Oct 23 2009 - 7:30pm
Location
Vancouver Public Library Downtown
Alma and Peter rooms, lower level, 350 West Georgia
Vancouver, BC Canada
49° 15' 48.9168" N, 123° 8' 18.834" W
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A Talk by Alan Sears
Professor of Sociology at Ryerson University and Member of Faculty 4 Palestine
Followed by a Round-table Audience Discussion
Organised by the Seriously Free Speech Committee
Sponsored by Canada Palestine Support Network (CanPalNet), Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJVC) and NECEF Is Criticising Israel Antisemitic?
Israel's supporters are becoming increasingly aggressive toward anyone who dares to criticize Israel's actions. To deflect attention from Israel's illegal occupation, they lash out at critics, calling them racist or antisemitic.
Over past two years, attempts in Canada to silence criticism include:
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