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We are very excited to announce that we have signed on to the Palestine Solidarity Pledge. Please read more below:

Palestine Solidarity Pledge

In recognition of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli apartheid regime, and its occupation of Palestine, we pledge:

• To adopt a publicly available ethical sponsorship policy (find ours here) 
• To abide by the guidelines of the cultural boycott of Israel as outlined by the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee
• Not to accept sponsorship from or partnership with companies on the BDS list and arms companies
• Not accept sponsorship from or partnership with financial institutions funding arms companies and/or participating in the apartheid and occupation of Palestine​

Pledge Explainer

By signing this pledge, Prides are committing to excluding companies on the official BDS list, arms companies, and their financiers from any sponsorship or partnership agreements. They are also agreeing to abide by the guidelines of the cultural boycott of Israel, as outlined by the BDS National Committee.

As a minimum requirement, any ethical sponsorship and partnership policy must cover all arms companies, companies on the BDS list and the banks that fund arms companies and are complicit in the genocide of Palestinians, the apartheid regime and the occupation of Palestine. In so-called Canada, this corresponds to TD, RBC, Scotiabank, CIBC and BMO.

Because of complicated ownership structures and the tendency for large banks to buy out smaller institutions, it is also worth noting that other brands that may approach Prides for sponsorship are owned by arms, genocide, apartheid and occupation financiers, and should therefore be considered part of the parent company and qualify for exclusion:

• Owned by Scotiabank: Tangerine bank, ING Direct Canada, Canadian Tire Bank

Likewise, the BDS list also includes smaller companies bought by companies on the list. For instance, Tim Hortons, which is owned by Burger King, qualifies for exclusion. Finally, note that the BDS list is subject to change by the BDS National Committee and that it is Prides’ responsibility to ensure BDS compliance every year.

Here, sponsorship and partnership refers to any sponsorship agreements or official partnerships with companies on the BDS list, arms corporations, or their financiers. This is a minimum requirement of the Palestine Solidarity Pride pledge. If a Pride event has a march or parade where groups can register to take part, we encourage them to also commit to not allowing these institutions to register for these events.

This pledge commits those who sign it to develop an ethical sponsorship policy that enforces the above commitments. Palestine Solidarity Pride Campaign is willing to work with Prides who sign this pledge to draft a policy document.

If you are part of a Pride Organization that is interested in joining, please email psp.campaign@proton.me.

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