By Nora Loreto Emotions ran high on Saturday night as a motion about Israel/Palestine came to convention floor. The motion was one of twelve about Israel and Palestine that had been served to the convention, including one motion that received the support of more than 30 riding associations. Of the hundreds of motions served, only Continue readingContentious Debate Over Justice for Palestine at NDP Convention
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By Nora Loreto The NDP Convention started early Friday afternoon in Ottawa with a routine debate on the amount of time available for debate on the motions. The backdrop to this debate was hours of morning sessions where delegates argued over the order of the hundreds of motions that were served by dozens of riding Continue readingBattle over resolutions marks NDP Convention Day 1
By Yara Shoufani When I was deeply involved in the fight for Palestinian justice at my university, I found myself on a Zionist website called Canary Mission. This website features the profiles of hundreds of pro-Palestine activists, who are slandered as radicals and anti-Semites for their criticisms of the Israeli state and support for the peaceful Boycott, Continue readingDefending Palestinian rights shouldn’t put your job at risk
From the LabourStart 2016 conference in Toronto on May 8, 2016: The global labour movement has long criticized Israel for human and trade union rights violations and abuse of Palestinian workers, while workers in Palestine are resisting oppression and building a movement we can support. Trade unions and federations of labour in Canada are heeding Continue readingLabour Struggles in Palestine and International Solidarity
By Matthew Davidson Over the past six years, Israel has waged three different wars against the Gazans, killing thousands in the process. The current war has killed nearly 2,000 civilians and made a quarter of Gaza’s 1.8 million people homeless. Drawing inspiration from the labour-backed boycott of Apartheid South Africa, Palestinian civil society groups have Continue readingLabor for Palestine: Interview with Michael Letwin