Photos from the rally on Dec. 31, 2010.
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Settlement agencies shocked by gag order
Settlement agencies shocked by gag order “Immigrant service agencies were horrified when they got a government email last week banning them from discussing recent federal funding cuts that may kill some of them — a memo Citizenship and Immigration Canada now says was all a big mistake. Members of the Continue Reading
What I mentioned at the bar today. watch the whole thing, fight back starts at 1:00ish 🙂
[The Star] The casualties of Rob Ford’s war
[The Star] The casualties of Rob Ford’s war 🙁 good summary on the damage Rob Ford is already doing to our communities. He said there would be no tax increases and no cuts in service; hell, he guaranteed it. What are these things? Cuts and increases. He suggests that refugees Continue Reading
Half a Catty, Eight Taels
Ok, this made my day! I randomly heard this classic Hong Kong song at Andy Poolhall and realized how much of an anti-capitalist working class anthem it is. my notes = < > background spoken lyric = ( ) My translation: Title: Half a catty, eight taels <traditional Chinese currency, Continue Reading
Another air crash nightmare :(
I dreamed of another air crash. As we were in flight, we heard a slight boom then clapping. People were saying they were happy since it sounded like another plane that was really loud nearby had crashed, and that it was finally quiet… i got pretty mad and yelled at Continue Reading
Players stand on their knees in protest against not being paid for 5 months! via Craig (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
I think I came across the best thing ever (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Szeto Wah, Political Activist in Hong Kong, Dies at 79
Szeto Wah, Political Activist in Hong Kong, Dies at 79 Szeto Wah, a Hong Kong union leader and critic of British colonial rule who became an implacable critic of the Chinese Communist Party after the Tiananmen Square killings in 1989, died on Sunday after a long struggle with lung cancer. Continue Reading
Orphaned Chinese brothers face separation
Orphaned Chinese brothers face separation Gao Zhi Xiang doesn’t know how to break the news to his 8-year-old brother, Zhi Xin, when the day comes for his deportation. The 19-year-old, who arrived in Toronto last year on a visitor’s visa from China to see their dying mother, is faced with Continue Reading