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2010 Black Eagle Award Recipients, International and Academic

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The Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award was established 11 years ago to recognize exceptional activists who make outstanding contributions to the fight for justice in Canada’s agriculture industry.

Every year, Black Eagle Award recipients are named in several different fields of activism that include Labour, Legal, Political, Cultural, International, and Academic categories.

This week, we focus on the 2010 Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award recipients for the International and Academic categories.

 

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Less Blame

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IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM –
THEY ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

Less Blame - More Solutions

 

• Only a few months into the economic crisis in Canada and Liberal and Conservative leaders are already using the economy to push for more restrictive immigration policies. 

• It’s not just, it’s not true, it’s not Canadian -  it’s time to stop scapegoating immigrants for the economic crisis.

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OMNI TV - 18 February 2009

 

• The Liberals and Conservatives have made comments that suggest that Canada’s diversity is the primary reason for our current economic crisis. Immigration has been a source of prosperity in our country. The dangerous political strategy of “scapegoating” immigrants and migrants and espousing protectionism and extreme nationalism can quickly degenerate into intolerance, xenophobia and outright racism.

• Limiting immigration will result in a Canadian workforce that is ill equipped to respond to labour market needs once the economy is back on the upswing.

• Stand up against the Conservatives and Liberals who blame immigrant and migrant communities for their parties’ poor economic policies.

• Tell the Conservative Minister of Immigration Jason Kenny, that Canadians want less blame and more solutions in this economic crisis by clicking “Send a Message” Button above right.  Your letter will also be copied to both the Liberal and NDP Immigration Critics.

UFCW Canada Justice for Immigrants

Learn More:

 
U.S. Style Immigration Raids in Southern Ontario
Media Release - April 5 2009
 
Enough of multiculturalism –
bring on the melting pot
Globe and Mail - 31March2009
 

 

Does immigration help or
hurt during a recession?

Toronto Star - 22March09
 
 
Economic crisis bears down on vulnerable immigrants
Toronto Star - March 9, 2009
Commentary by Harald Bauder,
Assoc. Prof., Ryerson University
 

Media Release -
UFCW Canada calls for
Less Blame and demands
More Solutions
  
 
 
It's the worst time to
staunch flow of immigrants
Star Phoenix - 17 Feb 2009
 
 
'Canadians First' - a policy
whose time should never come
 
Globe and Mail - 12 Feb 2009
 
 
 

 

Sen: Give Canucks
first crack at jobs
Edmonton Sun - 12 Feb 2009
 
 
Immigration levels could
take hit, Kenney says
Globe and Mail  - 12 Feb 2009
 
   
Liberal senator urges halt to foreign workers to give Canadians first chance at jobs
The Toronto Star 12 Feb 2009

30% increase in trade unionists killed world-wide

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One hundred and one trade unionists were killed last year while trying to make a difference in the lives of working people around the world.

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Quebec Agribusiness Ramps Up “Exploitation Express” with Honduras Migrants

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Migrant agricultural workers from Honduras began toiling in Quebec fields this week, after a Quebec farm lobby group and Honduran officials cut a deal to bring the workers to Canada under the federal government’s controversial Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program.

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