Alertes d'action
URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO DESIGNATE JANUARY 29 AS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST HATE & INTOLERANCE
Canadian Muslim communities are still reeling from the devastating terrorist attack in Quebec in January 29, 2017, which claimed the lives of six Muslim men worshiping in their mosque and gravely injured many others. It was an unprecedented attack that left a Canadian place of worship – a sacred sanctuary – a scene of unimaginable carnage.
As we approach the second anniversary of the attack, we pause to recognize that the racism and hatred that underpinned this attack do not exist in isolation. According to the latest figures, hate crimes and discrimination against ...
Thank the Toronto District School Board for supporting Islamic Heritage Month
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling on supporters and fellow Canadians to write to the leadership and trustees of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to thank them for supporting Islamic Heritage Month and for taking a principled stand against Islamophobia.
The TDSB recently published an Islamic Heritage Month Resource Guidebook for educators and teachers. Take a minute to thank the TDSB leadership and trustees for promoting equitable and inclusive schools in our communities.
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Sign the petition to help bring Hassan Diab home
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling on supporters and fellow Canadians to sign the following petition calling on the Government of Canada to work towards the immediate granting of bail to Hassan Diab and securing his urgent return to his family and home in Canada. Diab has been in French custody since 2014.
Who is Hassan Diab?
Hassan Diab is a Canadian of Lebanese origin, who was a sociology professor at the University of Ottawa.
In 2008, Diab was arrested by the RCMP in relation to the Copernic St. Synagogue bombing in Paris in ...
ACTION ALERT: Thank your MP for confronting hate; or ask why they didn’t support Motion 103
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) welcomes the successful passage of Motion 103 - by an overwhelming margin of 201-91 - as a symbolic, but important step by our elected leaders to find ways to protect Canadian diversity and promote inclusive communities.
Over the past month, the NCCM's national headquarters coordinated a cross-country effort with NCCM's grassroots teams, along with supporters like you, who worked hard contacting MPs to urge them to support Motion 103. Thank you for responding to the call.
Now, it's time to thank those who ...
Have your say on National Security
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling on supporters and fellow Canadians to participate in the federal government’s online consultations on national security.
The NCCM has made frequent submissions on national security issues, including providing analysis and commentary regarding the much critiqued Anti-terrorism Act, 2015, commonly known as Bill-C51.
Meeting with the Ministers
On October 19, 2016, the NCCM presented the community impact of harmful legislation in a meeting held with federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Justice ...
Thank the Federal Government for two important recent decisions impacting Canadians
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling on supporters and fellow Canadians to write to the federal government to thank them for the government-wide decision to use the term ‘Daesh’ to describe the terrorist group known as ISIS/ISIL, as well as for the decision to permit members of the RCMP to wear hijab.
BACKGROUND:
Read the NCCM's open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Read the NCCM's op-ed commentary on the issue of terminology and Daesh.
Read the NCCM's statement welcoming the RCMP decision regarding hijab.
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Thank the City of Toronto for supporting anti-discrimination campaign: Toronto For All
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties and advocacy organization, is calling on supporters and fellow Canadians to immediately write to Toronto City Council to thank them for a major new anti-discrimination campaign.
The campaign is a collaboration between the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) and the City of Toronto and is meant to highlight issues of Islamophobia and xenophobia which can negatively impact on newly arrived immigrants and refugees, as well as on long-standing communities. Bus posters ...
Thank the Toronto Star for being first major media outlet to adopt the term ‘Daesh’; Encourage other Canadian Media outlets to do the same
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties and human rights advocacy organization, is calling on fellow Canadians to immediately write to the Toronto Star to thank it for its leadership in deciding to use the term ‘Daesh’ to describe the terrorist group.
The NCCM also urges fellow Canadians to write to other media outlets to encourage them to also use the term ‘Daesh’ to describe the terrorist group.
Read the Star announcement here.
Read the NCCM's News Release welcoming the decision here.
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Thank Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie for standing firm against Islamophobia
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a national Muslim civil liberties & advocacy organization, is calling on supporters and fellow Canadians to immediately write to Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie to thank her for taking a principled stand against Islamophobia.
Mayor Bonnie Crombie recently stood firm against a concerted campaign mounted by an individual who employed anti-Muslim language in advocating that the city block zoning permission to the Meadowvale Islamic Centre.
Mayor Crombie showed firm leadership in challenging his discrimina...
Action Alert: Urge MPs to request open review & debate of proposed anti-terrorism bill
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling on all Canadians to urge their elected officials to fully review and debate proposed security laws under Bill C-51.
Legal experts, civil liberties organizations, and several newspaper editorials have raised serious concerns and reservations about the proposed legislation.
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, of which the NCCM is a member, is urging the government “to allow for serious debate and thorough consideration of the bill and calls for extended and wide-ranging consultations in ...