"Both Marcy Markusa and Caitlyn Gowriluk deserve thanks for their thoughtful and in-depth analysis of the exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights that tells the stories of displaced Palestinians."
To Bertram Schneider, Marcy Markusa and Caitlyn Gowriluk,
I’m writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME, https://www.cjpme.org) to express appreciation about the segment “Checking in with a Palestinian Canadian who contributed to the Nakba exhibit” aired on CBC Listen Information Radio - MB on August 4, 2026 and the article “Blowback to Nakba exhibit featuring family members at human rights museum heartbreaking: Winnipeg woman” posted on CBC News August 1, 2026.
Both Marcy Markusa and Caitlyn Gowriluk deserve thanks for their thoughtful and in-depth analysis of the exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights that tells the stories of displaced Palestinians. Their reporting provided important, meaningful insights into Palestinian perspectives, including that of Rana Abdulla, one of the Palestinian Canadians who contributed to the exhibit. In doing so, their coverage humanized Palestinian-Canadian family heritage and the ongoing inter-generational trauma of displacement as a consequence of the Nakba.
In the interest of balance, their reporting also provided examples of criticism of and controversy around the exhibit - including the resignation of a museum board member and the pausing of financial support by Gail Apser and gave the audience enough context and detail to come to their own conclusions.
I encourage the CBC to continue to uphold high journalistic standards and practices and draw attention to Palestinian voices, perspectives and issues that are often sidelined in Canadian mainstream media.
Sincerely,
Alison Jenkins