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Cultural solidarity in Quebec: An interview with filmmaker Malcolm Guy
Stefan Christoff, The Electronic Intifada, 7 April 2009 An important development in the growing international campaign for a cultural boycott of Israel has recently taken place in Quebec, Canada. Documentary filmmaker Malcolm Guy made media headlines last year for withdrawing from a jury for a key award for Tolerance in Cinema at the Rendez-vous du […]
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Apartheid isn’t kosher. This Passover, boycott Israeli wines.
Apartheid isn”t kosher. This Passover, boycott Israeli wines. Join Not In Our Name (NION): Jewish Voices Opposing Zionism in a peaceful information picket in support of the Palestinian struggle for justice in a non-violent way. Sunday April 5 1:00-3:00 LCBO 10 Scrivener Square (Summerhill subway; near Yonge and Summerhill) ****************** Boycott the following wines: Dalton […]
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Apartheid: From South Africa to Israel
Ronnie Kasrils, member of the African National Congress, said that Israel’s apartheid is far worse than the South African apartheid. In his recent talk, in Vancouver, BC, he explains why this is so.
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Quebec College Federation joins the BDS campaign
Quebec College Federation | 14 March 2009 The Federation of teachers, Fédération autonome du collégial (FAC)–Quebec College Federation has joined the BDS campaign. English translation (original French follows): 14 March 2009 – the Federal Assembly of the Quebec College Federation (FAC – www.lafac.qc.ca) unanimously adopted (with some abstentions) the following resolutions: That the FAC expresses […]
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Why We Should All Support Israeli Apartheid Week
The B u l l e t Socialist Project “¢ E-Bulletin No. 190 March 2, 2009 Shourideh Molavi This is the fifth consecutive year of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). Launched in Toronto, this week-long initiative hosts a string of lectures, film screenings, panels, demonstrations, cultural performances and other events across campuses and community centers around […]
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Israeli Apartheid Week (Montreal) Indigenous Solidarity Statement
We gather this week to assert our opposition to colonialism and apartheid, and our solidarity with Indigenous struggles for dignity and self-determination. As the organizers of Israeli Apartheid Week in Montreal, we believe that we cannot speak meaningfully about Israeli Apartheid without speaking first about the realities of apartheid here in Canada. Canada”s reservation system […]
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Academic boycott of Israel takes off in Canada
Wednesday February 25, 2009 Saed Bannoura – IMEMC Over 40 universities in Canada will be participating in activities to mark ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’, beginning on Sunday. Students from the participating universities are calling for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions until Israel ends, what they call, apartheid policies against the Palestinians. In addition […]
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