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Indigo Kills Kids is a grassroots[1] Canadian-based pro-Palestinian campaign group.[2] The organization advocates for Palestinian liberation and the boycott of book retailer Indigo.[1]
The group accused book seller Indigo of incentivizing people to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), linked to the company's Chief Executive Officer, Heather Reisman, being a co-founder of the HESEG Foundation, which provides financial support to IDF veterans without ties to Israel.[2][1] The group's website explains their call for the boycott due to Indigo's "CEO’s involvement in the oppression of Palestinians and its complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza."[3]
The group estimates that HESEG Foundation have sent $180 million to support IDF veterans.[3] The group calls on the Canadian Revenue Agency to revoke HESEG Foundation's charitable status, due to their support for "Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and illegal occupation of the West Bank."[4]
History
[edit]On August 12, 2024, Indigo Kills Kids launched its website,[3] calling on people to boycott Canadian book retailer Indigo.[5] It received a cease and desist letter from Indigo on August 29 2024.[3] Demands in the letter included that the group stop infringing intellectual property laws, remove "false and defamatory content," and stop interfering with the business and reputation of Indigo.[3] The group did not cease or desist.[3]
On September 17, 2024,[6][4] the Federal Court of Canada[7] granted interim emergency[8] approval to a lawsuit from Indigo requesting internet service providers take down the organization's website.[1][2] Days later, the court issues a two-year injunction that inhibited the organization from operating their website and social media accounts.[1][7] The court's decision relied on copyright infringement claims,[7][9] due to the organization's parody use of the Indigo Kids logo.[2][1] During the court hearings, the organization did not attend to represent themselves.[1] The court action promoted the organization to change their website url from Indigokillskids.ca to boycottindigobooks.com.[1][7]
In April 2025, the anti-war organization World Beyond War defended Indigo Kills Kids stating that the group "simply tried to share the public facts about Indigo and Reisman’s connection to the Israeli military".[10] Writing in Canadian Dimension, Artist Michael DeForge accused Indigo's Heather Reisman of Indigo of abusing the court system.[8]
The campaign organized a "day of action" on on September 25 2024.[2][1] The event saw gatherings at 50 stores throughout Canada and protests more than 40 of the stores.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i King, Thoby (2024-12-05). "Indigo's Copyright Victory Opens A New Front In BDS Struggle". The Maple. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e Raveendran, Rochelle (26 September 2024). "Pro-Palestinian advocates protest at Indigo stores in Toronto". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ a b c d e f g Alshami, Lama (2024-12-19). "Indigo Kills Kids: How arts communities are challenging power structures within Canada". CanCulture Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ a b Rothman, Jonathan (2024-09-17). "Indigo wins temporary court order to block online boycott promotion that claims it kills kids". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "NP View: The odious smear campaign against Heather Reisman and Indigo books". National Post. 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Federal Court of Appeal sets hearings for tax and radio broadcasting cases". Canadian Lawyer. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ a b c d Rothman, Jonathan (2024-10-28). "Judge orders websites accusing the Indigo bookstore chain of 'killing kids' to remain offline for two years". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ a b DeForge, Michael (8 October 2024). "The Giller Prize and the 'Indigo 11'". Canadian Dimension. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Engler, Yves (2024-09-23). "Should we subsidize billionaires helping Israeli military?". rabble.ca. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Swanson, David (April 1, 2025). "Canada Drops Charges Against Peace Demonstrators". World Beyond War.