PAJU

PAJU weekly vigil and distribution of leaflets
2024-04-02 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | MÉTRO GUY-CONCORDIA, 1445 ruy Guy, Montréal, Québec, Canada
GUY-CONCORDIA METRO
Tuesday April 2, 2024 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm inside the GUY-CONCORDIA metro station just outside the turnstiles.
Thursday April 4, 2024 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm inside the GUY-CONCORDIA metro station just outside the turnstiles.

PAJU Weekly vigils and distribution of leaflets
2024-03-28 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-03-26 16:00 - 17:30 | MÉTRO COTE-VERTU, 1515, boul. Côte-Vertu, Montréal, Québec, Canada
MÉTRO CÔTE-VERTU 1515, boul. Côte–Vertu
Tuesday March 26, 2024 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm inside the Côte-Vertu metro station just outside the turnstiles.
Thursday March 28, 2024 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm inside the Côte-Vertu metro station just outside the turnstiles.

A unified large demonstration: Together for Gaza and Palestine
2024-03-23 14:00 - 18:00 | Square Dorchester, 2903 Peel St., Montreal, Quebec, H3B 4J5, Canada
Massive demonstration for Gaza and Palestine
Saturday March 23, 2024 at at 2 pm in Dorchester Square
Saturday March 23, 2024 at at 2 pm in Dorchester Square there will be a unified large demonstration gathering most groups and organizations involved with support for Palestine and most in Quebec who oppose the Israeli ongoing genocide in Gaza. Currently 34 groups including PAJU have signed the declaration of principles. More will be added every day. We hope this will be a massive demonstration similar to those against the war in Iraq. Be there!
Below is the English translation of the declaration signed by more than 117 groups, organizations and unions:
TOGETHER FOR GAZA AND PALESTINE!
TOGETHER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE!
Over the past five months, like many Quebecers, we have been sickened by the horrors Israel has inflicted on the Palestinian population of Gaza: incessant bombardments; 31,342 people killed, 7,000 missing under the rubble, 70,043 injured (as of February 26, 2024); civilian infrastructure devastated; ambulances, health workers and journalists targeted; more than 8 but has recently restore its financing5% of the population displaced; the entire population plunged into acute food insecurity and in many cases starvation, and deprived of drinking water, medicine and fuel by the blockade.
In the first three months of the assault alone, 10,000 children were killed in Gaza, 20 times more than in Ukraine in 18 months (500). According to UN experts, “it is unprecedented to make an entire civilian population go hungry this completely and quickly.”
On January 26, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that it is plausible that Israel is committing acts of genocide in Gaza. The ICJ ordered Israel to prevent such acts and to “enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance.” But since then, the situation has worsened, and Israel is now preparing to lay siege to the city of Rafah, at the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, and to expel 1.5 million people who have ultimately sought refuge there.
Canada’s position is shameful
In response to these crimes, Canada has expressed “concern” for the fate of the civilian population but continues to invoke Israel’s “right to defend itself” and refuses to condemn its countless violations of international law. Since October 2023, it has approved record levels of military exports to Israel. The day after the ICJ decision, Canada announced that it was suspending its funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), on which two million people depend for their survival but recently restored its financing. Instead of demanding that Israel let the already existing aid entre by the land route from Egypt, Canada announced it participation in a maritime corridor which is considered to be inadequate by the United Nations. By its actions, Canada is complicit in Israel’s criminal assault on Gaza. Canada’s deeds speak volumes about the hypocrisy of its rhetoric.
For life, justice and peace
We call on Quebecers to support the Palestinian people’s right to life by demanding:
an immediate ceasefire and the free flow of humanitarian aid throughout Gaza
an end to direct and indirect Canadian military exports to Israel
the lifting of Israel’s blockade of Gaza
We also call on Quebecers to demand an end to Israel’s decades-long military occupation and colonization of Palestine, which is at the root of the current crisis. For 30 years, phoney “peace processes” have led only to more dispossession, violence and humiliation for the Palestinian people. A just and lasting solution is needed now. Quebec civil society can contribute to it by joining the international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
IT IS NOT ANTI-SEMITIC TO UPHOLD THE RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE!

PAJU weekly vigil and distribution of leaflets
2024-03-21 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-03-19 16:00 - 17:30 | MÉTRO SAINT-MICHEL, 7325, boul. Saint-Michel, Montréal, Québec, Canada
SAINT-MICHEL METRO
Tuesday March 19, 2024 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm inside the Saint-Michel metro station just outside the turnstiles.
Thursday March 21, 2024 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm inside the Saint-Michel metro station just outside the turnstiles.

Weekly PAJU Vigil
2024-03-14 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-03-12 16:00 - 17:30 | METRO PARC, 7245 Hutchison St., Montréal, Québec, Canada
METRO PARC 7245 Hutchison St.
Tuesday March 12 2024 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. inside the Parc metro station just outside the turnstiles.
Thursday March 14 2024 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. inside the Parc metro station just outside the turnstiles.

RASSEMBLEMENT À BAS JUSTIN LE GÉNOCIDAIRE
2024-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Justin Trudeau, 1100, Crémazie Est, Bureau 220, Montréal, Québec, H2P 2X2, Canada
Bureau de Justin Trudeau – 1100 Crémazie Est

Mardi 12 mars 2024 à 18h

Le génocide à Gaza est de plus en plus évident pour tous. Après les bombes et la famine, Netanyahou menace d’envahir Rafah le 10 mars.

Notre Premier ministre verse des larmes de crocodiles, mais, en coulisses, son gouvernement facilite plus de ventes d’armes à Israël que jamais! Justin Trudeau encourage directement l’État israélien à continuer son génocide contre les Gazaouis.

Mais le gouvernement Trudeau est minoritaire. Il ne se maintient au pouvoir que parce que le NPD le soutient. En fait, tous les partis ont trahi sur la question de la Palestine.

Le mouvement ouvrier canadien, qui appuie généralement un cessez-le-feu, doit passer de la parole aux actes : il faut faire tomber ce gouvernement libéral. Cela représenterait une victoire éclatante et une bouffée d’espoir pour le mouvement international de solidarité avec la Palestine.
Venez manifester avec nous devant les bureaux de Justin Trudeau pour dénoncer sa politique pro-génocide, et pour propager cette idée : faisons tomber Justin le génocidaire!

https://www.facebook.com/events/s/a-bas-justin-le-genocidaire-ma/1773005533194863/

National demonstration for Palestine in Ottawa - Saturday March 9th
2024-03-09 14:00 - 17:00 | PARLIAMENT HILL, Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
Join the national demonstration for Palestine in Ottawa on March 9.
Support Palestine and Gaza and the resistance of Palestinian men women and children to genocide
Rally on Parliament hill.
Buses from Montreal: https://www.simpletix.com/e/national-march-on-ottawa-on-march-9th-2024-tickets-162024

International Women's Day March: Honour to Palestinian Women
2024-03-08 17:30 - 19:30 | Square Dorchester, 2903 Peel St., Montreal, Quebec, H3B 4J5, Canada
Let. us unite from Tiohtià/Montreal to occupied Palestine to commerate the International Day of Women’s rights and to honour Palestinian women!
Rally point and march at Dorchester Square on Friday March 8th at 5:30 pm

PAJU Weekly Vigil and distribution of leaflets
2024-03-07 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-03-05 16:00 - 17:30 | MÉTRO CADILLAC, 5995 Sherbrooke St. E., Montréal, Québec, Canada
METRO CADILLAC 5995 Sherbrooke St. E.
Tuesday March 5 2024 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. inside the Cadillac metro station just outside the turnstiles.
Thursday March 7 2024 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. inside the Cadillac metro station just outside the turnstiles.

PAJU Weekly Vigil
2024-02-29 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-02-27 16:00 - 17:30 | Métro Radisson, 7155 R. Sherbrooke E, Montréal, Québec, H1N 1E3, Canada
METRO RADISSON 7155 Sherbrooke St. E
Tuesday February 27 2024 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. inside the Radisson metro station just outside the turnstiles

PAJU weekly picket
2024-02-22 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-02-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Métro Honoré Beaugrand, 4755, rue Honoré-Beaugrand, Montréal, Québec, H1L 1A6, Canada
Tuesday February 20, 2024 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm inside the Honoré Beaugrand metro station just outside the turnstiles.
Thursday February 22, 2024 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm inside the Honoré Beaugrand metro station just outside the turnstiles.

PAJU weekly picket
2024-02-15 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-02-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Métro Pie-IX, 2705, boul Pie-IX Est., Montréal, Québec, H1V 3P1, Canada
Please join our weekly picket in Montreal to educate people about Israeli Apartheid. PAJU been organizing these weekly pickets since 2002.

Scotiabank Divest from Elbit Systems, Divest from War Crimes!
2023-12-14 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-12-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Métro McGill, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2A4, Canada
THURSDAY NOON from 12:00 to 13:30 pm inside the McGill metro station just outside the turnstiles.

Scotiabank recently became Elbit Systems’ largest foreign shareholder with a stake of $500 million
Elbit Systems is an Israeli weapons manufacturer that produces drones, weapons systems and munitions used in Israel’s colonisation and occupation of Palestine
Elbit made weapons systems have been used in war crimes committed by Israel including the Apartheid Wall and massacres of Palestinian civilians
Elbit Systems weapons are built for and used by Israel in committing war crimes including attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, maintaining the illegal occupation of Palestine and upholding Israel’s system of Apartheid
Numerous banks and investment funds have already taken the decision to divest from Elbit Systems including the Norwegian Pension Fund, U.K.-based HSBC, the Danske Bank and the Australian Sovereign Wealth Fund
Scotiabank can and must divest too!

Take Action:

Sign onto the cross country letter writing campaign initiated by the Canadian BDS Coalition: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-scotiabank-to-divest-now-from-elbit-systems
If you are a Scotiabank account holder, tell the manager at your branch that you want Scotiabank to divest from Elbit Systems
Join local campaigns for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people

PAJU vigils and distribution
2023-12-04 17:00 - 18:30, 2023-11-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Métro Bonaventure, Montreal, Québec, H3B 4W5, Canada
MONDAY NIGHT November 27 from 5 pm to 6:30 pm inside the Bonaventure metro station just outside the turnstiles.

Scotiabank Divest from Elbit Systems, Divest from War Crimes!
2023-11-30 12:00, 2023-11-23 12:00, 2023-11-16 12:00, 2023-11-09 12:00 | Scotiabank, 1002 Sherbrooke St West, Montréal, Québec, H3A 3L6, Canada
Scotiabank recently became Elbit Systems’ largest foreign shareholder with a stake of $500 million
Elbit Systems is an Israeli weapons manufacturer that produces drones, weapons systems and munitions used in Israel’s colonisation and occupation of Palestine
Elbit made weapons systems have been used in war crimes committed by Israel including the Apartheid Wall and massacres of Palestinian civilians
Elbit Systems weapons are built for and used by Israel in committing war crimes including attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, maintaining the illegal occupation of Palestine and upholding Israel’s system of Apartheid
Numerous banks and investment funds have already taken the decision to divest from Elbit Systems including the Norwegian Pension Fund, U.K.-based HSBC, the Danske Bank and the Australian Sovereign Wealth Fund
Scotiabank can and must divest too!

Take Action:

Sign onto the cross country letter writing campaign initiated by the Canadian BDS Coalition: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-scotiabank-to-divest-now-from-elbit-systems
If you are a Scotiabank account holder, tell the manager at your branch that you want Scotiabank to divest from Elbit Systems
Join local campaigns for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people

Crimes de guerre à GAZA : Aspects juridiques
2023-11-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Esplanade Tranquille, 1585 Rue Clark, Montréal, Québec, H2X 2R3, Canada
L’Association des juristes progressistes, en collaboration avec Amnistie internationale Canada francophone, organise une conférence portant sur les crimes de guerre commis par le gouvernement israélien à Gaza et sur le rôle du droit international face à l’occupation des territoires palestiniens.

La conférence sera présentée par Dr. Michael Lynk, avocat et professeur émérite à la Faculté de droit à l’Université Western en Ontario. Il est spécialiste du droit international humanitaire et a été Rapporteur spécial sur la situation des droits humains dans les territoires palestiniens occupés de 2016 à 2022.

Cette conférence est gratuite, tant pour les membres que les non-membres de l’Association des juristes progressistes. La conférence aura lieu en mode hybride afin de permettre la participation de celles·ux qui ne sont pas en mesure de se déplacer. Pour celle·ux qui vont se présenter en présentiel, elle aura lieu à l’Esplanade Tranquille, à côté de la station de métro Saint-Laurent. Notez que vous devez vous procurer un billet (gratuit) pour être présent·e. Dans le cas que vous désirez vous joindre virtuellement, un lien sera rendu disponible prochainement sur la présente page d’événement.

Une attestation de formation continue pour les membres du Barreau du Québec sera également fournie aux participant·es qui en feront la demande (prix et modalités à venir). Une liste d’inscription à cet effet sera disponible sur place.

On se voit le 23 novembre!

Inscrivez-vous ici:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-crimes-de-guerre-a-gaza-aspects-juridiques-759167369037

"Teach-In" on Palestine
2023-11-10 17:30 - 19:30 | 1710 rue Beaudry, Montreal, QC H2L 3E7, 1710 rue Beaudry, Montréal, Québec, H2L 3E7, Canada
CIRFA is initiating a series of “Teach-In” activities with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the various crises shaking various countries in the South, of which the mass media either provide insufficient and biased information or ignore altogether.
Given the current situation in Palestine, CIRFA is starting with this region.
Around sixty people, from all generations and backgrounds, in solidarity with the Palestinian cause, attended the first Palestine Teach-In on occupation and resistance. Rachad Antonius and Amir Khadir outlined the genesis of the conflict, demonstrating the mechanisms that exacerbated the situation, leading to today’s tragedy. A rich and lively debate followed.
This Friday, November 10, 5.30pm, a second Teach-In activity will be organized to better understand the situation of women, their perspective within the conflict and their contribution to the struggle of the Palestinian people.
This Teach-In will be presented by Zahai El-Masri, Palestinian activist and long-standing feminist campaigner, and Tara Alami, member of the Palestinian feminist movement and writer
Les Teach-In sont gratuits et auront lieu au
CIRFA, Salle 2.10,
1710 Rue Beaudry, Montréal, QC H2L 3E7, Québec

Book launch : The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want to Know About Each Other
2023-11-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Centre St-Pierre, 1212 Panet, Montreal, Québec, H2L 2Y7, Canada
by Raja G. Khouri & Jeffrey J. Wilkinson, Ph.D.
“That this book even exists is remarkable. It’s extraordinarily difficult for a Palestinian and a Jew to write a book that fairly conveys the dominant mood in both communities about Palestine – Israel. But this book not only exists – it’s wise, engaging and deeply humane. It will prove an essential text in bringing diaspora Jews and Palestinians together in the justice movement that this moment demands.” Peter Beinart, author of The Crisis of Zionism
“This inspiring book presents Arabs and Jews with the challenge of seeing the “other” as we want them to see us – fully human, with our hurts, history, & hopes for the future. It is a pure application of Martin Buber on the importance of forming “I-Thou” relationships – because when we recognize the humanity of others, it enhances our own humanity, as well.” James Zogby, president and co-founder, Arab American Institute
“I can’t wait for the conversations this book will generate!” The Reverend Doctor Carmen Lansdowne, The Moderator, The United Church of Canada
November 9th, 20023
Centre St.Pierre, 1212 rue Panet (Metro Beaudry)
Room 203 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
