Action Alerts


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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Thank Leader Jagmeet Singh for Committing to Stand Against Bill 21

This week, Leader Jagmeet Singh made history by standing on the right side of it. Canadian and Quebec Muslims and those who care deeply about civil liberties have raised their voices about Bill 21 - and we thank Jagmeet Singh and the NDP for now committing to join the battle. Standing for Quebecers and for the dignity is a non-partisan issue. We are looking forward to seeing all parties stand up for what is right. Join us in sending a letter to thank Leader Jagmeet Singh for his commitments, and call upon Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Leader Erin O'Toole to ...

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ACTION ALERT: SIGN THIS LETTER CALLING ON CANADA TO DENOUNCE THE BANNING AND RAIDING OF PROMINENT PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

Last year, the Israeli government declared six Palestinian civil society groups supported by the international community as terrorist organizations, prompting international outcry.  The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which partners with the NGOs, echoed criticisms raised around the world that the designations listed “extremely vague or irrelevant reasons, including entirely peaceful and legitimate activities”.  Our allies did not keep silent. Numerous elected officials in the United States and in Europe – too numerous to ...

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Letter to the Prime Minister Regarding Human Rights Violations in Silwan

Demolitions have begun at Silwan by Israeli-state authorities even as numerous independent international agencies have called for forced evictions to end. Silwan is a neighborhood in east Jerusalem adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the most sacred places to Muslims internationally. It is estimated that 60% of the 1,500 Palestinian residents of Silwan in East Jerusalem who are about to be displaced by Israel are children. The demolition of the neighbourhood of Silwan is in gross violation of international law. Send a letter today at www.nccm.ca/silwan asking ...

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NCCM RECOMMENDATIONS: NATIONAL ACTION SUMMIT ON ISLAMOPHOBIA

Le français suit. NCCM Recommendations: National Summit on Islamophobia More Muslims have been killed in targeted hate-attacks in Canada than any other G-7 country in the past 5 years because of Islamophobia. That fact sunk in outside the London Muslim Mosque on June 8 of this year, when thousands of Londoners gathered in the aftermath of the terror attack that took the lives of four members of the Canadian Muslim community in an unthinkable act of Islamophobic violence. The thousands that gathered that day were there to show their solidarity, pray, and stand ...

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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: ...

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Sign this Petition to Tell the Federal Government to Stand Against White Supremacist Groups

#DontLookAway Take Action now! Tell the Federal Government to stand against white supremacist and neo-nazi groups. Dear Prime Minister Trudeau: Muslim communities are still reeling from the devastating terrorist attack in Quebec in January 29, 2017, which claimed the lives of six Muslim men worshiping in their mosque and gravely injured many others. It was an unprecedented attack that left a Canadian place of worship – a sacred sanctuary – a scene of unimaginable carnage. Now, as a member of the Canadian community, Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, was ruthlessly ...

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Bill 21 Petition

Français: https://cnmc.ca/loi21/ SAY NO TO BILL 21 We at the National Council of Canadian Muslims are standing up against Bill 21 and we need your support. Let’s show the Government of Canada that we will not stand for this discriminatory law. Bill 21 is the law in Quebec, Canada that bans individuals wearing religious symbols from working in certain public sector positions. This is a law that doesn’t just affect Muslims. It affects those wearing a kippah, a turban, a crucifix and of course those that wear hijab. This means our sisters, daughters, ...

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