News and Updates
$24 Billion of our public pensions invested in Israeli war crimes
Five public sector pension, one in BC and four in Ontario have almost a quarter of a billion dollars invested in companies that then UN has indicated are complicit with supporting illegal Israeli settlements (war crimes) and over $2 billion...
Cemetery of the Living: A Plea for the Rights of Palestinian Detainees Statement by the freed Palestinian detainee, Munther Amira
We were pleased to hear that Munther has been released, but stand in solidarity until all are freed. #FreeThemAll Read Munther's statement
UNAC Conference : Decolonization and the fight against Imperialism
Now is the time for us to come together as a movement to assess the period we are in and plan for the future . John Philpot for Just Peace Advocates board will be speaker. JPA is pleased to endorse...
20+ ScotiaBank Branches Adopted so far for March 15 Day of Action to End Genocide Profiteering!
On March 15, activists will hold Scotiabank to account for its $500 million investment in Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. Scotiabank’s asset fund is the largest foreign investor in Elbit, and is thus directly complicit in profiting off Palestinian death...
Formal Complaint submitted to CRA: HESEG Foundation & its patron foundation
The Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation, a charitable foundation began by the founders of HESEG, has provided over $43 million to HESEG over the last five years, and according to a recent ATIP, the Schwartz and Reisman Foundation provided...
Immediate release: LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO STOP ARMS EXPORTS TO ISRAEL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2024 le français suit LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO STOP ARMS EXPORTS TO ISRAEL TORONTO - A group of Canadian and Palestinian applicants have commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court against the Canadian government to stop arms...
BCI: Investments in companies complicit with international law violations
The total for BCI investments in the 18 companies listed in the UN database and these other verified sources is $532.8 Million based on BCI’s last filed Form 13F.
IMCO: Investments in companies deemed to be violating international law
Total for these investments listed by the UN and also by AFSC Investigate is $95 Million. This would seem to be about one percent of the IMCO portfolio, so would seem reasonable to divest from quickly.
TRUDEAU: Stop bombing Yemen! Canada, Out of the Red Sea!
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done a grave disservice to Canadians and Canada’s long-term national interests by joining the US and UK-led Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea. This latest imperial military adventure is illegal because it lacks the...
Jagmeet Singh smears anti-genocide protesters
Jagmeet's post on X that “Mount Sinai Hospital was targeted because of its ties to the Jewish community” is absolutely baseless. In fact, Singh's statement perpetuates anti-Palestinian racism as it distracts from the 1.5 million desperate people Israel is currently...