What did January 29th mean for you
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Post your account of how the Quebec Mosque shooting impacted you
Anti-Racism
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Jan 26, 2018  Rest in power: commemorating Muslim lives lost last January 29Rachel Small #RememberJan29 was created as a forum to support people in building a web of common experience, connecting the public to the moment of the attack and to each other. |
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Jan 26, 2018  'No Foreigners' makes the Chinese mall a multimedia cultural experienceA mysterious door at a Chinese mall became the gateway into a project for Toronto playwright David Yee, whose latest play examines the racialized spaces of those malls and the Chinese diaspora. |
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Jan 24, 2018  Trudeau government still targets Muslims as threatsJanuary 29 marks the first anniversary of the mass murder of six Muslim worshippers in Quebec City. As the date approaches, Justin Trudeau's government continues to unfairly target Muslims. |
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Jan 23, 2018  Make January 29 a National Day Against IslamophobiaEhab Lotayef If civil rights movements wait for the politicians, nothing will change. |
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Jan 15, 2018  Honouring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by fighting poverty and racismAmy Goodman Denis Moynihan A coalition has formed to organize poor people in the United States into what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called 'a new and unsettling force' to fight poverty. |
 Teaching our children about the worldGuides Books about Haiti and about the world |
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Jan 12, 2018  Islamophobia continues to fester in wake of Quebec City mosque shootingOn January 29, 2018, Canada will commemorate the first anniversary of the shocking murder of six Muslim men in a Quebec City mosque. What has been achieved in the fight against Islamophobia? |
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Jan 5, 2018  Celebrating 401’s inaugural diversity committee meetingIn essence, we are laying down the red carpet for our Local Union to walk to the centre stage of the theatre of inclusion and equity in the labour movement here in Alberta, said Sam Nuako. |
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Jan 4, 2018  Remembering activist Erica Garner, who worked tirelessly against police brutalityErica Garner has died at the age of 27. The loss of this remarkable young African-American woman is incalculable. She was a tireless activist and a mother of two. |
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Dec 22, 2017  Toronto comes out on a cold dark night to say ‘no’ to islamophobiaChants rang out, “No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here”, “All of us or none of us”, “Immigrants in, racists out”, “Black lives matter here.” This continued in front of the building. |
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Dec 21, 2017  Looking for hope at the end of a troubling yearrabble radio As 2017 draws to a close, some words of wisdom in difficult times from a trio of seasoned activists -- Chris Hedges, Angela Davis and Gerry Caplan. |
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Dec 19, 2017  Trump is the new 'we didn't have slavery' for white CanadiansSharon O Nyangweso America's disease allows white Canadians to be ignorant and thoughtless regarding their own racist behaviour and history. |
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Dec 19, 2017  No children on the no-fly list!Talking Radical Radio Children often show up on Canada's No Fly List, usually because of mistaken identity. "No Fly List Kids" advocates for changes so families aren't caught up in a maze of errors and mistaken identity. |
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Dec 15, 2017  The Activist Toolkit's fierce giving guide for 2018Maya Bhullar According to statistics, at this time of year many of us donate to charitable organizations. This list includes ideas to help build progressive change. |
 Are we going to let this become how Chanukah is celebrated?3 Minute Action Come out on December 18th and stand up to the JDL and to Pamela Geller |
 How to be an ally in the fight for water for First Nations?3 Minute Action Make sure you are fighting for the right issue |
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Dec 15, 2017  why First Nations do not have safe waterEd Finn Canadian attitudes toward Indigenous peoples have only recently evolved. In the past, we believed, as one official told me, "the natives would not know how to flush toilets if they had them." |
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Dec 14, 2017  UFCW Canada launches campaign to end discrimination against First Nations childrenTell the federal government that Indigenous children deserve the same access to high quality social services as all other children in Canada. Take action now! |
 Canada must deny Islamaphobe Pamela Geller entry into Canada3 Minute Action We do not need this kind of hate spewed in our communities |
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Dec 9, 2017  Special programs and testing prevent children from learning important life lessonsThe great feat of public schools is being open to everyone; they offer unique opportunities to learn from those unlike us. That gets lost if school populations are desegregated by program. |
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Dec 8, 2017  Canada should be doing more to help SufisPenney Kome The November attack on a Sufi mosque in Egypt and Erdogan's crackdown in Turkey both signs that Canada should recognize Sufis as an oppressed religious minority and grant them refugee status. |
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Dec 8, 2017  Today is day 142 of the vigil demanding response to Indigenous youth suicide crisisRachel Small Today marks the 142nd day that a continuous 24-hour vigil has been maintained outside of the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada office in downtown Toronto. |
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Dec 8, 2017  Public apologies serve crucial role in democratic societiesApologies are not monetary gifts or hollow words offered by teary politicians. They are gestures that define our history as a country and restore faith in institutions. |
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