This year marks 120 years since the Jewish National Fund (JNF) was founded in 1901 to raise funds for the colonization of Palestine. It marks 54 years since JNF Canada […]
In 2021, It’s Time For The CRA to Stop the JNF!
Criminalizing Protest Won’t Protect Us: Jewish Canadians Stand Against Bill C-9
IJV is Hiring a Membership Engagement Coordinator!
Independent Jewish Voices Canada Job Posting Membership Engagement Coordinator Salary: $40,370 inclusive of 10% in lieu of benefits. Duration: One-year full-time contract with the possibility of renewal. Location: Remotely from […]
The Lynching: Performance & discussion with Jackie Walker
Moderated by Darrah Teitel, Canadian activist, playwright and IJV member Sunday, December 20th 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK The Lynching is a one-woman performance, written collaboratively by […]
78 Years of Nakba
The ongoing catastrophe of Zionism, and the enduring resistance of the Palestinian people Today we join Palestinians in marking the Nakba, the catastrophe of land theft and ethnic cleansing committed […]
B’nai Brith is misleading the public about antisemitism in Canada
B’Nai Brith Canada released its annual audit of antisemitism in Canada last week. This report is a dangerous document that promotes anti-Palestinian racism and misrepresents the important reality of antisemitism […]
This Passover, we tell a story of collective liberation
Passover begins tomorrow, where we tell the story of how the ancient Israelites in Egypt fled Mitzrayim, literally “the narrow place”. It is a story of exodus from a state […]
IJV Members Elected NDP Leader and President of Executive Committee
IJV members are kvelling, bursting with pride, at the election this past weekend of two Independent Jewish Voices members to leadership positions in the NDP! Avi Lewis was elected NDP […]
Criminalizing Protest Won’t Protect Us: Jewish Canadians Stand Against Bill C-9
As Jewish Canadians committed to justice, equality, and collective safety, we reject the premise that expanded policing powers and restrictions on expression will protect our communities. History shows that increasing […]
