PLUS – A busy week tabling at York, TMU, Or Chaim, and Ulpana!
Community members loved picking up our educational resources at the 2nd annual Indigenous Tourism Manitoba (ITM) 2024 Conference in Winnipeg
We are proud to share that our Allied Voices for Israel (AVI) educational resources on “Understanding Jewish Indigeneity to Israel” and “Combating Anti-Jewish Hatred” were distributed at the 2nd annual Indigenous Tourism Manitoba (ITM) 2024 Conference in Winnipeg that took place earlier in September!
The goal of the event is to empower participants with valuable knowledge from industry leaders, showcase remarkable Indigenous talent, and inspire partners and stakeholders with innovative ideas and authentic experiences.
We would like to thank our friend and ally Melodie Greyeyes, National Director of CMJ Canada, for ensuring that our resources on these critical issues were distributed to attendees.
Senior Campus Advisor Idaliah Snajdman (second from left) and AVI Student Ambassador Michael Mandel (far right) with the York Indian Cultural Association at York University's Club Fair
Last week was full of tabling events, where AVI got to connect with many enthusiastic university and high school students, Jewish and non-Jewish alike.
First, our Senior Campus Advisor Idaliah Snajdman and our AVI Student Ambassadors connected with a variety of student groups, students, and allies at York University's Club Fair.
A huge shoutout to Students Supporting Israel (SSI) York and StandWithUs Canada for being such awesome tabling partners!
To learn more about our experiences tabling and the amazing students and allied organizations we met at York, please click here.
Senior Campus Advisor Idaliah Snajdman tabling with our amazing AVI Student Ambassadors at TMU, along with representatives from SSI TMU!
Senior Campus Advisor Idaliah Snajdman, High School Advisor Zach Rusonik, and our amazing Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Student Ambassadors also hosted a tabling at Toronto Metropolitan University's Club Fair last week, in partnership with SSI TMU.
Click here to see all of the incredible students who indulged in some free donuts and learned about how to get involved with AVI this year.
Director of Education Gabriela Rosenblum and High School Advisor Zach Rusonik connect with High School students at Ulpana and Or Chaim Club Fairs
Our AVI Staff, which included Director of Education Gabriela Rosenblum, High School Advisor Zach Rusonik, and Allyship Advisor Justin Chow (not pictured), loved connecting with the high school students of Bnei Akivah Schools Toronto. Our staff was a welcome presence at both the Or Chaim and Ulpana Club Fairs!
Click the above photo to watch a fun recap of our “Campus Welcome Back Mixer” in Calgary
Our West Coast Campus Advisor Jean-Luc Mudingayi got Calgary-based students excited for our upcoming trips and initiatives for the new school year, at our Campus Welcome Back Mixer in partnership with Hillel Calgary and StandWithUs Canada.
Please click here to watch a recap of this fun event.
Click the images above to register for each event
Along with our own October 7th tribute on Sunday, October 6th at 7:30pm ET in Toronto, we will be partnering on two other events to commemorate the victims of October 7th, one year later.
On Sunday, October 6th at 10am, we will walk united for the hostages, plant flags, participate in a powerful 17-minute virtual tour of Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, and share moments of reflection, together in solidarity and grief with those impacted by these tragedies.
Please click here to register for A Special Commemoration: One Year Strong - Uniting in Grief and Resolve.
On Monday, October 7th at 7pm, we will gather along with the Toronto Jewish community to honour and remember the victims of the October 7th attacks.
Please click here to register for UJA Federation of Greater Toronto's October 7: Marking One Year.
Click the above graphic to see everything our AVI Allyship Advisor Raihaana Adira got up to with AVI this summer!
In honour of the beginning of Fall, our incredible AVI Allyship Advisor and proud McGill University Student Ambassador Raihaana Adira put together a carousel of all of the incredible and impactful things she got up to with AVI during her internship this summer.
“I am so grateful for all of the incredible opportunities and people I have been connected with over the past season. It has been beyond inspiring and I am so excited for all that is to come,” writes Raihaana.
To watch her reel, please click here!
Click the above graphic to learn all about the origins of the myth that Israel is an apartheid state.
In the latest instalment of our #MythBustingMonday series, we dismantle the long-held myth that “Israel is an apartheid state.”
The claim that Israel is an “apartheid state” is a myth rooted in Soviet-era disinformation campaigns designed to delegitimize Zionism and Israel on the international stage.
Please click here to learn more.
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