Crackdown on BDS: Criminalization of Dissent?

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Published on Saturday, 28 May 2016 22:00

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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 26 April 2016

Crackdown on BDS: Criminalization of Dissent?

On February 18, 2016 Canadian parliament passed a motion condemning “any and all attempts by Canadian organizations, groups or individuals to promote the BDS [Boycott Divestment Sanctions against Israeli apartheid] movement, both here at home and abroad.”

* What are the legal implications of this motion? Is BDS being criminalized?
* What is the political and transnational context?
* How have activists and university campuses been affected by the vilification of BDS?
* What does this mean for the BDS movement?

This forum and discussion addresses the recent anti-BDS offensive including legal, campus-based, labour, and social movement reflections and analysis.

Moderated by Vannina Sztainbok. Presentations in this video include:

• Alan Sears: Faculty for Palestine (F4P).
• Issam Yamani: Palestinian... activist.
• Faisal Bhabha: Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, and founding member of Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA).
• Dania Majid: Founder, Executive Member Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA).
• David McNally: Professor, York University and York University Faculty Association (YUFA) Steward.

Organized by Faculty for Palestine. Endorsed by: Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) and U of T Divest.

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