Rabbi David Mivasair, and Max from Independent Jewish Voices, discuss IJV's participation in the encampment. How they became involved, whether they are picking up new people, and IJV's role in the protest are all explored.

Unusual Sources

IJV and the Encampment

Brendan interviews World Beyond War co-founder David Swanson about his new book, co-authored with Medea Benjamin, "NATO: What you need to know."

Swanson's new book co-incides with the upcoming "No to NATO, Yes to Peace" summit in Washington. The interview addresses topics such as NATO's aggressive expansion, its involvement in global governance far beyond its original mandate, and NATO's role in Gaza.

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NATO: What you need to know

Brendan speaks with McMaster Prof. Yaser Haddara, who has been involved in supporting the student divestment campaign. Haddara discusses the resolution reached with McMaster, and where things could go from here.

Resolution of McMaster Encampment

Jeff Halper is coming to Hamilton on July 2nd to launch his book, "From Genocide in Gaza to Decolonizing Palestine." He discusses themes of the book, and drivers of change in his own views.

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Jeff Halper coming to Hamilton

Angelune Des Lauriers, of Labour 4 Palestine (Hamilton), describes an upcoming action at L3Harris. The action will raise awareness of Canada's complicity in manufacturing weapons used by Israel.

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F-35 Day of Action: Nov. 16

Prof. Yaser Haddara provides an update on the boycott and divestment campaign at McMaster University, which has seen significant developments in the Fall season.

BDS Social Media

McMaster Divestment Update

Brendan interviews Henry Evans-Tenbrinke, anti-war and labour activist, about the launch of a pro-Palestine candidate on Hamilton Mountain.

The launch occurs within the context of several pro-Palestine members of Parliament running, or already elected, in the Hamilton-Wentworth region.

Report on Kojo Damptey Launch

Brendan interviews IJV member Lily Naaman, who is involved in organizing the tour of Israeli conscientious objectors. She explains what it means to resist conscription in Israel, and why people with knowledge of the issue are bringing the objectors to Hamilton.

The event will take place Saturday, March 15th, at 7:00 p.m., at the Westdale United Church.

Resisting Conscription in Israel

Rick Sterling discusses his new article about the removal of sanctions on Syria.

The High Cost of Syria Sanctions

OFL-affiliated labour unions and councils met in the province, a meeting that happens once every two years, and produced several key resolutions about Gaza.

Prof. Kevin Mackay, who attended on behalf of his local, explains the details of the most relevant resolutions.

OFL Resolutions for Gaza

Phil asks if it is possible to bring the nations of the world together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Apparently not, as long as the "Five Eyes" back the USA in its attempt to slough off its responsibility to support the WHO. "Five Eyes" is "an anglophone intelligence alliance." [Wikipedia].

Canada and Australia were part of a US-backed effort to damage China and the WHO in two ways: 1) Trying to criticize China's handling of the pandemic, and 2) arguing for the representation of Taiwan at the WHO.

The Canadian-Australian attempts flopped, because the rest of the WHA membership weren't interested in creating problems, but instead in finding common solutions in the COVID-19 crisis.

The US has been regularly abrogating its international agreements and treaties. Trump's defunding of the WHO is part of a pattern of undermining multilateral organizations and international co-operation.

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Phil Taylor is a superannuated radio kid who grew up listening to William Mandel and Kenneth Rexroth on KPFA Berkeley. Ex-Marine; an investigator at Roach & Schwartz, several years at UN Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania.

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