News and Updates
A Shameful Day in Ontario—One Step Closer to Shutting Down Freedom of Speech for those who Support Human Rights for Palestinians
February 27, 2020 Over the last several weeks, Just Peace Advocates joined with Independent Jewish Voices and others, to urge Member of the Ontario Legislature to reject the flawed Bill 168, the Combating Antisemitism Act, at its second reading. Shamefully, today...
We stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en nation and Indigenous land defenders
Just Peace Advocates expresses our full solidarity with indigenous rights and land defenders. We stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en nation and land defenders at the Unist’ot’en Camp and Gidimt’en and across Turtle Island who continue to resist Canada’s colonial incursions...
Canadian companies complicit in military occupation and illegal settlement
WSP and Bombardier involvement in the Jerusalem light rail. The following letters have been sent by the counsel for Just Peace Advocates to two Canadian companies who have been documented for their complicity in the Jerusalem Light Rail. We await...
Call to Christian Community in Canada
Read the June 2017 open letter from Christians in Palestine to the National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine (NCCOP) to the World Council of Churches and the ecumenical movement. Click Here
The letter expressed the urgent situation of the...
The CALL to the Church Leadership in Canada to Answer the Call from Christians in Palestine
Let’s get 1,000+ signatures before 2019 United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the people of Palestine, November 29. Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement pour une Paix Juste petition to the Canadian Council of Churches, the United Church...
Military Recruiting by Foreign Government in Canada is Not Acceptable
Military recruiting on Canadian soil would seem to be in violation of Canadian law. The Foreign Enlistment Act R.S.C., 1985, c. F-28 indicates in regard to recruiting that: 11 (1) Any person who, within Canada, recruits or otherwise induces any person...
Jerusalem: What Does Next Year Look Like in the Trump-Era? De-Palestinization of Jerusalem
Thank you to all those who supported with donations that allowed the Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem attend the 40th Session in March and 42nd Session in September of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights in...
Your Support Makes a Difference for Youth of Wadi Yasoul Silwan
You Can Make A Real Difference in the Lives & Future of youth in Wadi Yasoul Silwan Through your support of the Leadership Summer Camp happening July 2019 the Al Bustan Association Silwan and the Civic...
City and Homeland Education for Students in Jerusalem