本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Dear Mr.
We are Chinese families living in the Greater Toronto Area. We are writing to express our deep concern about the words of hatred appearing on some private properties on Bullock Drive, Madsen Court, Karma Road and Raleigh Court of Markham this past Tuesday July 5.
Markham is a community where people from divers ethnical and racial backgrounds have been living in harmony and making meaningful contributions to the society in their own way for years. Some of us have been considering to settle down in Markham on a long-term basis.
We are shocked by the incidents on July 5. The unsettling news made us worry about whether this community will continue to provide us a safe environment to live and work, and in particular, for our children to grow without being subject to racial discrimination and harassment.
Racial discriminatory behaviours are fundamentally wrong. This has been made clear by the Parliament through the entrenchment of the equality rights in the Charter. The anti-Chinese incidents on July 5 in Markham should be condemned and rejected by the whole community explicitly and openly. We think that if we remain silent in the face of this kind of hatred-motivated behavior, our community will lose its peacefulness quickly. In March 2003, there were anti-Jewish graffiti on some properties in Vaughan. The offenders are still at large. Now Chinese community has become the target. Should we continue to remain silent, not only will Chinese community suffer, but other minority groups will likely soon become the next target.
We think that in addition to the police’s investigation, it is necessary for the city of Markham to do something (such as community education, public denunciation through media) to prevent this from happening again.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Yours truly,更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
We are Chinese families living in the Greater Toronto Area. We are writing to express our deep concern about the words of hatred appearing on some private properties on Bullock Drive, Madsen Court, Karma Road and Raleigh Court of Markham this past Tuesday July 5.
Markham is a community where people from divers ethnical and racial backgrounds have been living in harmony and making meaningful contributions to the society in their own way for years. Some of us have been considering to settle down in Markham on a long-term basis.
We are shocked by the incidents on July 5. The unsettling news made us worry about whether this community will continue to provide us a safe environment to live and work, and in particular, for our children to grow without being subject to racial discrimination and harassment.
Racial discriminatory behaviours are fundamentally wrong. This has been made clear by the Parliament through the entrenchment of the equality rights in the Charter. The anti-Chinese incidents on July 5 in Markham should be condemned and rejected by the whole community explicitly and openly. We think that if we remain silent in the face of this kind of hatred-motivated behavior, our community will lose its peacefulness quickly. In March 2003, there were anti-Jewish graffiti on some properties in Vaughan. The offenders are still at large. Now Chinese community has become the target. Should we continue to remain silent, not only will Chinese community suffer, but other minority groups will likely soon become the next target.
We think that in addition to the police’s investigation, it is necessary for the city of Markham to do something (such as community education, public denunciation through media) to prevent this from happening again.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Yours truly,更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net