PALESTINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK

Fourteen years of a brutal, life-threatening blockade has denied Gaza of water, food, electricity, shelter and held two million people captive. Gaza was deemed “unlivable” by international agencies in 2020. Now the recent Israeli bombardment has only worsened the humanitarian disaster:roughly 60,000 people have been made homeless by the bombing, 800,000 people left without access … Continue reading Aid to Gaza

June 10, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT In the last month Israel’s grave human rights abuses have received unprecedented recognition and public condemnation in Canada. Across the country we have seen mass protests and demonstrations in many cities, statements by sitting MPs and senators, and the multiplication of calls for boycotts and sanctions. In response, the institutional … Continue reading Webinar: The Use and Misuse of Antisemitism Accusations in Canada

Once again, missiles and rockets flew between Israel and Gaza. When the ceasefire was finally declared on Thursday, at least 242 Palestinians – including at least 66 children – in Gaza had been killed, along with 10 Israelis, including two children. At least 14 Palestinians in the West Bank protesting the violence in Gaza were … Continue reading United Nations Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk on Gaza

Amid an upsurge in reports of antisemitic incidents in recent weeks, the Edmonton Palestine Solidarity Network reiterates that we categorically condemn and denounce all acts of antisemitism in the strongest possible terms. Those committing such attacks are not in solidarity with Palestinians, they are in solidarity with racism, the very force we are struggling to … Continue reading PSN Statement on Antisemitism

This is a brief history of the events leading to the establishment of the state of Isreal on Palestinian land. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReKibld6L2s&ab_channel=MobilizationforJustice

To join the Nakba 2021 Day of Action go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7hA1uUx_6Y

A new PSN Reading Group has just been initiated; the book to be discussed will be Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine, a recently released title by Jeff Halper. If time permits, we may also consider Jonathan Kuttab's, Beyond the Two-State Solution and then subsequently compare the political proposals and strategies for peace that are outlined in the two works. An organizing meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 24 … Continue reading PSN Reading Group

Zoom event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2986448885011447 Join us at the International Al-Quds Day virtual event on Saturday 8 May and stand for solidarity with the Palestinian people and advocate for peace and justice.In the face of continued human rights violations from the apartheid Israeli occupation regime, the International Al-Quds Day is a crucial opportunity for us to raise … Continue reading Al-Quds Day 2021

PSN - Edmonton is pleased to present a screening of the film 'The Village Under the Forest'. The film will be followed by a panel discussion and question and answer session. A meditation on erasure:The Village Under the Forestfilm screening & discussion 6 pm, Wednesday, April 7, 2021 The Village Under The Forest explores the hidden remains of the … Continue reading The Village Under the Forest: Film + Discussion