Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
Israeli Apartheid Week 2010: March 1-7th
First launched in Toronto in 2005, IAW has grown to become one of the most important global events in the Palestine solidarity calendar. Last year, more than 35 cities around the world participated in the week's activities, which took place in the wake of Israel's brutal assault against the people of Gaza. In Toronto, IAW 2009 featured a full week of events kicked off by Palestinian activist and writer Omar Barghouti.
IAW 2010 takes place following a year of incredible successes for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on the global level. Lectures, films, and actions will highlight some of these successes along with the many injustices that continue to make BDS so crucial in the battle to end Israeli Apartheid.
(Toronto Schedule).
CAIA Condemns Canadian Government for Defunding Pro-Palestinian Organizations
The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) condemns in the strongest terms the recent actions of the Canadian government to defund and slander various pro-Palestinian organizations. In what looks like a full-fledged war that the Harper Government has declared on everything and everyone related to Palestine, the Harper Government continues to cut funding and restrict the limits of legitimate speech about human rights especially when it come to Palestinian human rights. (more info).
SAIA Carleton Launches Divestment Campaign
For the past several months, Students Against Israeli Apartheid – Carleton (SAIA), a student group at Carleton University in Ottawa that is committed to supporting the Palestinian struggle for freedom, has been conducting research on Carleton’s investments in Israeli apartheid. The Carleton Pension Fund currently lacks any ethical guidelines, with its only mandate being the maximization of profit. SAIA has discovered that the Pension Fund, which provides retirement income for Carleton staff and faculty, currently has some $2,762,535 invested in five companies that are complicit in the oppression of the Palestinian people. In light of these findings, SAIA has launched a campaign calling on Carleton to immediately divest from the offending corporations: Motorola, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications, and Tesco supermarkets, as well as to adopt a socially responsible investment policy for all of its investments. (more info).
Join the Gaza Freedom March in Toronto – December 27, 2009
Join the Gaza Freedom March in Toronto ▬ DEC / 27 / 2009 ▬
On December 31st, 2009 the largest-ever international delegation will hold a massive non-violent demonstration aimed at breaking the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza, marching from Gaza into Israel.
Standing in solidarity with them, and expressing a desire to end the occupation on the anniversary of the Gaza Massacre there will be a demonstration in downtown Toronto.
Toronto's own Gaza Freedom March will be held at the Israeli Consulate (180 Bloor Street W.) on SUNDAY DECEMBER 27th 2009, in solidarity with those who will be attending the march in Gaza. This is for those who are not able to attend the march in Gaza - so PLEASE INVITE all your friends so that we can have AS many people as possible in this solidarity march that is going to take place ACROSS THE GLOBE!
There will be a rally at the Israeli Consulate at 1PM and hope to march down Yonge Street towards Dundas Square, commanding the attention of all passersby, while passing out information about why we are marching.
For volunteer opportunities, please join the volunteer group:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=216660125745
Help BREAK THE SIEGE on Gaza - Join the march, invite your friends, and get ready to make a massive impact on a GLOBAL SCALE!!!
(more info).
THE SEVENTH WEEK AGAINST THE APARTHEID WALL – November 9-16, 2009
The Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, its popular committees and member organizations have called on activists to launch a week of global mobilization against the walls of apartheid in the West Bank and Gaza from November 9 to 16 2009.
Toronto Events: (for full event information visit www.caiaweb.org/event)
Wed. Nov. 11th:Students Against Israeli Apartheid - York – The Iron Wall: Movie screening and panel discussion – Wed. November 11th, 4:30pm, Graduate Students Association, Room 430 Student Centre
Students Against Israeli Apartheid - UT (SAIA-UT): Film Screening - Palestine Blues: Movie Screening and discussion - Wed. November 11th,7-9pm, Sidney Smith Room, 2117,100 St. George St.
Thur. Nov. 12th: Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights - Ryerson (SPHR): Film Screening - The Iron Wall – Thur November 12th, 7-9pm, 245 Church St. Room ENG 103
Fri Nov. 13th - 7:30pm - Public Forum "The Campus and Palestine Solidarity Organizing" - Ted Rogers School of Business, Room 2-166, 55 Dundas St. W, Ryerson University
(more info).