Toronto Palestinian Families and Toronto Jewish Families talk about their within the Toronto District School Board. Their most recent campaign was in response to a report submitted to and adopted by TDSB Trustees that explicitly conflates the political ideology of Zionism with Jewish identity.

Iman and Lev both testify to an environment rife with anti-Palestinian racism and misrepresentations of what antisemitism is, even before the presentation of the report. If implemented, political expressions for Palestine would be categorized as discrimination, leaving Palestinian/allied students and educators without a voice.

CALL TO ACTION: Join Toronto Palestinian Families

Related Blueprints of Disruption Episodes:

• Jews Say No to Genocide
• the IHRA, Fascism and Upholding Colonial Violence

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Resources:

• Toronto Jewish Families
• Toronto Palestinian Families Linktre
• VIDEO: TDSB Delegations in Full (YouTube)
• VIDEO: Palestinian, Jewish families call on Toronto school board to address anti-Palestinian racism
• OPINION: Pro-Israel NGOs in Our Schools Put Kids at Risk - The Grind Magazine

Movement lawyers Nora Fathalipour and Arash Ghiassi have their hands full defending activists targeted by Police and prosecutors, particularly in Ontario where a Hate Crimes Working Group in the Attorney General's office has an explicitly racist mandate.

Hear first hand the process police and the Crown are putting people through in order to intimidate, silence and criminalize movements. Even though most charges are dropped, the ordeal of having a publicized arrest, bail conditions and the process to clear their name can take a toll on activists. This is why having legal representation that understands the broader issues at play is so important.

Political interference and anti-Palestinian racism are setting the tone for Police and prosecutors, but the community, together, is learning how to navigate it all so our comrades can remain free to fight another day.

CALL TO ACTION:

• Support the Toronto Community Justice Fund

Related Episodes:

• Support Systems Amid State Suppression w/members of the Toronto Legal Support;
• Weaponizing Canadian Law for Israel w/journalist Martin Lukacs from The Breach; and,
• The IHRA, Fascism and Upholding Colonial Violence - on Canada's adoption of the weaponized definition of antisemitism.

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Resources:

• The Breach: Secretive committee in Ontario ministry pushed crackdown on pro-Palestine activism
• CBC: Charges Dropped against pro-Palestinian protester
• CBC: Charges dropped against woman filmed pulling Pro-Palestinian protester's hijab
• Nora Fathalipour Bio | Nuance Legal
• Arash Ghiassi Bio — Savards LLP | Toronto Criminal Lawyers
• What is Movement Lawyering? — Movement Law Lab

The Orange Hats join host Jessa McLean to share some of the knowledge they've acquired by documenting the Toronto Police harass, intimidate and brutalize activists at actions.

Hear stories from the front lines, learn some of the dangerous trends in policing, and get LOTS of tips on how navigate the tactics being deployed against our movements.

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Resources:

• What to consider when requesting legal support.
• Orange Hats 1st PRESS RELEASE