statement by poet Fortner Anderson

Photo: Israeli tanks in Gaza Strip winter 2009.

I signed the call for sanctions against the state of Israel because of Operation Cast Lead, the incursion and blockade of Gaza, which targeted hospitals, water wells and thousands of Palestinian homes, because of the F-14 and F-16 fighter jets and Apache attack helicopters used against a defenseless civilian population, because of the hundreds of children killed in those attacks, because of the on-going series of targeted assassinations which are extra-judicial killings, which are simply murder, because of the Israeli refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, because of the on-going blockade of the Gaza Strip which deprives 1.5 million people of food, fuel and basic medical supplies,

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view Carleton University divestment campaign video on-line

Photo: Israeli apartheid wall on Palestinian lands.

Carleton students have released a report detailing how the Carleton University Pension fund invests in companies involved in violations of human rights and of international law.

The report was created by Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA Carleton), who are launching a campaign to end Carleton’s unethical investments and adopt a socially responsible investment policy.

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letter from Bil’in’s Abdallah Abu Rahmah was shared from his prison cell to his lawyers

Photo: Barbed wire sky in Israeli prison.

Dear Friends and Supporters, It has been two months now since I was handcuffed, blindfolded and taken from my home. Today news has reached Ofer Military Prison that the apartheid wall on Bil’in’s land will finally be moved and construction has begun on the new route. This will return half of the land that was stolen from our village. For those of us in Ofer, imprisoned for our protest against the wall, this victory makes the suffering of being here easier to bear. After actively resisting the theft of our land by the Israeli apartheid wall and settlements every week for five years now, we long to be standing along side our brothers and sisters to mark this victory and the fifth anniversary of our struggle.

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sixième semaine annuelle contre l’apartheid israélien

du 4 au 11 mars 2010 – Montréal

Joignez-vous au regroupement de quarante villes à travers le monde à l’occasion de la 6e semaine internationale contre l’apartheid israélien (SAI). Une semaine remplie de conférences, ateliers, projections de films et d’évènements culturels afin de vous familiariser avec les enjeux du conflit israélo-palestinien ainsi que pour donner de l’ampleur à l’élan grandissant de la campagne de boycott, désinvestissement et sanctions (BDS) contre l’apartheid israélien. Les évènements à Montréal auront lieu à l’UQÀM, Concordia, McGill et d’autres endroits à travers la ville. Vous trouverez le programme complet ci-dessous.

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la semaine contre l’apartheid israélien présentera Up Front: 3 Palestinian Women

Lundi 8 mars 2010
projection débutera a 19h30
salle H-110, 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest
Université de Concordia, Montréal
co-présenté avec Cinema Politica

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appel à votre solidarité financière et un soutien de Tadamon

Photo: Manifestation contre le blocus israélien de Gaza.

L’année 2009 a été caractérisée par un effort intense et soutenu, ainsi que par plusieurs réalisations pour le collectif Tadamon! Montréal. Nous entamons à présent les mois d’automne avec un ordre du jour rempli d’événements et d’initiatives et avec la perspective de réalisations futures. Nous faisons appel aussi aux partisans, amis et sympathisants de Tadamon! pour leur demander de faire preuve de solidarité financière.

L’activisme de Tadamon se concentre sur la lutte pour la justice sociale, la libération et l’égalité pour les peuples de la Palestine, du Liban et du Moyen-Orient en général. Ce travail s’effectue à travers un effort collectif. Il implique ceux qui œuvrent dans le cadre de notre travail régulier de planification et d’organisation, mais aussi ceux qui participent aux événements publics de Tadamon et qui suivent le travail de Tadamon et fournissent un appui sous forme de contributions financières.

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Mohammed Khatib, from the West Bank Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Photo: Valerian Mazataud Mohamed Khatib speaking in Montreal at solidarity rally.

In the highest profile arrest of the recent wave of repression against West Bank popular struggle, Israeli soldiers arrested Mohammed Khatib today before dawn. Khatib is a member of Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlement in the West Bank village of Bil’in and the coordinator of the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee.

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Célébrez avec nous cinq ans de résistance populaire à Bil’in!

Samedi, le 6 février à 20h
Soirée bénéfice à la Kaza Maza
4629 avenue du Parc
avec de la musique, des diapos, une exposition
d’affiches et un gâteau pour le 5e anniversaire

Dimanche, le 7 février à 13h
Manifestation d’appui à Bil’in
Rassemblement au métro Mont-Royal

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Free Abdallah Abu Rahmah – January 2010

Photo: Israeli military fence enforcing apartheid admits open sky.

I mark the beginning of the new decade imprisoned in a military detention camp. Nevertheless, from within the occupation′s holding cell I meet the New Year with determination and hope.

I know that Israel’s military campaign to imprison the leadership of the Palestinian popular struggle shows that our non-violent struggle is effective. The occupation is threatened by our growing movement and is therefore trying to shut us down. What Israel′s leaders do not understand is that popular struggle cannot be stopped by our imprisonment.

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An Experiment in Provocation. January 2009 by Brian Eno.

Photo: FocusZero Palestinian youth jumping high in occupied Palestine.

It’s a tragedy that the Israelis – a people who must understand better than almost anybody the horrors of oppression – are now acting as oppressors. As the great Jewish writer Primo Levi once remarked “Everybody has their Jews, and for the Israelis it’s the Palestinians”. By creating a middle Eastern version of the Warsaw ghetto they are recapitulating their own history as though they’ve forgotten it. And by trying to paint an equivalence between the Palestinians – with their homemade rockets and stone-throwing teenagers – and themselves – with one of the most sophisticated military machines in the world – they sacrifice all credibility.

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