Community Peacemaker Teams

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BREAKING: 100+ peace activists have just shut down all road access to Roshel’s HQ & factory in Brampton. This weapons co. is trying to export 30+ armoured vehicles to Israel. This week marks 300 days of genocide - we’re putting our bodies on the line to demand an #ArmsEmbargoNow!

🎙️The Transformation of Urban Spaces During the Population Exchange | Dimitra Glenti We joined forces with @lesboslegal & @cpt_intl to produce the series where we envision a transnational Aegean that opposes racism. Tune in for the new episode.👇open.spotify.com/episode/4Y7XZX…

We are joining the largest interfaith action to take on Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the largest “pro-Israel” organization in the country, and a right-wing Christian Nationalist org. Please, join us July 28-30! Learn more and register: interfaithforpalestine.com/takeaction

Grassy Narrows sues Ontario and Canada for mercury justice. “Time and again the government has chosen to prioritize corporate profits at our expense.” - Grassy Narrows Chief Turtle Donate to Support - fundraise.raventrust.com/give/237458/#!… #GrassyNarrows #FreeGrassy #ShutDownDrydenMill

🚨🚨One week after their acquittal and the dismissal of all charges, the #Pylos9 remain detained. Read the latest interview on the case by our partner, @KeremSchamberg from @nothilfe, with Natasha Dailiani, @lesboslegal lawyer. medico.de/blog/ueberrasc… #Pylos9Trial #FreePylos9

Join us in the call for a full and immediate #ArmsEmbargoNow The deadline for MPs to sign on is looming so act now! More info and call/email scripts here👇 armsembargonow.ca

Join the next English-speaking CPT delegation in Colombia to meet and support in solidarity peace-building communities!🌱 Únete a la próxima delegación en inglés de ECAP para conocer y apoyar solidariamente a las comunidades constructoras de paz!🌱 Info: cpt.org/delegations/co…

"We've flyered, marched, rallied at every govt office you can name. And still they've refused to act decisively to save Palestinian lives and impose a full arms embargo. So we have no choice but escalate, and stop the weapons to and from Israel ourselves." cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Yesterday afternoon, Turkish fighter jets bombed a civilian house in Girgashe village in eastern Iraqi Kurdistan. The house was partially destroyed but no civilian casualties have been reported. #Turkey #Kurdistan #Iraq #WarCrimes

Stay tuned for our upcoming documentary 'Light/ضو'! In a place where all other elements are controlled and rationed, perhaps our light is the one thing that cannot be taken.Follow us as we shine a light on the resilience of the people in Al-Khalil/Hebron. #StayTuned #Hope

Tomorrow, April 19, the decision on the @IuventaCrew will be announced. Either all charges will be dropped, or they will go to a main trial. We stand in solidarity with them! Solidarity & Resistance! #Dropthecharges #freeiuventa

TORONTO! ALL OUT NOW! Join Palestine solidarity activists blocking critical freight infrastructure to demand that our government impose an #ArmsEmbargoNow! The Canada-Israel arms trade relies on Cdn rail - time to shut down everything facilitating Israel's devastation of Gaza.

SAVE THE DATE! On September 18 in Toronto join #GrassyNarrows youth, elders, and community members marching for Mercury Justice! #FreeGrassy #RiverRun2024 RSVP here: freegrassy.net/grassy-narrows…

Genocide=Ecocide! Tell Congress war and weapons destroy the environment and humanity!! codepink.org/palearthday

On Iran’s strike: At Stanford, I attended a masterclass on military strategy led by a person with decades of experience, including serving at the highest levels in the military and government. One lesson he thought that I always remember was this: He asked us: “Say the US decided to attack Iraq with a new stealth jet it hadn’t used before that evaded all radars? The attack was a success. Was it strategic?” Many in the class raised their hands to say “yes, it achieved its goal”. But the professor said: “It may not have been”. Why? “Because now your adversaries know your capabilities and it’s a matter of time before they find ways around them. If this attack could be done with conventional weapons, it’s better to keep your top weapons until you need them. Using them creates a disadvantage.” My analysis is that the scale of Iran’s attack, the diversity of locations it targeted, and weapons it used, forced Israel to uncover the majority of anti-missile technologies the US and it have across the region. The Iranians did not use any weapons Israel didn’t know it had, it just used a lot of them. But the Iranians likely now have almost a full map of what Israel’s missile defence system looks like, as well as where in Jordan and the Gulf the US has installations. It also knows how long it takes to prepare them, how Israeli society responds…etc This is a huge strategic cost to Israel, while Arab regimes now are being blasted by their peoples, particularly the Jordanian monarchy, for not doing anything to protect Gazans but then going all out to protect Israel. Crucially, Iran can now reverse engineer all the intel gathered from this attack to make a much more deadly one credible. While the US and Israel will have to re-design away from their current model which has been compromised. Its success in stopping this choreographed attack is thus still very costly. Moreover, with the threat of a regional war that neither the US nor the Arab regimes want feeling nearer, it’s likely their pressure on Israel to back down will increase, making a ceasefire more feasible. Anyone assuming this is just theatrics is missing the context of how militaries assess strategy versus tactics. Theatre is an important factor, but gathering intelligence of the “enemy’s” posture is more valuable, especially if one believes they’re in a long war of attrition. Netanyahu and the Israel government prefer a quick hot and urgent war where they can pull in America. The Iranians prefer a longer war of attrition that bleeds Israel of its deterrence capabilities and makes it an ally for Arabs and the US that’s too costly to have. Lastly, if you are a person who hates war, if you want peace, the best and only way to get there in the region is to support the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and dignity. There is no sustainable peace possible as long as Palestinians live under an oppressive system of apartheid.

Stay tuned for our upcoming documentary 'Light/ضو'! In a place where all other elements are controlled and rationed, perhaps our light is the one thing that cannot be taken.Follow us as we shine a light on the resilience of the people in Al-Khalil/Hebron. #StayTuned #Hope

In the past few years, SCMers and other Christian activists have watched Toronto police very violently arrest racialized protesters and then release them without charge (after crushing one of their hearing aids), continuously lie without shame, harass legal picket lines, ...(1/)

Turkey continues on with its preparatory stage of an expected operation on Garam mountain in Iraqi Kurdistan. This footage is from today’s Turkish drone strikes on Spindare village in Duhok province. #Turkey #Drone #Kurdistan

Canada: Pressure Israel to End Starvation in Gaza! Canada must put meaningful pressure on Israel to end its siege and allow the entry of aid into Gaza. @cjpme nwmd.io/s/twitter/ZBM9…

Behold, a signal that this trial isn’t about the fire or about the boys accused of setting it. It’s about the desire to punish refugees for coming to Greece & to put them in their place. In this worldview they either belong in prison, in squalid, inhumane camps, or deported home.