Palestine/Israel

UBC's AMS Executive Committee Accused of Defamation

mzoghi — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:52:18 +0000

Boat to Gaza organizers demand a public statement from the AMS committee and president for their statements

Following UBC's AMS Council meeting on December 1, in which the Social Justice Centre's indirect donation to the the Canadian Boat to Gaza was discussed and voted on at great length [1], the AMS Executive Committee passed a separate motion

Fichiers attachés à cette publication:

CBG_letter_UBC_AMS.pdf

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An interview with Bob Rosen of the Indepenent Jewish Voices on the attacks on the Social Justice Centre at UBC

mzoghi — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:05:10 +0000

A discussion on the mindset behind the attacks on the SJC.

Bob Rosen, a member of the Independent Jewish Voices, speaks on the attacks that the Social Justice Centre (SJC) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) came under after their attempt to transfer funds to a campus club called Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), which in turn was planning on donating the money to the Canadian Boat to Gaza.

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Dr. Norman Finkelstein at UBC: Israel and Palestine: Past, Present, Future

stephlaw — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:03:39 +0000

American scholar, Norman Finkelstein, toured Canada with the Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East from Oct. 26 to 30. His lecture, Israel and Palestine: Past, Present, Future, focused on the situation in Gaza, the raid on the S.S. Mavi Marmara, the current stage of the peace process and the prospect of another regional war.

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Seriously Free Speech Committee presents Michael Keefer (U of Guelph)

mzoghi — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:23:36 +0000

Michael Keefer speaks about his book "Antisemitism: Real and Imagined"

In November, the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA), an informal coalition of MPs from the Conservative, Liberal and NDP, is expected to recommend changes to the human rights legislation or hate laws that would make it illegal to criticize Israel.

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The Punishment of Gaza

mzoghi — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:08:02 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Gideon Levy discusses the findings of his most recent book, The Punishment of Gaza, in which he tracks Israel's progressive abandonment of diplomacy in favour of a policy of provocation and the exercise of raw military power.

Di Sep 26

ville:

Vancouver, BC

Lieu:

UBC

Adresse:

Wesbrook Building (WESB) 100, 6174 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3

Coût:

$15, $10 for students with ID

le contact de l'organisatrice:

http://www.cjpme.org/

Lien de carte:

http://www.cjpme.org/EventVenueDetails.aspx?EventVenueID=68

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Lien:

http://www.cjpme.org/EventVenueDetails.aspx?EventVenueID=68

On September 20 writer Gideon Levy will embark on a seven-city lecture tour of Canada hosted by CJPME . The tour kicks off in Montreal and will wrap up in Vancouver on September 26. This lecture is a rare opportunity for Canadians to hear from this “Israeli dedicated to saving his country’s honour” (The Guardian).

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