links for 2008-04-22

• Remove Khalistan T-shirts, Surrey students told
  “Fifteen students who showed up at Princess Margaret Secondary School wearing T-shirts promoting an independent Sikh homeland on Friday were asked to remove them as a sign of respect, according to Surrey school officials.”
  (tags: Khalistan politics BritishColumbia Canada Surrey Sikh)
• Mohawk protesters set up blockade in eastern Ont. town
  “Dozens of aboriginal protesters blocked off a main street through Deseronto, Ont., after a Kingston, Ont., developer announced plans to develop a property that is part of an ongoing land dispute.”
  (tags: aboriginal Mohawk indigenous Deseronto Ontario Canada land dispute protest)
• Metro – Musicians, authors and actors call for release of jailed aboriginal leaders
  “Author Margaret Atwood, actor Cathy Jones and musician Sarah Harmer are among 20 prominent Canadians calling on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to immediately free seven jailed aboriginal leaders and stop controversial mineral exploration across the prov
  (tags: aboriginal jail police Ontario Canada protest MargaretAtwood CathyJones SarahHarmer land mining theft humanrights)
• TheStar.com | GTA | Sikh pride fills Brampton streets
  “Yesterday’s parade, organized by the Ontario Gurdwaras Committee, was led by the float carrying the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book for all Sikhs.”
  (tags: Sikh Brampton Mississauga Toronto Ontario Canada parade religion Sikhism GTA)
• Chinatown changes bring cash and concerns
  “An influx of new businesses is changing the face of Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, but longtime merchants have mixed feelings about the new prospects.”
  (tags: gentrification Vancouver Chinatown business Canada BritishColumbia Chinese)
• Canada’s People Of Colour Population Reaches 5 million 16% Of Total Population. Has Canada Really Changed? « AngrygayblackCanadianman
  “If you turned on the Canadian television you would swear Canada is still a white nation.”
  (tags: peopleofcolour visibleminority white media TV Canada racism race othering black Toronto institutional aboriginal asian census)