Last week, London City Council passed a motion opposing Quebec’s Bill 21 and pledged $100,000 to the legal fight against it! The motion comprised 3 parts: Opposing the bill by upholding and reaffirming the freedoms laid out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.Supporting the legal challenge against the Bill.A one-time grant of up to $100,000 […]
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It has been a busy week of advocacy, so a quick update is in order: Islamophobia Envoy Announcement.City of London Islamophobia Work City of London Motion re: Bill 21.Board of Education Position 1. Islamophobia Envoy Appointment AnnouncementThis week, Ahmed Hussen, the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion announced that the federal government will appoint a Special
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Send a letter to the Provincial Government On November 22nd, a delegation from London joined our dear Brothers and Sisters at NCCM in Toronto for a Provincial Advocacy Day. Our goal – get the provincial government to pass the Our London Family Act – improving the education system and beefing up anti-hate capacity (for details,
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As many of you know, after the London Terrorist Attack, Hikma convened a Town Hall on July 8th and also solicited emails from the community to gather ideas on what policy asks to make to help dismantle Islamophobia. The goal was to submit a document to all levels of government prior to the National Summit
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Hikma Advocacy Alert: London Terrorist Attack: Hate Crime Our hearts are broken. Our minds numb with pain. On June 6th, 2021, our community suffered an immense tragedy. A Muslim family, out for a walk on a beautiful summer evening was run down by a car driven by a man who appears to have been filled
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Hikma asks the federal government to take a principled stance on human rights for Palestinians as it has done elsewhere. In particular, we ask the government to: See to it that Canada takes the lead in building political capacity and architecture amongst Palestinians to alleviate the current power imbalance. For example, the destruction of media
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Advocacy Success: Motion Passed re: Genocide March 6, 2021 Assalam Alaikim Dear Brothers and Sisters,Last week, the Parliament of Canada voted on a motion, which passed unanimously, to declare that the crimes behind committed against the Uyghur Muslims in China is in fact, a Genocide. Therefore, we sent the below thank you message to our local
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Crimes against Uyghur Muslims in China Feb 8, 2021 Assalam Alaikim,Our dear Brothers and Sisters in the London Uyghur community have asked for assistance with t their advocacy efforts against the crimes being committed against Uyghurs in China as some of the victims are the loved ones of members in our community.Therefore, we sent the below to the Prime Minister,
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Advocacy Success: National Day of Remembrance Assalam Alaikim Dear Brothers and Sisters,It is our pleasure to write to you today to advise of a significant advocacy win for the Muslim Community.Today, the federal government announced that January 29th will now be known as a National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia.It came
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Bloc Leader should resign for Islamophobic Comments January 19, 2021. This past week was a historic one for Muslims in Canada. Omar Alghabra was appointed by Prime Minister Trudeau to be the Canadian Transport Minister. Having a diverse Federal Cabinet that includes Muslims is one way that we can combat Islamophobia and ensure that our
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