As 2025 comes to a close, Canadian Muslims for Palestine reflects on a period marked by extraordinary mobilization and unwavering commitment. The ongoing devastation in Gaza has shaken our community to its core. We have witnessed unimaginable suffering, widespread displacement, and a deepening humanitarian catastrophe. In the face of a genocide, our resolve has only strengthened.
This year, our community refused to be silent. We organized, educated, advocated, networked, and prayed together thereby transforming anguish into action and solidarity into sustained momentum.
✨ Building Knowledge, Strengthening Community
Education remained at the heart of our work. Each month, we hosted Book Clubs at the University of Manitoba facilitated by Joel Trono-Doerksen, creating a space for community members to deepen their understanding of Palestinian history, identity, and resistance. These gatherings fostered critical dialogue and empowered participants with the knowledge needed to advocate effectively.
We also co‑sponsored screenings of the films Bisan and Ahmed Alive in partnership with Islamic Relief Canada, first at the Convention Centre and then at the Waverley Masjid. These events brought hundreds together to witness Palestinian stories through art, testimony, and lived experience.
✨ Amplifying Palestinian Voices
In a year defined by uncertainty about Gaza’s future, we hosted the webinar “The Future of Gaza” with Louay Al Ghoul, offering critical insights into the political, social, and humanitarian realities on the ground. This event helped our community understand not only the present crisis but also the long-term implications for Palestinian life and liberation.
✨ Advocacy That Reaches Every Level of Government
Throughout the year, we coordinated five major letter campaigns, each addressing urgent developments. These campaigns amplified community concerns, pressured decision‑makers, and ensured that the voices of Manitobans demanding justice for Palestine were impossible to ignore.
January 2025: CMP Directs the PC Party’s Attention to Palestine (A package addressed to every PC Member of Parliament in Canada.)
March 2025: Manitoba Organizations Call on the Canadian Government Regarding Israel Preventing Humanitarian Aid from Entering Gaza
May 2025: Manitoba Organizations Address the Provincial Government Regarding the Israeli Flag at Memorial Park
July 2025: Manitoba Organizations Address the Federal Government Regarding Mass Starvation in Gaza
December 2025: Manitoba Organizations Address the Federal and Provincial Governments Regarding the Winter Crisis in Gaza
CMP also addressed other imperative issues via action alerts such as:
- settler violence in the West Bank
- strategic pressure points for the BDS Movement
- demanding the release of over 9,000 Palestinian hostages in Israeli prisons
- IRCC’s Gaza reunification plan
- supporting the Canadian Museum of Human Rights’ Nakba Exhibition
✨ A Unified Community in Action: Advocacy on the Streets
CMP was proud to support the weekly demonstrations organized by the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba. These gatherings became a vital space for community expression, education, and mobilization. CMP was pleased to contribute in multiple ways such as hosting information tables, delivering speeches, and spearheading action plans.
These demonstrations were more than protests. They were a testament to the resilience and unity of our community. Week after week, people of all backgrounds came together to affirm that Palestinians are not alone, and that their struggle for liberation continues to inspire solidarity across Manitoba and beyond.
✨ Participate in National Advocacy Campaigns
Over the course of several weeks, CMP spearheaded the Vote Palestine and Arms Embargo Now Campaigns with Peace Alliance Winnipeg in Winnipeg, MB, mobilizing residents to demand meaningful political action and accountability.
✨ From Hunger Strike to Advocacy: A Call for Justice
CMP stood firmly behind Monique’s courageous hunger strike. It was a powerful act of conscience meant to draw attention to Palestinians in Gaza who face starvation under Israel’s siege. CMP also extends our gratitude to Monique for her persistent daily protests at MP offices across the city and Parliament Hill, where she continued to amplify the urgency of this humanitarian crisis.
✨ Spiritual Resilience and Collective Prayer
Recognizing the emotional and spiritual toll of the moment, we organized weekly online Prayers for Palestine led by Seriki Muhammad Zul-Gambari. These gatherings became a refuge—spaces of healing, grounding, and collective supplication for justice and protection for the people of Gaza.
✨ Looking Ahead With Determination
This past year has challenged us in profound ways, but it has also revealed the depth of our community’s compassion, courage, and commitment. We stood firm in the face of injustice, and we will continue to do so. Our work is far from over. The coming year will require even greater unity, creativity, and persistence.
Canadian Muslims for Palestine remains steadfast in our mission: to educate, mobilize, advocate, and network for a free Palestine and a future where dignity, safety, and justice are guaranteed for all Palestinians.
Thank you for standing with us. Thank you for showing up, again and again. Together, we will continue to transform solidarity into action and hope into change.