Toronto Mayor joins CASJ get-together
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December 16, 2005
Toronto Mayor David Miller acknowledged the work of the Community Alliance for Social Justice (CASJ) as important for the City and the community, during a speech he delivered at the organization’s holiday... Read more »
CASJ’s cause is the cause of all Filipinos and visible minority groups
Edwin Mercurio
December 16, 2005
(Welcome remarks delivered at the Holiday Get-Together and Update: “Celebrating Our Solidarity with the Community” of the CASJ held on Dec. 10, 2005 at Parkdale Library in Toronto.) By Edwin Mercurio Chair-CASJ Thank... Read more »
Filipina child slavery activist receives int’l award
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December 16, 2005
Ma. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, President and Executive Director of the Visayan Forum Foundation, received the 2005 Anti-Slavery Award from Anti-Slavery International last Nov. 29 at Chatham House in London,... Read more »
Holiday Crime Prevention Tips
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December 16, 2005
The holiday season is upon us and it can be a very busy time for shoppers as well as criminals. By following these suggestions from the Toronto Police Service you can help reduce the risk of becoming the... Read more »
Safe Winter Driving
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December 16, 2005
Winter has arrived and soon snow and colder weather will appear once again. The first snow storm always brings an increase in accidents. This is caused partly by changing road conditions and also the... Read more »
R.P. Cabinet Secretary cites GMA priorities
Jojo Taduran
December 16, 2005
TORONTO – Jobs creation, lowering of prices of commodities, fight hunger and poverty, implmentation of law and order, and the eradication of corruption are the priority programs and projects of the administration... Read more »
Nurses trapped under LCP, politicians hit for lip service
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December 16, 2005
VANCOUVER–On campaign week 3 in the countdown towards federal elections in January 2006, an advocacy group for foreign-trained nurses in Canada urges political leaders to pay more than lip service to... Read more »
Filipinos and the Chinese Head Tax
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December 16, 2005
By Ted Alciutas A background: From 1885 to 1923, more than 82,000 Chinese immigrants to Canada paid an estimated $23-million to the government. Each paid an average of $100 - $500 to be allowed to come... Read more »
Statement against ongoing, intensifying human rights violations in the Philippines
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December 16, 2005
PHILIPPINE NETWORK FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE The numbers alone are stunning. KARAPATAN, a national human rights organization, recorded 874 cases of human rights violations in the Philippines, victimizing 99,011... Read more »
U.S. tax dollars full equity for Filipino vets, not to fund martial law
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December 1, 2005
Veterans Day is a reminder that Filipino World War II Veterans are still denied justice. For over ten years now the U.S. Congress has failed to pass legislation that amends Title 38 of the 1946 Rescission... Read more »









