Category: Anti-Racism
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Israel, My Israel? A Poem-Essay
ISRAEL Will never be the same Its viciousness untamed Universally shamed Appropriately blamed Zionist mythology unframed And forever stained People’s souls chained Hitler’s atrocities Excusing current monstrosities At an unimaginable … Keep reading »
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Silencing 101: Art College Bans Palestine Teach-in
In 1887, the Victoria School of Art and Design in Halifax, NS, was the first art school established in the British Empire. Today, it is known as the Nova Scotia … Keep reading »
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30 Jewish Organizations: We support UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
As Jewish organizations and groups, we express our support for Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967. … Keep reading »
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One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance
This October marks one year since Palestinian people in Gaza showed the world that they will continue to resist their continued displacement and dispossession by their colonizer. As we approach … Watch video »
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Toronto March Against Racism and Status for All
At this crucial moment, their voices will be invaluable to our collective call for action and change. Right now, we’re witnessing a disturbing trend in anti-immigrant sentiment. Just this week, … Watch video »
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Scholasticide: Erasing Memory, Silencing Dissent, and Waging War on Education from Gaza to the West
What sets Israel’s war on Gaza apart is not only its violent military operations, marked by the indiscriminate killing of women and children, but also its relentless assault on dissent, … Keep reading »
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Revoking Charitable Status of Jewish National Fund is Long Overdue
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) applauds the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) for indicating that it will revoke the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund … Keep reading »
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CBC and Its Normalization of Genocide
Dear Brodie Fenlon and CBC journalists, We have been told that Israel has killed more than 15,000 children in Gaza. But that figure does not square with reality. Jonathan Cook … Keep reading »
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Why I Chant “From the River to the Sea”
Supporters of Palestinian liberation have been chanting the slogan “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free” for many years. I myself, a Jewish advocate of human equality, … Keep reading »
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Statement on Morning Encampment Raid at York University
[Content Warning: The following statement references police violence and racism, colonialism, imperialism, and anti-Indigenous racism. — YFS] On June 5, 2024, York University students launched the York Popular University for … Keep reading »
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Is There Dissent in Israel?
It’s often said that a large percentage of Israeli Jews oppose the war – not true! Keep reading »
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Toward a Global Anti-Apartheid Movement for Palestine: Johannesburg Declaration on Israel's Settler-Colonialism, Apartheid and Genocide
We, delegates from more than two dozen countries around the world, expressing the views of millions of people from all walks of life, of all faith and non-faith persuasions, of … Keep reading »