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With the realities of climate change, inequality and the pandemic, one could be forgiven for choosing despair. But the world is no better off for that, so I choose to study hope, a discipline that requires practice. Here, treat yourself to a few minutes of joy in the next instalment of my series profiling amazing and yes, hopeful young people contending successfully with the climate justice crisis in Canada.
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Manvi Bhalla speaks at an event she hosted for Oxfam at Guelph on public health disparities. Photo by Kayla Benjamin
1. A 31yr old farmer has passed away at Tikri Border. Jagdeep Singh from Rampur Fanna village had come to Tikri on 1st feb on his tractor. He passed away this morning. Heart attack is cited as reason of death.
2. Another farmer named Bant Singh of village Bhari Panecha has passed away today. He was part of protests since December 5, 2020. Heart attack is said to be reason of death.
3. Indian Metrology department issuing an alert for severe cold for 3rd and 4th feb, the cases of illnesses and deaths among sitting farmers are likely to increase. Some old men and unwell people have been sent home from Tikri.
Farmers Protests Intensify, Phone Calls Replace Internet Kisan organisations active
The farmers struggle that got fresh impetus after clips of Rakesh Tikait in tears went viral, continues with seemingly new determination and grit.
“The general mood in the entire Punjab remains upbeat about the ongoing struggle. We are holding meetings and marches across the state,” said Kanwaljit Khanna who has been among the organizers of the farmers’ movement in the state.
“We are sending across the message to the masses that the protest is in ‘Chardi Kala (a state of absolute positivity) and more and more people should join hands and reach the protest sites,’ said Manik Goyal of Tractor2Twitter team that has been setting pro farmer narrative trends on the social media daily.
Counselors, a camp and the tools to stand up to bullies | Opinion
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
By Kamal S. Kalsi
Childhood friends and Chardi Kala campers Dr. Kamal S. Kalsi, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla (from left to right) at a community event together celebrating the life and teachings of Sikhism’s founder, Guru Nanak.
My daughter, Maya, recently ran for her middle school’s president. She made a humorous campaign promise that if elected, she would help “keep the bears away.” She won the election. We didn’t even need a recount.
But that same evening while we all celebrated, she was in tears. Another student had posted remarks in a student chat room stating that she only won because the other students felt sorry for her. Her experience of cyberbullying is a growing trend, unfortunately. Moreover, Sikh and minority children are subjected to bullying and harassment at rates that are much higher than the average student according to reports by t
Trolley Times, I-T cell: Farmers swarm digital space
Trolley Times, I-T cell: Farmers swarm digital space
Called names like Naxals, Khalistanis and even terrorists online and off it, and questioned about the generous traditions of volunteering, the protestors and their supporters have already been using social media to put forward their viewpoint.
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UPDATED: December 20, 2020 00:50 IST
A farmer at Singhu border during a sit-in protest against Centre s farm laws. (File photo: PTI)
Surrounded by trolleys, an old farmer sits on a pile of mattresses. He holds a piece of paper close to his eyes. The man with a flowing white beard and a turban wrapped unevenly around his head is struggling to read.