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Hidden Toronto: U of T’s Tiananmen Square memorial
The memorial to the 1989 student uprising and push for democracy in China takes on renewed resonance amid the pandemic By Enzo DiMatteo
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From the footpath that runs alongside it, it’s easy to mistake the Broken Bicycle monument to the 1989 student uprising in Tiananmen Square for a memorial to cyclists killed on Toronto’s streets. You have to walk up closer on the grassy knoll to make out the distinct impressions of the tank treads in the bronze of a crushed, upside-down bike.
Canadian Labour, Civil Society Groups Express Solidarity With Protesting Farmers The farmers are literally sacrificing their well-being and putting their lives on the line to uphold these constitutional guarantees on behalf of all the people of India and are setting a glorious example to the entire world.
Members of various farmer organisations during a protest against the Centre s new farm laws, in Tarn Taran district, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi:Â A group of labour, community and civil society organisations from Canada and elsewhere have issued a statement supporting protesting farmers in India.
“These laws were drafted without any consultation with farmers or their representatives, the farmersâ unions. The farmers have consistently opposed these laws, which go against the promises and commitments made to farmers by different governments over several decades,” the statement reads.
A Canadian member of the International Olympic Committee said countries should resist calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics because it does nothing but hurt athletes.
So, this is where we are right now from a moral standpoint.
The Toronto Association for Democracy in China was among a coalition of 180 rights groups, including several based in Canada, that called for a boycott Wednesday of next year s Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Games are set to open Feb. 4, 2022, despite the global pandemic.
Wednesday s call to boycott is around reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China, and coalition is composed of groups representing Tibetans, Uighurs, Inner Mongolians, residents of Hong Kong and others.
The group issued an open letter to governments to support a boycott to ensure they are not used to embolden the Chinese government’s appalling rights abuses and crackdowns on dissent.