PLUS: Yoseph visits University of British Columbia's campus!
Yoseph Haddad takes a selfie at "United We Stand" in Vancouver
The third and fourth stops of our Canadian tour with Arab-Israeli advocate and journalist Yoseph Haddad continued in Calgary's Beth Tzedec Congregation Saturday night and Vancouver's Temple Sholom Sunday, drawing nearly 1,000 guests!
As our tour draws to a close, on behalf of Allied Voices for Israel (AVI), I would like to thank everyone who attended United We Stand: An Evening with Yoseph Haddad.

Executive Director Daniel and Yoseph Haddad pose with our incredible Indigenous allies in Vancouver, including (l-r) Angel Joy Robinson, AVI Allyship Award recipient Grand Chief Lynda Prince, Hereditary Chief Hector Hill, Roseanne Steward, and Hereditary Chief Bruce Brown

Yoseph is gifted Vancouver Whitecaps soccer merch at the Vancouver stop of our "United We Stand" tour
Yoseph sports a big grin as Executive Director Daniel Koren, West Coast Campus Advisor Jean-Luc Mudingayi, and AVI Student Moderator Yana Moscovic present him with his honourary cowboy hat at the Calgary stop of "United We Stand"Â
I would like to thank our Calgary partners Calgary Jews Stand United and the team at Beth Tzedec and acknowledge our Vancouver partners Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, JNF Canada, Vancouver Stands with Israel, Hillel of Greater Vancouver, Israel On Campus at UBC, and the awesome team at Temple Sholom.Â
Of course, I would like to recognize our title sponsors IsraeliMall.com and Dr. Steven Stein for their incredible support.

Ryan Bellerose receives his AVI Allyship Award in Calgary

MP Shuvaloy Majumdar receives his AVI Allyship Award from Calgary Jews Stand United Founder Ortal Gruner
In addition to hearing from Yoseph about his advocacy for Israel and important work building partnerships between Arabs and Jews, attendees had the opportunity to celebrate our AVI Allyship Award recipients in Calgary, Indigenous rights lecturer and Human rights advocate Ryan Bellerose, and MP for Calgary Heritage, Shuvaloy Majumdar.

Grand Chief Lynda Prince is honoured with our AVI Allyship Award by Executive Director Daniel, after a beautiful traditional drum solo in Vancouver
In Vancouver, we bestowed our AVI Allyship Award upon Grand Chief Lynda Prince, President and North American First Nations Envoy of Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem (IEJ).
A special shout-out to our talented AVI Student Ambassadors and moderators – Yana Moscovic in Calgary and Ben Morrison in Vancouver. Their questions were both insightful and impressive!
We also would like to thank our wonderful Calgary and Vancouver Student Ambassadors and alumni for coming out and showing their support and devoted allyship!

Yoseph poses with attendees at "United We Stand" in Calgary

Calgary Student Moderator Yana Moscovic (left) and Yoseph Haddad (right)

Yoseph is greeted by a warm reception at Calgary's Beth Tzedec Congregation

Executive Director Daniel Koren poses with AVI student alumna Zara Nybo in Vancouver

Executive Director Daniel Koren poses with Vancouver Student Ambassadors Cole Canofari and Zachary Severyn

David Bogdonov of The Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation provides Certificates of Appreciation to our AVI Student Ambassadors in Vancouver

AVI stakeholder Michelle Gerber and AVI benefactor Jill Diamond of The Diamond Foundation, which supports our Common Ground Ambassadorship, in Vancouver
 AVI would also like to thank all of our amazing sponsors for our United We Stand tour – we couldn't have done this without you!
Yoseph met with our Student Ambassadors in UBC after our Vancouver event
The day after our event in Vancouver, we brought Yoseph to the University of British Columbia where he met with passionate students and allies! The event was hosted in partnership with Israel on Campus BC.
We are so humbled by our incredible supporters from across Canada who showed up to hear Yoseph speak in their cities and renewed our faith in the power of unity.
Let's keep this energy going as we head into 2025!
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