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Community March Against Racism
March 18, 2012
Family-friendly festivities! Bring your neighbours, banners and drums!
March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, marks the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa when police opened fire on hundreds of South Africans protesting against Apartheid's passbook laws, killing 67 and wounding 186. Collectively, we join friends and allies around the world to mark this day. By speaking the truth about racism in Canada, we aim to wake up others to the need for a new anti-racist consciousness.
We know of the historic injustices this country was founded on, including the forced confinement of Indigenous children in residential schools and Japanese children in internment camps.
In our daily lives, racist stereotyping, profiling, silencing, marginalization, scapegoating and dehumanization permeates the media, education system, policing institutions, workplaces, and our relationships. And in the past few months we have been outraged at the white supremacist hate crimes of groups such as Blood and Honor in our very own neighbourhoods, and the general silence surrounding this horrific level of violence.
We encourage our friends and allies to be pro-active in countering racism, to strengthen our communities of solidarity and resistance, and to join us on March 18th to celebrate the dignity, strength, and resilience of our communities.
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Multilingual posters and flyers here: http://noii-van.resist.ca/?p=4674
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Venue: Starting at Clark Park (Commercial and 14th)
Location: Vancouver, BC
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/386441891373362/
For information contact: noii-van@resist.ca
Phone: 778-885-0040
Categories: Human Rights, Law, Legal
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