August 4th, 2025 KESHER NEWSLETTER
Kesher Coordinator (Annie Konstantinov)
August 4th, 2025
Hello everyone!
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 Annie at coordinat...@gmail.com. Many of our talented and passionate members (you!) deserve to have your work circulated and celebrated here.
We also want to highlight events and initiatives not hosted by us that may be of interest to our membership, so you will see those included here. These events or initiatives may not be for everyone, as a diverse crowd here we think it’s worth it for them to be on your radar!
Week At a Glance
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.)
Future Events
August 10th, from 3-5pm Gabe’s home for a social event. The address is 71 Obed Ave. Children and other family members are welcome, but no pets please! Some snacks will be provided but feel free to bring some to share as well!
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
Emergency Support for Samah and her children
Recycle at: 4261 Glanford; 3961 Quadra Street; 655 Queens Ave; 2032 Idlemore Rd (Sooke)
For pick-up text: 250-885-0409; mention Samah
Organized independently by Victoria community member Laura Cross (and friends)
Right now in northern Gaza, families are enduring unimaginable hardship. Our dear friend Samah and her two young daughters, Elen, 6 years, and Salma, 3 yrs, are among those struggling to survive under siege-facing starvation, displacement and the daily threat of violence.
We are collecting bottles and cans to raise emergency funds to help Samah and her children access food, clean water and safe shelter.
Every bottle and can counts. Every small act saves lives. Your support means more now than ever.
Thank-you for standing with us and Gaza.
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
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.)
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Annie Konstantinov