The following protest was recently reported agains the shipment of arms to Israel (see https://www.sasktoday.ca/national-news/truck-traffic-restored-after-pro-palestinian-protesters-block-bc-container-port-9884850 ): Truck traffic restored after Pro-Palestinian protesters block B.C. container port DELTA, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say truck traffic to a major Metro Vancouver container port terminal has been restored after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters for hours. Canadian … Continue reading Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stop Port Traffic in Vancouver
Category: Solidarity
Palestinian Trade Unions Call for Immediate Action Against the Ongoing Genocide
The Socialist Project posted the following recently on its website ( https://socialistproject.ca/2024/10/one-year-on-workers-everywhere-stop-genocide/): One Year On: Our Call to Workers Everywhere – Stop the Genocide Labour, War/Peace • October 16, 2024 Palestinian Trade Unions Call for Immediate Action Against the Ongoing Genocide One year ago, Palestinian trade unions made an urgent global call to action, imploring workers across the world … Continue reading Palestinian Trade Unions Call for Immediate Action Against the Ongoing Genocide
Hundreds of unions, NGOs in Spain call for general strike in solidarity with Palestine
The following was posted on the Socialist Project's website ( https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/hundreds-of-unions-ngos-in-spain-call-for-general-strike-in-solidarity-with-palestine/3343327): Nationwide protests demand action against Israel’s actions in Gaza Senhan Bolelli |27.09.2024 - Update : 30.09.2024 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stage a demonstration at Plaza Mayor in Madrid, where they filed their fourth complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel, condemning the killing … Continue reading Hundreds of unions, NGOs in Spain call for general strike in solidarity with Palestine
Colombian Union Social-Movement Solidarity Led to Colombia Banning Coal Exports to Israel
The following was posted on the Socialist Project website (https://socialistproject.ca/2024/07/colombia-coal-embargo-israel-model-to-follow/): Colombia’s Coal Embargo on Israel Is a Model to Follow International Relations • July 31, 2024 • Rula Jamal On June 8, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel until the genocide stops. Colombian coal accounted for more than 60 percent … Continue reading Colombian Union Social-Movement Solidarity Led to Colombia Banning Coal Exports to Israel
The Protest at People’s Circle for Palestine / King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Today, unfortunately, it is raining, which probably influenced the small level of support (a few hundred, perhaps) for the student protest that demands that the University of Toronto expose investments in companies that profit from exports to Israel. Some union supporters were present, as I indicated in my last post. The University of Toronto had … Continue reading The Protest at People’s Circle for Palestine / King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Union Organization (the Ontario Federation of Labour) Defends the Right of University of Toronto Students to Protest in Opposition to University Administration’s Attempt to Intimidate the Students
The following is found on the Ontario Federation of Labour's website (https://ofl.ca/ofl-open-letter-to-u-of-t-president/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3EzYdUF_-fzWOFNRtZPBj560Gv9KV7u9QDxtxnNNnxYFAcakK_U6jto2M_aem_AWBY1Jrh-UYX5guct0AlDTRh_cmIOTzCF75qzxar4lgud4er3oIg-SBlZy5KAFKYX1S8tNDNWT3CjhJn4UmGNzHb ). Let us hope that they are more than mere words and that real support for the students' right to protest--like the right of workers to strike--is forthcoming: The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) issued the following open letter to University of Toronto … Continue reading Union Organization (the Ontario Federation of Labour) Defends the Right of University of Toronto Students to Protest in Opposition to University Administration’s Attempt to Intimidate the Students
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