33rd Anniversary June 4th Memorial 「六四」33周年悼念
Saturday June 4, 2022 | 6月4日星期六
Remember Tiananmen Square
(more…)Online Events with Joy Luk
Joy Luk, the first and only blind solicitor in Hong Kong, arrived safely in Canada last December. Since then, she has well adjusted to the pace of Toronto, enjoying the first winter of snow. The bravery of Joy’s participation during the 2019 pro-democracy movement has been covered in an extensive interview with the Toronto Star at the end of January.
As a visiting scholar now with the School of Disability Studies, X (Ryerson) University, Joy has been busy doing guest lectures and engaging in rich conversations with students. Congratulations is also due to Joy on her latest appointment as an “Activist in Residence” with the Centre for Feminist Research, York University.
(more…)Joint Letter to Minister Fraser RE Visa for Hong Kong Activists
Dear Minister Fraser,
On behalf of the Toronto Association for Democracy in China (TADC), the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement (VSSDM) and the Movement for Democracy in China (Calgary), we are writing to express our deep concern over the challenges Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are experiencing with IRCC Hong Kong in their application for eTA and/or any other types of visa to come to Canada.
(more…)Hong Kong’s First Visually Impaired Lawyer Seeks Refuge in Canada
香港首位失明律師於加國尋求庇護
Toronto Association for Democracy in China (TADC) announced today that Joy Luk, one of the key figures during the 2019 Hong Kong protests, has arrived safely in Canada.
《多倫多支持中國民運會》向大家發佈一個消息，於 2019 年義無反顧地支持香港反送中運動的陸耀輝小姐 (Joy Luk) 已經安全抵達加拿大。
Joint Statement on the Blatant Attack on Press Freedom in Hong Kong
關於嚴重損害香港新聞自由的聯合聲明
Joint Statement of 18 Canadian organizations on the blatant attack on press freedom in Hong Kong with the arrests of six journalists and executives of Stand News
十八個加拿大團體對拘捕立場新聞编採及管理人員並嚴重損害香港新聞自由的聯合聲明
From Tiananmen Square to Victoria Park: The Long Arm of Beijing
從北京天安門到香港維園：北京的魔爪
Press Release 新聞稿
The Toronto Association for Democracy in China (TADC) strongly condemns the removal of a Tiananmen memorial by Hong Kong University.
多倫多支持中國民運會(TADC)強烈譴責香港大學移除象徵記念六四天安門事件的藝術品國殤之柱。
Call for Former Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin to Step Down from Hong Kong Final Court of Appeal
On Monday, December 13, 2021, the Hong Kong District Court sentenced eight prominent pro-democracy advocates to jail for unauthorized assembly on June 4, 2020 for the annual commemoration of the Tiananmen massacre.
Among them are Jimmy Lai, founder of the Apple Daily, Lee Cheuk Yan, chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance, and Chow Hang Tung the association’s vice-chair. They face a jail term of 13, 14 and 12 months respectively for “incitement.”
(more…)Open Letter RE: Lululemon’s Presence at the 2022 Beijing Olympics
TO: Calvin McDonald, CEO of Lululemon Athletica, Canada
We are writing this letter on behalf of Canadians in Support of Refugees in Dire Need (CSRDN) and Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP) as well as 25 other Canadian and Humanitarian organizations to express concern around Lululemon’s presence at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.
(more…)Petition to Canadian Government to waive criminal inadmissibility of Hong Kong People convicted for political purposes
要求加拿大政府對被政治檢控的香港人给予豁免
Many Hongkongers charged and convicted arbitrarily are criminally inadmissible for visas or immigration to Canada. As citizens and permanent residents in Canada, we can play an integral role in ensuring the safe arrival of Hongkongers into Canada.
眾多被無理檢控及定罪的香港人在刑事條例上都不能獲發加拿大移民或各項簽證。 我們作為加拿大公民及永久居民，在確保香港人能夠順利前往加拿大，都可以發揮不可或缺的群眾力量。
Open letter to Mayer Brown law firm RE: Pillar of Shame (with follow up)
We the undersigned, human rights and civil society organizations around the world, respectfully ask the Mayer Brown law firm to rescind their agreement to represent the University of Hong Kong in their attempt to remove the famous “Pillar of Shame’ sculpture from the university’s campus. The sculpture was created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt in 1997 to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.
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