Canadians Against Apartheid
A proposal for human rights organizations and advocates to implement a cross-sector initiative to compel the Canadian government to address charges of Israeli apartheid.
Prepared by Philip Sherwood (member of UNJPPI) and Dr. Colter Louwerse, 17 April 2023
The authors propose that Canadian advocacy groups join forces to sponsor a single-issue initiative / campaign designed to pressure / persuade the federal government to evaluate the charges of apartheid that numerous human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have levelled against Israel. This may be accomplished by creating a website where individuals and organizations could sign a petition or preferably send a letter. We believe the time is right for such an initiative as Israel’s far-right government is ever-more clearly exposing Israel’s apartheid policies and practices. It is also important that this window of opportunity is not missed as the “shelf life” of the human rights reports is not indefinite.
In April 2023, the Coordinating Team of UNJPPI voted to become a sponsor of this proposal / initiative.
Read the proposal here.
Prepared by Philip Sherwood (member of UNJPPI) and Dr. Colter Louwerse, 17 April 2023
The authors propose that Canadian advocacy groups join forces to sponsor a single-issue initiative / campaign designed to pressure / persuade the federal government to evaluate the charges of apartheid that numerous human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have levelled against Israel. This may be accomplished by creating a website where individuals and organizations could sign a petition or preferably send a letter. We believe the time is right for such an initiative as Israel’s far-right government is ever-more clearly exposing Israel’s apartheid policies and practices. It is also important that this window of opportunity is not missed as the “shelf life” of the human rights reports is not indefinite.
In April 2023, the Coordinating Team of UNJPPI voted to become a sponsor of this proposal / initiative.
Read the proposal here.