News and Updates
Know your rights, legal and tactical guide & workshops for Palestinian Human Rights activists on campus
With new school year underway, we would also be pleased to arrange for a "know your rights" workshop for your campus group with lawyers who developed the "legal and tactical guide" and/or have assisted in campaigns & other related work. If you...
Tell Singh not to succumb to anti-Palestinian smears
It's time to fully embrace the views of most NDP party members and do the right thing regarding Palestine. It is time for Jagmeet and the NDP to promote their list of 13 demands on Palestinian rights and simultaneously disassociate...
Ontario Municipal and School Board Election 2022 #IVotePalestine
The Canadian government, as well as provincial and municipal governments, must immediately stop their blind and unconditional support for Israel which enables and maintains the ongoing Israeli violations of international law and Palestinian rights.
50 day count down to World Cup, call FIFA to denounce Israeli apartheid
Israel has violated the principles of FIFA in a variety of ways that would normally warrant disciplinary actions and even a suspension of its membership. However, the politics of FIFA have prevented the organization in the past from taking such...
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) October 2022 Stakeholder meetings
In anticipation of the Canada Public Pension Investment Boards’s (CPPIB) biennial public meeting this fall, we take this opportunity to call out its choice to invest in the destruction of the planet and human rights year after year. We will...
CDPQ investment in Israeli War Crimes is approaching 5% of the portfolio/Les investissements de la CDPQ dans les crimes de guerre israéliens approchent les 5 % de son portefeuille
The CDPQ December 31, 2021, year-end reports show investments in 10 companies with $3B fair-market value on the UN Data base as complicit with war crimes, along with about $10 B in other companies complicit with Israeli war crimes, and...
Just Peace Advocates is pleased to Co-present “Boycott” with “Blacklisted” at the 2022 Toronto Palestinian Film Festival
Boycott with Blacklisted co-presented with Just Peace Advocates, Sunday September 25 at 530 PM ET in Toronto live or virtually on line.
CPPIB: WSP’s Illegal Settlement Enterprise has been submitted to UN Database
Take one minute, and send a letter to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) with copy to Minister of Finance. Demand that CPPIB Divest from investments that support Israeli war crimes. The 2022 CPPIB Annual Report showed increased investments in Israeli war crimes with...
Take Action: Write to Canadian diplomat about human rights defender Hafez Huraini
Take one minute and write to the newly appointed Canadian Head of Mission in Ramallah, David Da Silva. Ask him to take all actions at his disposal to ensure Israel’s immediate and unconditional release of Palestinian human rights defender Hafez Huraini.
International Peace Day
The Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network, an association of numerous organizations from coast to coast in Canada working for peace, calls for all peace-loving and concerned people to stand up and speak up for genuine and lasting peace on September...