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July 13, 2011
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Libby Davies and Vancouver City Councillor Ellen Woodsworth Invite You to a Free Special Screening of "The Spirit Has No Colour"
(Film makers in attendance)

WHEN: Monday, July 18th / 7:00pm
WHERE: VIVO Media Arts Centre / 1965 Main Street (at East 4th)

ABOUT THE FILM:
This film is a training film for BC’s municipal police recruits on the relationship between police and the Aboriginal community.
It is centred in Vancouver and reflects the urban and reserve populations of this region. However, there is a commonality in the issues and experiences of Aboriginal populations across this country, both on reserve and in urban areas.

The film makers built on the teachings of all our elders, primarily that we learn best when we believe that change is possible and that there is hope for all of us (from www.thespirithasnocolour.ca)

Hope to see you there!

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Libby's Bills to stop discrimination based on social condition

June 16, 2010 Speeches in Parliament

Libby introduced two bills in the House of Commons to change the Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code to prohibit discrimination against a person based on their social condition.

Canadian Human Rights Act
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-559, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (social condition).

Mr. Speaker

This bill would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of social condition. In doing so it would protect from discrimination people who are experiencing social or economic disadvantage, such as adequate housing, homelessness, source of income, occupation, level of education, poverty, or any similar circumstance. As the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation and many other organizations have pointed out, a person's standing in society is often determined by his or her occupation, income, education level or family background.

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Justice for Abousfian Abdelzarik

June 3, 2009 Question Period

Question Period
House of Commons
HANSARD

Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, the Federal Court ruling today makes it clear that the government breached the charter rights of Canadian citizen Mr. Abdelrazik by forcing him to remain stranded in Sudan. The court declared:

There is no evidence in the record before this Court on which one could reasonably conclude that Mr. Abdelrazik has any connection to terrorism or terrorists...

The government does not get to choose to whom the charter applies. Will the Prime Minister finally do the right thing and bring Mr. Abdelrazik home?

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No Fly List in Canada Will Lead to Increased Racial Profiling: Opposition MPs Speak Out on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 20, 2005 Press Release

OTTAWA - NDP MP Libby Davies teamed up with fellow MPs, Gurmant Grewal (CPC), Richard Marceau (BQ) and Joe Comartin (NDP), to highlight the need for legislation banning racial profiling in Canada.

The Members of Parliament were joined by Shahid Mahmood, a Toronto man who was barred from flying in May 2004 and believes he may be on Canada's no fly list.

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Racial Profiling

March 20, 2005 Statements in the House of Parliament

Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, on this International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I draw the attention of Parliament to the escalation and use of racial profiling in Canada.

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Racial Profiling on the Rise: Davies

November 17, 2004 Press Release

18 NOV. 2004, OTTAWA: NDP MP Libby Davies today introduced a Bill that would ban racial profiling from all federal departments and jurisdictions. Davies held a press conference today with Joe Comartin, NDP Justice Critic, and David Onyalo from the Canadian Labour Congress to discuss the initiative.

"We have seen an increasing level of what can best be described as the 'criminalization of diversity' and we feel strongly that action must be taken", said Davies.

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NDP Launches Set of Bold Initiatives to Eliminate Racial Profiling

February 11, 2004 Press Release

OTTAWA - NDP MPs Joe Comartin, Libby Davies and Pat Martin today launched a series of bold initiatives put forward by the NDP Diversity Advocacy Team.

"We have seen an increasing level of what can best be described as the 'criminalization of diversity' and we feel strongly that action must be taken," said Davies.

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