Joint Statement Against the Adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism at Health Faculties and Institutions
In recent months, healthcare workers, learners, and educators have experienced an unprecedented campaign of silencing and intimidation related to their advocacy for Palestinian freedoms and lives, resulting from the use of the now widely-criticized IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) working definition of antisemitism. Over 50 organizations call on healthcare institutions and faculties of health sciences to clearly and unequivocally reject the adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, urgently put an end to the use of IHRA, whether formally adopted or not, to accuse individuals of antisemitism for criticizing the actions of the State of Israel, and to acknowledge anti-Palestinian racism. Read the full joint statement with the list of all endorsing organisations .
Déclaration commune contre l’adoption de l’IHRA dans les facultés et institutions de santé
Ces derniers mois, les travailleur.euses de la santé, les apprenant.e.s et les éducateur.trices ont fait l’expérience d’une campagne sans précédent de censure et d’intimidation liée à leur plaidoyer en faveur des libertés et des vies palestiniennes, résultant de l’utilisation de la définition de l’antisémitisme de l’Alliance internationale pour la mémoire de l’Holocauste (IHRA), maintenant largement critiqué. Plus de 50 organisations appellent les institutions de santé et les facultés des sciences de la santé à rejeter clairement et sans équivoque l’adoption de la définition opérationnelle de l’IHRA de l’antisémitisme, mettre fin de toute urgence à l’utilisation de la définition de l’IHRA, qu’elle soit formellement adoptée ou non, pour accuser des individus d’antisémitisme, et reconnaître le racisme anti-Palestinien. Lisez la déclaration commune complète avec la liste de toutes les organisations signataires.
Discriminatory Health Coverage and Visa Process for Palestinian and Sudanese Individuals Arriving in Canada
As health workers, we are dismayed at the discriminatory visa processes and health care coverage for Palestinian and Sudanese newcomers to Canada. Sign our letter and share widely.
In solidarity with Palestinian Youth Movement and Sudan Solidarity Committee.
Joint Statement: Targeting of Medical Learners Applying to Residency Programs through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS)
Déclaration commune : Ciblage des apprenant.e.s en médecine qui postulent à des programmes de résidence par le biais du Service canadien de jumelage des résident.e.s (CaRMS)
We are disturbed by recent reports that, during the current residency program matching process, applicants are being targeted for their health advocacy and signing of an open letter detailing the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza. Several organizations have come together to advocate for a transparent and unbiased Canadian residency program matching cycle now and every subsequent cycle.
Read the full joint statement about the Targeting of Medical Learners Applying to Residency Programs through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) in English or in French.
Endorsed by Health workers Alliance for Palestine, Hearing Palestine Initiative at the University of Toronto, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, Arab Canadian Lawyers Association, Independent Jewish Voices, Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition, Faculty for Palestine, Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction, Jewish Faculty Network, The University of Toronto’s Black Medical Students Association, Science for the People, and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association.
Reporting Bias in the CaRMS Interview Process: Know Your Rights!
A recent CBC article found risks to the integrity of the CaRMS process for medical students who have advocated for Palestinian human rights or ceasefire. In the absence of a meaningful response from Faculties of Medicine, health workers and allied organizations want to ensure medical students understand their right to an interview process free of bias and discrimination. This document provides resources for medical learners to remind them of their rights and the importance of documenting bias as they undergo the application and interview process.
Sign the Open Letter
We call on all health workers to sign our letter and support the call to action.
Click to read the full letter.
Guidance for those facing Intimidation and Harassment
Are you a healthcare worker experiencing anti-Palestinian racism, intimidation, and harassment for signing our letter and for speaking up about Palestinian human rights?
Read our advice about how to address intimidation and harassment in healthcare for Palestinian advocacy.
March! Write! And More!
- Support the HAP Statement on the “Discriminatory Health Coverage and Visa Process for Palestinian and Sudanese Individuals Arriving in Canada”Please take a moment to consider signing on to HAP’s Statement on the “Discriminatory Health Coverage and Visa Process for Palestinian and Sudanese Individuals Arriving in Canada“. This letter is addressed to Canadian government officials including the Prime Minister, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship and Ministers of Health. We call attention to the disparity… Read more: Support the HAP Statement on the “Discriminatory Health Coverage and Visa Process for Palestinian and Sudanese Individuals Arriving in Canada”
- BEYOND APARTHEID: PALESTINE FUTURES IN LAW AND LANDS – January 22 6-8 pmMonday, January 22, 6-8pm FOOD SERVED AT 5:30PM WILLIAM DOO AUDITORIUM • 45 WILCOCKS STREET SPEAKERS: MOHAMMAD FADEL VofT Faculty of Law, ARIEL KATZ UofT Faculty of Law, MAJD AL-SHIHABI ofT Dept of Geography +Planning MODERATORS: BEVERLEY MULLINGS + DEBORAH COWEN, Department of Geography Planning Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-apartheid-palestine-futures-in-law-and-lands-tickets-792595513517
- Palestine Prohibited: Discussing Censorship at U of T – January 17, 6 pmPalestine Prohibited Townhall @ UofT, Jan 17th at 6pm (William Doo Auditorium). The townhall is part of the Faculty for Palestine’s National Week of Action. The townhall will be a space for faculty, students and staff to come together, hear speakers talk about repression and censorship at UofT amid 100 days of genocide. There will… Read more: Palestine Prohibited: Discussing Censorship at U of T – January 17, 6 pm
- Please support this email campaign urging the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) to break their silence on Dr. Yipeng Ge’s suspension from the University of Ottawa‼️ Attention ALL physicians and medical learners: Please support this email campaign urging the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) to break their silence on Dr. Yipeng Ge’s suspension from the University of Ottawa. Some of you may know that Dr. Ge is a highly respected resident member on the CMA Board of Directors and a much… Read more: Please support this email campaign urging the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) to break their silence on Dr. Yipeng Ge’s suspension from the University of Ottawa
- Support Arij Al Khafagi, disciplined for opposing Israeli violence – CJPME – EnglishArij Al Khafagi was recently suspended from the Bachelor of Nursing Program at the U. of Manitoba, with a five-year reprimand on her academic transcript! Despite being an exemplary student, and president of the Nursing Students’ Association, Arij was harshly disciplined for social media posts she had made which were critical of Israel’s violence against Palestinians. … Read more: Support Arij Al Khafagi, disciplined for opposing Israeli violence – CJPME – English
- Pétition : Annulation de l’ouverture d’un bureau du Québec en Israël
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