The Centrale des Syndicats du Quebec (CSQ), the third largest labour federation in Quebec, has passed a decisive BDS resolution. CSQ represents over 180,000 workers. The resolution is a major step forward for the Palestinian solidarity movement in Quebec.
CSQ Votes to Support BDS
June 30, 2009
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Naomi Klein Speaking in Bil’in
June 29, 2009Canadian author Naomi Klein speaks to media in the village of Bil’in in the occupied West Bank.
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Naomi Klein in Bil’in: Boycott Israel
June 26, 2009
Bil’in – Ma’an News Agency – Canadian author Naomi Klein called for an international boycott of Israel during a visit to the West Bank village of Bil’in on Friday, where she also attended a weekly demonstration against Israel’s separation wall.
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Montreal Solidarity with Bil’in Photo Essay
June 26, 2009The Montreal-based solidarity group Tadamon! has posted a photo essay on events organized in Montreal in solidarity with the Bil’in court case.
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Update on Bil’in Lawsuit
June 26, 2009An article from the Montreal Gazette on the historic lawsuit brought by the Palestinian village of Bil’in against Quebec-based companies Green Park International Inc. and Green Mount International Inc. which just wrapped up after three days in a Montreal courtoom.
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Israeli Apartheid on Trial: Pan-Canadian Tour Video
June 17, 2009Emily Shaeffer, an Israeli lawyer representing the village of Bil’in, speaks during her stop in Edmonton as part of the Apartheid on Trial: Pan-Canadian Tour.
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The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy – Edmonton Book Launch
June 17, 2009
Join us for an evening with Yves Enger, the author of The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy, now available from Fernwood Publishing.
Thursday, June 18 6:00pm – 7:30pm
The Hydeaway (10209-100 Ave)
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Defend academic conference on Israel/Palestine
June 17, 2009CALL FOR ACTION: Defend academic conference on Israel/Palestine: SSHRC funding threatened!
Dear colleagues,
You may have heard by now that both B’nai Brith and CIJA have launched a very public campaign denouncing the upcoming “Israel/Palestine: Mapping Models of Statehood and Paths to Peace” to be held on Glendon campus from June 22-24, 2009.
Most recently, B’Nai Brith has asked Minister Gary Goodyear to review the SSHRC funding of the conference (see below). The minister has responded by asking SSHRC to consider conducting a second peer review of the conference funding application!
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Israeli Apartheid on Trial: Pan-Canadian Tour
June 8, 2009PSN presents Israeli Apartheid on Trial: Pan-Canadian Tour
Wednesday June 10 at 7pm
Strathcona Baptist Church (8318-104 Street, Edmonton)
Featuring: Mohammed Khatib of the Popular Committee Against the Wall – Bil’in, Occupied Palestine (tentative); Emily Schaeffer, an Israeli lawyer representing the village of Bil’in
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