Avi Lewis chides Miller for saying rights museum should change Palestinian wording

Palestinian history is not up for debate

The opening of Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has generated a national political firestorm. But why has a modest exhibition provoked such angry protests, political interference, and calls for its closure? Owen Schalk and Tanya Cheal examine what the controversy uncovers about whose histories are allowed to be told.

Facing Protests and Political Pressure, Canadian Humans Rights Opens Palestine Exhibition

The leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) has criticized Heritage Minister Marc Miller for suggesting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg should alter the language of its exhibition on Palestinian displacement. The backlash against Miller—who had previously vowed not to intervene in the exhibition—comes as a Jewish trustee of the museum resigned and museums worldwide grapple with the framing of Israel’s ongoing military assa…

Minister attacked museum's independence by calling for Palestinian wording changes, federal NDP leader says

Federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis says Heritage Minister Marc Miller was wrong to call on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg to change the wording in an exhibit about displaced Palestinians.

Avi Lewis chides Miller for saying rights museum should change Palestinian wording

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis says Heritage Minister Marc Miller was wrong to call on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg to change the wording in an exhibit about displaced Palestinians.