductor and violinist, journalistic contributor on matters of Palestine-Israel regularly on Mondoweiss. Copenhagen, Denmark
Robert Assaly, Priest, Co-Founder of Canadian Friends of Sabeel (CFOS)
Jim Manly, Member of Parliament 1980-88, clergy
Trio Joubran, music band, Palestine
Claude Morin, professeur titulaire (à la retraite), Département d’histoire, Université de Montréal
Diane Lamoureux, Professeure associée, Département de science politique, Université Laval
Jooneed Khan, Journalist, Writer, human rights activist, Montreal
Wael Hallaq, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University, New York
Michelle Hartman, professeure, Université McGill
Clément Scheirber, citoyen, Montreal
Geneviève Rail, professeure émérite, Université Concordia
Mary Ellen Davis, cinéaste
John L King, NYU Professor, Composer-Musician, New York
David Peters, former Green Party of Canada candidate, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Sammy Bassam, Bassam the Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Musqueam, Squamish, Tseil-Waututh Territory
Victor Woods, Environmental Researcher, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Roger Beck, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Toronto
Cathy Gulkin, Filmmaker, Toronto
Nyla Matuk, Author, Toronto
James Benham, Lawyer, Vancouver
Sylvat Aziz, professor, Kingston, Canada
Khaled Mouammar, former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Richmond Hill, Canada
Garry Potter, Professor, Waterloo, Canada
Dorothy Field, artist, writer, activist, Victoria, British Columbia
Robert Kent, Academic, Educator and Researcher, Political activist, Advocate for Palestinian Statehood, Windsor, Canada
Annette Lengyel, human rights activist, Calgary
Michael Kuttner, retired Secondary High School Teacher, Toronto
Himani Bannerji , Professor, Emeritus and Senior Scholar, York University, Toronto
Richard Fung, Professor Emeritus, OCAD University, Toronto
Nabeel Salloum, Advocate of Human Rights, Toronto
Blair Kuntz, Librarian, Toronto
Ralph Wushke, Pastor, Toronto
Iqbal Hasnu, Editor and Publisher, Scarborough, Canada
John Wilson, socialist and queer liberationist, Canada
Marco Louis Polo, Professor, Toronto
Kaushalya Bannerji, artist, poet, writer, Toronto
Joe Modeste, retired teacher, Ajax
John Liss, lawyer, Toronto
Ofer Neiman , Israeli citizen, Israel
Sasha Lofquist, Human Rights Advocate, Oakville, Canada
Henry Evans-Tenbrinke Recording Secretary, Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, Hamilton, Canada
Peter Kocsis, teacher, Denmark
Miriam Meir, Peace and Human Rights Activist, Calgary
Richard Gould, Peace seeker, Fannie Bay, Australia
Thomas C Brown, Professor of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University
Jihaan Haffajee Member of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Cape Town, South Africa
Reem Kelani, musician & broadcaster, British Palestinian
Chris Somes-Charlton, artist manager, England
David L Mandel, member Jewish Voice for Peace; elected member, Central Committee, California Democratic Party, Sacramento
Abby Martin, Journalist, The Empire Files, Los Angeles
Johann and Vera Funk, advocates for human rights, Surrey, British Columbia
Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Emeritus Professor, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, India
Mohammad Groenewald, South Africa
Malini Bharttacharya, Professor Emeritus, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Richard F Marcuse, Anthropologist and former resident of Israel, West Vancouver
J-René Bédard, Sorel, Canada
Martin Fontaine, Montréal
Colin Royle, Montreal
Samed Bulbulia, activist researcher, South Africa
Jean Gagne, audiovisual technician, Montreal
Edward C. Corrigan, Barrister & Solicitor, London, Ontario
Bryn Smith, Surrey, British Columbia
Marie Boti, filmmaker, Montreal
Claudia Chaufan, University Professor, Toronto
Elaine Brière, director/producer, Vancouver
Frances Widdowson, Calgary
Kimball Cariou, journalist, Vancouver
Juliana Farha, Canadian citizen and business owner, London, UK
John Philpot, attorneu, Montréal
Antonio Artuso, activist, translator, interpreter – For a United Front against Fascism and War, Montreal
Emilio Alvarez, LGBTQ+ Activist, Montreal
Dan Maitland, human rights for all supporter, Canada
Amir M. Maasoumi, Canada
Yves Engler, author, Montreal
Elizabeth Block, Potter & Craftswoman, Toronto
Debbie Hubbard, Kelowna, British Columbia
Frances Combs (Rev.), clergy, Toronto
Judith Deutsch, psychoanalyst, Toronto
Omer Aijazi, Research Fellow, University of Toronto
Dimitri Lascaris, lawyer, journalist and activist, Montreal Canada
Reuben Roth, Professor, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
Karin Brothers, Writer, Toronto
Suzanne Weiss, author and life-long activist, Toronto
Gary Engler, Canadian journalist and author
Deborah Cowan, Professor, department of geography & planning, University of Toronto
Martin Lukacs, journalist and author
Monira Kitmitto, Palestinian Human Rights Activist
Dr. Nedal Jayousi, Director of Palestinian- European Representation Office for Higher Education, Ramallah
Jamelie Hassan, visual artist
Pierre Jasmin, co-président d’honneur Quebec Movement for Peace (logo in annex)
Jim Mitchell, member of Don Heights Unitarian Congregation, Toronto
Jordan Samolesky, musician, Winnipeg
Bianca Mugyenyi, activist, former Co-ED The Leap
John Clarke, Packer Visitor in Social Justice, York University, Toronto
Diane Lauziere, Development and Peace-Caritas Canada, Toronto
Wendy Anne McCreath, activist, Scarborough
Mary Brown, social justice activist, Canada
Rosette Rohana, artist, portraitist, restauration of ancient water color, ancient paper, Montreal, Quebéc
Peter Eglin, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Wilfred Laurier University, Kitchener, Canada
Rinaldo Walcott, professor, Toronto
Tamara Lorincz, PhD candidate and activist, Waterloo
Martin Duckworth, laureate of the 2015 Albert-Tessier Prix du Quebec for cinema, Montreal
David Heap, teacher-researcher; peace & human rights advocate, London, Ontario
David Kattenburg, University instructor, journalist and activist, Winnipeg
Ed Lehman and Heather Crichlow, Peace Activists, Regina, Canada
Arnold August, Journalist and Author, Montréal
Robin Mathews, Canadian writer and critic, Vancouver
Ayman Yousef, Professor of Conflict Resolution and International Relations at the Arab American University in Palestine, Jenin, Palestine
Richard Roman, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Dr. Eyad Yaqob, administrative member at the Conflict Resolution Center, Ramallah, Palestine
Larry Hannant, Historian and author, Victoria, British Columbia
Sanjeeda Bano, Mississauga
Harold Shuster, member of Independent Jewish Voices, Winnipeg
Jake Javanshir, human rights activist, Toronto
Sid Ryan, Past President Ontario Federation of Labour, Whitby
Joseph Mcgill, Visual Artist and Poet, Finland
Kathy Wazana, Documentary Filmmaker, Toronto
Eva Manly, retired filmmaker, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Karen Rodman, co-founder of Just Peace Advocates, Toronto
Patricia Mercer, former ecumenical accompanier in Palestine, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Paul Eid, professeur de sociologie, UQAM, Québec
Raymond Legault, militant antimilitariste, Québec
Marc-Edouard Joubert, président du CRFTQ-MM, Québec
Habdulhadi Qaderi, enseignant en science politique, Québec
Claude Lacaille, citoyen, prêtre catholique, Québec
Dominique Daigneault, présidente, CCMM-CSN, Québec
Samir Saul, professeur d’histoire, Université de Montréal, Québec
Yakov Rabkin, professeur émérite, département d’histoire, Université de Montréal, Québec
Louise Blais, professeure retraitée, Université d’Ottawa, Québec
Dyala Hamzah, professeure agrégée d’histoire, Université de Montréal, Québec
Yves Laneuville, citoyen
Rachad Antonius, professeur titulaire, UQAM, Québec
Eduardo Corro, citoyen, militant latino-américain, Québec
Michel Brodeur, citoyen, Québec
Jacques Boivin, retraité de l’enseignement, Québec
Marie-Noëlle Lombard, citoyenne
Roland Lombard, ancien président du Collectif interuniversitaire pour la Coopération avec les Universités Palestiniennes, Québec
Avigaël Levy, citoyenne QC
Phil Taylor, host of the Taylor Report, Toronto
Vincent Romani, professeur de science politique, UQAM, Québec
Suzanne Chartrand, didacticienne du français et porte-parole du Collectif Debout pour l’école !
Serge Rodier, citoyen, Compton, Québec
Yves Rochon, citoyen, Québec
Isabelle Krzywkowski, Professeure des universités, France
Jan McIntyre, individual, Canada
Haleem Bashlawi, London, United Kingdom
Mary Sanderson, Toronto,
Larry B Harder, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Canada
Nora McKay, teacher, Canada
Eric Mills, Toronto
Edgar Saúl Godoy, human rights activist and radio producer, Toronto
Dr Uri Davis, Jaffa, Israel
Marco Antonio Castillo, poet and writer, Canada
Haim Bresheeth, Professorial Research Associate, SOAS, London, United Kingdom
Paul Laverty, Writer, Edinburgh, Scotland
Maure Kentner, Toronto
Judy Newman, Toronto
Ron Benner, visual artist, London Canada
Kate Chung, Grandmother, Toronto
Larry Brockelbank, retired history teacher, Midland
Dr. Margaret Craig, Glasgow, Scotland
Graham Bryce, retired doctor, Scotland
Anne Bryce, retired health professional, Scotland
Joan Jarvis, Winnipeg
Thomas Hemeon, Canada
Henry Zaccak, Toronto
Najimee Parveen, human rights activist, Glasgow
Fiona Crawford, retired public health consultant, Glasgow, Scotland
Rev. Steve Berube, returned human rights observer, Riverview, New Brunswick
Yassar Sadat, Musician, Genoa, Italy
Michaela Lavis, PhD candidate, Toronto
Nathania Rodman, professional art therapist, Toronto
Akram abu Madi, Palestinian activist, al-Khalil, Hebron, Palestine
Rami Y., Palestinian human rights advocator, Montreal
Corey David, machinist/political activist, Scarborough, Canada
Andrea Portugal, Beloeil, Quebec
Miguel Figueroa, President, Canadian Peace Congress, Toronto
Oliver Lechner, Richmond Hill
Nasim Asgari, artist, poet, student and educator, Toronto
Mostafa Saod, Holland
Iyad Staiti, musician, Palestine
Dr Salman Abu Sitta, Chairman, Popular Conference of Palestinians Abroad International
Ahmed Abbes, Directeur de recherche au CNRS Paris, France
Gandhi, Palestinian musician, Maghar, Galilee, Palestine
Khaled Shtayeh, human rights advocate, Ramallah, Palestine
Huda Kafi, self employed, Toronto
James Willis, Canada
Idrisa Pandit, academic and activist, Waterloo
Murray Lumley, Toronto
Phyllis Creighton, Toronto
Susan Czarnocki, retired educator, Lachine
Annick Weiner, University Professor, Paris France
Allan Kolski Horwitzm, poet, writer, social activist & member of South African Jews for a Free Palestine, Johannesburg, South Africa
Alain Deneault, essayiste, Canada Peter
Gose, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Carleton University
Natalie Maxson, Educator, Canada
Roswitha Shaw, retired public servant, Ottawa
Dr. Nadia Abu-Zahra, Associate Professor and Joint Chair in Women’s Studies, University of Ottawa and Carleton University
Robert Massoud, Activist Speaker & Writer, Toronto
Tareq Alabadla, Head of Marketing in Palestinian Student Association at Carleton University, Ottawa
Stephen Aberle, Vancouver, British Columbia
Russell Lavis, Event Coordinator, Toronto
Howard Wideman, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Robert Fantina, author, Kitchener, Ontario
Karen Platt, Jewish Voices for Peace San Francisco Bay area member, Albany, California
Jawwad Mulla, Editor, Crescent International
Stephen Aberle, Vancouver, British Columbia
Michael Addario, Coordinator, Vegans for BDS Canada, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Judy Sumner, retired, Canada
Tariq Kayal, freelance filmmaker and camera person working for BBC and German TV, Palestine
Elizabeth Morley, peace and justice campaigner , United Kingdom
Rod Walters, Wales
Simon Vrouwe, the Netherlands
Adham Mostafa , law student, Edinburgh
Deborah Darnes, Sandbach, United Kingdom
Michael Shanahan, London, England
Christine McMillan, England
Judith Hammond, former eccumenical accompanier (EAPPI), United Kingdom
Barry M Watson, Doncaster, United Kingdom
Kathy McCubbing, human rights activist, United Kingdom
Marilyn Longden, Quaker, Bradford on Avon, England
Gary Boyle, Earby, England
Marlena Santoyo, Jewish, Philadelphia
Farzana Saker, United Kingdom
Ray Packham, former language teacher in Hebron, Bradford on Avon, United Kingdom
Peter Jackson, retired acoustic engineer, Bungay, England
Penny Welch, Bradford-on-Avon, England
John Feane, Bradford-On-Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Patrick Henderson, United Kingdom
Judith Gradwell, Melksham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Hazel Jones, Bradford on Avon, United Kingdom
Sharen Green, Wimborne, United Kingdom
John Grant, United Kingdom
Donald Saunders, retired optometrist, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, United Kingdom
Chris Jones, Amnesty International Colwyn Bay group, treasurer and active member, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, United Kingdom
Brenda Batts, retired teacher and anti-racist, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Marian Connolly, Bristol, United Kingdom
Bargas Hatem, engineer, llandudno, Wales
A Mo, France
Wendy Morgan, humanitarian and grandmother, Llandudno, Wales
John Sumner, retired Vicar with long contacts to Peacemakers in Holy Land, Wilts, United Kingdom
Theresa Mason, Thetford, United Kingdom
Peter Geelan-Small, Sydney, Australia
Bob Doyle, United Kingdom
Jill Ross, United Kingdom
El Jones, activist, educator, journalist and poet
Carole Powell, human rights defenders, Australia
Lorraine Guay, infirmière retraitée, QC
Marie-Christine Paret, Professeure titulaire retraitée, Université de Montréal, QC
Radhia Ben Amor, Coordonnatrice de recherche, Université de Montréal, QC
Carole Poliquin, réalisatrice, QC
Wedad Antonius, QC
Jeannette Pommerleau, QC
Francine Sophie Fontaine, travailleuse de la santé, retraitée, QC
Fred Jones, ancien président du Syndicat des professeurs de Dawson College, QC.
Johanne Bédard, citoyenne, QC
Louise Harel, députée 1981-2008, ministre et Présidente de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec
Edmond Omran, citoyen, QC
Guy Fortin, citoyen, QC
Diane Lalancette, citoyenne, QC
Amy Miller, director, producer, writer, Montreal, Canada
Hazel Jones, Bradford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
Gilles Bibeau, professeur émérite, département d’anthropologie, Université de Montréal, QC
Maria Hilario, welfare worker, Sydney, Australia
Carole Powell, human rights defender, Australia
Maria Hilario, welfare worker, Sydney, Australia
Kevin Snyman, United Reformed Church Programme Officer for Global Justice and Partnerships, London
Geoffrey Jackson, retired consultant to the World Bank on the human and environmental impacts of pesticides, Crickhowell, United Kingdom
Jacqueline Griffin, advocate of human rights, Havant, United Kingdom
Sean Clinton, human rights activist, Ireland
Graham Noble, Havant, United Kingdom
Ellen Woodsworth, International speaker on gender and cities, Canada
Lorraine Reimer , Canada
Jamie Kneen, Researcher, Ottawa, Canada
John Tymon, journalist, National Union of Journalists, London
Richard Sanders, peace/antiwar activist, researcher, writer, Ottawa, Canada
Phillip Courneyeur, citizen, Canada
