We are a coalition of groups from the #YorkU community who are calling on @YorkUniversity's Board of Governors to divest from arms manufacturers. #YUDIVEST
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At today's anti-war protest at the US consulate in #Montreal, this Iranian-Canadian women talked of the recent death in #Iran of her father, who died of cancer. In Iranian hospitals, she saw that many gravely ill people lack essential medicines due to US sanctions.
#NoWarOnIran
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Your periodic reminder that the Pentagon is currently being led by a former top corporate lobbyist for a top weapons manufacturer.
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Dear @YorkUPresident @YorkUniversity - You have, for years profited off of the same state violence that has the world on edge today.
For years you’ve thwarted efforts of @yu_divest to get the school to divest from weapons manufacturers.
Time to #YUDivest
#NoWarOnIran
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Great. Now do Saudi Arabia.
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Today, we celebrate the work being done to make peace a reality around the world. Together, let’s advance peace and justice, and make our planet a better and cleaner one – today, and for generations to come. #PeaceDay #ClimateAction liberal.ca/statement-by-the-…
Very bold statement coming from someone who prioritizes profit made from arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the fate of Yemen, where tens of thousands of people have been killed. Stop talking about "advancing peace & justice" when you are contributing to a major war. #cdnpoli #YorkU
Today, we celebrate the work being done to make peace a reality around the world. Together, let’s advance peace and justice, and make our planet a better and cleaner one – today, and for generations to come. #PeaceDay #ClimateAction liberal.ca/statement-by-the-…
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#Yemen is still the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
US weapons are being used to kill Yemeni civilians.
Demand that Congress put an end to US arms sales to Saudi Arabia! codepink.org/no_weapons_to_s…
YU Divest retweeted
While @JustinTrudeau and @OmarAlghabra insist on selling as many weapons as possible to Saudi Arabia, @NICKIMINAJ shows more moral courage and says no to a regime that is slaughtering and starving millions in Yemen. pitchfork.com/news/nicki-min…
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ICYMI: @NICKIMINAJ has cancelled her scheduled performance in Saudi Arabia.
Great news! #BoycottSaudi
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BREAKING: @NICKIMINAJ just cancelled her scheduled show in Saudi Arabia!
In a statement, she said:
“...it is important for me to make clear my support for the rights of women, the LGBTQ community and freedom of expression.” #BoycottSaudi
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Canada’s foreign policy has long been subservient to U.S. government foreign policy, but a declassified 2017 State Department memo confirms that Chrystia Freeland has taken the Trudeau government’s slavishness to a whole new level: thegrayzone.com/2019/07/05/c… @cafreeland #cdnpoli
No sustainable future can be envisioned while academic institutions like @yorkuniversity are still funding war. If you care about the environment, end your investments in weapons. @YorkUPresident #YorkU #YUDivest #StopArmingSaudi
Congratulations to all of our #YorkU Sustainability Leadership Award winners! From organizing farmers' markets on campus to installing energy-efficient theatre lighting, these community members are helping build a more environmentally sustainable future: bit.ly/2FWlBoR
Consequently, the UK government cannot grant any new export licences to sell arms to the kingdom. Meanwhile @JustinTrudeau still deems his $15-billion arms deal with the kingdom more important than human rights. #cdnpoli #YorkU #YUDivest
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Today the UN rapporteur on extrajudicial executions said the savage murder of #JamalKhashoggi was premeditated. She implicated the monstrous #Saudi autocracy in the murder. That's one more reason why @justintrudeau should be heckled relentlessly for selling arms to #SaudiArabia.
Today, at an event in Montreal celebrating #Quebec’s #FeteNationale, I told Justin Trudeau that Canada’s arms sales to Saudi mass murderers renders him complicit in a genocide in Yemen.
#cdnpoli @justintrudeau #yemen #YemenCantWait #CrimesAgainstHumanity @canadafp #SaudiArabia
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Today, at an event in Montreal celebrating #Quebec’s #FeteNationale, I told Justin Trudeau that Canada’s arms sales to Saudi mass murderers renders him complicit in a genocide in Yemen.
#cdnpoli @justintrudeau #yemen #YemenCantWait #CrimesAgainstHumanity @canadafp #SaudiArabia
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The UK government should accept today’s court ruling that arms sales to Saudi Arabia are unlawful because of their use against civilians in Yemen.
UK advice, assistance and arms supplies to Saudi's war in Yemen is a moral stain on our country.
Arms sales to Saudi must stop now.
The Council of State in Belgium voted on Friday to cancel export licences to Saudi Arabia following reports that showed Riyadh‘s use of Belgian arms & technology in attacks on Yemen. When will @JustinTrudeau follow this lead? #YUDivest #YorkU #Yemen
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In an act of defiance against Saudi Arabia's ongoing human rights violations in Yemen, Italian union workers refused to load a Saudi cargo ship carrying weapons that could have been used in more war crimes. #YorkU #YUDivest #yemen #WarCrimes
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Likewise, @yorkuniversity plays a role via its investments in weapons manufacturers such as @LockheedMartin, which is deeply implicated in the Saudi-led war on Yemen. @YorkUPresident #YorkU #YUDivest #WarCrimes