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A little clip of yours truly with @vancolour yesterday 💃🏽 talking multiculturalism, racism & more
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New, from me:
Is Christian Nationalism Rearing Its Head in BC?
"Christian values have an absolute place in this party," a candidate for leader of the BC Conservatives said at a debate last month
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Rumneek retweeted
Apr 28
"No one’s doing us any favours"
@rumneeek reports on @PierrePoilievre's response -one which PM Mark Carney did not give- to Sikh organizations regarding "foreign interference by India", after a Gurdwara politician photoshoot ban was considered.
Read:
pressprogress.ca/sikh-coalit…
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New from me: After threatening to deny politicians access to Sikh spaces, a coalition of Sikh groups finally heard from Pierre Poillievre, the NDP, and the Liberal Sikh caucus on foreign interference.
Mark Carney did not respond.
Read the exclusive here: pressprogress.ca/sikh-coalit…
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Just going to leave this here......pressprogress.ca/dallas-brod…
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Rumneek retweeted
18 Mar 2025
Canada’s Longest Strike Ends With Victory for Vancouver Hotel Workers
“The message this sends is that workers who stick together, and are willing to fight side by side and for as long as it takes, can win.”
pressprogress.ca/canadas-lon… #canlab #bcpoli
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RT @FilmUpdates: ‘NO OTHER LAND’ filmmakers Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal & Yuval Abraham accepting their #Oscar:
“It reflects th…
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RT @ShreeParadkar: The India-Pakistan “Relocation” only displaced about 15-20 million people, left a couple of million dead, many missing a…
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New, from me:
28 Jan 2025
Foreign interference commissioner “sounds the alarm” on transnational repression by foreign governments, including India
Sikh community says the report’s scope “doesn’t encompass the threats, the violence & targeting we've been enduring”
pressprogress.ca/foreign-int… #cdnpoli
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Rumneek retweeted
24 Jan 2025
UN Human Rights Report Accuses Government of India of Carrying Out ‘Systematic Attacks’ on Sikhs in Canada
UNHRC Special Rapporteurs accuse India of violating human rights and international law in newly released report
pressprogress.ca/un-human-ri… #cdnpoli
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Rumneek retweeted
10 Dec 2024
UBC faculty members speak out in support of instructor who says he was let go for pro-Palestine activism
UBC faculty say the instructor's dismissal demonstrates an “alarming erosion of free expression at UBC.”
pressprogress.ca/hundreds-of… #bcpoli
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ok Jonathan bhai, come thru
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Rumneek retweeted
20 Nov 2024
🗞️Former international students who have maintained an encampment protest since August 30th in Brampton share their stories in @macleans:
"I understand why Canada is recruiting newcomers with specific skills. But it’s penalizing people like me, who came here under different rules and have given our time, labour and effort to this country. When I arrived, Canada was recruiting hard in my country to address a mid-pandemic worker shortage. It feels like a nasty bait and switch. [...]
At least I’m not alone. Many friends who hoped to begin a life here are now facing deportation too. We have social media support groups. We’re organizing protests and talking to MPs. But we’re grappling with a lot of depression and despair, not knowing what our next steps will be. [...]
I’m advocating for people in my position. The government should at least extend work permits again and give us more time. I hope we see change soon, because I can’t help but feel like we were scammed into coming here: we helped Canada when it needed us and were then told to go home." - Sahib Singh, 27 year old member of the PGWP committee
macleans.ca/society/these-in…
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Rumneek retweeted
10 Nov 2024
Thanks @vancolour & @rumneeek.
We need to be observant of the grave form of discrimination that transpires when people in a position of influence or power gravitate to ethnicity in the absence of a coherent, rational argument.
biv.com/news/commentary/most…
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Is Canadian multiculturalism flourishing… or faltering? 🇨🇦
Rumneek Johal (@rumneeek) discusses!
This is VANCOLOUR
@CHEK_News 📺
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Rumneek retweeted
8 Nov 2024
Is Canadian multiculturalism flourishing… or faltering? 🇨🇦
Rumneek Johal (@rumneeek) discusses!
This is VANCOLOUR
@CHEK_News 📺
Apple: tinyurl.com/yc2jzt3t
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3zcm58fj
YouTube: tinyurl.com/4mas9j4m
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"This is not a Sikh vs Hindu issue"
Peel Police are investigating violent plots targeting Sikh places of worship and local law enforcement after tensions at Indian consular camps over the weekend extended into the week.
pressprogress.ca/police-inve…
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