PAJU

PAJU weekly vigil and distribution of leaflets
2024-03-21 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-03-19 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | 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, 2023-11-02 12:00, 2023-10-26 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.

Export of “Battle-Tested” Technology
2023-10-26 18:00 - 23:00 | UQAM, 400 Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal, Québec, H2L 2C5, Canada
The New Alliance Between India & Israel
Conference – Export of “Battle-Tested” Technology and Unholy Alliances
A conversation with Azad Essa,
Author of Hostile Homelands : The New Alliance Between India & Israel.
https://www.facebook.com/events/876262987250974
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In recent times, Hindutva and Zionist governments in India and Israel have increasingly come closer at the expense of the Palestinian people and the many minority groups of India, particularly Muslims. This is in stark contrast to when India was part of a family of nations that stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for justice, self-determination and decolonization. But for a decade now, ruling establishments of both countries, mostly the BJP and Likud, have signed numerous defense contracts worth billions of dollars. It is crucial for us to recall that these are often deals including military hardware that are shamelessly touted as, ‘battlefield tested’ – referring to the constant, genocidal violence the Israeli military inflicts on the people living in the West Bank and Gaza. These weapons are then sold to countries such as India.
Forces of Hindutva Fascism have been taking out leaves from the Zionist playbook, including the usage of the spurious term ‘Hinduphobia’ to silence any form of criticism towards the Modi regime’s actions. They have invented ‘Hinduphobia’ so it can be weaponized in ways akin to how anti-Semitism is used to silence critics of Israel, to attack the BDS movement, etc. In saluting the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people to the ongoing Israeli occupation and related human-rights abuses, we look forward to future governments in India to return to the traditional stance of solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
About the book, Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India & Israel, via @Leftwingbooks*:
Under Narendra Modi, India has changed dramatically. As the world attempts to grapple with its trajectory towards authoritarianism and a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ (Hindu State), little attention has been paid to the linkages between Modi’s India and the governments from which it has drawn inspiration, as well as military and technical support.
India once called Zionism racism, but, as Azad Essa argues, the state of Israel has increasingly become a cornerstone of India’s foreign policy. Looking to replicate the ‘ethnic state’ in the image of Israel in policy and practice, the annexation of Kashmir increasingly resembles Israel’s settler-colonial project of the occupied West Bank. The ideological and political linkages between the two states are alarming; their brands of ethnonationalism deeply intertwined.
Hostile Homelands puts India’s relationship with Israel in its historical context, looking at the origins of Zionism and Hindutva; India’s changing position on Palestine; and the countries’ growing military-industrial relationship from the 1990s. Lucid and persuasive, Essa demonstrates that the India-Israel alliance spells significant consequences for democracy, the rule of law and justice worldwide.
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About the Author:
Azad Essa is an award-winning journalist and author based between Johannesburg and New York City. He is currently a senior reporter for Middle East Eye covering American foreign policy, Islamophobia and race in the US. He is the author of The Moslems are Coming and Zuma’s Bastard and has written for Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy and the Guardian.
https://leftwingbooks.net/products/hostile-homelands-the-new-alliance-between-india-and-israel
Co-organized by:
South Asian Diaspora Action Collective (SADAC)
CERAS (South Asia Forum)
Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU)
Association facultaire étudiante des sciences humaines de l’UQAM (AFESH-UQAM)
Association étudiante des cycles supérieurs en science politique et droit de l’UQAM (AECSSPD-UQAM)
Sponsored by:
LeftWingBooks
Quebec Public Interest Research Group – Concordia University (QPIRG – C)
Other references:
The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
Antony Loewenstein
https://www.perlego.com/book/3949029/the-palestine-laboratory-how-israel-exports-the-technology-of-occupation-around-the-world-pdf
The deepening of India–Israel defence ties | ORF
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/the-deepening-of-india-israel-defence-ties/
Hindutva & Zionism – The Unholy Alliance
https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1652794
Contact us at:
sadac_info@riseup.net
cerasmontreal@gmail.com
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AGAINST GENOCIDE IN GAZA - Flyering and vigil
2023-10-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Métro Lionel-Groulx, Montréal, Québec, H4C 2G6, Canada
Last Monday we distributed 600 leaflets, all that we had. Let’s keep it up and continue with our popular education campaigns in the streets of Montreal.
PAJU vigils and distribution

MONDAY NIGHT October 23 from 5 pm to 6:30 pm in front of the Lionel-Groulx metro station

Viva Viva Palestina!
