Quakers Divest from Veolia and HP
Some great news on the BDS front from the US Campaign to End the Occupation: The US Campaign is thrilled to announce that the Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation (FFC) has become the first U.S....
View ArticleSeptember 30 Day of Action for Gaza Fishers and Farmers
PSN has endorsed the September 30 Cross-Canada and International Day of Action for Gaza Fishers and Farmers, called for by the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) in Palestine, and over the...
View ArticleFive Ways to Effectively Support Gaza Through Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions
Five tangible things you can do to support the people of Gaza, and the Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem from the Palestinian BDS National Committee. The BNC’s statement in response to the...
View ArticleGaza Assault Information and Action
With the latest Israeli assault on Gaza now in its seventh day, with over 141 confirmed deaths and more than 1000 wounded, and with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire apparently delayed by Israel, PSN...
View ArticleAction: Tell Stevie Wonder Not to Entertain Apartheid
** UPDATED ** From the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation: Fewer than 4 days after the global campaign to urge Stevie to cancel his gig began, the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) announced...
View ArticleUniversity of Toronto Graduate Students Union Endorses BDS Campaign
From the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI): On December 10, 2012, the University of Toronto’s Graduate Student Union (GSU) voted overwhelmingly in favour of a...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Fifth Annual Edmonton Israeli Apartheid Week (March 4 – 8, 2013)
The full schedule for Edmonton’s Fifth Annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), March 4 – 8, 2013 is now available! First launched in Toronto in 2005, Israeli Apartheid Week has grown to become one of the...
View ArticleIsraeli Apartheid Week 2013 Full Schedule
THE FIFTH ANNUAL EDMONTON ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK MARCH 4 – 8, 2013 *** ALL EVENTS FREE *** Palestine Solidarity Network presents a week of presentations, workshops, film screenings, and cultural events...
View ArticleVue Weekly Article on Corries IAW 2013 Keynote
This week’s Vue Weekly features an interview with IAW keynotes Craig and Cindy Corrie and a discussion of Edmonton’s Fifth Annual Israeli Apartheid Week. What happened in Gaza Parents of deceased...
View ArticleTODAY! IAW 2013 Events for Tuesday, March 5
The Art of Resistance: The Cultural Boycott of Israel Featuring Remi Kanazi Tuesday, March 5 (6:00 – 7:30 pm) Telus Building Room 134 Corner of 111 Street & 87 Avenue, University of Alberta Campus...
View ArticleUnited Church to Start Settlement Campaign in June
On May 23, 2013, the United Church of Canada announced its Executive of the General Council had approved the activation of the Palestine Israel Education and Economic Action Campaign. The campaign...
View ArticleSix Things You Buy That Support the Occupation of Palestine
Alex Kane, assistant editor with Mondoweiss and Alternet‘s world editor, offers the following list of “six consumer products and companies that help keep the Israeli occupation rolling along. All of...
View ArticleBoycott SodaStream Campaign Launched by CAIA
On Saturday, November 16, 2013, the Toronto-based Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) launched a campaign to get SodaStream out of Bed Bath & Beyond stores in Canada. The campaign is part of...
View ArticleWhere Does Elizabeth May Stand on Palestine?
Serious questions have arisen about the position regarding Palestine of Green Party of Canada leader (and only sitting MP) Elizabeth May following the release of the transcript of an interview in which...
View ArticleUnited Church Launches Unsettling Goods Campaign
The United Church of Canada has launched the national Unsettling Goods campaign to work towards peace and justice in Palestine/Israel. The campaign “encourages United Church members and others to...
View ArticleIsraeli Apartheid Week 2014 Full Schedule
THE SIXTH ANNUAL EDMONTON ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK MARCH 10 – 14, 2014 *** ALL CAMPUS EVENTS FREE *** Palestine Solidarity Network presents a week of presentations, workshops, film screenings, and...
View ArticleUnraveling the Neoliberal, Colonial Links between Québec and Israel
Read Stefan Christoff’s excellent analysis for the Media Co-op of the ties between Québec and Israel. Unraveling the neoliberal, colonial links between Québec and Israel by Stefan Christoff Political...
View ArticleEdmonton Israeli Apartheid Week 2016
MARCH 21 – 24, 2016 ** ALL EVENTS FREE ** Palestine Solidarity Network presents a week of presentations, film screenings, and panel discussions in solidarity with Palestinian resistance to Israeli...
View ArticleMarch 21 IAW 2016 Event
Apartheid in Palestine Featuring Dr. Ghada Ageel Monday, March 21 (7:00 – 9:00 pm) Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) Room 1-190 SW corner of 87 Avenue & 114 Street, U of A campus (map) RSVP and...
View ArticleMarch 24 IAW 2016 Event
BDS, Dissidence, and the Fight for Free Speech Featuring Nisha Nath and Dax D’Orazio Thursday, March 24 (7:00 – 9:00 pm) Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) Room 1-190 SW corner of 87 Avenue &...
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