Independent Jewish Voices - Guelph

06/15/2026

This is an impt, much-needed new org; a coalition of many orgs which actually do represent us - IJV is a member: https://www.jewishdiasporamovement.org/
If you're not already following their pg on Insta, DO - Link here.
https://www.instagram.com/jewishdiasporamovement/

Welcome!The Jewish Diaspora Movement is a constellation of communities, projects, and leaders who embrace life-affirming, vibrant, diverse expressions of Jewishness and a commitment to all peoples’ liberation. We aspire to be a hub for Jewish cultural and religious projects that reject the assumpt...

06/09/2026

Event Marshal Workshop Hosted by Guelph Students Against Austerity (GSAA) in partnership with Guelph Pride and Out on the Shelf 📅 Tuesday, June 9, 2026 🕔 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM 📍 10C Shared Space, 42 Carden St., 3rd Floor, Guelph 💲 Free Have you ever wondered how you can contribute to the s...

06/08/2026

This Thurs June 11: If you can't attend this amazing event in-person, UJPO / Winchevsky Centre have just announced that Live Stream tickets are now being made available! All types of tickets available here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/ujpos-big--100

Live stream tickets now available!

The United Jewish People’s Order, Canada’s Home for the Jewish Left, is thrilled to announce our official Centenary Celebration Event: Joy and Struggle – 100 years of UJPO! 🕊️🎉❤️

To properly mark this incredible milestone, we have put together a truly amazing show, featuring, live and in-person: · Author and internationally lauded activist, Naomi Klein · The return of the legendary Toronto Jewish Folk Choir · From Vancouver, punk-folk legend Geoff Berner · From Montreal, beloved singer-songwriter Rae Spoon

What: Joy and Struggle - 100 Years of UJPO ✊
Where: Trinity St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St W., Toronto 📍
When: 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) ⏰

Trinity St Paul’s is a fully accessible space ♿ Masks required whenever possible
Link in our bio! 🔗

06/05/2026

Join us this weekend for Jewish Diaspora Fest!

📆 Sunday, June 7
🕔 11 am to 4 PM
📍 High Park, Toronto — Picnic Area 15
(Find Us Via Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ekcDsdHmqADkTJ5N7?g_st=ic)

With Toronto’s annual Walk with Israel scheduled for Sunday morning, Jewish community members and allies opposed to Israeli occupation, apartheid, and crimes against humanity are gathering for this teach-in at High Park to learn about Jewish history and experiences centering the ethics of diaspora over nationalism.

The program for Jewish Diaspora Fest will include:

✨ Presentations and facilitated discussions on topics related to the Jewish diaspora experience, including the concept of Doikayt or “Hereness” — an ethic rooted in European Jewish tradition around building coalitions and acting in solidarity with our neighbours wherever we are.

✨ Personal experiences and family histories shared by Jewish community members from diverse backgrounds, including a reading on Jewish Baghdad from b.h. Yael and a performance from Ethan Stanislawski’s one-person show, Jew, Interrupted.

✨ A Turtle Island creation story and interactive artwork led by Jesse Wabegijig, a local Ojibway storyteller and community artist.

✨ Live music and singing, including a performance from Marching Disorder, a Toronto-based music-making collective that grows out of traditions of radical brass bands and Jewish social justice activism.

Bring a picnic blanket, something to eat and drink (or to contribute to our potluck), and whatever you need to make yourself comfortable.

We've booked a covered picnic area and plan to be there rain or shine!

06/02/2026

Mark Carney gave a speech on antisemitism in Canada yesterday at Holy Blossom synagogue in Toronto. There is a lot to pick apart in his remarks, but it's notable and important that he did not concede to the pro-Israel talking point that Palestine solidarity work in Canada is a cause of antisemitism in our country. Antisemitism is driven by right-wing actors, who now more frequently capitalize on popular outrage against Israel's ongoing war crimes to justify their pre-existing prejudices. Jewish institutions that commit themselves to justifying war crimes have lost sight of what fighting antisemitism requires - clear-eyed justice, and moral reckoning.

05/27/2026

Plse sign this petition and share:
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/david-suzuki-and-the-suzuki-foundation-must-stop-greenwashing-israels-crimes?source=direct_link&

David Suzuki is scheduled to speak at a forum initiated by the explicitly racist Jewish National Fund.

One of the two individuals likely spurring Suzuki’s involvement is Liberal party fundraising chair Stephen Bronfman. Incredibly, Bronfman has been on the board of the Suzuki Foundation for 30 years. Bronfman’s foundation — the Claudine And Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation — has donated nearly $6.1 million to the Suzuki Foundation since 2000.

The Suzuki Foundation has also received significant funding from the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal and the Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation, two pro-Israel charities that support Israel’s illegal occupation. Bronfman is also a Director at the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal. Three other charities, of which Bronfman is a board member, have donated over $80,000 to the Suzuki Foundation.

Please email the well-known environmentalist to ask him to withdraw from an event instigated by an organization that had its charitable status revoked for assisting the Israeli military and supporting illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

05/10/2026

Thank you, The Bookshelf ❤️‍🩹