KESHER NEWSLETTER - August 11th, 2025
Kesher Coordinator (Annie Konstantinov)
August 11th, 2025
Hello everyone!
Yesterday’s gathering at Gabe’s was a success! We had over a dozen folks swing by with lots of goodies for us to enjoy. I finally got to meet some of you folks in person which was a treat.
On our notifications channel we have our new Kesher: Jews for a Shared Future newsletter that will be sent out weekly. If you have anything you’d like to include in the newsletter, please email me, Annie at coordinat...@gmail.com. Many of our talented and passionate members (you!) deserve to have your work circulated and celebrated here.
Week At a Glance
TODAY! 4PM at the Front Lawn of the Legislative Assembly, a rally and vigil for the 5 Al-Jazeera journalists who were killed by IDF forces will be hosted. SCROLL DOWN FOR THE POSTER.
Join us EVERY Wednesday from 4-5pm on the City Hall lawn on Douglas St. for our Vigil: Jews for a Ceasefire in Gaza.
EVERY Saturday at 2pm, join the ongoing rally at the BC Legislature for Palestine (not hosted by Kesher.)
Grandmothers Against Genocide Solidarity Witness on August 8th at the South East corner of Blanshard and Saanich Road (3490-3496 Blanshard Street.) SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE INFO!
Future Events
Nothing currently from Kesher, but please see the other events happening around the city!
Current Initiatives
We are working on an internal member impact audit of everything INNW members have accomplished! It allows us to take history of what we have done as a collective to inform future goals/benchmarks for Kesher.
Folks could provide us information and as much detail as they're willing for events & gatherings, campaigns & advocacy initiatives, educational programs and partnerships & coalition work. If you have questions, please let us know!
Community News and Highlights
Scroll up for more event info at our Weekly Glance.
Grandmothers Against Genocide Solidarity Witness: Join them on Fridays from 12:15-1:15 on August 8th & 22nd, and September 5th and 19th on the South East corner of Blanshard and Saanich Road (3490-3496 Blanshard Street.)
Arms Embargo Now-Victoria
If it is of interest, this local group is currently focused on pressuring Victoria MP, Will Greaves, to support a full two-way arms embargo between Canada and Israel and sign the MP sign-on letter at ArmsEmbargoNow.ca. Postcard campaigns, rallies and public outreach actions across the city are being organized.
Sign up to get occasional updates and action invites: bit.ly/arms-embargo-vic
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Annie Konstantinov