SFSC Article: BILL C-51: SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE IT SHUTS US UP!
SFSC Flyer A spectre is haunting Canada, the spectre of so-called “anti-terrorism legislation”, raising fear in order to enable control. The Harper Conservative government, supported by the Liberals,...
View ArticleSFSC Article: Bill C-51 (Anti-Terrorism Act 2015) is the culmination of...
Brian Campbell, Canadian Library Association (CLA) Advancement of Intellectual Freedom Award Acceptance Speech, 2015 I would like to begin by thanking the CLA Intellectual Freedom Advisory Committee,...
View ArticleSFSC at Just Film Fest
SFSC had table at the Just Film Festival at Langara College last weekend (both Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd) and sponsored two films: “The Koch Brothers” on Saturday at noon, and “Vessel”...
View ArticleSFSC Video: Singing the Praises of the ‘Anti-Terrorist’ Bill C-51
VANCOUVER – The Conservative government has a new weapon in the run-up to next week’s vote on it’s controversial Anti-Terrorism Bill C-51. The music video “A Little Help from Big Fear” by Stevie and...
View ArticleVancouver Sun: Award-winning library director calls terrorism bill this...
By Brian Morton, Vancouver Sun Brian Campbell, former director of the Vancouver Public Library, has been named recipient of 2015 Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada from the...
View ArticleSFSC Article: Bill C51 – Zero Tolerance for Criticism of Israel
Many Canadians are aware of the Harper government’s big fear agenda in this federal election. Bill C-51’s threats to the fundamental rights and liberties of Canadian citizens have been highlighted by...
View ArticleSFSC Event Sept 24: Big Brother is Watching – A discussion of Bills C51 & C24
Thursday September 24, 5:30pm-7pm Rm 7000 SFU Downtown, 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver Ever wondered if the Canadian government is watching you? Curious what powers they’ve recently bestowed upon...
View ArticleSFSC Event: Stolen Land – First Nations, Palestinians at the Frontline of...
A Panel with Robert Lovelace, Dima Alansari and Glen Coulthard Friday, November 27 at 7pm SFU Downtown, Room 1700 515 West Hastings Unceded Coast Salish Territories Canada and Israel are both...
View ArticleSFSC: Valentino’s Ghost and Wanted 18 – Vancouver Film Premieres Feb 13
Don’t miss these SFSC sponsored films during the JUST Film Festival at Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St) Valentino’s Ghost: Framing the Arab Image Saturday, February 13 @ 7pm Festival Finale with a...
View ArticleCBC: Liberals denounce and agree with Tory motion condemning Israel boycotters
CBC.ca By Neil MacDonald So, the Trudeau government intends to join with the Conservatives next week and condemn the United Church of Canada and the Quakers, along with every other organization and...
View ArticleSFSC Letter: Greatest Threat to Free Speech in the West
February 21, 2016 The Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Dear Prime Minster Trudeau, Re: Greatest Threat to Free Speech in the West: Criminalizing Activism Against Israeli Occupation (1) I...
View ArticleSFSC Letter: To the Moderator of the United Church of Canada
Jordan Cantwell (The Right Reverend), Moderator United Church of Canada Dear Rev. Cantwell I am writing on behalf of the Seriously Free Speech Committee to commend you on the courageous letter you sent...
View ArticleCorporate SLAPP vs Free Speech
Tuesday, June 28 @ 7pm SFU Harbour Centre, Room 7000 515 West Hastings, Unceded Coast Salish Territories Speakers: Alan Dutton • stopslappsuits.ca • Kinder Morgan SLAPP suit defendant Jason Gratl •...
View ArticleSFSC – Brian Campbell lived to make the world a better place
It is with great sadness that we report that Brian Campbell, one of the founders of the Seriously Free Speech Committee (SFSC), died from cancer on Dec. 27, 2016 at the age of 72. Brian helped organize...
View ArticleIJV: Remembering Brian Campbell
Independent Jewish Voices Canada Vancouver’s activist community lost a valued friend in December, when Brian Campbell died of lung cancer. Brian was a man of rare depth, a fierce advocate for human...
View Articlestraight.com: Free speech advocate and long-time Vancouver library employee...
by Charlie Smith @ straight.com A pioneering activist and former Vancouver Public Library staff member has died. Brian Campbell passed away shortly after Christmas from lung cancer after spending his...
View ArticleSFSC Event April 5: Why is Canadian professor Hassan Diab still held in...
Dr. Hassan Diab, a sociology professor at the University of Ottawa, was arrested in 2008 in connection with the deadly bombing of a Paris synagogue that occurred in 1980. Throughout his long ordeal –...
View ArticleSFSC Event Oct 26: Roger Waters talks Palestine live on-stage at Vancouver forum
On Thursday, October 26 2017, Roger Waters, the creative power and songwriting force behind Pink Floyd, will discuss his evolution as a human rights activist and his support for Palestinian rights...
View ArticleSFSC Event Nov 8: “Occupation of the [North] American Mind” Film screening
Presented by Seriously Free Speech and Independent Jewish Voices. Narrated by Roger Waters, this compelling and important film examines how the Israeli government, the U.S. government, and pro-Israel...
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