Academic campaign
Below you’ll find several resources for academics and students working to combat antisemitism, racism, colonialism and censorship.
Together we must stop the IHRA definition from being used to not only censor critical and engaged scholarship, but also to undermine anti-racist and decolonization campaigns in our colleges and universities.
Handbook for academics
The IHRA Definition of Antisemitism & Canadian Universities/Colleges
What you need to know
Academic Petition
To date, over 600 Canadian academics have signed on to an open letter opposing the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
If you're a Canadian academic and want to sign the petition, click here.
To view the full list of signatories, click here.
Statement
Jewish Faculty in Canada Against the Adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Faculty Against the IHRA Definition
The following faculty associations and unions have taken positions in favour of academic freedom, and against the IHRA definition. Want to add your association to this list? Get in touch with us - noihra@ijvcanada.org.
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Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa
Brock University Faculty Association
St. Jerome’s University Academic Staff Association
Osgoode Hall Faculty Association
York University Faculty Association
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3903
Contract academic workers at Brock University
CUPE 3908 (Contract faculty & student academic workers, Trent University)
Mount Saint-Vincent University Faculty Association
Mont Royal Faculty Association
Brandon University Faculty Association
Atlantic School of Theology Faculty Association
Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association
PSAC 901 (Graduate Assistants, Teaching Fellows, Teaching Assistants & Postdoctoral Scholars, Queen’s University)
Other Associations
University of King’s College Teacher Association