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Israeli Pilot Turned Peace Activist Coming to Vancouver Island

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Kim Goldberg

Yonatan Shapira, a former Israeli Air Force pilot who is now a highly respected peace activist, will be coming to Vancouver Island November 6 and 7 for a speaking tour. This is a rare opportunity to hear from someone who … Continue reading →

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Toronto Jews Support Paul Manly’s Right to Seek NDP Nomination

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Kim Goldberg

Last month we learned that the federal NDP, under the leadership of Thomas Mulcair, had rejected the candidacy bid of well-known Nanaimo filmmaker Paul Manly. Manly had been seeking his party’s nomination for the new federal riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith in … Continue reading →

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Federal NDP Rejects Nanaimo Filmmaker’s Bid for Nomination over Israel Stance

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Kim Goldberg

June 30, 2014 The Federal NDP executive has apparently rejected the candidacy bid of well-known Nanaimo filmmaker Paul Manly, who has been seeking his party’s nomination for the new federal riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith in British Columbia. And the reason that … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo Talk on Israel and Palestine

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Kim Goldberg

Nanaimo restaurateur Ilan Goldenblatt will give a public talk this Thursday, September 26, 2013, titled “Being Right vs. Being Effective: Thought-provoking ideas on moving towards resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Everyone is welcome to attend the 7:00 pm talk at St. … Continue reading →

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Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Kim Goldberg

I just found out about this great new anthology from PM Press in Oakland, California, called Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here: Poets and Writers Respond to the March 5th, 2007, Bombing of Baghdad’s “Street of the Booksellers”. And there will a special … Continue reading →

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