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BIAC endorses campaign of non-cooperation with Canadian spy agency

February 14, 2012 in BIAC News, Features, Statements and Articles

The Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign – Vancouver endorses the Campaign of Non-Cooperation with CSIS launched by the People’s Commission Network in Montreal, and endorsed by over 70 organizations based in Canada.

Israeli Apartheid Week coming to Vancouver

February 4, 2012 in BIAC News, Features, Upcoming Events

Israeli Apartheid Week 2012 is coming to Vancouver! Look for a series of events coming to the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Vancouver metro area.

Ghetto Palestine: Jon Elmer brings strategic analysis of Palestinian resistance to UBC

December 6, 2011 in BIAC News, Features, Past Events

Students and community members filled Woodward Library 1 at the University of British Columbia on Friday, December 2, 2011 to hear Canadian writer and photojournalist Jon Elmer speak about his analysis and experience of “Ghetto Palestine.”

Lavan Picketers Say No to “Whitewash” of Israeli Apartheid

November 22, 2011 in BIAC News, Features

“Boycott Israeli Goods!” rang out on the streets of downtown Vancouver on Sunday as local activists picketed a luxury skin care store that specializes in the sale of Israeli products.

BIAC stands up for Palestine organizing at Vancouver Public Library

November 3, 2011 in BIAC News, Features

The Vancouver Public Library remains an open space for public discourse on Palestine, BDS, occupation and apartheid, despite the efforts of some to silence discussion. On November 2, 2011, BIAC members attended the Vancouver Public Library Board meeting, to respond to letters received by the Library from the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver and others, demanding [...]

Vancouverites protest visit of Avigdor Lieberman: Israel’s racist, extremist foreign minister

September 21, 2011 in BIAC News, Features

Over one hundred BC residents protested the visit of racist Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday, September 19, 2011. The rally, called by an ad-hoc coalition of groups and individuals, highlighted Lieberman’s extreme racism, his notorious threats against Palestinians, and his own status as an illegal settler in the West Bank. Media coverage of [...]