[antiwar-van] (Jan 12) Community Forum in Support of Laibar Singh

[Harsha]

Community Forum in Support of Laibar Singh

+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
Saturday Jan 12
Doors 5:45 pm. Starts at 6 pm.
Alma VanDusen Room
Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street
FREE
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--

The recent case of paralyzed Laibar Singh facing deportation to India has
created much debate. Come hear from trade unionists, community
organizations, academics, faith groups, and legal experts about why they
are supporting Laibar Singh as well as broader issues of migration and
race in Canada.

Speakers include:

* Zool Suleman: immigration lawyer and legal counsel for Laibar Singh. He
is also the coordinator of a Stop Racial Profiling Campaign.

* Iris Taylor: Canadian Labour Congress

* Denise Nadeau: Denise has a Doctorate of Ministry and is a theologian.
She has also been part of the Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition in Montreal.

* South Asian community organizers and media commentators Gurpreet Singh
and Gurinder Dhaliwal who have been heavily involved in this campaign.

* John Price: John Price is associate professor of history at the
University of Victoria and recently completed a study of Mackenzie King
and the consolidation of white supremacy in Canada.

* Fred Muzin: President of Hospital Employees Union

Organized by Communities for Laibar Singh (Vancouver)
For extensive Background Information http://supportlaibar.blogspot.com
Call 604 779 7430 or 778 885 0040. Email noii-van at resist.ca

Supporters of this campaign include the Canadian Labour Congress, Hospital
Employees Union, BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, Canadian Union
of Postal Workers, Council of Canadians BC/Yukon Chapter, Multifaith
Action Committee, Association of Chinese Canadians for Equality and
Solidarity Society, Solidarity Across Borders Montreal, No One Is Illegal,
Vancouver Status of Women, Interfaith Community Consultative Committee of
the SFU Interfaith Summer Institute, Ligue des droits et libertés du
Québec, Student Christian Movement of Canada, Students for a Democratic
Society UBC, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, Vancouver Catholic Worker,
Immigrant Workers Centre Montreal, Gurdwara Kalgidhar Sikh Society
Abbotsford, Sri Guru Ravidass society Burnaby, Dasmesh Darbar Surrey,
Canadian Singh Sabbha Surrey, Gurdwara Dukhnivaran Surrey, Holy Satsang
Foundation Surrey, Akali Singh Sikh Society Vancouver, BC Hindu Mandir
Burnaby, Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminister, B.C. Khalsa Darbar Society
, Gurudwara Khalsa Darbar Vancouver, Fraser Valley Hindu Temple
Abbotsford, and more.