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Photograph of an unidentified man speaking at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Photograph of an unidentified man speaking at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Group portrait of Aziz Khaki, Rosemary Brown, Bill Black, and unidentified woman at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
Dr. Abdulaziz 'Aziz' Khaki was an activist and leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He served as vice-president of the Canadian Muslim Federation and the Council of Muslim Communities of Canada. Dr. Khaki was a strong advocate for human rights, interfaith dialogue, and the integration of Muslim communities into Canadian society.
Born on June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, Rosemary Brown immigrated to Canada in 1951 to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at McGill University and her Masters of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Brown was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of the federal NDP political party. She was a politician, feminist, writer, educator, lecturer, and mother who contributed significantly to B.C. and Canada, through her work with the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and Voice of Women.
Bill Black is a Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia's Peter A. Allard School of Law. After earning his J.D. from Harvard Law School, Professor Black joined the Allard School of Law in 1970 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1975, then Professor in 1998. His research interests lie in Human Rights Reform, Equality Rights, and Mediation and other Dispute Resolution within Human Rights Agencies.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
Dr. Abdulaziz 'Aziz' Khaki was an activist and leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He served as vice-president of the Canadian Muslim Federation and the Council of Muslim Communities of Canada. Dr. Khaki was a strong advocate for human rights, interfaith dialogue, and the integration of Muslim communities into Canadian society.
Born on June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, Rosemary Brown immigrated to Canada in 1951 to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at McGill University and her Masters of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Brown was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of the federal NDP political party. She was a politician, feminist, writer, educator, lecturer, and mother who contributed significantly to B.C. and Canada, through her work with the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and Voice of Women.
Bill Black is a Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia's Peter A. Allard School of Law. After earning his J.D. from Harvard Law School, Professor Black joined the Allard School of Law in 1970 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1975, then Professor in 1998. His research interests lie in Human Rights Reform, Equality Rights, and Mediation and other Dispute Resolution within Human Rights Agencies.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Photograph of Aziz Khaki speaking at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C. Rosemary Brown and Bill Black are seen in the background.
Dr. Abdulaziz 'Aziz' Khaki was an activist and leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He served as vice-president of the Canadian Muslim Federation and the Council of Muslim Communities of Canada. Dr. Khaki was a strong advocate for human rights, interfaith dialogue, and the integration of Muslim communities into Canadian society.
Born on June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, Rosemary Brown immigrated to Canada in 1951 to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at McGill University and her Masters of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Brown was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of the federal NDP political party. She was a politician, feminist, writer, educator, lecturer, and mother who contributed significantly to B.C. and Canada, through her work with the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and Voice of Women.
Bill Black is a Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia's Peter A. Allard School of Law. After earning his J.D. from Harvard Law School, Professor Black joined the Allard School of Law in 1970 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1975, then Professor in 1998. His research interests lie in Human Rights Reform, Equality Rights, and Mediation and other Dispute Resolution within Human Rights Agencies.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
Dr. Abdulaziz 'Aziz' Khaki was an activist and leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He served as vice-president of the Canadian Muslim Federation and the Council of Muslim Communities of Canada. Dr. Khaki was a strong advocate for human rights, interfaith dialogue, and the integration of Muslim communities into Canadian society.
Born on June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, Rosemary Brown immigrated to Canada in 1951 to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at McGill University and her Masters of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Brown was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of the federal NDP political party. She was a politician, feminist, writer, educator, lecturer, and mother who contributed significantly to B.C. and Canada, through her work with the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and Voice of Women.
Bill Black is a Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia's Peter A. Allard School of Law. After earning his J.D. from Harvard Law School, Professor Black joined the Allard School of Law in 1970 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1975, then Professor in 1998. His research interests lie in Human Rights Reform, Equality Rights, and Mediation and other Dispute Resolution within Human Rights Agencies.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Photograph of Rosemary Brown and an unidentified person speaking at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
Born on June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, Rosemary Brown immigrated to Canada in 1951 to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at McGill University and her Masters of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Brown was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of the federal NDP political party. She was a politician, feminist, writer, educator, lecturer, and mother who contributed significantly to B.C. and Canada, through her work with the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and Voice of Women.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
Born on June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, Rosemary Brown immigrated to Canada in 1951 to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at McGill University and her Masters of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Brown was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of the federal NDP political party. She was a politician, feminist, writer, educator, lecturer, and mother who contributed significantly to B.C. and Canada, through her work with the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and Voice of Women.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Photograph of Charan Gill speaking at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C. Rosemary Brown and Bill Black are seen in the background.
Charan Pal Gill (June 17, 1936 - February 2, 2021), born in Hong Kong, was a social worker, social activist, labour organizer, anti-racism pioneer and a South Asian community leader in British Columbia. Gill relocated to Vancouver, Canada in 1967, where he briefly worked as a berry picker before finding employment in a sawmill in Williams Lake, British Columbia. Due to an injury to his wrist, Gill left the sawmill and after some training began working as a social worker in Prince Rupert. After working for five years as a social worker, Gill became a registered social worker after obtaining his bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia in 1970. Gill was involved with the Indian People's Association in North America (IPANA) in Vancouver. Founded in Montreal in June 1975, IPANA was a left-wing social group initially focused on generating support for the Naxalite movement in India. In 1979, Gill with IPANA in Vancouver played significant roles in the formation of the Farm Workers Organizing Committee (FWOC). On 6 April 1980, the FWOC transformed into the Canadian Farmworkers Union (CFU). The CFU became the first union in Canada's history centred on farmworkers. Gill was elected CFU founding secretary (by 2004 he also served as secretary and treasurer). He also became the editor of the Farmworker, the CFU's newspaper (published in English and Panjabi). While contributing towards the CFU, Gill pursued postgraduate studies and earned his master's degree in social work in 1983. For much of his professional career he worked for the BC Ministry of Human Resources and Ministry of Social Services and Housing. In November 1980, Gill co-founded the volunteer organization British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism (BCOFR). In 1985 Gill established a new service provider catering to the immediate needs of the South Asian community in British Columbia. The charitable organization was originally known as the Progressive Indo-Canadian Community Services Society and later became the Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS). Gill served as the organization's chief executive officer until 2017. Gill gradually retired from social work while working with PICS. He also served on the boards of various organizations, including the agriculture cooperative AgSafe (formerly FARSHA) since 1993; Rainbow Community Health Co-operative since 1998; Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) since 2011; and the BC Non-Profit Housing Association from 2008 to 2012. Gill was the recipient of numerous awards and honours in recognition of his activism and contributions to human rights and workers' rights, such as, the Order of British Columbia (1999) and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
Born on June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, Rosemary Brown immigrated to Canada in 1951 to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at McGill University and her Masters of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Brown was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of the federal NDP political party. She was a politician, feminist, writer, educator, lecturer, and mother who contributed significantly to B.C. and Canada, through her work with the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and Voice of Women.
Bill Black is a Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia's Peter A. Allard School of Law. After earning his J.D. from Harvard Law School, Professor Black joined the Allard School of Law in 1970 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1975, then Professor in 1998. His research interests lie in Human Rights Reform, Equality Rights, and Mediation and other Dispute Resolution within Human Rights Agencies.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
Charan Pal Gill (June 17, 1936 - February 2, 2021), born in Hong Kong, was a social worker, social activist, labour organizer, anti-racism pioneer and a South Asian community leader in British Columbia. Gill relocated to Vancouver, Canada in 1967, where he briefly worked as a berry picker before finding employment in a sawmill in Williams Lake, British Columbia. Due to an injury to his wrist, Gill left the sawmill and after some training began working as a social worker in Prince Rupert. After working for five years as a social worker, Gill became a registered social worker after obtaining his bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia in 1970. Gill was involved with the Indian People's Association in North America (IPANA) in Vancouver. Founded in Montreal in June 1975, IPANA was a left-wing social group initially focused on generating support for the Naxalite movement in India. In 1979, Gill with IPANA in Vancouver played significant roles in the formation of the Farm Workers Organizing Committee (FWOC). On 6 April 1980, the FWOC transformed into the Canadian Farmworkers Union (CFU). The CFU became the first union in Canada's history centred on farmworkers. Gill was elected CFU founding secretary (by 2004 he also served as secretary and treasurer). He also became the editor of the Farmworker, the CFU's newspaper (published in English and Panjabi). While contributing towards the CFU, Gill pursued postgraduate studies and earned his master's degree in social work in 1983. For much of his professional career he worked for the BC Ministry of Human Resources and Ministry of Social Services and Housing. In November 1980, Gill co-founded the volunteer organization British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism (BCOFR). In 1985 Gill established a new service provider catering to the immediate needs of the South Asian community in British Columbia. The charitable organization was originally known as the Progressive Indo-Canadian Community Services Society and later became the Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS). Gill served as the organization's chief executive officer until 2017. Gill gradually retired from social work while working with PICS. He also served on the boards of various organizations, including the agriculture cooperative AgSafe (formerly FARSHA) since 1993; Rainbow Community Health Co-operative since 1998; Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) since 2011; and the BC Non-Profit Housing Association from 2008 to 2012. Gill was the recipient of numerous awards and honours in recognition of his activism and contributions to human rights and workers' rights, such as, the Order of British Columbia (1999) and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
Born on June 17, 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, Rosemary Brown immigrated to Canada in 1951 to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at McGill University and her Masters of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. Brown was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of the federal NDP political party. She was a politician, feminist, writer, educator, lecturer, and mother who contributed significantly to B.C. and Canada, through her work with the British Columbia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and Voice of Women.
Bill Black is a Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia's Peter A. Allard School of Law. After earning his J.D. from Harvard Law School, Professor Black joined the Allard School of Law in 1970 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1975, then Professor in 1998. His research interests lie in Human Rights Reform, Equality Rights, and Mediation and other Dispute Resolution within Human Rights Agencies.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
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Photograph of an unidentified person speaking at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
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Photograph of an unidentified woman speaking at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
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Photograph of an unidentified man speaking at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
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Photograph of Aziz Khaki attendees at the Community Forum on Human Rights organized by the Committee for Racial Justice and Human Rights Defenders at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
Dr. Abdulaziz 'Aziz' Khaki was an activist and leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He served as vice-president of the Canadian Muslim Federation and the Council of Muslim Communities of Canada. Dr. Khaki was a strong advocate for human rights, interfaith dialogue, and the integration of Muslim communities into Canadian society.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.
Dr. Abdulaziz 'Aziz' Khaki was an activist and leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He served as vice-president of the Canadian Muslim Federation and the Council of Muslim Communities of Canada. Dr. Khaki was a strong advocate for human rights, interfaith dialogue, and the integration of Muslim communities into Canadian society.
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre is located in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood. It is home to Engine 374, a locomotive that pulled the first trans-continental passenger train across Canada and into Vancouver in 1887.