📢 Take Action

Pick one action. Do it today.

🎯 Quick Actions (5-10 minutes)

Email Your MP: Your voice as a constituent matters. Use CJPME email templates or Humanti Project templates. Find your MP: ourcommons.ca/members. Topics: ceasefire demands, arms embargo, humanitarian aid access, Palestinian rights. 5 minutes.

Call Your MP: Calls carry more weight than emails. Say: “Hi, I’m [Name], a constituent in [Riding]. I’m calling to urge [MP Name] to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This matters to me because [personal reason]. Can you pass this message along?” CJPME Call Tool provides talking points while you call. 5 minutes.

Donate: Canadian organizations (tax receipts): Islamic Relief Canada, UNRWA, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. Advocacy organizations: CJPME Foundation, Canadian BDS Coalition. Alternative: eSIMs for Gaza (esimsforgaza.com). 5 minutes.

Join BDS: Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement. Consumer boycott targets: Sabra & Obela (hummus brands), Puma (sponsors Israeli Football Association in settlements), AXA (invests in Israeli banks funding settlements), Israeli produce (look for country of origin labels). Full list, Canadian BDS Coalition. 5 minutes to learn, ongoing to practice.

📱 Digital Actions (10-15 minutes)

Amplify Palestinian Voices: Follow Palestinian journalists & activists. Share their content. Engage (likes, comments, shares). Use hashtags: #FreePalestine #GazaUnderAttack. Counters social media suppression.

Sign Petitions: CJPME Campaigns, Avaaz Palestine, check Watermelon Club for latest (Instagram coming soon). Tip: add a personal comment for more impact.

Challenge Media Bias: Report biased coverage (CJPME Media Project), write letters to editor, challenge on social media. Media Literacy Guide

🎓 Campus Actions (Ongoing)

Join or Start a Group: Weekly tabling, film screenings, vigils, divestment campaigns. Campus Organizing Toolkit

Student Government: Draft solidarity resolution, present to student council, mobilize supporters to vote. Campaigns Guide

🏛️ Community Actions

Attend Local Events: Calgary—Justice for Palestine Calgary. Your city—search “[City] Palestine” on Instagram. National—Canadian BDS Coalition.

Join Organizations: Coalition of Canadian Palestinian Organizations, Canadian BDS Coalition, CJPME.

📅 Make It Ongoing

Weekly: Share Palestinian content, check for new petitions, attend vigil/tabling.

Monthly: Donate to humanitarian org, attend organizing meeting, write to MP or media.

Long-term: Join campus group, build campaigns, form coalitions.

🎯 By Time Available

5 Minutes: Email your MP (use template), donate, sign petition, share Palestinian content.

1 Hour: Call your MP (more impact), write personal email (not template), follow 10 Palestinian accounts, learn about BDS.

Ongoing Time: Join campus organizing, start weekly tabling, organize film screening, launch divestment campaign.

🆘 Need Support?

Questions? Email mail@berryhouse.ca

Facing Backlash? Palestine Legal, Know Your Rights.

Feeling Overwhelmed? Burnout Prevention. You don’t have to do everything. Every action counts.

✨ Remember

Every action counts: one email adds pressure, one donation provides support, one share amplifies voices, one person recruited multiplies impact.

You don’t have to do everything: pick actions that fit your life, consistency over intensity, sustainable engagement.

You’re not alone: thousands organizing across Canada, global solidarity movement, we’re in this together.

Take one action today. Then another tomorrow. Build momentum. Create change.

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. 🇵🇸