Launch of Israeli Apartheid Week: Building a movement to Boycott Israeli Apartheid

 

 Listen to audio from IAW pressconference

On Tuesday February 17th, a coalition of student groups, palestine solidarity organizations and faculty launched Israeli Apatheid Week in Montreal. 

Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) marks its fifth anniversary in the wake of Israel’s horrific attacks and continued siege on Gaza. IAW is an annual international series of educational and cultural events held in cities and campuses across the globe. Its aim is to broaden public awareness about the nature of Israel as an apartheid state and to build a worldwide movement of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli regime, similar to those undertaken against Apartheid South Africa in the 1980s.

Solidarity with Barriere Lake

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An Interview with Martin Lucaks of Barriere Lake Solidarity and Russell Diabo Policy Advisor to Barriere Lake.

For twenty difficult years, the small Algonquin community of Barriere Lake, 5 hours north of Montreal, has been struggling to hold the government to their word. In 1991, they signed a pioneering resource co-management and sustainable development agreement with Canada and Quebec to protect Algonquin land uses, to conserve the forest and wildlife, and to give them a share in the resource revenue from the logging and hydro projects on their traditional territories.]

Egypt: A movement has awaken from Ghazl Mahalla to Cairo!

photo: Hossam El-Hamalawy

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In this two part interview on the current political and economic situation in Egypt. Hossam el-Hamalawy is a journalist and blogger from Cairo who has been active in the struggles for social and economic justice in egypt and in the labor movement.

Pakistan’s Invisible dissidents CKUT 90.3FM

Audio Link for Interview with Azra Sayeed

General Musharaf took power in a coup d’état on October 12, 1999, had declared emergency rule and imposed strict security measures on November 3^rd 2007, 2 months before a scheduled election in Pakistan.

The line that was carried by the Pakistani government was the growing threat of terror. Yet the days following those most targeted were the judges, the lawyers, human rights activists, and the political opposition. Yet many western states did not express vocal concern, as Pakistan has become one of the largest recipients of Western military aid, approximately more than 16 billion dollars in the past 6 years. In order to fight the war on terror and ally itself with US interests in the region and in particular the occupation of Afghanistan.

New Security Certificate Legislation::Same denial of Justice

Adil Charkaoui who remains under a security certificate

An interview with Yavar Hameed, on the Conservative governments attempt to rush in new security certificate Legislation, after it being deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada in February of 2007.

Electronic Lebanon “LEBANON: Open Skies of Struggle”

Photo Stefan Christoff: for more of the photos from the exhibit

In the context of historical political events occurring in Lebanon and throughout the Middle East, photojournalist Stefan Christoff is currently touring a photo exhibition entitled Lebanon: Open Skies of Struggle. Christoff, who is a regular contributor to The Electronic Intifada, was interviewed by Montreal-based independent journalist Mostafa Heneway on the current Lebanon exhibition traveling across Canadian galleries.

LAL: Interference to Deportation

An interview with LAL on their latest project Deportation

Photos: Tatiana Gomez

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Deportation the latest project of LAL, was shown to an audience in downtown montreal this past April 14^TH. The project, which takes its name from the Toronto band’s upcoming album,  also incorporates the works of new-media artist and filmmaker Faisal Anwar.

Free Speach Radio News Quebec Voters Usher in Minority Government

Quebec Voters Usher in Minority Government

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Results from Canada’s Quebec Province are in, and for only the second time in Quebec’s history voters installed a minority government. Mostafa Henaway reports from Montreal.

Guantánamo Bay The Living Nightmare of US Empire

Interview with Clive Stafford Smith was done for ckln 88.1fm. Clive Stafford Smith is the lawyer for many of those who are being held in Guatanamo without charges or any rights. Clive speaks about the
conditions, and those who are being held in Guantanamo Bay.

Cutting the ties to Israeli Apartheid

 Audio Report for CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal and CKLN 88.1FM in Toronto

Audio Link On saturday  December 23rd one day before christmas, over 80 activists in
Toronto, officially  launched  a boycott campaign against Chapters and
Indigo Bookstores. The campaign demands an end to the financial support
offered by the majority owners of Chapters and Indigo to Heseg ­ the
Foundation for Lone Soldiers.

The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid, came out to the heart of the
downtown core of Toronto, and held a mass leafleting and information
picket to launch this campaign against Chapters and Indigo. This campaign
is part of a larger movement to end israeli apartheid through boycott
divestment and sanctions.

This report was conducted and produced by mostafa henaway of ckut 903 fm
in montreal, and CKLN 881FM in Toronto

For more information you can contact the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid

www.caiaweb.ca

www.bds-palestine.net