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May 17 - The International Day Against Homophobia

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The International Day Against Homophobia (or IDAHO, as it is sometimes known) is celebrated around the world on Sunday, May 17. This annual day to mark the fight to make our society inclusive of all sexualities was founded in Montreal in 2003 by the human rights group Fondation Émergence. It was quickly embraced across Canada, and then internationally.

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National Aboriginal Day — June 21, 2009

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The story of Canada’s First Nations and Aboriginal Peoples is one of perseverance under immensely difficult circumstances. That perseverance led to the proclamation by Parliament of National Aboriginal Day.

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LGBTQ Pride Festivals and Marches

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UFCW Canada is building union pride.  Join us in your city to celebrate dignity and respect for all.

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — March 21, 2010

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It is sometimes hard to envision how racism can continue to plague us in our increasingly globalized world. One would think that on a planet where an African-American man governs the predominantly white United States, a Korean man leads the United Nations, and a black woman from the global South stands as the Governor General of Canada, issues of race would by now be historical facts reviewed by elementary teachers as ways in which people acted in the past, but are now viewed through the lens of “never again.”

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UFCW Canada Boycotts Intolerance

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UFCW Canada is calling on all members to stand in solidarity with their fellow workers and UFCW brothers and sisters in the United States by supporting a boycott against the State of Arizona, which recently passed a law that allows for greater discrimination against the State’s large and growing number of racialized residents and workers.

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International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia – May 17, 2010

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Homophobia and transphobia, like all forms of bigotry, are shameful and dangerous because they feed hate and propel inequality.

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