Toronto (GTA) World Beyond War

Organizing and mobilizing people to act against Canadian military violence everywhere ✉️ [email protected] @torontowbw.bsky.social

[Toronto (GTA) World Beyond War @TorontoWBW]

🚨STOP THE DSRB! NO WAR BANK IN OUR CITY🚨
Shut down Toronto’s bid to host the global headquarters of the newly announced DSRB war bank. We must refuse to let war profiteers prosper in our city while people around the world suffer.

🚨ACT NOW: https://t.co/sqvO63YFN6

[Aliya Pabani @aliyapabani]

"needlessly speculative"

[Kavita Algu @KavitaAlguMD]

Absolutely horrific.
This officer is accused of sexually assaulting a child.

Just this year, @TorontoPolice officers have been charged with multiple offences including:
Sexual assault
Sexual assault of a child
Drug trafficking
Firearm charges
Breach of trust
Conspiracy to commit murder

Can we stop giving them $4 million PER DAY of our tax dollars @oliviachow?

#DefundThePolice. Fund our communities.

[Jenny Kwan @JennyKwanBC]

Strongly worded statements aren’t enough. Canadian were beaten, deprived of essentials, subjected to appalling conditions by Israeli officials—yet Canada refuses to ramp up real, meaningful diplomatic pressure. Ottawa must demand true accountability
https://t.co/UZBIUyaKn7

[Sam Hersh @SamHersh01]

I'm not even really sure what to say at this point.

This is one of the most absurd distortions of antisemitism by the pro-Israel lobby Ive seen.

It's embarassing, they should be ashamed of themselves.

[Saffron TT @Jasaffron100]

@taraisredacted @CarrieCnh12 LiUANA, a labour union, sponsoring this walk for genocide is absolutely disgusting

[Kristiana Bruneau @GumptionAndCo]

@taraisredacted Never shopping at @sobeys or @yogenfruz again

[Ruba Ali Al-Hassani رُبى الحَسَني @RubaAlHassani]

@taraisredacted Fabricland is the most random thing on this list.

[Canadian BDS Coalition & International BDS Allies @BDSCoalition]

Walking with Israel = Support for Genocide https://t.co/aKi687CFTj

[Back On This App and It’s Still Hell @wickdchiq]

Was waiting for this. Shutting out Blk ppl from anything is antiblack. Y’all’s racism is smelling putrid

[Toronto (GTA) World Beyond War @TorontoWBW]

Last week, MP Jenny Kwan said Minister Diab committed to processing all 136 Gazan postgraduate student visa applications within 10 days. Why is this article just talking about 37? There is still no clarity on approvals and dozens of students still waiting https://t.co/AR4VLbk9ff

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Some Palestinian student visas being expedited after long wait https://t.co/ZfhtybEQqD

[Toronto (GTA) World Beyond War @TorontoWBW]

@PoliticsOttawa @KevinVuongxMP No war bank in Toronto or Ottawa or Canada at all actually

[Jason Toney @jasontoney_]

CBC keeps citing B'nai Brith's annual audit of antisemitism, saying that the "Jewish advocacy group" documents "anti-Jewish hate."

In reality, B'nai Brith is a pro-Israel group that conflates antisemitism & anti-Zionism. I complained—@CBCNews editors refuse to make a change.

[Independent Jewish Voices @IndJewishVoices]

While there is much to contest in yesterday’s address on antisemitism, credit to @MarkJCarney for leaving Israel mainly out of it and for not entertaining the absurd claim, promoted by some community leaders and clergy, that Canada’s mild criticism of Israel is somehow responsible for domestic antisemitism…

Let’s be real: Antisemitism is not being driven by Canada’s mild condemnations or inadequate attempts at holding Israel accountable to international law.

Antisemitism is driven by far-right actors, and by Israel’s actions themselves: its devastating genocide in Gaza, apartheid policies, land theft in the West Bank, flattening of entire villages in southern Lebanon.

Legacy Jewish institutions that continue to proudly identify with Israel and defend it from criticism have lost the plot on fighting antisemitism. Defending a genocidal apartheid state from criticism does nothing to keep Jewish Canadians safe. #cdnpoli

https://t.co/4lwhQ1ZQCJ

[Toronto (GTA) World Beyond War @TorontoWBW]

How many times can they say "defence" before it's obvious they mean war? The DSRB is a war bank - making it cheaper and easier for weapons manufacturers and military contractors to profit from conflict. https://t.co/iiJcHNi9VB

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Latest on the proxy war in Sudan: 🧵

[NCCM @nccm]

We are disturbed and shocked by the targeting and damaging of a school bus in Hamilton, ON that serviced an Islamic school in the area. 

It is alleged that someone may have targeted the school bus in a parking lot full of school buses, vandalized it with Islamophobic graffiti, and damaged the bus including shredding bus seats.

We are in touch with the school, community members, and all authorities, including the Hamilton Police, regarding the situation. 

The targeting of a school bus that services Muslim children during a time of rising Islamophobic violence is alarming to the highest degree. While we cannot confirm the motivation behind this attack at this time, and we will wait until the police have a final determination, it is extremely concerning.

We call on all leaders to denounce what happened, and to work with community members to stem this tide of Islamophobia. 

We will have more to say as the situation evolves.

[World BEYOND War @WorldBeyondWar]

Stop the Israeli-U.S. military-industrial merger in its tracks. Lawmakers should reject Section 224 from the NDAA to avoid deep integration with Israel’s military at a time when a growing number of Americans oppose Israel’s actions in the region https://t.co/Rbp5fuXbvX

[Jenny Kwan @JennyKwanBC]

I demanded action from @LenaMetlegeDiab to expedite processing for 136 postgrad Gazan students on full scholarships to 26 Cnd universities. In response in HoC last week- she said all will be processed in the next 10 days -will be watching closely to make sure she follows through.

[Just Peace Advocates @AdvocatesJust]

Thanks to the 2,400+ people who emailed David Suzuki, he withdrew from the Climate Solutions Prize Festival. But that is not all that was requested. We had (and have) more requests for the Foundation. Read more at https://t.co/2sO9QLd2je

[World BEYOND War Canada @WBWCanada]

"The way to defend Ukraine is not continued slaughter, but peace on terms that are agreeable to all parties. Instead, we face escalation, with more deaths, more destruction, and the real prospect of a war that expands beyond Ukraine." -@JeffreyASachs
https://t.co/t8fUnRhNPm