Recognizing Sikh Genocide In Canadian Parliament -Petition

[misl shaheedan]

****Sorry i messed up the title

There no "Justice Rally" Its if you want to come to parliament to show support when the petition is being pesented.

Sorry for the confusion****

Source: www.sikhactivist.net

On June 9th, 2010 Member of Parliament, Andrew Kania will join Sikhs in marking a moment in history that will forever be enshrined in the Sikh struggle for justice and aspirations for Human Rights.

On this day, Mr. Kania will read a motion in the House of Commons for the Government of Canada to officially recognize the genocides of November 1984 carried out in India.

The Sikh Activist Network, strongly urges all (com)passionate youth to take part in this landmark moment in Sikh History, in at least one of two ways.

• Sign the Petition (online|pdf) to show your support for the motion that will be read by Mr. Kania
• Join us on June 9th as we travel to Ottawa to attend the reading of the motion in the house.

The reading of the motion will be presented by Liberal MP, Andrew Kania at which point the Conservative Government will have 21 days to respond. For any YOUTH interested in attending please send the following information to info@sikhactivist.net as we make arrangements for free transportation to Ottawa.

• Name
• Phone #
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THE PETITION

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS OF CANADA, draw the attention of the House to the following:

WHEREAS, the Sikh community in Canada has been a vibrant part of the Canadian cultural mosaic since 1897;

WHEREAS, the Sikh communityn Canada is amongst one of the largest religious groups within the Indo-Canadian community;

WHEREAS, members of the Canadian Sikh Community have become an integral part of Canada's culture as they continue to contribute significantly to the national economy;

AND WHEREAS, there was an organized campaign of Genocide against the members of the Sikh Community in India in November of 1984, resulting in the deaths of thousands of innocent Persons, we call on the Government of Canada to:

1 Recognize that an organized campaign of violence, rapes and killings took place in India in November of 1984, against the Sikh Community, resulting in the deaths of thousands.

2 Call upon the government of India to take all reasonable measures to bring all persons responsible for this organized campaign of violence to justice. This includes criminal prosecutions against the responsible persons following due process of law.

3 Formally recognize that this organized killing spree resulting in the deaths of thousands is "Genocide" as per the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the petition before Parliament concerning events in India of November 1984

Ottawa - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on a petition to be presented to Parliament concerning the events in India which occurred after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in November 1984.

“There is a petition that will be presented in Parliament this month which characterizes the three-day eruption of violence in the wake of the assassination of Indira Gandhi as ‘an organized campaign of genocide’ against those of the Sikh faith.

“The circumstances of 1984 were undoubtedly tragic; many innocent people died violently in a highly-charged atmosphere of religious tensions, but describing these events as genocide is not accurate or appropriate, particularly in view of genuine contemporary instances such as Rwanda.

“It is used here to provoke a charged, visceral response which will not bring Canadians closer to mutual understanding and closure in regard to these tragic events.

“The Liberal Party of Canada will always support any initiative which promotes justice for human rights abuses throughout the world, as it seeks peaceful resolutions to long-standing, violent conflicts. “It will never stand with those who seek to polarize communities, or aggravate the tensions around long-standing conflicts that divided us in other lands.

“On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada and our parliamentary caucus, let me affirm that we will never support any initiative which seeks to tear the threads of mutual respect and common citizenship we share as Canadians.”

http://www.liberal.c...f-november-1984

[misl shaheedan]

A) I think we should get everyone we can to sign this petition because a petition with only a 100 signatures wont do any good.

B) I think its about time Sikhs taught the liberal party a lesson in the next election. Their every move has been anti Sikh lately even though Sikhs overwhelmingly vote for them every time. No support during Kamal Naths Visit, The spreading of lies by Liberal MPs during the BC Nagar Kirtan, and now this should equal to no support from the Sikhs.

C) Andrew Kania has been the only Liberal to support Sikhs and we as a community should support him in every way and make this a successful event in Parliament. Even if we fail to get it as a genocide recognized in Parliament, we should be there in great numbers to raise awareness and draw media attention to the issue.

D) I am ashamed of all these so called Sikh Mps in parliament doing absolutely nothing for us. Malhi, Bains, Dhalla, etc have done nothing just sit down and bend over to progress their careers

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