Immigrant Issues Videos
Sri Lankan Refugees Remain in Detention
from rabble.ca - News for the rest of us on November 10, 2009
Duration: 868
Duration: 868
Seventy-six men arrived off the coast of British Columbia in a barge from Sri Lanka in mid-October. All, but one, continue to be detained in a jail outside of Vancouver. The Sri Lankan government suggests these men have ties to the Tamil Tigers, but advocates say those accusations hold no truth. Todd Ross speaks for Canadian Human Rights Voice, a non-profit organization advocating for human rights in Sri Lanka.
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What really happened in Honduras, and what role did Canada play in the coup? The vital role of Montreal's Immigrant Workers
from rabble.ca - News for the rest of us on October 29, 2009
Duration: 4530
Duration: 4530
Alert! Radio #132 - Global human rights activist Grahame Russell explains the real reasons for the coup in Honduras and the role Canada played in going along with it. Community organizer Eric Shragge describes the vital work of Montreal's Immigrant Workers Centre in representing and serving the needs of immigrant workers in that city. Folk legend Mitch Podoluk introduces new aboriginal music in this episode of Music is the Weapon.
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