For all our friends in Toronto... CJPME is thrilled to announce that Farah Nabulsi’s debut feature film The Teacher will premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF.)  If you're interested in getting tickets, they're on sale starting today!  Don't miss out! Continue reading

CJPME is thrilled to announce its 2023 student solidarity grants. CJPME realizes that university campuses and groups are at the forefront of Palestine solidarity work, and CJPME wants to do all it can to support these efforts!  This year, we will award up to 12 grants of either $250 or $500, based on student group needs and plans. Continue reading

In March of this year, we announced the launch of our “Media Accountability Project,” a new initiative to challenge Canadian media bias against Palestinians and their narratives. We are ecstatic to say that after just six months, our impact has already far exceeded our expectations.  Continue reading

CJPME invites you to check out the exciting new episodes of our “All Things Palestinian” Podcast, where our hosts and their guests explore the deep questions and reflections around Palestine. Our most recent episode features Darin Sallam, Director of Farha, and next week's episode will feature Farah Nabulsi, Director of The Present. Both films are currently on Netflix. The “All Things Palestinian” podcast seeks to promote Palestinian pride and engagement through the exploration of Palestinian art, culture, history, and heritage. You can listen to the episodes on our Website, or via any major podcast platform, whether Apple, Spotify or others. Continue reading

CJPME is thrilled to announce the launch of a new initiative to challenge media bias against Palestinians and Palestinian narratives. CJPME’s Media Accountability Project Website is home to this exciting new capability, where we monitor and confront media coverage which ignores, disparages or de-contextualizes Palestinian narratives. Continue reading

A few weeks ago, the CJPME Debrief podcast reached the “10,000 downloads” milestone! This is an amazing achievement for this CJPME podcast which provides news, commentary and interviews on everything relating to Canada and Palestine. If you haven’t already tried it, you can listen on our Website, or via your mobile device: we’re on all the major podcast platforms: Apple, Google, Spotify and more.   Continue reading

In our AGM of December, 2022, CJPME had the honour of welcoming six brilliant new individuals to our Board.  This dynamic group will join our existing Board to begin a new era for the organization, expanding our impact and reach.  As a first step in revitalizing our work, the Board will work with CJPME staff and volunteers in the months ahead to develop a new strategic plan for the organization. Read the bios of our Board leaders below, and please join us in giving a hearty welcome to the newcomers, and in thanking our long-serving veterans.   2023 will be an important year for CJPME, as we respond to Israel's dangerous right-wing government, and its brutal oppression of Palestinians. We'll need all the support we can get as we push our politicians and media to recognize the terrible abuses suffered by the Palestinian people.  If you support our critical work, please consider making a donation to CJPME. Monthly donations are especially helpful, as they sustain our ongoing work. If you don't like to give by credit card, you can give via email transfer, over the phone (438-380-5410), or by completing and mailing in this form.  Continue reading

CJPME is thrilled to introduce the six winners and finalists for our 2022-2023 academic fellowships! CJPME's academic fellowships are intended to encourage students to pursue formal academic study on Palestine or Palestine Solidarity. These fellowships are part of CJPME's Campus Solidarity initiative launched earlier this year, which supports students through campaigns, resources, grants, fellowships, and legal advice.   Continue reading

Last week, we highlighted our impressive accomplishments (below), with new breakthroughs with students, the media and politicians! But huge new challenges loom for 2023. Can you help reach our new goals below? #1: Expand our Lobbying with Members of Parliament 2022 was our best year yet in terms of strengthening relationships with members of Parliament (MPs)! Our analysis and input were more solicted by politicians and policymakers than ever before. Our report on Canadian arms sales to Israel and our UN Dashboard were just two initiatives that garnered wide attention on Parliament Hill. But we need to hire a Parliamentary Policy Analyst to do even more: more one-on-one meetings with MPs; more incisive analysis; more lobbying! Can you donate to strengthen our lobbying? Continue reading

World opinion on Israel is clearly starting to change!: public opinion polls show increasing disapproval; the media are far more skeptical of the Israeli line; and human rights organizations accuse Israel of apartheid. And CJPME is part of this change, with another amazing year of accomplishments. In 2022, CJPME was quoted more than ever by the media, and contacted more than ever to provide our expertise to politicians and policymakers. 2022 saw us expand our work with students in a major way, send our VP to Palestine to network with Palestinian NGOs and activists, and carry out dozens of other impactful campaigns and activities. Check out our 2022 highlights below to see the full breadth of our impact! And if you’re not already doing so, get the day-to-day updates by following us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn. Continue reading