Media Release: Toronto town hall on anti-Palestinian racism

Experts will offer attendees actionable strategies, tools and support resources to navigate this challenging climate
Toronto skyline at night. Image: City of Toronto on Flickr

Torontonians from Across the GTA to Attend Emergency Town Hall About the Rise of Anti-Palestinian Racism:   In Our Classrooms, Campuses and Workplaces

WHEN: Friday, February 23, 2024, 7:00pm 

WHERE: Yonge-Dundas Square area (please call for exact location)

LIVE STREAM: TBA

Healthcare workers slam their CEOs for slandering pro-Palestinian protesters

After 15 hospital CEOs in Toronto mischaracterized a peaceful pro-Palestinian rally as antisemitic, many of their employees have joined thousands of voices demanding an apology and retraction of their “fabrications.”
What's been the fallout of the Hands Off Rafah rally in Toronto?
SPIDERMAN4PALESTINE WAVES A PALESTINIAN FLAG ABOVE THE ENTRANCE OF MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL, ONE OF AT LEAST EIGHT ELEVATED SPOTS THEY CLIMBED TO IN THE COURSE OF THE RALLY ON FEB. 12. PHOTO CREDIT: ANNA LIPPMAN.

Toronto healthcare workers are pushing back against their employers, demanding an apology and a retraction for what they say are “false accusations of antisemitism over the fabricated Mount Sinai story.”

Anti-Palestinian racism permeates Canadian institutions, critics say

A recent report detailed over 500 instances of anti-Palestinian racism in 2022 from nonprofit organizations, the media, and governments, but notes the scope of the problem is likely much wider when individual accounts are taken into consideration
What is anti-Palestinian racism?
Screenshot from CTV News report about Selina Robinson’s “controversial” remarks about Palestine.

Referring to pre-1948 Palestine as a “crappy piece of land with nothing on it” — as former BC NDP Minister of Postsecondary Education Selina Robinson recently did — is not just a sign of ignorance but an expression of the anti-Palestinian racism (APR) that critics say runs deep within our institutions and across political party lines. 

Op/Ed: Surrey City Council locks out residents, fails to shut down Palestine solidarity

Palestine solidarity organizing in Surrey.
Palestine solidarity rally in Surrey with Palestine flags and umbrella.
Palestine solidarity rally at city hall in Surrey.
Palestine solidarity rally at city hall in Surrey.
Palestine solidarity rally at city hall in Surrey.
Palestine solidarity rally at Central City mall in Surrey.
Palestine solidarity rally outside library in Surrey.
Palestine solidarity rally under Skytrain rails in Surrey.
Palestine solidarity rally outside city hall in Surrey.

Palestine solidarity organizing and mobilizations in Surrey, British Columbia (traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Katzie, Kwantlen, and Semiahmoo) have been growing in size and frequency. Now it seems local politicians are getting worried and taking pre-emptive steps to silence voices against the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

How an urban village model is tackling Toronto's housing crisis

As many people struggle to find affordable housing in Toronto, one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world, some immigrant communities have decided to build their own
How are communities addressing the housing crisis?

Kizito Musabimana is one of more than 1000 Rwandan refugees who came to Canada following the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsis in the 1990s, which claimed around one million lives in 100 days. After struggling through a period of homelessness in Toronto, and knowing the importance of culture and community, Musabimana would set out to help others from the African diaspora access culturally-sensitive resources, particularly affordable housing.

B.C. cabinet minister sacked after making racist comments about Palestinians

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B.C.'s Minister of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills, Selina Robinson, stepped down on Monday, February 7, over anti-Palestinian comments she made six days earlier during a Zoom meeting with B'nai Brith Canada, a zionist organization. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Vancouver called an emergency rally Monday morning at the Guilford Sheraton Hotel in Surrey, where the B.C. NDP was holding the All MLA Retreat. 

Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in January 2024

Police killings in January 2024.
Winnipeg police car with lights flashing..

At least four people had their lives taken in police actions in January 2024. The police-involved deaths include people who were directly killed by police, as in police shootings, or died during police deployments or in police custody. All deaths in January occurred during arrests or in custody. This includes two people killed during intoxication arrests, a practice that is often deadly and should be ended.

More Than a House: Losing our Home to the Bush Creek East Wildfire

An interview with spi7uwie scalemc and Honey Williams of Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw
Personal story impact from wildfire, climate change
guitar inside spi7uwie scalemc  and Honey William's house,  before it burned

Unceded Secwepemc Territory — 2023 was the worst wildfire season recorded in so-called B.C.'s history. According to B.C. Wildfire Service, record-breaking warm temperatures and drought conditions from as far back as October 2022 set the stage for it, while an unusually high number of lightning storms started many of the fires in July, with cold and powerful winds in August fanning them.

Opposing police repression of drug user liberation organizers

Rally demanded: "Free DULF!", "Safe Supply Now", and "End the Drug Wars"
Ending the drug wars.
It is not a crime to save lives banner.
DULF rally sign.
Settler Colonialism is a Crime sign.
DULF rally sign.
DULF Saves Lives sign.
Safe drugs and love is all we need sign.
David Eby Effigy.
DULF Coffin.
Safe Supply Now Sign.
DULF Rally.

On January 16 more than 200 people rallied at the Vancouver courthouse in support of Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) co-founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx, and called for all state charges against them to be dropped. This was part of an international day of action in solidarity with DULF which also saw actions in Nelson, BC; Calgary, AB; Dublin, Ireland; and, London, England. Voices were raised against the policing and criminalization that make drug users' lives more precarious — and which themselves kill people.

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