It's been a difficult week, with the horrible shootings at a mosque in Quebec City as well as the overt racism of the Trump travel bans.
I wanted to share with
you an advocacy guide for Canadians who want to take action against hatred and
intolerance.
If you scroll down to the end of the document, there are a
list of suggested actions Canadians can take to make a POSITIVE DIFFERENT in the world.
There is also a sample email/message that you can use to draft your own email/message.
I encourage you to send your own email in order to make your voice heard. I'm sending my email.
Here's the example email text:
There is also a sample email/message that you can use to draft your own email/message.
I encourage you to send your own email in order to make your voice heard. I'm sending my email.
Here's the example email text:
Hon. Ahmed Hussen
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister
Dear Minister Hussen:
I
am writing to you as a Permanent Resident of Canada who
is gravely concerned, saddened and frightened by the recent events in
the United States, including most recently the Executive Order signed by
President Trump on January 27, 2017 concerning the admissibility of
persons from Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen and Libya.
I
would like you to know that it matters very much to me that you take a
decisive stand against this discriminatory and hateful act.
Specifically, I ask you to:
- Denounce the Executive Order as discriminatory and contrary to Canadian values;
- Review and remove the designation of the United States as a “safe third country” under the Safe Third Country Agreement on the basis that the Executive Order violates the non-discrimination provision of the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees (Article 3); and
- Take immediate steps to offer refugee protection to those refugees already screened and cleared for admission to the United States, who are no longer able to be resettled there, including by raising the levels of overseas refugees admissible into Canada in 2017 to the extent necessary.
I
believe that our national and individual characters are being tested by
recent events. I hope sincerely that you will act with courage and
conviction, knowing that the citizens and residents you serve are
relying on you to carry us through these difficult times without
compromising Canada’s identity as a nation that values diversity,
equality and protection .
Yours very truly,
[YOUR NAME]
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