On August 14, 2021, Hanna Kawas discussed Canada’s complicity in Palestinian dispossession and how it enables settler colonialism at home and abroad. Hanna Kawas is a Palestinian activist, writer, and journalist who was born in Bethlehem, Palestine. He is the…
By Candice Bodnaruk RANA ABDULLA has waited nine long years to have her story told in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). Before the museum was even built, the CMHR put out a request to Canadians for content ideas.…
By Candice Bodnaruk Freedom of expression and speech, two rights guaranteed to Canadians in their Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, were at the centre of a recent Federal Court decision this past summer [2019] when a judge ruled that…
by Harold Shuster Independent Jewish Voices Good Afternoon. My name is Harold Shuster and I am with Independent Jewish Voices. IJV supports a just peace negotiated between the Israeli and Palestinian people and opposes any attempt by the Israeli government…
by Candice Bodnaruk Palestine is a society of children, and children are in every way the greatest victims of Israel’s occupation of Palestine, whether through their every day experiences of violence, loss of health care, education, child labour practices in…
Winnipeg, Nov. 9, 2016: Israeli filmmaker and correspondent for The Real News Network Lia Tarachansky screened and then discussed the motivation for and the making of her documentary film “On the Side of the Road.” The former West Bank settler…
By Candice Bodnaruk Winnipeg – On August 2nd, 2016, over two dozen people gathered at the the Israel Folklorama Pavilion for the third annual vigil to honour and remember those who were killed during Operation Protective Edge or the 51…
By Glenn Michalchuk The 2016 Walk for Peace had as its theme “Freedom for Palestine”. It was the culmination of several events in the month of May which dealt with issue of Palestine and the right of the Palestinian people…
By Candice Bodnaruk In so many ways children are the greatest victims of Israel’s occupation of Palestine. We know Israel deliberately targets children, whether it’s sniper attacks in the West Bank that kill kids on their way to school, or…
by Mary Elizabeth Stanley Good afternoon! And welcome to everyone here and thank you all for showing support in this year’s Walk for Peace. It is truly an honor to be asked to give a few opening statements as a…
