Results for: Canada

Blog

BDS impacts so far in 2021

In a year marred by Israeli apartheid brutality and massacres, Palestinian hope and unity shine through.

July 27, 2021
By: 
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
In the News

CJPME Applauds Canadian Labour Congress for Endorsing Sanctions on Israel

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) congratulates the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) for resolving to campaign for Palestinian human rights and endorsing the use of sanctions and divestment against Israel.

Economic Boycott
Military Embargo
Local governments
Sanctions and governments
June 28, 2021
By: 
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
Update

Dozens of new Apartheid Free Zones declared around the world

From Mexico to France, from Brazil to Canada and beyond, dozens of new spaces join the #ApartheidFreeZones campaign in response to the Palestinian call for mutual support and international solidarity. 

Ending racism, colonialism and apartheid is #InOurHands.

Apartheid Free Zones
Trade union solidarity
June 11, 2021
Update

In Unprecedented Numbers, University Departments and Scholars Urge End To Israeli Apartheid

Statements in support of Palestinian rights, many advocating for BDS, have been endorsed by more than 350 academic departments, programs, centers, unions and societies and garnered nearly 24,000 signatures from scholars, researchers, students and university staff worldwide.

Academic Boycott
Student solidarity
Trade union solidarity
May 26, 2021
By: 
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
In the News

Canadian Association of University Teachers Censures University of Toronto After Job Rescinded Over Criticism of Israel

Faculty group’s first boycott order in over a decade affirms pro-Israel interference in hiring of scholar Valentina Azarova

Right To Boycott
April 23, 2021
By: 
Times Higher Education
In the News

Canadian Association of University Teachers Imposes Rare Censure Against University of Toronto Over Azarova Hiring Controversy

Faculty union invokes censure against University of Toronto used only in cases of "serious violations of academic freedom" following "politically motivated" interference in hiring of scholar critical of Israel’s abuses of Palestinian human rights.

Right To Boycott
April 22, 2021
By: 
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
Artists and academics in Montréal oppose the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement
In the News

Artists and Academics in Montréal Oppose Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement in Stand for Palestinian Rights

More than 150 artists and academics and over 20 trade unions, cultural organizations, student groups and indigenous collectives in Montréal are calling on the Canadian government to cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.

Cultural Boycott
Academic Boycott
Sanctions and governments
January 8, 2021
By: 
Montreal Artists and Academics
Update

Artists’ pledges for Palestinian rights

Thousands of artists worldwide have publicly endorsed the cultural boycott of Israel. Find a pledge near you or in your field.

Cultural Boycott
July 3, 2020
By: 
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
Open Letter

#WeAreUnderApartheid: Exclude the complicit Jerusalem Film Festival from We Are One

Filmmakers, Palestinian rights groups and cultural organizations urge participating filmmakers to withdraw from We Are One

Cultural Boycott
May 29, 2020
By: 
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
In the News

Palestinian artists to Céline Dion: cancel apartheid Tel Aviv concerts

Fifty Palestinian artists urge Céline Dion to cancel her August 2021 concerts in apartheid Tel Aviv

Cultural Boycott
February 17, 2020
By: 
l'Humanité