Virtual Anti-Hate Town Hall
Wednesday, April 20th, 5:00pm (Pacific time)
We must be united to fight racism & stand up for human rights. During the pandemic, racist incidents reported to police have increased at an alarming rate. Tragically, we have seen an increase in Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and misogyny in our society. We see racism against Black and Indigenous peoples, other racially marginalized communities, rising anti-Asian racism, and yet symbols of hate are freely displayed and sold across our country.
That’s why NDP MP Peter Julian tabled Private Member’s Bill C-229 calling on Justin Trudeau to ban the display of hate symbols like the Nazi hooked cross and Confederate flags. C-229 is a critical step to addressing hate and making our communities safer for everyone.
Community and elected leaders, concerned Canadians, anti-hate activists and other allies will gather at the virtual NDP Anti-Hate Town Hall to have a focused dialogue on anti-hate and anti-racism work in Canada and to address the growing violence, systemic racism and hatred that we are seeing in many Canadian communities.
Join:
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada
Peter Julian, Member of Parliament for New Westminster-Burnaby
Bernie Farber, Chair, Canadian Anti-Hate Network
Dr. Barbara Perry, Director, Center on Hate, Bias and Extremism, Ontario Tech University
Pandit Roopnauth Sharma, President of the Canadian Multifaith Federation and President of the Hindu Federation
Date: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
Time: 5pm PT - 8pm ET
Register for the Town Hall below. A zoom link will be sent to RSVPs Wednesday April 20th.
