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A First Step Towards Peace
ACTION ALERT: LET MINISTER JOLY KNOW THAT CALLING FOR A PAUSE ON HOSTILITIES IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Today, Minister Joly tweeted the following "A civilian is a civilian...We are calling for humanitarian pauses on hostilities to be considered".
Thousands of Palestinian children have been killed. Far too many innocents, Israeli and Palestinian, have lost their lives or been injured.
We continue to urge Canada to take a strong role in convening our partners internationally in calling for peace and to a ceasefire.
Send this letter that goes to ALL CANADIAN MPs
Canada Needs To Call for an Immediate Ceasefire Today!
Last week, a bipartisan group of 33 MPs came together to urgently call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. As the civilian death toll rises to 5000 Palestinians, one third of which has been children, we need Canada to be a voice for peace and justice.
The Israeli state appears to be committed to this unrelenting siege and unlawful blockade of the Gaza strip. There is no end in sight. Their threats of violence are only escalating. If this violence continues at this rate, many fear the ethnic cleansing or genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Enough is enough.
The international community is calling for a ceasefire. Canadians from coast to coast ...
Send a Letter to Minister Mendicino to Fix The Inequality Created by Privatizing Prison Chaplaincy
Religious minorities in our federal prisons are suffering needlessly because they are not getting the spiritual and chaplaincy services they need.
The problem started in 2013, when the then Harper administration privatized the federal prison chaplaincy system by eliminating all 49 part-time chaplains and handing over all responsibilities to a for-profit company.
Those eliminated positions represented many chaplains serving minority faith prisoners who feel like their needs have been increasingly marginalized in the following years. Our new report, co-presented with the Islamic Family & Social Services Association—"A Review of Privati...
Send a Letter to Minister Mary Ng on Trade Agreement with Indian Government
Canada is failing to uphold human rights standards and principles while engaging in trade negotiations with India. Islamophobia has long been on the rise at an alarming rate in many Indian states.
On March 10 2022, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Mary Ng, met with her counterpart, Minister Piyush Goyal, in New Delhi. The two discussed working towards an Early Progress Trade Agreement. Minister Goyal of the BJP is someone with known links to the RSS, India's main Hindu nationalist organization tied to acts of communal violence against India's Muslims and other communities. The Government of Canada must make it clear that any discus...
Send a Letter to the Ontario Government to Support the Our London Family Act
On June 6, 2021, three generations of one family were killed in an Islamophobic terror attack in London, Ontario. In the aftermath of this unspeakable loss, Ontarians heard their political leaders make bold and unequivocal statements about eradicating Islamophobia and hate from their province. Now, we are asking them to take action.
The Our London Family Act (Bill 86), as proposed by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), is a way to take clear and reasonable action against Islamophobia in Canada. It was introduced by the Ontario NDP on February 23rd and it was moved by the government to committee for study and public engagement on ...
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In the aftermath of fatal attacks on Muslim Canadians in London, Toronto, and Quebec City, as well as the rise of increasingly violent and threatening physical attacks on Muslim women in Alberta and across the country, we as a nation are at a crossroads. Many of these hateful Islamophobic acts of violence are stoked by online hate content and much of this Islamophobia continues to grow and fester in online spaces.
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Vigil’s Being Held Across Canada for the London Muslim Community
Communities across Canada are organizing vigils to commemorate the victims and survivor of the Islamophobic London terror attack. Below are some of the walks/vigils listed by province. We will update this list with any additional vigils that we are aware of.
Note: These vigils are not organized or sponsored by NCCM. Please contact the listed organizers for any inquiries.
Alberta:
Edmonton:
Time/ Date: Sunday, June 5th 2022, 3pm – Vigil Honouring Our London Family,
Location: Alberta Legislature (front steps), 10800 97 Ave
Calgary
Time/Date: Sunday, June 5th 2022, 7pm – Vigil Honouring Our London Family,
Location: City ...
Alberta Government’s Response to the Ongoing Middle East Violence
Write a letter today to the Leaders of Alberta regarding the recent reprehensible attacks and escalation of violence in Palestinians.
The most recent escalation has been triggered by the ongoing expulsion of Palestinian families from their homes and the subsequent raids on Al Aqsa mosque on one of the holiest days of Ramadan.
Specifically, we write to support MLAs on both sides of the aisle who have spoken up in their local constituencies on this issue. Speaking out on human rights isn’t a question of jurisdiction – it’s the most Albertan thing you can do. It’s further important – as you, Premier, and you, Leader Notley, have done ...