Contrary to the announcements emanating from the governments of Israel and Canada, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) believes there is no evidence that Iran is on the verge of producing nuclear weapons. By way of contrast, it is widely known that Israel has been building such weapons since the late 1960s and is now estimated to possess hundreds of them in its arsenal, which is far and away the largest in the Middle East.

As pronouncements on Palestinian statehood at the UN are fiercely debated around the world, on the ground in Palestine the violent realities of Israeli military occupation and apartheid continue without reprieve.

In Canada, despite broad international support for peace with justice in Palestine, illustrated by the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, Palestine has in recent years seldom been highlighted as a foreign policy priority by the NDP. The subject, for instance, has only rarely been mentioned in the current NDP leadership race.

"Exporting the Occupation: Israel's Pacification Industry"
with Jimmy Johnson - leading expert in the Israeli security and ARMS industry
$10 or PWYC

Join us to bring Michael Riordon's new book, Our Way to Fight, into the world.

Our Way to Fight: Peace-work Under Siege in Israel-Palestine documents creative resistance to occupation on both sides of the wall. In olive groves, besieged villages, refugee camps and checkpoints, here are the dangerous lives of non-violent activists, the sparks that led them to resist, the escalating risks they face and the many small victories that sustain them -- and us!

Meet these courageous people of the book, through the writer's eyes and their own words, recorded on-location.

(Sorry, not wheelchair accessible)