David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap

@davidheap

Peace & human rights advocate, trade-unionist & anti-militarist; teacher-researcher; parent, spouse, sibling, neighbour, human. #ArmsEmbargoNOW 🍉

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David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Jul 12

.. and by "check caption" we mean check out: bsky.app/profile/davi... where there are links to e.g.: reelectdavid.ca #Forward13 #LndOnt

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Jun 20

Great to see our community out this morning at dawn for the Kensington Village Association #KeVA Sunrise Ceremony (for almost #solstice...) with Mary Lou Smoke & others, including our #LdnOnt Councillor @davidjferreira.bsky.social @davidferreirafor13.bsky.social #Forward13

Sunrise Ceremony
Cavendish Community Food Hub
June 20th, lead by Mary Lou Smoke, Start time 530 am.
136 Cavendish Crescent, London.
(image of a rising sun)
Logos: Hutton House, the Patch, KeVA.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Jun 20

Continues TODAY Saturday June 20 in Downtown #LdnOnt #DundasPlace: #Pupusa Festival with food vendors, music, dancing & more!

Pupusa Festival, London, ON
(Beer garden, Live music, Strict Security, Food Vendors, Social Dancing, All ages event).
Friday June 19th,
3pm -start
7-9pm DJ Miami
7-7:30, Free salsa class with Latin Passion Dance Academy
7:30 Social Dancing
9pm Orlando Valencia + Latin Element dance band
12am close.
Saturday June 20th
3pm start
5pm Piñatas for kids
7-7:30pm Free bachata class with London Dance Academy
7:30 - social dancing
9pm - Los Freakies band
12 am - close

DUNDAS PLACE BLOCK #2
139 Dundas St., London, Ontario (between Talbot St. and Richmond St.)
Logos: CulturX, Downtown London, Dundas Place, Paul Seed Fund, Casa Latina.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Apr 2

Hey David, we know it's not your fave media, but up here in Canada @democracynow.org was & is a major source of reporting on #NoKings rallies in the US, and they definitely included an powerful #antiwar voice, @sanders.senate.gov youtu.be/BY7bchcJ3p0?... #NoWarOnIran #BringThemHomeNOW #NoWW3

Screenshot of Sen. Bernie Sanders speaking at #NoKings rally, from here https://youtu.be/BY7bchcJ3p0?t=491

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Apr 1

Sign & SHARE parliamentary #petition e-7082 for #Cuba & for self-determination. Signez & PARTAGER la #pétition parlementaire e-7082, pour Cuba et pour l'autodétermination. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... TY, Merci ! @alexboulerice.bsky.social

Screenshot from here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7082

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Mar 22

Happening TODAY in #LndOnt Join the protest against the closure of #AlAqsa Mosque. 📍 Victoria Park (Central Ave & Richmond) in London, Ontario 📅 Sunday, March 22 ⏰ 2 PM Your voice matters. Show up!

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Mar 5

The Canada Student Grant is currently $4200 but could be cut to $3000 for the next academic year. College and university students in Canada already struggle with the cost of tuition and day-to-day necessities. This cut would be devastating. Student support should be increasing, not decreasing.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Dec 26

POSTPONED (due to weather) Saturday December 27, 1-3pm. Indigo - North London, Richmond Centre, #LdnOnt 86 Fanshawe Park Rd. E, London, ON N5X 4C5 BOYCOTT INDIGO BOOKS! Stand in solidarity with Palestine Join us in demanding justice and accountability!

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Dec 25

BOXING DAY: PROTEST ALERT Friday December 26, 1-3pm. Indigo - North London, Richmond Centre 86 Fanshawe Park Rd. E, London, ON N5X 4C5 BOYCOTT INDIGO BOOKS! Stand in solidarity with Palestine Join us in demanding justice and accountability! @ppl4peacelndont.bsky.social @ijvcanada.bsky.social

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Oct 3

I just sent a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Demand Safety for #Canadians challenging the Israeli Blockade of #Gaza with @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social, part of the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social . Write & send your own here: actionnetwork.org/letters/dema... #FreePalestine #EndGazaBlockade

Six Canadian women, some wearing orange "every child matters" or Palestine t-shirts and/or keffiyeh, one raising her fist and another a peace sign, in front of the Freedom Flotilla ship Conscience before departure from an Italian port.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Sep 8

Honoured to be invited to speak this evening in Daajing Giids #HaidaGwaii about @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social & the #Gaza #Gaza #FreedomFlotilla @freedomflotilla.bsky.social FYI @indjewishvoices.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social @cupwsttp.bsky.social

Photo of the boat Handala in port, decorated with Palestinian flag, banners & painted images. White text on green background:
"DAVID HEAP, - father of two, - teacher-researcher at the University of Western Ontario, - human rights activist. David helped found the Canadian Boat to Gaza campaign in 2010. He was on board the Canadian boat Tahrir in July 2011. He visited Gaza in 2012 with a group of linguist colleagues that included Noam Chomsky. David helps coordinate media work for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, challenging the blockade of Gaza and promoting freedom of movement for all Palestinians.
Monday September 8th, 7pm>
Earth Temple, 403 Ocienview Drive, Daajing Giids." + QR code.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Aug 11

🚨 ALL OUT FOR GAZA 🚨 They are massacring Palestinians in Gaza right now. Children, families, healthcare workers, journalists — slaughtered in broad daylight. 📍 Meet: London City Hall ➡️ March to: CBC London From 5 PM TODAY @ijvcanada.bsky.social #LndOnt @reimagineco.bsky.social

Cream-coloured background with keffiyeh design overlay. Logos for: IJV London, CPSA London, People for Peace London, Western Divestment Coalition.
TEXT in LARGE RED lettering "EMERGENCY PROTEST"
smaller blue, then black text:
"200+ journalists have been killed in Gaza
Join us at 5 pm to raise our voices.
Monday 11th AUG 2025.
City Hall, 300 Dufferin St.
We will march to CBC London's office to demand justice and media accountability. "

Photograph of many empty microphones (without people to speak at them) arranged across a grey desk.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Aug 9

#UnitedAgainstGenocide Tonight Saturday Aug 9 in #LondonOntario 6-9pm at @reimagineco.bsky.social 206 Piccadilly St. Benefits Glia International Project & humanitarian relief in #SolidarityWithGaza #FreePalestine #ldnont

Green background, white text "London, Ontario United Against Genocide
@ Reimagine
206 Piccadilly St.
August 9, 2025, 6pm-9pm."
White line-drawing of a bottle with red flowers .

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Jun 22

"If any songs are gonna come out of WW III, we'd better start writing them now." "Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -Tom Lehrer #SatireIsDead #LongLiveSatire

Photo of a smiling Tom Lehrer with one arm on a piano, book-shelves and art in the background.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· May 27

"Fewer Staff means LOUDER SILENCE" Deaf, hard of hearing Ontarians & workers at the Canadian Hearing Society need your help ! Send a message here: cupe.on.ca/chs/ #solidarity with #CUPE2073: join their line in front of #Cherryhill Mall in #LdnOnt 10-2 weekdays. @londonlabour.ca @uwofa1.bsky.social

CUPE 2073 picket sign with outlines of 3 people from behind, raising their arms, and of 2 hands signing. Large text that reads "Fewer Staff means Louder Silence".

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· May 15

TODAY in #LndOnt. Rally to STOP the Ongoing NAKBA. Thu May 15, 6-8 pm Victoria Park. Make NOISE with pots&pans against Forced Starvation in #Gaza. With Cdn Palestinian Ass'n of London ON, @indjewishvoices.bsky.social of London, @westernu.bsky.social #Divestment Coalition & more! #EndGazaBlockade

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· May 6

Join the continuing solidarity presence every morning this week (May 5-9) at the #LdnOnt Courthouse, Queen's Ave entrance 8:30-9:30 am to greet the accused and to let E.M. know she is not alone, that she is seen, heard and believed.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· May 6

Join the continuing solidarity presence every morning this week (May 5-9) at the London Courthouse, Queen's Ave entrance 8:30-9:30 am to greet the accused and to let E.M. know she is not alone, that she is seen, heard and believed.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· May 4

ALSO TODAY, Sunday May 4, from 12 noon NW corner of Victoria Park in #LndOnt. (Richmond & Central) #MayDay rally : International Workers Day.

Graphic of raised fist with radiating rays, many people in background with hands in the air.
text:
"MAY DAY International Workers Day
JOIN US for International Workers Day!
*NW Corner of Victoria Park in London ON*
Noon, Sunday, May 4, 2025"

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· May 4

UNTIL #PALESTINE IS FREE Human Chain Demonstration Sunday May 04, 2pm-4pm Wellington at Commissioners #LdnOnt

UNTIL PALESTINE IS FREE
Human Chain Demonstration
Sunday May 04, 2pm-4pm
Wellington at Commissioners
London, ON
Demonstrate - Raise your voice - Demand Justice
LOGOS: Canadian Palestinian Social Association of London, with the Western Divestment Coalition, Independent Jewish Voices London and People for Peace London

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Apr 20

UNTIL #PALESTINE IS FREE Human Chair Demonstration Sun April 20, 2pm-4pm Wonderland Rd x Oxford St #LdnOnt Demonstrate - Raise your Voice - Demand Justice Please join us Sunday April 20 for another human chain demonstration against the ongoing genocide.

UNTIL PALESTINE IS FREE
Human Chair Demonstration
Sun April 20, 2pm-4pm
Wonderland Rd x Oxford St
London,On
Demonstrate - Raise your Voice - Demand Justice

Please join us Sunday April 20 for another human chain
demonstration against the ongoing genocide.

We VOTE, we PROTEST, we WRITE, we PRAY, we FUNDRAISE
& in everything we do, we keep rising & resisting ✌️
Logos: CPSA, Western Divestment Coalition, IVJ London,
People for Peace London.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Apr 16

Thursday April 17 in #Goderich at the Huron County Museum, the #Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land" Screenings 2 pm & 7pm. Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/no-other-l...

"Academy Award winning documentary
NO OTHER LAND
Thursday, April 17, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Huron County Museum, 110 North St. Goderich.
Tickets: $12/person. For tickets & full details, visit HuronCountyMuseum.ca" + QR code
Photo of a person lying on rocky ground with a bulldozer in the background. Logos for Huron County Museum & Embassy Cultural House. https://www.huroncountymuseum.ca/events/

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Apr 12

#TeslaTakedown action TODAY Saturday April 12th, 1- 3pm, on sidewalk at 3274 Wonderland South, past Bradley in #LdnOnt. If you can, wear either black or red. This is a peaceful protest, meant to encourage a #boycott of #Tesla in the City of London & beyond. actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Apr 6

Join the Canadian Palestinian Social Association, @westernu.bsky.social Divestment Coalition & other community allies for a HANDS OFF #GAZA HUMAN CHAIN Sunday April 6, 2-4pm Wonderland Rd. North at Oxford St. #LndOnt

Western Divestment Coalition, Canadian Palestinian Social Association of London (logos):
HANDS OFF #GAZA HUMAN CHAIN
Sunday April 6, 2-4pm
Wonderland Rd. North at Oxford St.
London, ON

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Mar 31

Canadian military exports help the Israeli Occupation Forces kill Palestinian civilians. h/t @ploughsharesca.bsky.social

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Mar 30

Free Rumeysa Ozturk. h/t #CodePink www.codepink.org/alert_archive

Pink background, image of a woman with glasses, wearing hijab. LARGE TEXT "FREE RUMEYSA OZTURK" smaller text "code pink"

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Mar 30

Know your #parasites: h/t Cory Doctorow of @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy

A street sign with text "Know your parasites" followed by three examples "Ticks: external parasites, remove with tweezers" + an illustration, "Worms: Internal parasites, remove with medication". + an illustration, and "Billionaires: economic parasites, remove with wealth tax" + photos of Zuckerberg, Musk & Bezos. Text at the bottom: "Immediate inervention is crucial for your health and the health of your community. Large text: "NHS"

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Mar 22

RALLY TODAY with @westernu.bsky.social Divestment Coalition LOCATION: Concrete Beach TIME: Sat Mar 22 ,2:00 pm *Date Change* "They push policies, we push movements. The MAPP cannot muzzle truth! "

Photo of rally with signs, flags and banners. Text:
"They push policies, we push movements. The MAPP cannot muzzle truth!
RALLY
LOCATION: Concrete Beach
TIME: Sat Mar 22 ,2:00 pm *Date Change* "

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Mar 20

"The pioneers of a warless world are the youth that refuse military service." -Albert Einstein.

David #ArmsEmbargoNow! Heap@davidheap· Mar 10

#Linguistics talks at Western @westernu.bsky.social presents: Michael Iannozzi, #UWO & Brock @brocku.bsky.social Thursday March 13, 3:30 pm, University College 2115 in #LdnOnt “We never used to say that!” : Linguistic Atlases & Heritage Languages" All Welcome! @westernualumni.bsky.social