Event: Israeli Apartheid Week 2011 Full Schedule

February 25, 2011

THIRD ANNUAL EDMONTON ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK
MARCH 14-19, 2011

** ALL EVENTS FREE **

A week of presentations, workshops, film screenings, and cultural events to raise awareness around the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israeli apartheid. All IAW 2011 events are open to everyone, and are free of charge. We look forward to seeing you there!

Presented by Palestine Solidarity Network
Endorsed and supported by:
Alberta Public Interest Research Group (APIRG)
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East – U of A
Cinema Politica Edmonton
Edmonton Coalition Against War and Racism (ECAWAR)
Edmonton Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (EQuAIA)
Edmonton Small Press Association (ESPA)
Independent Jewish Voices (IJV)

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Video: Attack on the Mavi Marmara

February 19, 2011

Victoria, BC peace activist Kevin Neish, who was on board the Mavi Marmara when it was attacked by Israeli commandos in international waters the night of May 31, 2010 and spoke in Edmonton at a PSN event last November, has released a narrated 16-minute film of his recollection of the attack based on his presentation.

The Canadian Boat to Gaza project has raised over $200,000 of its $300,000 goal so a Canadian ship will be sailing with the next Freedom Flotilla to Gaza in May, but the project still needs support to raise the final $100,000 for supplies and aid. You can donate to the Canada Boat to Gaza online.

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Event: To Shoot an Elephant

January 6, 2011

To Shoot an Elephant (Film Screening and Discussion)
Thursday, January 13 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
Room 165, Education Building (U of A Campus)
87 Avenue and 113 Street
(Click here for map)

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On December 27, 2008, Israel launched a 22-day assault on the Gaza Strip that resulted in the death of more than 1300 people, and wounding an additional 5400. In the the three-week-long massacre, hospitals and schools were bombed and 22,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. This documentary, filmed and directed by international activists, provides us with an eye-witness account of the onslaught that ensued.

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Event: Human Drama in Gaza Photo Exhibit

November 8, 2010

Human Drama in Gaza Photo Exhibit
Gallery Space at Enterprise Square
10230 Jasper Avenue
(Click here for map)

Exhibit runs from November 15 – November 29
Monday to Friday: Noon – 7:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Public Reception: Friday, November 19
7:00 – 10:00 pm
Featuring musical performances by the People’s Poets and members of the Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble, as well as poetry readings by local artists Khadija and Ahmed.

Help us spread the word! Invite your Facebook friends to the November 19 Public Reception and invite your Facebook friends to the November 15 – 29 exhibition.

“Human Drama in Gaza” is a gripping photo exhibition about the realities of life in the Gaza Strip under war and siege.

At its core, “Human Drama in Gaza” is a story about human beings seeking to find dignity and hope as their world is destroyed around them. The exhibition features 44 photos, taken before, during and after the 22-day assault on Gaza by professional photographers from Israel, Palestine, and the West. The photographers whose work is featured caught simple everyday events in Gaza. Yet given the extreme circumstances in Gaza, these otherwise normal scenes take on a shocking new poignancy.

Through this Exhibition, Canadians will discover their shared humanity with distant brothers and sisters in Gaza, and will inevitably come away with a new compassion for the people of this tormented land.

Presented by the Canada Palestine Cultural Association (CANPAL), Palestine Solidarity Network, and Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East-U of A.

Exhibit produced by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME).

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Event: Midnight on the Mavi Marmara

November 1, 2010

Midnight on the Mavi Marmara
A fundraiser for the Canadian Boat to Gaza, featuring Victoria activist Kevin Neish
Wednesday, November 10 (7:00 pm)
Telus Building Room 236/238, U of A Campus
(111 Street & 87 Avenue)
(Click here for map)
FREE (donations to the Canadian Boat to Gaza will be collected)

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In May 2010 an international flotilla of peace activists, carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza, set sail on the Mediterranean. The MV Mavi Marmara, a ship bearing a Turkish flag but carrying activists from around the world, was boarded and brutally attacked by the Israeli military. This one-sided attack, which violated international law, claimed the lives of nine innocent peace activists.

Victoria peace activist Kevin Neish was on board the Mavi Marmara and is now sharing his first-hand account of that horrible night on a pan-Canadian tour including stops in Halifax, Hamilton, London, Windsor, Regina, Yellowknife, Edmonton and Vancouver.

On the subject of the passengers aboard the Mavi Marmara, Neish recounts, “They were humanitarian aid workers. A lot of them were pot-bellied fellows, balding, glasses, looked a lot like me. They weren’t fighters.”

By sharing his harrowing account, Neish hopes to encourage others to get involved with the Canadian Boat to Gaza (CBG) that will sail in spring 2011 with Freedom Flotilla 2, an international project that plans to send boats from over 15 countries with the goal of breaking the siege of Gaza. All donations collected at the event will be donated to the Canadian Boat to Gaza.

CBG steering committee member Wendy Goldsmith explained the imperative activists feel to send a Canadian boat: “The Canadian Government has been consistently complicit with Israeli policies and actions that clearly violate international law, and so it is up to civil society to take a principled stand against the Israeli siege and for the people of Gaza.”

Read a June 9, 2010 interview with Kevin Neish on his experience aboard the Mavi Marmara.

Learn more about the Canadian Boat to Gaza.

Learn more about the Free Gaza Movement.

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Event: George Galloway in Edmonton

October 30, 2010

Free Palestine, Free Afghanistan, Free Speech
Featuring George Galloway
Thursday, November 25
7:00 pm (doors open 6:30 pm)
Room 1-430, Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS), U of A Campus
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Tickets available at the door, sliding scale $7 and up

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Former British MP George Galloway will appear in ten cities on a pan-Canadian speaking tour from November 16 to 27, 2010. Organized by local peace coalitions and Palestine solidarity campaigns across Canada, the tour is called “Free Palestine, Free Afghanistan, Free Speech.” Mr. Galloway will speak about the Canadian government’s attempts to ban him as well as the political situation in the Middle East and Central Asia.

On September 27, 2010, the Federal Court of Canada ruled that Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney had attempted to ban Galloway from Canada for purely political reasons: “It is clear that the efforts to keep Mr. Galloway out of the country had more to do with antipathy to his political views than with any real concern that he had engaged in terrorism or was a member of a terrorist organization” (paragraph 8). The ruling cleared the way for Galloway to return to Canada.

“I’m looking forward to speaking in person with the many Canadians who have defended their right to hear me, including those who disagree with me,” said Mr. Galloway from London, UK. “I’m also looking forward to challenging Jason Kenney to a public debate, who has yet to account for his role in trying to keep me out of Canada.”

Mr. Galloway’s tour includes the following cities: Montreal (Nov 17), Halifax (Nov 18), Toronto (Nov 20), Hamilton (Nov 21), Vancouver (Nov 22), Calgary (Nov 23), Yellowknife (Nov 24), Edmonton (Nov 25), Winnipeg (Nov 26) and Ottawa (Nov 27).

Organized locally by: Edmonton Coalition Against War And Racism (ECAWAR), Canada-Palestine Cultural Association (CANPAL), Palestine Solidarity Network (PSN), Canadians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East (CPJME)

National tour organized by: Canadian Peace Alliance, Canada Boat to Gaza, Canadian Arab Federation, Independent Jewish Voices, Defend Free Speech Campaign

National media sponsor: rabble.ca

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Event: Norman Finkelstein in Edmonton

September 29, 2010

Norman Finkelstein: Israel and Palestine: Past, Present, Future
Friday, October 29 at 7:30 pm
Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC) 1-001
University of Alberta Campus
(Off 116 Street, between 91st and 92nd Avenues)

Tickets are $15 for non-students, $10 for students with valid ID
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online in advance here.

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In his lecture – Israel and Palestine: Past, Present, Future – Dr. Norman Finkelstein will speak on the present situation in Gaza, the attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla, the current stage of the peace process, and the prospect of another regional war.

Dr. Finkelstein received his PhD in political studies from Princeton in 1988. His doctoral thesis and his subsequent research work have focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and American foreign policy on the conflict. For many years he taught political theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict at various universities including Rutgers, New York University, Brooklyn College, Hunter College and DePaul University in Chicago. He is currently an independent scholar.

Aside from his academic writings, he is the author of five books that have been translated into over 40 different languages. This Time We Went Too Far – Truth & Consequences of the Gaza Invasion and Beyond Chutzpah: On the misuse of anti-Semitism and the abuse of history are the most recent works. The son of two Holocaust survivors, he grew up in New York City. His life and career are the focus of the recent award-winning documentary, American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein. He is a fascinating and personable speaker, one whom Canadian audiences are sure to enjoy and learn from.

Part of a national tour organized by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East.

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Seven Ways to Get on Board with the Canadian Boat to Gaza

September 25, 2010

Communities from across Canada are rallying behind the Boat to Gaza. An effort of this magnitude will take all of us, and there is a role for everyone as this exciting project unfolds.

Our pan-Canadian committee is moving quickly to make the Canadian Boat to Gaza a reality.

The international community believes that, at this time, we can achieve the most impact in our goal of breaking the siege by sending flotillas in partnership with the Free Gaza Movement. We plan to sail with the next international flotilla — with boats from USA, South America, and Europe — in late fall of this year.

We are building momentum and gaining support, with diverse communities from across Canada rallying behind our project. An effort of this magnitude will take all of us, and there is a role for everyone as this exciting project unfolds. Here are seven ways you can get on board the Boat to Gaza.
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Gideon Levy Interview on Al Jazeera

September 13, 2010

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Al Jazeera English’s Riz Khan interviews Gideon Levy, columnist for the Israeli daily Haaretz on the Palestine-Israel “peace talks.”

Gideon Levy will be speaking in Edmonton as part of his cross-Canada tour sponsored by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East:

Friday, September 24 at 7:30 pm
Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC) 1-001
(Off 116 Street, between 91st and 92nd Avenues)

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Event: Gideon Levy in Edmonton

September 1, 2010

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As part of a seven-city tour organized by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, award-winning Israeli journalist Gideon Levy will be speaking in Edmonton on his new book, The Punishment of Gaza.

Friday, September 24 at 7:30 pm
Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC) 1-001
(Off 116 Street, between 91st and 92nd Avenues)

Tickets are $15 for non-students, $10 for students with valid ID
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online in advance here.

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Levy, a journalist with Israeli newspaper Haaretz since 1982, has been covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in particular the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, for over 20 years. He is a frank critic of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians.

Mr. Levy will discuss the findings of his most recent book, The Punishment of Gaza, in which he tracks Israel’s progressive abandonment of diplomacy in favour of a policy of provocation and the exercise of raw military power. Gideon Levy’s address will be followed by a time of Q&A.

Full details of the national tour are available on the CPJME website.

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