Montreal, March 3, 2023 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is calling on the Park West School and the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) to immediately issue an apology for their racist ban on the Palestinian traditional scarf, or Kufiyah. During a cultural event at Park West School, students celebrating their Palestinian heritage by donning the Kufiyah were told by their school principal to remove the scarf, claiming it “represents the colours of war.”

Montreal, November 14, 2022 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and Canadians United Against Hate (CUAH) are calling on the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) to take accountability for an incident of anti-Palestinian racism that occurred when it issued its school dress code on Oct. 31.  In the on-line FAQ for the new school dress code, a “Free Palestine” t-shirt was used as an example of school dress which would “promote or incite… violence.”

CJPME Factsheet No. 227, published July 2022: This factsheet provides an overview of the Anti-Palestinian Racism framework that was recently introduced by the Arab-Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA). It looks at the importance of defining anti-Palestinian racism, and provides real-life examples of Palestinians and their supporters who have been subjected to this form of racism. 

CJPME Factsheet No. 222, published March 2021: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the Nakba