Solidarity with the Peace 11: Why the HESEG Foundation for Lone Soldiers should have its charitable status revoked

The webinar explored what may be Canada’s most important contribution to Palestinian dispossession. Under the cover of charity, organizations are bilking Canadian taxpayers to fund the Israeli colonial project. Charities in Canada send a quarter billion dollars a year to projects in Israel many of which support the Israeli military, racist organizations and West Bank settlements in contravention of CRA regulations.

This webinar looked at efforts to disrupt charities supporting Palestinian dispossession and war crimes.

SPEAKERS: Shane Martinez, lawyer Mohammad Hureini, Defund Racism Khaled Mouammar, former national president of the Canadian Arab Federation Karen Rodman, Executive Director, Just Peace Advocates Rachel Small, World BEYOND War, Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition member

Moderated by: Bianca Mugyenyi, CFPI

Organized by: Canadian Foreign Policy Institute Just Peace Advocates Co-Sponsors: PAJU Defund Racism

Links shared during the webinar

In Defense of the Peace-11: Standing with the Peace Activists Being Criminalized in Toronto for Palestine Solidarity

Community Defence Fund

Take action: Write a letter to Canada Revenue Agency: No subsidies for war crimes–investigate HESEG Foundation

Organizations

Also thanks to Good Shepherd Collective and World BEYOND War.

About Canadian Charities

Over $10B of charity donations to other countries over last 5 years

Over $10B of charity donations to other countries over last 5 years

Over 10% of reported Canadian donations go to Israel, a country with GDP equivalent to Canada

https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/over-10-of-reported-canadian-donations-go-to-israel-a-country-with-gdp-equivalent-to-canada/

A dozen charities revoked in the last few years that were providing funds to Israel

A dozen charities revoked in the last few years that were providing funds to Israel

Canadian charitable funds to Palestine

Canadian charitable funds to Palestine

Canadian Charities reporting donations to Israel in 2022

Canadian Charities reporting donations to Israel in 2022

Report regarding Regavim

Regavim: Canadian charitable donations are funding indigenous erasure

Additional links

Canadian Charities providing money towards Palestinian dispossession

Illegal Military Recruiting in Canada

No illegal Israeli military recruiting in Canada

Canada Revenue Agency Rules regarding charities outside Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/charities/policies-guidance/guidance-002-canadian-registered-charities-carrying-activities-outside-canada.html

Article from Breach Media about Peace 11

https://breachmedia.ca/naomi-klein-calls-on-heather-reisman-drop-charges-indigo-11/

Canada’s voting at the UN

Canada’s voting at the United Nations 1947 onwards

Public Pensions

Take Action: Tell Canada Pension Plan to drop $10+B investments complicit with Israeli war crimes

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec sheds Israeli police training but still invests $12.5 Billion of Quebec pensioners money in Israeli war crimes

https://worldbeyondwar.org/act-now-tell-the-canada-pension-plan-to-divest-from-war-profiteers/

Canada Stop Arming Israel

https://worldbeyondwar.org/canadastoparmingisrael/