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As Canada continues to ship arms to Israel, despite a supposed arms embargo, human rights advocates in Vancouver host a vigil and rally for martyred journalists
Israel’s systematic targeting of journalists is a war crime, yet Canada refuses to sever ties and continues to materially support the ongoing genocide in Gaza. xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and […]
Gaza Sit-In Escalates: Pots, Music, and Pleas for Family Reunification
Vancouver, BC – Following Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s announcement that just 11 Canadians – children traveling with their mothers – have been assisted in leaving Gaza, Gazan Canadians are deeply […]
“ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZA” A Stark Message About the Man-Made Famine to Fly Over Vancouver Fireworks Show Prior to Festival Finale
As Canada Continues to Fail to Implement Any Meaningful Action Against Israel, 2 Million Innocent Palestinians in Gaza are Facing Stage 5 Famine xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) […]
As Canada continues to ship arms to Israel, despite a supposed arms embargo, human rights advocates in Vancouver host a vigil and rally for martyred journalists
Israel’s systematic targeting of journalists is a war crime, yet Canada refuses to sever ties and continues to materially support the ongoing genocide in Gaza. xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and […]
Gaza Sit-In Escalates: Pots, Music, and Pleas for Family Reunification
Vancouver, BC – Following Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s announcement that just 11 Canadians – children traveling with their mothers – have been assisted in leaving Gaza, Gazan Canadians are deeply […]
“ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZA” A Stark Message About the Man-Made Famine to Fly Over Vancouver Fireworks Show Prior to Festival Finale
As Canada Continues to Fail to Implement Any Meaningful Action Against Israel, 2 Million Innocent Palestinians in Gaza are Facing Stage 5 Famine xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) […]
With Famine Conditions Growing, Canadians to Continue Sit-in Demanding Urgent Evacuation of Families Trapped in Gaza
Vancouver, BC — In the wake of a new statement by Canada and 25 other governments condemning Israel’s horrifying actions in Gaza, Gazan Canadians and supporters will return for a […]
Vancouver activists confront Scotiabank and shame its executives for genocide profiteering—as part of a National Day of Action against the bank
Coast to Coast, Protesters Showed Up in Droves to Scotiabank Branches Demanding the Bank Fully Divest from Elbit Systems, Israel’s Largest Weapons Manufacturer Vancouver, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), […]
Vancouver activists will take to the water and the streets on Tuesday, June 10th in solidarity with the 12 captured civilians of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla on day 100 of the full blockade of aid.
Israel has illegally imposed a full blockade of all food and medicine into Gaza as a weapon of war and kidnapped 12 civilians trying to break the blockade and deliver […]
58 Years Since the Naksa, and Gaza Is Starving: Rally and March to Commemorate Palestinian Displacement and Demand an End to Genocide
Vancouver, BC (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ) – June 3, 2025 – On the 58th anniversary of the Naksa—the mass displacement of Palestinians following the 1967 war of agression by Israel—Palestinian community […]
Commemorating 77 Years of Nakba: Vancouver Art Exhibit Highlights Palestinian History, Culture, and Resistance
WHAT: A powerful, community-led exhibition marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, the mass expulsion and displacement of over 750,000 Palestinians in 1948. This immersive exhibit traces the history of […]
Kids Are Asking About Gaza — B.C. Teachers Need the Tools to Answer
Kid-led rally and march demands Nakba education in B.C. curriculum What:Education for Liberation: Kids’-Led Rally for Nakba Education — a student-led rally and march calling on the B.C. Ministry of Education […]
Nakba Weekend – Local Palestinian and Arab community members invite community from across Metro Vancouver to commemorate 77 years of ethnic cleansing in Vancouver on May 15-19, 2025
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) (Vancouver, BC) – Al Awda Vancouver, the Palestinian-Jordanian Cultural Society and members of the greater Arab and Palestinian community invite community members from […]