Jul 16, 2010 to Jul 17, 2010
Arbor Room, Hart House
7 Hart House Circle
U of T
Toronto
Canada
43° 39' 49.2084" N, 79° 23' 40.8876" W
CA
Filipino Canadian youth host an annual fundraising concert. Featuring emerging young artists in the community, RRR will showcase the cultural component of UKPC's years of organizing work in Toronto. |
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Announcing the 16th Annual Anti-Racist Action Network Conference:
July 22nd-25th 2010 Portland, Oregon
Rose City Antifa is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 16th annual Anti-Racist Action (ARA) Network Conference in Portland, Oregon from July 22 to the 25, 2010. The conference will include ARA's annual plenary, caucuses, and discussion on current issues facing antifascists. We are also organizing several workshops and social events that will be open to non-members. We hope all ARA members as well as anti-fascists who agree with our four Points of Unity will join us in July!
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They removed it after they got complaints, but luckily, someone was on their toes and got a screen capture of a homophobic remark the Canada-Israel Committee posted about Libby Davies on Twitter.
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Davies' goofy views must be denounced - Province ed reminds Libby mouthy lesbians aren't wanted in #Gaza
What morons. And who does the Canada-Israel claim to represent on Twitter?
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The CIC is the official rep of the organized Jewish community on matters re Canada-Israel relations.
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Fernwood Publishing and A Different Booklist present...
Monday June 14th - 7:00pm
Race & Well-Being: The Lives, Hopes and Activism of African Canadians
Carl James, Wanda Thomas Bernard, David Este, Akua Benjamin, Bethan Lloyd & Tana Turner
Join A Different Booklist, Fernwood Publishing, Carl James, Wanda Thomas Bernard and Akua Benjamin for the launch of Race & Well-Being
This book explores how experiences of racism, combined with other social and economic factors, affect the health and well-being of African Canadians.
Date: Monday June 14th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: 746 Bathurst St @ Bloor
New Edition: Seeing Ourselves: Exploring Race, Ethnicity, and Culture by Dr Carl James
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*Critical Ethnic Studies and the Future of Genocide:*
*Settler Colonialism/Heteropatriarchy/White Supremacy*
*A Major Conference*
*March 10-12, 2011*
*University of California, Riverside*
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I thought an omnibus thread about performers who are following or not following the BDS movement (that is, refusing or not refusing to play in Israel) might be useful, since there are a number of stories out right now about various performers who are either cancelling or being pressured to cancel performances in Israel.
Elvis Costello respects the BDS call and pulls out of Israeli concerts.
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Newfoundland has a new tourism campaign on.
It ain't pretty.
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Text of ad: Discovery is a fearless pursuit. Certainly, this was the case when the Vikings, the first Europeans to reach the new world, landed at L’Anse aux Meadows. While it may only be a three-hour flight for you, it was a considerably longer journey a thousand years ago. But it’s a place where mystery still mingles with the light and washes over the strange, captivating landscape. A place where all sorts of discoveries still happen every day. Some, as small as North America. Others, as big as a piece of yourself.
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You are cordially invited to attend the Canadian Race Relations Foundation's (CRRF) biannual National Symposium and 2010 Award of Excellence, which will take place on May 17-19 in Montreal.
Unlearning and Addressing Bias in Society
Attended by Canada's foremost experts in anti-racism and anti-discrimination, this three-day symposium offers a unique opportunity for key policymakers, community groups, researchers and activists to engage in a lively discussion on issues which are hot and high on the national agenda:
♦ Canada's Demographic Shift
♦ Policing and Human Rights
♦ International Qualifications
♦ Racial and Social Profiling
♦ The Color of Poverty
♦ Equity in Education
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Interesting, not surprising, but really helpful information here.
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How people choose to cope with personal experiences of racism influences the distress caused by the encounter, says a new study of Filipino Americans. The study finds that denying or ignoring racial discrimination leads to greater psychological distress, including anxiety and depression, and lowers self-esteem.
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Dear Canadians,
I'm tired of having you decide what my values should be, and what that should look like, especially when those values embody protectionism, racism, and the devaluing of people of colour.
What does that mean exactly, anyways? What is a Canadian value? Who decides what that looks like? I can tell you this much, I don't identify as a Canadian, and I am surely not proud to call myself one. Do you know why? Because we Canadians are hypocrites.
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Recently, I helped out at a No One Is Illegal event that was held last weekend in Toronto. There was an amazing line-up of speakers, and one in particular really clarified some things for me around the issues of immigration and Indigenous rights.
I've occasionally wondered whether there is a disconnect between advocating open immigration, and also advocating Indigenous rights in Canada, in particular, land claims. It seems to be contradictory: colonizers from outside Canada stole land from the First Peoples here, and are now treating them like unwanted guests on their own territories. The first invaders could be considered "immigrants" - so how is it that immigration wasn't okay then, but it is okay now? |
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WORK FOR ALL: Mobile-izing Anti-Racism
Tuesday March 23rd at 7pm
150 John St, at Richmond St W, near Osgoode subway station, Toronto
FREE
This month, the National Film Board of Canada releases free films over the course of ten weeks through its online film project, Work for All, which tackles the issue of racial discrimination in the workplace. Join us at the NFB Mediatheque for a big-screen presentation and sneak preview of some of the films to be released over the coming weeks, and an inspiring panel discussion on digital media and the use of mobile communication to address racism.
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So, not only is Obama presiding over the biggest giveaway to US private insurance companies ever with his travesty of a health care bill with no public option that requires people to buy shitty private plans or pay a fine, but he's also applauding the firing of EVERY SINGLE TEACHER at Central Falls High School. |
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Race Matters
Public Forum to Recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Friday March 12, 2010
6pm
215 Spadina Ave, Suite 120
Toronto
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Grace Edward Galabuzi
Panelists:
- Charles Smith
- Dr. Chander Grover
- Karen Sun
Moderator:
Faduma Mohamed
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This thread seems to be a good idea.
Oh, and just for everyone's information and hilarity, here an old thread of the same name. Look how well it went.
Old A-R A-O 101 thread.
Once I learn how to make threads sticky, this one will be sticky and gooey and remain at the top of the list of threads in the AR forum.
I can't tell you how much fun this is gonna be. I really can't.
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