Canada Must Place a Weapons Embargo On Arms Exports To Any Country Involved in Human Rights Abuses
Action Alert: Write this letter to the Prime Minister that Canada Must Place a Weapons Embargo On Arms Exports To Any Country Involved in Human Rights Abuses
Over the past two months, We have been horrified by the footage coming out of Gaza.
We have been horrified by the unthinkable amount of civilian deaths, especially children. We cannot accept that our nation, which upholds human rights, justice, and international law would allow the export of arms to any government is participating in international human rights law violations.
As a Canadian, We ask that ...
Bochra Manai Must Not Be Removed as Anti-Racism Commissioner
Action Alert: Write this letter to the Mayor of Montreal that Bochra Manai Must Not Be Removed as Anti-Racism Commissioner
We have seen the recent calls to remove Anti-Racism Commissioner Bochra Manai. To replace Bochra Manai, who has fulfilled her role as the Anti-Racism Commissioner dutifully and faithfully for attending a rally that simply called for the end of indiscriminate bombing against civilians, would be tantamount to supporting the ongoing murder of innocent children, women, elderly, and men in Gaza.
Additionally, if Bochra were to be terminated from ...
Canada Votes “Yes” To Ceasefire in UN General Assembly Meeting
Action Alert: Send a Letter to Minister Melanie Joly About the UN Ceasefire Vote
Canada’s vote at the United Nations General Assembly called for a ceasefire.
Make it clear that Canada’s vote for a ceasefire is an important step. Over 70% of Canadians want the violence to end in Gaza and this vote is a reflection of that. Our voices must be heard.
Send a Letter Today!
OVER 350 CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS URGE CANADA TO VOTE “YES” DURING UN CEASEFIRE VOTE
The Gaza Strip is falling into a complete humanitarian disaster due to the invasion by the military forces of Israel, along with non-stop aerial bombardment.
Over 17,000 people have been killed in Gaza, including children. Disease is rampant, food and water is scarce, hospitals have been reduced to rubble, and over a million Palestinians have been displaced from their homes in just over two months.
It is time for this bloodshed to come to an end. It is time for Canada to stand for a permanent ceasefire and to make such a call on the world stage.
This is why you ...
Canada Must Reunite Palestinian Canadians with Family in Gaza
Action Alert: Send a letter telling Canada to implement a special measure to reunite Palestinian Canadians with family in Gaza
Canada must implement special measures to make sure that the immediate family members—including parents and siblings—of Palestinian Canadians are evacuated out of Gaza to join their loved ones at home.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced and face further threats of ethnic cleansing. Over 15,000 have been killed, including children.
It is time for Canada to stand for an immediate and permanent ceasefire ...
UBC Administrators Must Protect the Safety of Students
Action Alert: Send a letter telling UBC to investigate fake Hamas stickers spread to target Muslims and Palestinians on campus
A recent incident involving offensive stickers being distributed at the University of British Columbia shows that more needs to be done to protect students from rising Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian hate on campus.
The phrase “I (heart) Hamas” was placed on the sticker alongside the UBC Social Justice Centre’s (SJC) name and logo. The message was clearly meant to target the Centre and students speaking out against violations of ...
Canada Must Condemn The Horrifying Statements From Israel’s Leaders
Action Alert: Send a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau To Condemn the Comments of War Crimes and Ethnic Cleansing Israel Made
Leaders at the top of the Government of Israel have been calling for the most egregious forms of violence to be visited against the people of Gaza.
This includes calls for ethnic cleansing. It also includes words that severely dehumanize the humanity of Palestinians. This language fuels the flames of hateful violence.
And they have put those words into action with estimates of 12,000+ killed in Gaza and hundreds more in the occupied West ...
Tell Premier Ford To Take Action on MPP Goldie Ghamari Spreading Dangerous Islamophobia
It is concerning that MPP Goldie Ghamari of Carleton has made several statements on social media that appears to recycle a number of Islamophobic tropes.
These include stoking suspicion against Muslims who say the phrase “Allahu akbar;” pushing the conspiracy theory that organizations like the UN are controlled by “Islamofascists;” and retweeting insults against those who women who wear the hijab.
Moreover, she also retweeted Daniel Bordman—an individual identified by our courts to have spread libel against Muslims.
Send a letter to Premier Doug ...
Protect Academic Freedom and the Ability For Doctors to Critique Foreign Governments
The suspension of Public Health resident Dr. Yipeng Ge by the University of Ottawa for his comments on the violence in the Gaza Strip doesn’t conform with the University’s commitment to free speech and equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Please write a letter to the University of Ottawa to end Dr. Ge’s suspension and for the University and the Faculty of Medicine to issue a public apology for the harm it has caused.
