Dec. 08, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is appalled by a counterproductive report from the University of Toronto that will allow a climate of antisemitism to continue on its campus. U of T’s Antisemitism Working Group, formed in December of 2020 and composed of academics and campus bureaucrats, issued its final report on Wednesday, following a […]
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Dec. 05, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is standing in solidarity with a Jewish trustee of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) who is facing persecution for speaking out against antisemitism. In May, in the midst of a controversy over materials distributed by TDSB equity advisor Javier Dávila, trustee Alexandra Lulka took to social
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It is no secret that social media platforms provide easy access to hate and other harmful content. However, their mode of operation, algorithms, reacts to people’s searches and so fuels users with suggested sites according to their interests. These algorithms promote alarming glorification of violence and misinformation in Canada. According to the report, social media
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Dec. 03, 2021 TORONTO — A group of Jewish professors at the University of Toronto has launched a human rights complaint against the President of the University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA). The complaint before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) emerges out of an online panel event last June 15 regarding the Valentina
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To Read This Press Release in English, Click Here Le 2 décembre 2021 MONTRÉAL – B’nai Brith Canada est ravi du soutien d’une coalition nouvellement formée de groupes communautaires et d’individus basés à Montréal, unis pour faire avancer notre plan d’action en quatre points proposé pour guider le gouvernement dans la garantie de l’engagement du
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pour lire ce communiqué en français, cliquez ici Dec. 2, 2021 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is delighted with the support of a newly formed coalition of community groups and individuals based in Montreal, united on advancing our proposed four-point action plan to guide the Government in ensuring Canada’s commitment to fight antisemitism. Today, Prime
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Dec. 1, 2021 VANCOUVER — B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the University of British Columbia (UBC) cancel a film screening intended to honour an unrepentant murderer and member of a designated terrorist entity. On Thursday, four groups intend to hold a viewing of the film “Fedayin, le combat de Georges Abdallah” in the Henry Angus
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Nov. 26, 2021 The North Shore News quoted Marvin Rotrand, B’nai Brith Canada’s National Director of the League for Human Rights, in an article about inappropriate use of Nazi comparisons. CLICK HERE to read the article in full.
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Nov. 26, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada applauds members of Canada’s largest labour union for voting against the antisemitic boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 700,000 workers from coast to coast, is holding its National Convention online this week and voted on BDS yesterday. Anti-Israel forces were
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Nov. 25, 2021 The Suburban quoted our Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mostyn, in an article about a man convicted following B’nai Brith action. CLICK HERE to read the full story.
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