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Anti-discrimination campaign makes people uncomfortable — as it should
Critique of the “Toronto for All” campaign as racist is baseless. What it really represents is anti-Muslim animus, which is real.
By AMIRA ELGHAWABY
Toronto Star | June 21, 2016
Those who have come out in recent days to attack the new “Toronto for All” anti-discrimination ad campaign for being racist are missing the point.
One of the ads depicts a white male confronting a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf. The man in the print ad tells her to go back where she came from. “Where, North York?” reads her response.
While the overwhelming reaction to the campaign has been positive — there are vocal naysayers who claim the ads ...
Anti-Islamophobia ad campaign draws heated debate online
By CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, Staff Reporter
Toronto Star | June 20, 2016
An ad campaign drawing attention to Islamophobia has Torontonians talking — and that’s just the point, backers of the campaign say.
The poster, recently rolled out at about 150 TTC stations and bus shelters across the GTA, depicts a young white man squaring off against a young woman in a head scarf.
“Go back to where you came from,” he says.
“Where, North York?” she replies.
The ads, launched this week by the City of Toronto and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), have sparked a flurry of comments online and on the street — ...
Anti-Islamophobia ad campaign draws heated debate online
By CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, Staff Reporter
Toronto Star | June 20, 2016
An ad campaign drawing attention to Islamophobia has Torontonians talking — and that’s just the point, backers of the campaign say.
The poster, recently rolled out at about 150 TTC stations and bus shelters across the GTA, depicts a young white man squaring off against a young woman in a head scarf.
“Go back to where you came from,” he says.
“Where, North York?” she replies.
The ads, launched this week by the City of Toronto and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), have sparked a flurry of comments online and on the street — ...
Toronto ads perfectly debunk idea that Muslims don’t belong here
By Maham Abedi
The Huffington Post Canada | June 15, 2016
"Go back to where you came from."
It's a phrase minorities fear they'll hear. And sometimes they do.
That's why the City of Toronto and Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) launched their "Toronto for all"campaign Tuesday, targeting racism and Islamophobia.
Posters that show Muslims standing up against the idea that they don't belong in Toronto have been popping up around the city.
"Muslims are part of Toronto," the ads read.
Debbie Douglas, executive director of OCASI, says the campaign was timed to kick off just before World Refugee Day on June 20.
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Toronto ads perfectly debunk idea that Muslims don’t belong here
By Maham Abedi
The Huffington Post Canada | June 15, 2016
"Go back to where you came from."
It's a phrase minorities fear they'll hear. And sometimes they do.
That's why the City of Toronto and Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) launched their "Toronto for all"campaign Tuesday, targeting racism and Islamophobia.
Posters that show Muslims standing up against the idea that they don't belong in Toronto have been popping up around the city.
"Muslims are part of Toronto," the ads read.
Debbie Douglas, executive director of OCASI, says the campaign was timed to kick off just before World Refugee Day on June 20.
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Toronto immigration organization launches anti-racism ad campaign
660 News | Jun 14, 2016
Some interesting bus shelter advertisements have begun appearing in Toronto, addressing Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments in the city.
The ads, posted by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) and the City of Toronto, have been posted in response to the recent influx of Syrian refugees in December and a number of crimes against Muslims earlier in the year.
“It is important for Torontonians from all walks of life to take responsibility for not only welcoming refugees but also examining assumptions and stereotypes they may hold about Muslims, racialized communities, refugees in general, ...
Toronto immigration organization launches anti-racism ad campaign
660 News | Jun 14, 2016
Some interesting bus shelter advertisements have begun appearing in Toronto, addressing Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments in the city.
The ads, posted by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) and the City of Toronto, have been posted in response to the recent influx of Syrian refugees in December and a number of crimes against Muslims earlier in the year.
“It is important for Torontonians from all walks of life to take responsibility for not only welcoming refugees but also examining assumptions and stereotypes they may hold about Muslims, racialized communities, refugees in general, ...
Orlando shooting denounced by openly gay MP of ‘largest Muslim community in Canada’
'Hate can never be met with hate; hate has to be met with love,' says Liberal MP Rob Oliphant
By Shanifa Nasser & Justin Li
CBC News | June 13, 2016
On the day of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, carried out against patrons at a gay club by a man officials say gave explicit allegiance to the militant group ISIS, an openly gay Toronto MP took to Twitter with a message he said "needs to be shared."
In the hours following the shooting — which saw some 50 people killed and 53 more injured — Liberal Don Valley West MP Rob Oliphant denounced the violence against the gay community.
At the same time, he denounced anyone blaming the ...
Orlando shooting denounced by openly gay MP of ‘largest Muslim community in Canada’
'Hate can never be met with hate; hate has to be met with love,' says Liberal MP Rob Oliphant
By Shanifa Nasser & Justin Li
CBC News | June 13, 2016
On the day of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, carried out against patrons at a gay club by a man officials say gave explicit allegiance to the militant group ISIS, an openly gay Toronto MP took to Twitter with a message he said "needs to be shared."
In the hours following the shooting — which saw some 50 people killed and 53 more injured — Liberal Don Valley West MP Rob Oliphant denounced the violence against the gay community.
At the same time, he denounced anyone blaming the ...
Parents of boy on no-fly list ‘really looking forward’ to travelling
It could be 18 months before mistakes end, because of work needed on data and regulatory systems
CBC News | June 10, 2016
The mother of a young boy who has been flagged as a travel risk since he was a toddler says she is "really looking forward" to travelling with ease as a family, after the Canadian government announced it has created an office to assist passengers mistakenly barred from flights.
The issue came to light last December, when six-year-old Syed Adam Ahmed was travelling with his father, Sulemaan, to the Winter Classic in Boston. Sulemaan said an Air Canada agent showed them that the boy had been flagged on the Deemed High ...