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Published on Thursday, 31 March 2016 10:00

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A message from the War Resisters Support Campaign After 10 years of Conservative attacks on U.S. Iraq war resisters, Canadians are calling on the Liberal government to finally bring about a positive resolution.

Please watch and share this new video that looks at the reasons U.S. war resisters came to Canada, and how you can help them stay.

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Stopping us is their No. 1 goal

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Published on Thursday, 31 March 2016 09:45

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There’s no real surprise that the opposition is trying to shut down our very right to organize, and we are going to need to show up in unprecedented ways to defeat it.

We're launching a national strategy to fight attacks on our right to boycott -- but we can't do it without you.

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Last week ended with a surge. G4S, the world’s biggest security company, announced plans to sell their Israeli business and US/UK youth detention services; settlement cosmetics company Ahava said they will finally leave the Occupied West Bank; and our global coalition delivered over 140,000 signatures to Airbnb headquarters in cities around the world.

This momentum makes one thing clear: organizing works.

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URGENT: Email Minister of Immigration McCallum to stop next weeks litigation

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Published on Thursday, 31 March 2016 09:15

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A message from the War Resisters Support Campaign

Dear Friends,

Despite our best efforts, the Canadian government is going ahead with litigation that was initiated by the Harper government against U.S. Iraq War resisters. The Federal Court hearings are scheduled for April 5 and 6.

• We are asking every supporter to immediately email Minister of Immigration John McCallum, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (model message below)
• Under your name, please include city and province
• Please cc Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Please also bcc the War Resisters Support Campaign at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Here is a model email message you can copy and paste into your message (or feel free to personalize it) -- thank you for your support!

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[Settlement-Boycott-List] Gush Shalom/Peace now report on Israeli companies leaving the West Bank in apparent response to boycott pressure

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Published on Wednesday, 30 March 2016 19:30

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There has been progress and the movement is moving forward rapidly. No wonder Zionists are trying to respond.
See the Following article:

Israeli Companies Leaving West Bank in Apparent Response to Boycott Pressure
A soon-to-be-released report obtained by Haaretz suggests that international pressure may have affected companies' decisions to move within the Green Line.

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.711096



Responding to international boycott pressures and other constraints, a growing number of Israeli companies operating in the West Bank are moving their facilities to locations within the country’s internationally recognized borders, according to a report prepared by Gush Shalom, an anti-occupation organization that monitors such activities.
The report, obtained by Haaretz, shows that aside from the recent high-profile cases of Ahava, the Dead Sea skin care product company, and SodaStream, the seltzer-machine manufacturer, other prominent Israeli companies have also been part of this trend, even if they have managed to evade publicity.

The last time Gush Shalom compiled a...

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Clark puts possible climate denier in charge of BC climate action

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Published on Tuesday, 29 March 2016 14:45

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Premier Christy Clark just appointed a former director of the climate denying, Koch-funded Fraser Institute to draft BC’s Climate Leadership Plan. This appointment is the clearest sign we’ve seen she’s sabotaging BC’s climate leadership.

The public comment period for the BC Climate Plan ends Friday and we need to use this opportunity to make our voices heard. Call on her to remove this latest appointment and start taking climate change seriously.

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We did it! Watch our TV ad next week!

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Published on Tuesday, 29 March 2016 13:45

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PAOV --

It's a big day! Thanks to your generosity and the help of a local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, we reached our fundraising goal and we are going to take over the airwaves! We just got confirmation from CBC television that our first TPP ad will air thirteen times for people across the country to see starting March 28th! Thank you for making this possible.

You can watch the first two ads here.

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New video: Dasiqox Tribal Park

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Published on Tuesday, 29 March 2016 11:00

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[evoz] April 7 - Uncovering "Canada Park" (without typo)

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Published on Sunday, 27 March 2016 12:15

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UNCOVERING “CANADA PARK”

A Dispossessed Palestinian Speaks Out

Thursday, April 7, 2019 7:00 pm

Room A120 David Turpin Building, University of Victoria

FREE – Donations Welcome

The Israeli army expelled Heidar Abu Ghosh from his hometown of Imwas in 1967. It was subsequently demolished along with two other villages, and covered over by “Canada Park.”

Heidar Abu Ghosh is touring Canada to uncover this crime for Canadians and to suggest a path towards justice and peace.

Sponsors:

Independent Jewish Voices

Canadian Union of Postal Employees

KAIROS, Victoria Chapter

Social Justice Studies, UVic

upcoming events

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Published on Saturday, 26 March 2016 16:00

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Dear Friends of SJS,
Below are some great events happening over the next few weeks:

Save the Douglas Street Trees!
BC Transit is proposing to remove the wonderful mature and healthy Heritage trees on the west side of Douglas Street between Hillside and Tolmie. You can read more about this proposal and the campaign to save the trees at::
<http://vi-can.ca/wp-content/uploads/160310-Presentation-to-Council.pdf>

To remove those trees would be an act of urban desecration that would drastically reduce the liveability of this area of Douglas, which is potentially the urban village for Burnside-Gorge, in which I and 6,500 others live.

There's more information in the succession of posts on the Victoria Citizens Action Network (ViCAN) web site:

<http://vi-can.ca/> and an action alert at <http://savethesetrees.ca/>

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No habitat, no fish. It's that simple.

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Published on Friday, 25 March 2016 07:15

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r1 Today WCEL launched Scaling Up the Fisheries Act: Restoring Lost Protections and Introducing Modern Safeguards, a brief that outlines preliminary ideas on reforming Canada

[evoz] C-51 event

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Published on Thursday, 24 March 2016 06:45

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Dear Friends, Bill C-51 has serious implications for all Canadians, but especially for social activists. Here is an announcement of of an important event on this issue, please pass it on to your networks & plan to attend. Terry Wolfwood

Kill Bill C-51?

Repeal or reform? A public forum

Young 201, Camosun College, Lansdowne Campus

Tuesday March 29, 7-9pm

Intense public opposition failed to stop the Stephen Harper government from passing Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015. But before he was elected, Justin Trudeau promised to revise the legislation. It’s time for Trudeau to keep his promise.

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[evoz] important Bill C-51 event

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Published on Thursday, 24 March 2016 06:45

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Dear Friends, Bill C-51 has serious implications for all Canadians, but especially for social activists. Here is an announcement of of an important event on this issue, please pass it on to your networks & plan to attend. Terry Wolfwood

Kill Bill C-51?

Repeal or reform? A public forum

Young 201, Camosun College, Lansdowne Campus

Tuesday March 29, 7-9pm

Intense public opposition failed to stop the Stephen Harper government from passing Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015. But before he was elected, Justin Trudeau promised to revise the legislation. It’s time for Trudeau to keep his promise.

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Next Volunteer Action Meeting – Wednesday, March 30th

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Published on Wednesday, 23 March 2016 11:45

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We need your opinion. Take our survey! / Répon

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Published on Tuesday, 22 March 2016 12:45

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What Values are important to you in a new electoral system?

As you know, before the election the Liberal Party put in motion an election platform that promised to launch an all-party committee directly after the election - they would consult with Canadians and deliver legislation within 18 months to change the electoral system.

They launched the platform using the same tagline as Fair Vote Canada! – They would Make Every Vote Count.

We know that for a large part of the Liberal Party that means proportional representation. We also know that some favour another majoritarian option that will not fix the problems we have identified.

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