By Laura Dunens When Fareed Khan heard the news of widespread violence against the Rohingya people in Myanmar, he knew he had to do something. Myanmar’s Rohingya community are often described as the world’s most persecuted minority. A Muslim population in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, Rohingya people have endured a history of abuse that spans decades […]
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Myanmar crisis: “I can’t sit back and do nothing”
Written by Laura Dunens · September 22, 2017 12:37 pm -
“Mr. Prime Minister, please do what you promised” : Growing petition calls for extended maternity leave
Extend Maternity/Parental Leave for Canadians to 18 months Petition by Toronto Mommies: While campaigning in 2015 the Liberal Party and their leader, current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, campaigned on the Liberal’s promise to many young families to increase the maternity/parental leave from 12 months to 18 months. Many parents voted Liberal just for that reason […]
Written by Change.org · April 11, 2016 4:25 pm -
#BringLimHome – A Canadian humanitarian stuck in North Korean Prison
On December 16, 2015, North Korea sentenced a Canadian pastor on a humanitarian mission to hard labor for life for “crimes against the state.” Hyeon Soo Lim, a Korean-Canadian pastor from Toronto in his early sixties, was given the sentence after a swift 90-minute trial. He has been in detention since February 2015. Pastor Lim […]
Written by Change.org · March 14, 2016 8:49 pm -
“Our mom is our sun” — Minister McCallum: please grant refugee Dima Siam permanent residency
The three children of Dima Siam, who is fighting deportation from Canada to Syria because of a simple paperwork error. All of them live in Ottawa, and all three children are Canadian citizens. We are seeking the same status for Dima Siam as was recently granted to 25,000 other Syrian refugees welcomed to Canada: permanent […]
Written by Change.org · February 25, 2016 4:15 pm -
Minister Hoskins: “Will you help give Me a voice?”
Petition by Liesa Switzer of Goderich, Ontario: This is my daughter named Me. Did we keep up with the latest celebrity baby name trend? Is it a family name? No, my daughter Me, can’t say her own name. At first, like many parents we laughed and giggled when we asked her name and she replied […]
Written by Change.org · January 29, 2016 4:36 pm -
Bring back Katimavik!
Petition by Sami Lester of Belleville, Ontario: La version française suit. Join me in petitioning the Canadian government to restore funding to Katimavik by September 2016 so that thousands of Canadian youth and hundreds of Canadian communities will be completely transformed. Signez la pétition pour le retour du financement du programme Katimavik dès septembre 2016 afin que […]
Written by Change.org · November 6, 2015 4:24 pm