B'Tselem is an Israeli Human Rights NGO that publishes information and statistics related to human rights violations in the Occupied Territories. It was founded in 1989 in the wake of the first Intifada by a group of prominent Israeli intellectuals and politicians. Over the years, B'Tselem has become perhaps the most recognized Israeli NGO.
Palestine
A debate on the academic boycott of Israel
Date: Monday, May 11, 2009 - 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Location
York Univeristy Osgoode Hall Moot Court
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 46' 26.4396" N, 79° 29' 37.626" W
See map: Google Maps
Boycotts have emerged in recent decades as a favoured means of grassroots opposition to certain politics and practices. Often these boycotts are directed at firms or industries in the name of environmental or humanitarian goals. In the past few months, framed as an attempt to build on the successes of a similarly structured campaign against historic South African apartheid, calls for boycotts have been raised in response to Israeli action in Gaza. These calls have included a request for the boycotting of Israeli academic institutions. Boycotts raise fundamental issues for universities and other academic institutions: how do boycotts affect the university's commitments to free speech and inquiry, which are central to our functions?
Tell MEC to Stop Supporting Israeli Apartheid!
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Independent media and Gaza: When the mainstream is M.I.A.
Major international media networks failed to cover the war from the ground in the Gaza Strip, as Israel barred international reporters from entering the besieged territory for the majority of the conflict. As global news networks including CNN and the BBC had no permanent correspondents on the ground in Gaza, major media institutions covered the conflict from the outside, reporting on the war from hilltops in Israel.
Making history: The banned Galloway broadcast
The Toronto Coalition to Stop the War and rabble.ca made history yesterday by broadcasting the banned British MP to thousands.
Watch the broadcast by clicking here.
Find out about future live events by clicking here.
Life in the closed zone of Palestine
Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement calls on the State of Israel to fully open Gaza's crossings and to allow the real victims of the closure - 1.5 million human beings - the freedom of movement necessary to realize their dreams and aspirations.
Galloway vs. Jewish Defense League on British television
Galloway addresses the accusations from the Jewish Defence League Canada's director, Meir Weinstein, that he's a threat to Canadian national security.
Launch: Freedom of Expression Campaign
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
The Bahen Centre room # 1160 - University of Toronto
40 St. George St. North of College Street
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 39' 36.054" N, 79° 23' 48.3684" W
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What's going on?
Banned from Canada
George Galloway's Canadian speaking tour on "Resisting war from Gaza to Kandahar"
Cut
Funding for settlement programs and language services at Canadian Arab Federation
Removed
Israeli Apartheid Week posters at Ontario universities
Attacked
Union leaders and members for supporting research and education on boycott of academic institutions!
Targeted
Students and faculty doing public education on campuses
Threatened
Discussions of Israel/Palestine at the Toronto District School Board
April 9, 2009 |
<p>Union explains why it decided to support the boycott, sanctions and divestment campaign against the state of Israel.</p>