Action Alerts
Send a Letter Telling the Prime Minister that we Need the Government to Commit to a National Survivors of Hate Support Fund
Urge the government to support victims of hate crimes
As we approach the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia, we remember.
We remember the victims and survivors and what many of their loved ones continue to go through. We remember the long and complicated journey to healing for those targeted by Islamophobia.
Today, we ask you to join us in urging the federal government to establish a National Support Fund for Victims of Hate-Motivated Crimes.
Alongside coping with both physical and psycholo...
The Federal Government Must Commit to Stopping Bill 21
Send a letter calling on the Prime Minister to commit to stopping Bill 21!
BJP Leadership and Ethnic Cleansing Measures in India
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NCCM is asking the Canadian government to ban officials from India who have called for racist and genocidal violence against Muslims and other minorities in India.
These 13 individuals, all members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), should be banned from entering Canada under Section 35 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. They are among the loudest voices calling for ethnic cleansing and violence against India’s minority Muslim population. Most are leading BJP figures. Their administration ...
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 ...
Send a Letter to Minister Joly Demanding that Canada Recognize the Jurisdiction of the ICC in Investigation of the Killing of Shireen Abu Aqla
On Wednesday, May 11, veteran journalist Shireen Abu Aqla was killed while wearing a press vest on assignment in the occupied West Bank. This attack on a journalist and their ability to report is a violation of international law.
The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine has already described the incident as a ‘potential war crime’, echoing calls from hundreds of other politicians, organizations and community leaders demanding justice for Shireen Abu Aqla.
The death of Abu Aqla points to the immediate need for an impartial and thorough investigation by the ICC ...
Send a Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau Urging the Canadian Government to Stand Against Islamophobic Violence in India
Shocking footage shows large crowds committing acts of Islamophobic violence across numerous states in India this past Sunday. One person died and many were injured.Mosques were attacked, cars and shops were lit on fire, and many acts of intimidation were carried out against Muslim minority communities. Some even danced with swords outside of mosques and performed anti-Muslim chants.
Canada must not remain silent during this escalation of anti-Muslim sentiment and violence across India.
Join us in urging Prime Minister Trudeau to denounce the violence.
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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 ...
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 ...
Send a Letter Asking the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Urge the Israeli Government to stop the Evictions and Illegal Settlements
The ongoing demolitions and evictions taking place across Palestine by Israeli-state authorities are a gross violation of international law. Despite numerous independent international agencies calling for these practises to end, Israel has not ceased in their actions.
Palestinians are in a constant fight to keep their homes. It is time Canada stepped up to its international obligations and pushed Israel to halt the evictions of Palestinians and end the expansion of illegal settlements.
Sign this letter today asking Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Mélanie ...
