Activist and journalist Benjamin Nolan has witnessed a shift in Police tactics over the past two years, particularly in how they deal with Palestinian solidarity protestors. Toronto Police won't admit to any of it and mainstream media fail to tell both sides, which has left an obvious gap in report Ben wants to step up and help fill.

He goes over his recent piece in The Grind, Police Chief Plays Loose with the Truth in Call in Show, which opens up a lot of discussions about police violence, their use of the knee-on-neck technique and just what TPS thinks 'proportionate' responses are to peaceful protests.

Ben also provides firsthand accounts of Police overreaching their authority and not following the law, as well as reports back on the amount of injuries

Hosted by: Jessa McLean

Call to Action:

Related Episodes:

• Unverified: The Grind Exposes New Lows in Canadian Media (Oct 2024), Dave Grey-Donald goes over his months long investigation into the reporting surrounding October 7, 2023;
• Neighborhoods for Palestine (May 2024), Ben's first appearance on the show alongside four comrades organizing close to home for a Free Palestine.
• Weaponizing Canadian Law for Israel (Jul 2024), Martin Lukacs from the Breach talks about Project Resolute and the secret committee that drives it.

More Resources:

• Bubble Zones: Confiding Protests
• BBC: Palestine Action Protest Arrests Over 500
• Inside Project Resolute, Canada's crack down on Palestine speech
• The Breach: Inside the ‘shocking’ police operation targeting pro-Palestine activists in Toronto
• Toronto Police “Caused a Riot” Outside 51 Division After Pro-Palestinian Protest of UJA Event - The Grind Magazine

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The F35 is back at the Canadian National Exhibition and its airshow - so are the peace activists.

For years peace activists, environmentalists, refugee advocates and even pet lovers have been protesting the annual four-day airshow that includes war planes over an urban centre, Toronto. However, there is a new sense of urgency this year, as well as new tools. A recent report revealed the extent of Canada's role in manufacturing components for the F35, the very plane delivering genocide from the skies over Gaza.

Three organizers, who are also part of the larger anti-war movement, talk about the shifts the campaign has taken over the years, the challenges they're overcomming and the coalition building that makes it all possible.

Guests:

• Maya Bastian, artist, conflict journalist, filmmaker (AirShow),
• Sharmeen Khan, World Beyond War, and.
• Rama, Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) Montreal.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean

Call to Action: Contact and Call on Your City Councillor to Demilitarize the AirShow

Related Episodes:

• Rabble Rants (Sept 2023) Stop the Air Show
• Disrupting Canada's Arms Trade (May 2024), with World Beyond War
• Return and Liberation (Oct. 2022), with the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)

More Resources:

• CBC: Canada's F35 Review
• Toronto Air Show Triggers The Trauma Of War | HuffPost Politics
• Report - Arms Embargo Now
• Demilitarize the Toronto Air Show - World BEYOND War

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The work behind the Arms Embargo Now Report revealed that there are unionized workplaces in Canada that are making weapons destined for Israel. World Beyond War organizer called this information, along with a recent letter from Unifor's President "an opportunity" for positive action.

Activists from Labour for Palestine are going into this week's UNIFOR convention in Vancouver with this top of mind. They are working on a campaign to have any goods or services coming from, or going to Israel, declared 'hot cargo'.

They know the majority of Canadians, and thus UNIFOR members, are against the genocide, but that doesn't mean there aren't going to be obstacles in their way. In a political climate defined by fear and heightened nationalism, it has been a challenge getting workers to prioritize Palestine. Hear what work is being done to pave the way for more Internationalism not just inside UNIFOR, but within all Labour institutions.

Guests:

• Pamela Arancibia, CUPE member, Labour for Palestine GTA
• Shaheen Lotun, UNIFOR local 2025 President, Labour for Palestine

Hosted by: Jessa McLean

Call to Action: Tell the CLC to Declare Israeli Goods 'Hot Cargo'

Related Episodes:

• Answering the Call (Jan 2024) with Anna Lippman of Labour for Palestine
• Nationalism and the Working Class (Mar 2023) with Chris Fairweather

More Resources:

• Unifor letter to Prime Minister Carney Re: Urgent Canadian intervention to end the genocide in Palestine | Unifor
• Hot cargo agreements 101: a practical legal overview - Rights Navigator
• CJPME: Canadian Labour Congress Endorses sanctions on Israel
• Report - Arms Embargo Now
• People's Voice: Internationalism, identity politics and anti-apartheid organizing
• Rabble: Paramedic fired for pro-Palestinian speech fights for reinstatement
• The Maple: Israeli Products Should Have No Place In Canada

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