Category: Anti-Racism
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An Ode to Israel’s Genocide
Dear Friends and Fellow Activists, News of the horrors in Gaza seems to worsen by the day. I, like so many others, have found it increasingly difficult to absorb the … Watch video »
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Defunding UNRWA is Collective Punishment
Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) condemns Canada’s shameful decision to suspend further funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) while Palestinians in Gaza face the disastrous consequences … Keep reading »
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It Is Dark Before the Dawn, But Israeli Settler Colonialism Is At an End
Professor Ilan Pappé spoke at Islamic Human Rights Commission’s (IHRC) annual Genocide Memorial Day in London, UK, on 21st January 2024, on the need to understand that the genocide of … Keep reading »
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Enabling Genocide: Trudeau, Joly and Poilievre
On December 29, 2023, the government of South Africa filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning alleged violations by Israel of its … Keep reading »
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What Kind of Holocaust Education? Preventing Racism and Antisemitism
As we mark the 19th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day [27 January], the call to make Holocaust teaching “obligatory” in Canadian public schools has risen to fever pitch. British Columbia, Alberta, … Keep reading »
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Academic Freedoms in Canada and Critical Speech on Palestine and Israel
Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism, Racism, Colonialism & Censorship in Canada (ARC) Context We are gravely concerned about the widespread suppression of critical speech on Israel and Palestine in the past … Keep reading »
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Trudeau, Restore UNWRA Funding Now: An Open Letter
Dear PM Trudeau and Minister Hussen, I am still reeling over your decision to cut aid to UNRWA. What a disgrace! And, this, at a time when the people of … Keep reading »
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Palestine Prohibited
A discussion about the repression of Palestinian activism on Canadian campuses and how faculty can organize to speak up about and for Palestine. This event was part of the Faculty … Watch video »
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Scapegoating Politics: How Fascism Deploys Race, and How Antiracism Takes the Bait
Adolph Reed will be speaking in Toronto on February 9th, The Fascist Threat and What it Means for Working Class Politics. In 2022 and early 2023, a highly publicized petition … Keep reading »
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We Are in a Fight for Life
This talk was given by Avi Lewis as the opening keynote at the Parkland Institute’s 27th Annual Fall Conference “Alberta at the Crossroads: Building the World We Want,” in Edmonton … Keep reading »
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Gaza Protests in Toronto: Marching Orders for the Police?
Since when did the Toronto Police take their marching orders from a single ethno-religious group while ignoring others? Since about a week ago, it turns out. How did we go … Keep reading »
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Canada and the South African Genocide Charges Against Israel at the ICJ
The merciless bombardment by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza has been challenged for all the world to see. South Africa – the historical victim of and ultimate victor … Keep reading »