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Academics for Palestine - Concordia
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A collective that unites members of the Concordia University community (including alumni) who advocate justice for Palestine 🇵🇸 through Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel.

You can also find us on Insta: @a4pconcordia

📍Tiohtià:ke (Montreal)
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The entire Advisory Council of #ConcordiaUniversity ’s Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery have resigned in protest of administration’s unjust dismissal of Director Pip Day, citing donor intimidation and censorship over Palestine.

#NoBusinessAsUsual #Montreal #censorship #antipalestinianracism
Text slide with a red background and black text that reads: Entire Advisory Council of the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery resign in protest at the dismissal of Director Pip Day, citing donor intimidation and censorship over Palestine. Black and white photo of an armed Montreal police officer standing guard inside the entrance of the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery - from October 31st, when Concordia University ejected the entire Gallery team from their workplace, in order to use the Gallery to detain students protesting increased police presence on campus.
January 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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On Jan. 9, Palestinian artist Rehab Nazzal joined us for a powerful artist talk & protest against #ConcordiaUniversity administration's unjust dismissal of curator Pip Day, the now-former Director of the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery due to her pro-Palestine programming. #Montreal
Featuring artist Rehab Nazzal holding up a protest sign, leading a group of students, academics and artists through the halls of Concordia's EV building to the Bina Ellen Gallery, following her artist talk. A group of protestors lined up in front of the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery in protest of Concordia's censorship of Palestine. A photo of Rehab Nazzal speaking in front of a group of students, academics and artists about Concordia University's complicity in the genocide and Pip Day's unjust dismissal as Director of the Bina Ellen Art Gallery. The SPVM officers that were called on protestors by campus security after trying to bar our entry to the Library Building atrium. 10 cop cars were stationed outside.
January 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Absolutely horrific, please amplify: Palestinian student assaulted in the Hall building - Christopher Bahnan condemns Concordia’s refusal to send out a warning to students following his assault in December. #Montreal #ConcordiaUniversity #antipalestinianracism

theconcordian.com/2025/01/pale...
Screenshot of an article from the Concordian newspaper featuring an image of a keffiyeh and a headline that reads: Palestinian student assaulted in the Hall building Christopher Bahnan condemns Concordia’s refusal to send out a warning to students following his assault in December.
January 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Please join us this coming Thursday Jan. 9th @ 6pm for an artist talk w Palestinian-Canadian artist / filmmaker Rehab Nazzal.

Rehab's work documents Israel’s settler colonial practices in Palestine + the resilience & resistance tactics of residents, primarily those in refugee camps. #montreal
Promo event poster for an artist talk featuring Palestinian artist and filmmaker Rehab Nazzal at Concordia University (downtown campus) this coming Thursday January 9th at 6pm. Location: EV 1.605. White background with a thin red border + a red, green and black traced image of a deaf girl named Amal from northern Gaza who was featured in Nazzal's brilliant documentary film 'Vibrations From Gaza'. She is holding her arms out in a 'power' pose.
December 28, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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"In a ceremony held at the Vatican, Pope Francis presented the annual nativity scene, which features baby Jesus dawned in a Palestinian keffiyeh."

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Image of the Pope approaching a nativity scene that features a wood carved baby Jesus who is lying on top of a Palestinian keffiyeh. A nativity scene that features a wood carved baby Jesus lying on top of a Palestinian keffiyeh.
December 8, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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via SPHRConcordia: #ConcordiaUniversity admin has hired Israeli-owned security companies to brutalize / surveil pro-Pali students & faculty on campus. Both companies are founded & managed by ex-IDF officers / soldiers. #montreal

Sign our open letter to Concordia here: tinyurl.com/Sign-On-Lett...
Slide 1 of 4 - Slide description: the background image features a red and black photograph of Israeli-owned private security personel brutalizing pro-Palestinian Concordia University students on campus. Text reads: CONCORDIA HIRES IDF MERCENARIES TO ATTACK PRO-PALESTINE STUDENTS - EXPOSED The image also features the logos for Perceptage and Moshav Security Consultants. 2 of 4 - Slide Description: Slide description: image features a black and grey background with 2 logos with text that reads: Perceptage International, contracted by Concordia University, is an Israeli-owned private security company. Most of it's agents have a military background and it was founded by ex-IDF soldier Adam Cohen. Moshav Security Consultants - Moshav Canada is the 24/7 surveillance division of Perceptage International. It is managed by Eyal Feldman, a major in the Israeli Military Reserves. Who runs this operation? 3 of 4 - Slide description: image features a photo of Adam Cohen along with the IDF logo, with text that reads: Adam Cohen, CEO and founder of Perceptage International -served 3 years in the IDF, in a combat unit -has been working in the security industry for 25 years -has been employed by various zionist groups and initiatives, including CIJA -He lived in 'Kiryat Bialik', a settlement near occupied Haifa. 4 of 4 - Slide description: image features a photo of Matan Moyal with text that reads: Matan Moyal, co-founder of Moshav, monitoring security central division of Perceptage International. - Served 20 years in the IDF. - Commanded a special opperations unit (901) in the Israel Air Force. - Worked for the office of the Prime Minister of Israel for 2 years (2004-2006).
December 7, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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3/3 - Here is our open letter to #ConcordiaUniversity, feel free to share the slides! #montreal #palestine #idfoffcampus #copsoffcampus
1 of 4 - Open Letter Slide that reads: We, the undersigned Concordia faculty, students, staff, alumni; members of the Montreal community; as well as members of the broader Canadian and international academic community are deeply shocked and appalled by Concordia University's decision to hire the contractor Perceptage for the purpose of policing, surveillance, and targeting their students. Since October 7, 2023, the university administration has called for a “safe and respectful” space for all, “where we can debate, discuss and explore different, even polarizing, ideas”. Yet we now know that the university hired a security contractor run by a former IDF soldier. Furthermore, employees of this firm who have been coordinating activities with Concordia security include former IDF soldiers or reservists and veterans of the Canadian military. The presence of this Israeli-linked security company on Concordia's campus further intensifies a climate of intimidation, repression and violence that those standing in solidarity with Palestine have been enduring. 2 of 4 - Open Letter Slide that reads: For over a year, thousands of Concordia University students have mobilized in support of Palestine and in opposition to what the International Court of Justice has described as a plausible genocide in Gaza. Students and their organizations have repeatedly demanded that the university disclose its investments and divest from Israeli apartheid. The university administration has consistently refused students' demands and claimed political neutrality. However, Concordia's decision to contract an Israel-linked security contractor, whose CEO supports Israel's ongoing occupation and war crimes, starkly exposes its one-sided position. In this context, the university's stated commitment to decolonization and to equity, diversity and inclusion rings hollow and hypocritical. 3 of 4 - Open Letter Slide that reads: The presence of this security company, above and beyond the already heightened policing on campus, is traumatizing for Palestinian and Lebanese members of Concordia's community, many of whom have lost family or have family presently facing displacement, siege and starvation. The militarization of Concordia's campus is also triggering for other BIPOC and 2+LGBTQ members, especially considering that Concordia's Campus Safety and Prevention Services coordinate regularly with Montreal's Police Services (SPVM) - a police force who were, as recently as September 2024, found to be engaged in systematic racial profiling by a Quebec Superior Court judge. 4 of 4 - Open Letter Slide that reads: The decision by the Concordia administration to hire Perceptage undermines the community-building work which is so vital at this moment in the history of the university. Heightened security and militarized policing should not be the way the university interfaces with its students, staff and faculty. We, the undersigned, request an immediate end to the contract with Perceptage, and call for full transparency into who was involved in hiring this company and what procedures were followed to procure its services.
December 7, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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2/3 - Al Jazeera reported on it earlier this morning. Please help us put pressure on #ConcordiaUniversity - let them know that hiring ex-IDF members to surveil / brutalize Palestinian & Lebanese students & faculty + allies on campus is beyond unacceptable!

#palestine #montreal
Screenshot from an article on Al Jazeera that reads: US, Canadian universities hire Israeli firms to curb pro-Palestinian protests: Report A report published on Saturday by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth says that several universities in both the US and Canada have entered into agreements with Israel-linked security companies to suppress pro-Palestinian protests occurring on their campuses. The report notes that after the election of Donald Trump, who pledged to penalise academic institutions that failed to control “radicals and Hamas supporters,” a number of universities in both countries turned to Israeli security firms to manage pro-Palestinian protests. Screenshot from an article on Al Jazeera that reads: The City University of New York (CUNY), a major hotspot for protests last year, has recently signed a $4m contract with Strategy Security Corp. This company, owned by Yosef Sordi, a former New York City police officer, has publicly disclosed his professional training in Israel. Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, also enlisted two Israeli security firms: Perceptage International, led by Adam Cohen, the former head of security for the Israeli Central Court in Jerusalem, and Moshav Security Consulting, operated by Eyal Feldman, a former Israeli army reserve commander and ex-advisor to the Israeli Ministry of Defence.
December 7, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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via aelaq.org : Free this Saturday at 2pm! Join Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, longtime activist and visual artist, to hear about her new book, 'When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance'. For more details, see their Instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DDKVgbwx5m2/
Event poster: the bottom half of the image features an abstract illustration of a woman holding up a stack of giant books, and the top half features a bright orange background with the event title and two small headshots of the speakers. The text reads: Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel in Conversation with Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain At the Read Quebec Book Fair Casa d'Italia December 7th 2024, 2pm to 3pm readquebec.ca
December 4, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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via SPHRConcordia: INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO THE STUDENTS' DEMANDS, CONCORDIA BRUTALIZES ITS STUDENTS. Last week 11,000 students voted to strike and demand that #ConcordiaUniversity cut ties with 5 weapons companies complicit in the #genocide in #Palestine. THIS IS CONCORDIA'S RESPONSE!? #montreal
November 27, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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FAMILY FUNDRAISING SCREENING this Saturday at #CinemaPublic presented by Families4PalestineMtl: all proceeds will go to Haneen Koraz's animation workshops in Gaza, which offer refugee children & women a caring and creative space to express themselves through film. #montreal #palestine
A film screening poster for 'Family Film Day for Palestine' in Montreal. The poster features a gradated background of red to purple, with the outline of a watermelon at the top of the image with text that reads: Cinema en famille - Family film day - pour la Palestine. The bottom of the poster features a cartoon silhouette drawing of a group of kids with two arms raised towards the watermelon at the top. Between the arms there is a text box that reads: To support Animation Workshops in Gaza A l'affiche: DOUNIA ET LA PRINCESSE D'ALEP + SHORT FILMS FROM GAZA. 30 Nov, 10:30am @ Cinema Public, 505 Jean-Talon E $10 - 15 / link for tickets in bio
November 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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via Regards Palestinens on the importance of #PACBI: "Regards Palestinians supports the removal of ‘Rule of Stone’ from RIDM (Montreal International Documentary Festival)'s program. We believe this step was necessary in light of the film’s partial funding by Israeli state-supported institutions."
1 of 4 - Slide description: mauve background with black text that reads: Regards Palestiniens supports the removal of 'Rule of Stone' from RIDM's (Montreal International Documentary Festival) program. We believe this step was necessary in light of the film's partial funding by Israeli state-sponsored institutions. 2 of 4 - Slide description: brown background with white text that reads: Regards Palestiniens endorses and supports adherence to the guidelines of The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). PACBI specifically targets Israeli institutional funding in the arts which serves to culturally whitewash and legitimize the Israeli state. While Rule of Stone is critical of the state of Israel, its funding from Israeli institutions contributes to the cultural normalization of Israel as a democratic state that upholds freedom of speech. This narrative stands in stark contrast to Israel’s systematic killing of journalists covering the genocide in Gaza and Lebanon, its forced closures of Al Jazeera offices in Jerusalem and Ramallah, its sanctions against critical Israeli media outlets like Haaretz, and its leveraging of social media data to surveil, censor, and target Palestinian activists and their allies. 3 of 4 - Slide description: brown background with white text that reads: PACBI calls for the boycott of cultural infrastructures that fund, produce and distribute cultural products—such as films— that normalize the Israeli state, regardless of the creators’ identity or the content of their work. This approach targets systemic complicity rather than individuals, aligning with international law and rejecting all forms of discrimination based on identity, nationality or personal belief. The deplatforming of Rule of Stone shouldn’t be understood as a response to the filmmaker’s nationality or the film’s content, but to the film’s institutional funding. 4 of 4 - Slide description: white background with black text that reads: PACBI is not a boycott of artists or individuals based on their nationality, ethnicity, or religion, but is a refusal to engage with projects that support or are supported by the Israeli occupation, either explicitly or implicitly. Adherence to PACBI would entail: - Boycotting all cultural products sponsored or funded by the Israeli state, regardless of whether the sponsorship is partial or full. - Refusing to host or promote any events that create a false symmetry between oppressor and oppressed, particularly when they involve normalization efforts. - Refraining from cultural collaborations with complicit Israeli institutions (such as Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival).
November 27, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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1 of 2 - Slide description: a picture of a student holding a cardboard sign while marching in the street of Montreal. The sign reads: Israel terroriste, Dawson (admin) complice! 2 of 2 - Slide description: photo of the Dawson College / CEGEP student contingent having arrived at Concordia University, descended the escalator in the Hall Building. The front of the contingent is holding a white banner featuring the colours of the Palestinian flag that reads: Students united, won't be defeated. CEGEP 4 Palestine.
November 22, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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The CEGEP front of the #studentintifada showed up yesterday! Students from #DawsonCollege who voted for this historic strike marched to #ConcordiaUniversity to join the wider student protest calling for an end to the genocide / occupation of #Palestine and an end to student repression! #montreal
1 of 4 - Slide description: 5 students standing outside in front of Dawson College holding a white, red, black and green banner that reads: Dawson students against genocide. 2 of 4 - Slide description: a professor standing outside of Dawson College holding a banner that reads: Profs pour la Palestine. 3 of 4 - Slide description: 3 students standing outside of Dawson College each holding a handmade sign made of cardboard. They read: "Solidarity with the students of Gazan"; "Free Palestine" with a drawing of a watermelon; and "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" with a drawing of the Palestinian flag. 4 of 4 - Slide description: A photo of Dawson College students marching in the streets of downtown Montreal, on their way to Concordia University. The march is being led by a banner that reads: Dawson students against genocide.
November 22, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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#ConcordiaUniversity students have gathered in front of the Hall Building in downtown #Montreal despite a significant police and security presence. #studentstrike #protest #bds #pacbi #palestine
November 21, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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#ConcordiaUniversity must end its complicity with Israel now!
#palestine #studentstrike #protest #montreal #bds #pacbi
A wide shot photograph of a mass of Concordia Students chanting right outside of Concordia University's Hall Building on Maisonneuve. There are many Palestinian flags.
November 21, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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#ConcordiaUniversity students from over 11 departments have gathered this afternoon at the Sir George Williams campus downtown #Montreal to demand Concordia divest from Israel and all arms manufacturers complicit in the genocide. #palestine #bds #pacbi
November 21, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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The Student Strike at #ConcordiaUniversity has begun!
"The students united will never be defeated!"
November 21, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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via Visualizing Palestine: As Israel’s U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza rages on, #antiPalestinianracism silences, excludes, erases, stereotypes, dehumanizes, or defames Palestinians, those who are perceived as Palestinian, or anyone who expresses support for Palestinian freedom. #palestine
Infographic features a red background and three stylized Palestinian figures in the centre (resembling shattered glass), with blocks of information/text surrounding it. The title reads: Anti-Palestinian Racism. 6 examples are provided: Nakba Denial: Denying Palestinian history or rejecting the rights of Palestinian refugees. Failing to acknowledge Palestinians as an Indigenous people with a collective Palestinian identity, belonging, and rights. Violence or justification of violence against Palestinians. Dehumanization, erasing the human rights and equal dignity of Palestinians. Excluding or pressuring others to exclude Palestinians or expressions of solidarity with Palestinians. Denying, distorting, or silencing Palestinian narratives. The bottom half of the image reads: What is it? A form of racism that silences, excludes, erases stereotypes, dehumanizes or defames Palestinians or Palestinian narratives. Anti-Palestinian racism is distinct from Islamophobia. Who is affected? Palestinians, those perceived to be Palestinian, and non-Palestinians who support Palestinian rights, of multiple religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Since many people who experience anti-Palestinian racism (APR) are not Muslim, addressing APR under Islamophobia excludes a significant number of those impacted, noting that all forms of anti-racist efforts can co-exist. Where does it occur? APR is rooted in the systemic oppression Palestinians experience as a colonized people under Israeli rule, but it occurs globally, especially in countries that support the Israeli government to advance their own imperial interests. What are its effects? Anti-Palestinian racism can cause physical, mental and emotional harm to both those who experience it and those who witness it. Ultimately, it functions to justify and uphold systems of oppression, whether their manifestations are implicit or overt.
November 21, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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via SPHR Concordia: 11,000+ students have voted to go on strike today and tomorrow (Nov.21-22). 11 departments and 1 faculty association have demanded that Concordia end all employment partnerships with #LockheedMartin, #CAE, #Pratt&Whitney, #Airbus & #Bombardier. #montreal #palestine #bds
1 of 2 Slide description: a poster featuring a stylized yellow and black graphic of pro-Palestinian protesters marching across the image. It features black border and alternating black and yellow text that reads: "11,000 students are going on strike" and "First Strike for Palestine in Concordia's history!". There is an arrow pointing to the right that reads: See why. In the middle of the image is a Palestinian flag. 2 of 2 - Slide description: a poster, black background with alternating yellow and white text that reads: "Student's demands for the strike: 1. Concordia must end all employment partnerships with Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney, CAE, Airbus and Bombardier. 2. Concordia must disclose its full investments portfolio to the students and cut all ties with Israel. 3. Concordia must issue a public statement condemning the ongoing Zionist genocide in Gaza. 4. Concordia must prohibit police presence on campus 5. Concordia must end its repression campaign against the students, stop all political tribunals and lift student suspensions.
November 21, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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via the Palestinian Youth Movement: BREAKING | After Months of denial, Maersk confirms for the first time that it ships US military aid to Israel. #palestine #armsembargonow #ceasefirenow #genocide
1 of 4 Slide description - photo of a Maersk container ship filled with cargo, sailing on a blood red sea, with a bright blue sky above. Text on the ship reads: ALL THE WAY TO GENOCIDE. Text above the ship reads: BREAKING. Maersk officially confirms shipping U.S. military aid to Israel after *months* of denial. 2 of 4 Slide description - using the same image as the last slide but blurred, with overlayed text that reads: July 10, 2024. Maersk denies its role in genocide. Maersk's initial statement in response to the Mask Off Maersk campaign, denying allegations of any military cargo shipments used in Israel's war on Gaza and to the UN Experts' call to cease arms transfers to Israel. Below is a quote box that cites Maersk and it reads: "We want to reiterate that throughout our operations, Maersk is committed to responsible business practices and to respecting human rights in line with international standards. This also includes carrying out human rights due diligence when operating in conflict-affected areas and applying standards and principles to ensure that we do not carry out any shipments of weapons or ammunition to countries or areas currently involved in armed conflicts, or that is subject to an arms embargo." 3 of 4 Slide description - using the same blurred image with overlayed text that reads: November 20, 2024. Maersk forced to expose the truth. Head of Maersk's Communications, Marko Mijajic, admits publicly for the first time that Maersk has been shipping U.S. military aid to Israel due to grassroots pressure. Above the text is another quote box and it reads: Marko Mihajic, head of communications at Maersk told Misbar that "the cargo questioned by the Spanish authorities has been carried on behalf of the U.S. government as part of the U.S.-Israel security operation program." Since 7 October 2023, the U.S. has provided some $17.9 billion worth of military aid to Israel as part of this program. 4 of 4 Slide description - photo of a Maersk container ship filled with cargo, sailing on a blood red sea, with a bright blue sky above. Text on the ship reads: ALL THE WAY TO GENOCIDE. Text above the ship reads: MAERSK, THE MASK IS OFF. NO MORE PROFIT FROM GENOCIDE.
November 21, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Media Advisory - November 18, 2024: "Following peace ceremony on McGill grounds, Kanien’keha:ka women decry university snub"

#Tiohtià:ke #montreal #colonialracism #mcgilluniversity #antipalestinianhate #antiindigenousracism
1 of 4 Slide description - white background with black text that reads: re: Following peace ceremony on McGill grounds, Kanien’keha:ka women decry university snub 2 of 4 Slide description - white background with black text that reads: This morning, we were informed that the Great White Pine sapling that was planted yesterday was uprooted. This desecration to the Haudenosaunee symbol of peace, is not only an insult to the Kanien’kehá:ka nation, especially its women, but it is as well, a hate crime. The desecration of the sapling is a violent act against the Kanien’kehá:ka peoples as we struggle to protect our homelands and our laws. The planting of the Great White Pine, a symbol of peace for the Haudenosaunee, would have demonstrated McGill’s commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. It is disappointing to see that we must struggle in yet another century, against systemic racism that hinders our efforts to protect our rights to self-determination. McGill states on its web site that it “honours the past and reconcile the future”, yet your response has been anything but reflective of reconciliation. This is not reconciliation – it is a praxis of colonialism. 3 of 4 Slide description - white background with black text that reads: Under Kaianera’kó:wa – the Great Law of Peace, we are obliged as its citizens, to protect and promote peace upon our homelands. That does not mean solely the postage stamp size “reserves” we live upon but all our homelands. We as Kanien’keha:ka women deplore McGill University’s immediate removal of a sacred white pine from the grounds, which had been planted as part of a peace ceremony. McGill failed to protect the Great White Pine sapling from its removal and so McGill should make reparations by returning the tree or another great white pine tree if they are genuinely interested in pursuing reconciliation. This is taken as a sign that, despite its Land Acknowledgment and extensive equity policies, McGill University adopts a selective policy for respecting Indigenous voices, taking an adversarial approaches when convenient. 4 of 4 Slide description - white background with black text that reads: The knee-jerk removal of the beautiful Great White Pine sapling reveals McGill University’s deeply paranoid stance towards anyone supporting peace in this world. The behavior from a University that flashes Land Acknowledgments and sustainability programs tells you all you need to know about the sincerity with which they hold their professed values. Kanien’keha:ka women will continue to stand in solidarity with all those who desire peace, and yes this includes the advocates for ending the genocide in Gaza, to which the university has taken such a regrettable approach. History will judge them. Skén:nen Onkwehón:we Konón:kwe (Women of the Land)
November 21, 2024 at 12:43 AM
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5-7 - Statement: Academics for Palestine-Concordia strongly endorses the statement by the Onkwehón:we Konón:kwe (Women of the Land) condemning McGill University for uprooting the Great White Pine, Haudenosaunee symbol of peace.
5 of 7 Slide description - khaki green background with white text that reads: Since the Great White Pine sapling was to be a symbol of the growing solidarity between the Kanien’keha:ka peoples and the students of McGill and Concordia struggling for justice in Palestine, the uprooting of the sapling is also an example of anti-Palestinian racism. McGill’s futile attempt to erase this powerful and growing alliance is consistent with shameful institutional policies at McGill and Concordia which seek to weaken Palestine solidarity by violently repressing student activism, inviting police to attack our students, suspending student activists without cause or due process, targeting professors who speak about Palestine and removing departmental statements in support of Palestine, while refusing to even utter the word Palestine. 6 of 7 Slide description - khaki green background with white text that reads: By desecrating the Haudenosaunee ceremony of peace, including its vision of solidarity with Palestine, the McGill administration shows how linked the decolonization of Turtle Island and the decolonization of Palestine are. Academics for Palestine-Concordia joins the many faculty, staff and students at McGill and Concordia universities who strongly support this decolonizing work, and we declare our commitment to do whatever we can to strengthen it. In this spirit, we are grateful to the Kanien’keha:ka Elders who planted the Great White Pine, and who show us by their words and deeds what it is to be accountable to the land and to resist settler colonialism. 6 of 6 Slide description - khaki green background with white text that reads: Just as Great White Pines will one day tower over the land which McGill now occupies, so too will olive trees thrive in a free Palestine.
November 21, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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Statement: Academics for Palestine-Concordia strongly endorses the statement by the Onkwehón:we Konón:kwe (Women of the Land) condemning McGill University for uprooting the Great White Pine, Haudenosaunee symbol of peace. 1-4 of 7 slides #palestine #montreal #mcgilluniversity #colonialracism
1 of 7 Slide description: a close up picture of the vibrant green branches of a white pine, with a text overlay that reads: Statement: Academics for Palestine - Concordia strongly endorses the statement by the Onkwehón:we Konón:kwe (Women of the Land) condemning McGill University for uprooting the Great White Pine, Haudenosaunee symbol of peace. 2 of 7 Slide description - khaki green background with white text that reads: On Sunday the 17th of November 2024 at 11:00 AM, a delegation of Mohawk Elders planted a Great White Pine sapling on their traditional territory, on which McGill University sits. A symbol of peace to the Haudenosaunee people, the White Pine was planted among purple and white stones to evoke the power and endurance of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of Indigenous nations created long before colonization to nourish peace in these lands. A wooden plaque carved for the occasion states that the White Pine is a “symbol of the solidarity of the Kanien’keha:ka peoples with the students at McGill and Concordia who established a peaceful encampment here in 2024 in the name of justice for Palestine and all the people of Mother Earth.” As the Kanien’keha:ka Elders planted the Great White Pine sapling, the air was filled with quiet sounds of appreciation and respect from the hundreds of people assembled to witness the ceremony of peace. 3 of 7 Slide description - khaki green background with white text that reads: By Monday morning November 18th, however, McGill University had uprooted the tree, leaving a scratched patch of earth and a few scattered purple and white stones: a scene of desecration testament to the arrogance, racism, and hypocrisy of McGill’s administration. As stated on November 18th by the Kanien’keha:ka women who planted the tree, “This desecration to the Haudenosaunee symbol of peace, is not only an insult to the Kanien’kehá:ka nation, especially its women, but it is as well, a hate crime.” 4 of 7 Slide description - khaki green background with white text that reads: The members of Academics for Palestine-Concordia strongly condemn McGill University’s actions. As the Onkwehón:we Konón:kwe point out, the desecration of the peace ceremony is an indication of the value that McGill places on actual reconciliation—none at all. Despite promoting itself as a beacon of peacekeeping, diversity, and inclusion, McGill perpetuates anti-Indigenous racism by using Indigenous causes to bolster its public image without committing to meaningful decolonization, including its refusal to integrate Indigenous laws, rights to self-determination, and ways of living into its policies and institutions.
November 21, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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via PYMmontreal: "We call on everyone - Arabs, Muslims, workers, students, and solidarity allies - to join our coalition on Friday November 29th to make it clear that the people stand with Palestine." #palestine #montreal #freepalestine
Image description: an English beige, red and black event poster for a Palestine solidarity protest in Montreal on November 29th, 6pm. Meeting point will be at Square Victoria, 525 Viger West. The poster reads: 'The people stand with Palestine' and 'international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people' The text from the original instagram post reads: November 29th is commemorated as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. It was that day in 1947 in which the United Nations’ General Assembly adopted resolution 181, which came to be known as the “Partition Resolution.” 77 years later, Israel continues its brutal genocide in Gaza and escalation with bombings and ground invasions in Lebanon. We call on everyone - Arabs, Muslims, workers, students, and solidarity allies - to join our coalition on Friday November 29th to make it clear that the people stand with Palestine. ••• 🚨🇵🇸MONTRÉAL : JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DE SOLIDARITÉ AVEC LE PEUPLE PALESTINIEN🚨 Le 29 novembre commémore la Journée internationale de solidarité avec le peuple palestinien. C’est ce jour-là, en 1947, que l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies a adopté la résolution 181, connue sous le nom de “Plan de partage”. 77 ans plus tard, Israël commet un génocide brutal à Gaza depuis plus d’un an et escalade avec des bombardements et des tentatives d’invasions terrestres au Liban. Nous envoyons un appel à tous - Arabes, Musulmans, travailleurs, étudiants et alliés solidaires - rejoignez notre coalition le vendredi 29 novembre pour montrer clairement que le peuple se tient aux côtés de la Palestine.
November 20, 2024 at 11:52 PM