A TIME TO SPEAK OUT
DAY OF ACTION TO
DEFEND FREE SPEECH
ON NOVEMBER 8
FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK
DAY OF ACTION TO
DEFEND FREE SPEECH
ON NOVEMBER 8
FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK
The Harper government is
sponsoring a conference
of the
'Inter-Parliamentary Coalition
to Combat Anti-Semitism' (ICCA)
- the CPCCA's international
counterpart - in Ottawa on
November 8 and 9.
The CPCCA and ICCA have an
agenda to attack free speech
and to silence legitimate
criticism of Israel by falsely
conflating this with anti-Semitism.
Independent Jewish Voices is deeply
concerned about the threat to free
speech and civil liberties posed by
the Canadian Parliamentary
Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism'
(CPCCA). It is legitimate and
ethically necessary for Canadians
of conscience to criticize Israeli
human rights abuses and to
support non-violent remedies.
A NEW MCCARTHYISM
The Harper government has
already slashed funding to
NGOs that dared to express
support for Palestinian rights,
brutally attacked and abused
G20 demonstrators,
barred British MP George
Galloway from entering
Canada because of his aid
to the people of Gaza, and
attacked CUPE, CUPW, and
Israeli Apartheid Week
activities.
The list doesn't end there.
The CPCCA, with Minister of Censorship
and Deportation Jason Kenney as one of
its driving forces, aims to entrench these
attacks on free speech in the federal
parliament.
The CPCCA held hearings this past
year to try to paint a veneer of
credibility on its transparent
to attack free speech in Canada.
It ignored many critical submissions,
including those from Independent
Jewish Voices. Even the CPCCA
witnesses from Canadian universities
and the police confirmed that
there is no rise in anti-Semitism and
called on the CPCCA to
respect free speech.
The ICCA conference is intended to
distract from this embarrassing result.
At a cost of over $451,280 in federal
funds, the ICCA conference is closed
to the public and the media, and makes
no pretence of unbiased research.
STAND UP, FIGHT BACK
1. Raise your voices for a day of action for
free speech on Monday, November 8.
Organize locally - get in touch with the
nearest IJV chapter, human rights groups,
free speech advocates and Palestine
solidarity coalitions. Local events for
the day of action could include press
conferences, protests, teach-ins, or
other creative ideas to build the
movement to defend free speech.
IJV will release a 10 minute video
on Nov. 8, which will be posted on
YouTube and the IJV web site.
Feel free to use it in your events.
Please let us know what actions you've taken:
Contact Independent Jewish Voices
at ijv@magma.ca
2. Contact your MP and the federal party
leaders and demand they reject any
attempts to silence or criminalize legitimate
criticism of Israel, and to stand
up for the principle of free speech in Canada. www.webinfo.parl.gc.ca
sponsoring a conference
of the
'Inter-Parliamentary Coalition
to Combat Anti-Semitism' (ICCA)
- the CPCCA's international
counterpart - in Ottawa on
November 8 and 9.
The CPCCA and ICCA have an
agenda to attack free speech
and to silence legitimate
criticism of Israel by falsely
conflating this with anti-Semitism.
Independent Jewish Voices is deeply
concerned about the threat to free
speech and civil liberties posed by
the Canadian Parliamentary
Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism'
(CPCCA). It is legitimate and
ethically necessary for Canadians
of conscience to criticize Israeli
human rights abuses and to
support non-violent remedies.
A NEW MCCARTHYISM
The Harper government has
already slashed funding to
NGOs that dared to express
support for Palestinian rights,
brutally attacked and abused
G20 demonstrators,
barred British MP George
Galloway from entering
Canada because of his aid
to the people of Gaza, and
attacked CUPE, CUPW, and
Israeli Apartheid Week
activities.
The list doesn't end there.
The CPCCA, with Minister of Censorship
and Deportation Jason Kenney as one of
its driving forces, aims to entrench these
attacks on free speech in the federal
parliament.
The CPCCA held hearings this past
year to try to paint a veneer of
credibility on its transparent
to attack free speech in Canada.
It ignored many critical submissions,
including those from Independent
Jewish Voices. Even the CPCCA
witnesses from Canadian universities
and the police confirmed that
there is no rise in anti-Semitism and
called on the CPCCA to
respect free speech.
The ICCA conference is intended to
distract from this embarrassing result.
At a cost of over $451,280 in federal
funds, the ICCA conference is closed
to the public and the media, and makes
no pretence of unbiased research.
STAND UP, FIGHT BACK
1. Raise your voices for a day of action for
free speech on Monday, November 8.
Organize locally - get in touch with the
nearest IJV chapter, human rights groups,
free speech advocates and Palestine
solidarity coalitions. Local events for
the day of action could include press
conferences, protests, teach-ins, or
other creative ideas to build the
movement to defend free speech.
IJV will release a 10 minute video
on Nov. 8, which will be posted on
YouTube and the IJV web site.
Feel free to use it in your events.
Please let us know what actions you've taken:
Contact Independent Jewish Voices
at ijv@magma.ca
2. Contact your MP and the federal party
leaders and demand they reject any
attempts to silence or criminalize legitimate
criticism of Israel, and to stand
up for the principle of free speech in Canada. www.webinfo.parl.gc.ca
3. Contact university presidents and
human rights offices in your city and
ask them also to issue a statement
affirming the right of students and
faculty to free speech.
human rights offices in your city and
ask them also to issue a statement
affirming the right of students and
faculty to free speech.
4. Sign our anti-CPCCA at
http://ijvcanada.org/sign-signez-petition-cpcca-hearings/ which will be released
to the press and all MPs on Nov. 8.
http://ijvcanada.org/sign-signez-petition-cpcca-hearings/ which will be released
to the press and all MPs on Nov. 8.
5. Send a photo to ijv@magma.ca of yourself
holding an anti-CPCCA sign
(perhaps with duct tape over your mouth)
or a sign saying "I support free speech."
We will post it on line with a title
"The is what Democracy looks like."
holding an anti-CPCCA sign
(perhaps with duct tape over your mouth)
or a sign saying "I support free speech."
We will post it on line with a title
"The is what Democracy looks like."
6. Donate to IJV to help fund our
campaign for free speech:
campaign for free speech:
Please send donations to IJV,
P.O. Box 23088,
Ottawa, Ontario K2A 4E2.
P.O. Box 23088,
Ottawa, Ontario K2A 4E2.
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