Palestine Action Canada launches nationwide ‘Day of Action’ targeting Elbit suppliers

Palestine Action Canada, in coalition with Arms Embargo Now, has announced a coordinated "Day of Action" across Canada on August 13. The campaign targets Canadian companies that supply components to the defense contractor Elbit Systems. Organizers are urging activists to put local suppliers "on notice," demanding they cut commercial ties or face consequences.

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put local Elbit suppliers “on notice,” demanding that these businesses sever their commercial ties or “pay the political, financial, and reputational cost of complicity.”

The coalition has provided activists with specialized training, including a YouTube workshop posted June 25, led by organizers Rachel Small of World BEYOND War Canada and Haneen Ismail of the Palestinian Youth Movement. These sessions detail how to identify local manufacturing plants, distribution centers, and offices supplying Elbit Systems. The goal is to make business operations "politically toxic" for corporate leadership.

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make business operations “politically toxic” for corporate leadership.

Activists are being instructed on using advanced search tools, mapping software, and corporate registries to compile dossiers on targeted businesses and map their supply chain links to military contractors. The campaign also features promotional materials with slogans like "Arms tired from waving flags? Workout with a hammer!" and offers a detailed digital toolkit outlining an eight-step mobilization process. The organizers frame these demonstrations as an effort to enforce an unofficial arms embargo from the ground up, aiming to make Canada's involvement in the Gaza conflict "undeniable."

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make Canada’s involvement in the Gaza conflict “undeniable.”