Over one month has passed, over 10,500 Palestinians have been killed, 4300 of them children, and still the Canadian government doesn't see fit to call for a ceasefire.  Although the NDP, the Greens, and the Bloc Québécois have all called for a ceasefire, our Canadian government seems totally indifferent to Palestinian suffering. 

Even if Canada's government isn't moved by the death of Palestinians, Canadians themselves are!  A poll published by Angus-Reid this week (below) shows that a strong majority of Canadians support a ceasefire.   

Demonstrations around Canada

If you're like us, and millions of other Canadians, you are not indifferent.  Please join the CJPME team and tens of thousands of others at one of 44 weekend demonstrations demanding a ceasefire, and inisting on respect for Palestinian human rights and liberation:  

• Antigonish, NS, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Belleville, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Brantford, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Bridgewater, NS, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Calgary, AB, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Charlottetown, PEI, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Corner Brook NL, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Edmonton, AB, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Fort McMurray, AB, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Fredericton, NB, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Grand Forks, BC, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Guelph, ON, “Call for Peace and Ceasefire in Palestine,” Sunday Nov 12
• Halifax, NS, “Say no to Genocide,” Sunday Nov 12
• Halifax, NS, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Kelowna, BC, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Kelowna, BC, “Vigil and walk for the children of Palestine,” Sunday Nov 12
• Kingston, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• London, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Montreal, QC, “Appui à l’appel des syndicats palestiniens,” Friday Nov 10
• Montreal, QC, “Boycott March,” Friday Nov 10
• Montreal, QC, “All out for Gaza,” Sunday Nov 12
• Nanaimo, BC, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Nanaimo, BC, “All out for Gaza,” Sunday Nov 12
• Niagara Falls, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• North Bay, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Ottawa, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Peterborough, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Prince George, BC, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Quebec City, QC “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Quebec City, QC, “Take a Stand for Palestine,” Sunday Nov 12
• Regina, SK, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Sackville NB, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Saint John NB, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Saint John, NB, “Free Palestine Rally,” Saturday Nov 11
• Saskatoon, SK, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Saskatoon, SK, “March for Gaza,” Saturday, Nov 11
• Saskatoon, SK, “Rally for Gaza” Sunday, Nov 12
• Saskatoon, SK, “Road Map to Apartheid,” Sunday Nov 12
• St. John's, NL, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• St. Johns, NL, “Vigil for Gaza,” Sunday Nov 12
• Sydney, NS, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Toronto, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Truro, NS, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Victoria, BC, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Windsor, ON, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Winnipeg, MB, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12
• Wolfville, NS, “Ceasefire Now,” Sunday Nov 12

Answers to frequently asked questions 

There's so much misinformation and hearsay surrounding the current war on Gaza, so CJPME has created a FAQ:  Why do we need a "ceasefire" and not a "humanitarian pause"?  Why do we call it a genocide?  Is Hamas using human shields?  What is Hamas' "right to resist"?  How far does Israel's right to "self-defence" go?  What about the slogan, "From the river to the sea..."?  This builds on CJPME's updated "talking points" on Gaza, and CJPME's Crisis Report 2023.   

If you believe that CJPME's work is effective and useful, please consider donating to our work today.  Monthly donations are especially helpful, as they enable forward-looking strategy.

Protecting our right to protest 

You may have heard that the Government of Alberta arrested Calgary protest organizer Wesam Khaled last week for "disturbing the peace."  But Khaled is standing up for his right to protest against Israeli brutality, impunity and genocide, and so should we!  Our appearance at rallies across the country sends the message that we will not be silenced.  But even as we exercise our right, please take the time to send an email in support of Khaled: your email will go to the Alberta justice minister, the Calgary mayor and other provincial and local officials.  Thank you!

Opposing the genocide of Palestinians 

More and more experts from around the world are describing what's happening in Gaza as a genocide, and we're disgusted by our government's indifference to the killing of Palestinians and the destruction of their social fabric. We plead with you to take the following actions: 

1. Send a message to the Prime Minister that the genocide of Palestinians is happening on his watch!  If you've done so already, please do so again.

2. Tell the world that what's happening in Gaza right now is a genocide. We've launched an "It's a Genocide" campaign on social media, and we invite everyone to participate. There are many ways to be involved:

• Take one of our social media image designs from here, and post to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. The designs speak for themselves.
• Create your own design; we've got some suggestions here. The concept is text-based, just takes a bit of creativity, and the hashtag #ItsAGenocide.  
• Like and share our social media posts that use this theme. Start with the posts here on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and follow us on these platforms to like and share subsequent posts that we'll be publishing in the coming hours and days.

3. Plug into the other ways to be involved. Our Gaza Action Webinar last week (on YouTube, or Facebook) provided a guide/tutorial for how to engage with the media, call your MP, and meet with your MP.  We encourage you to get involved and take action via any of the other opportunities listed below:

1. Call your MP using our tool which connects you automatically
2. Send an email of urgent concern to your member of Parliament
3. Send a humanitarian donation to Gaza, with the CJPME Foundation's "Gaza Emergency Appeal"
4. Participate in our work to combat Canadian media bias
5. Communicate/record your concerns about the whole situation
6. Ramp up your knowledge of the situation