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Jubilant sports fans flew the Canadian flag in 2019 after the NBA playoffs. Since then, the ‘freedom convoy’ has used the flag to try to represent their values. Has the symbolism of the flag changed? THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

June 29, 2022

Has the meaning behind the Canadian flag changed? — Podcast

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

What does it mean to be a settler of colour in Canada? Has the symbolism of the Canadian flag changed since the Ottawa convoy?

Those speaking out for Palestinian human rights continue to be sidelined and silenced in Canadian institutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

May 30, 2021

The high cost of advocating for Palestine

Lucy El-Sherif, University of Toronto

Injustices towards the Palestinians’ struggle don’t stop at the borders of Gaza or the boundaries of East Jerusalem. Across Canada, the atmosphere is menacing for those who speak up for justice.

This dispute over land in Caledonia is complex and builds on 500 years of colonization. (1492 Land Back Lane Legal Fund)

September 10, 2020

Six Nations Land Defenders in Caledonia reveal hypocrisy of Canada’s land acknowledgements

Lucy El-Sherif, University of Toronto

Land Defenders from Six Nations occupied a disputed land to highlight the fact that Canadians have a long way to go when it comes to learning what land acknowledgements are supposed to teach us.

One Reconciliation Pole and two Welcome Figures were unveiled during a ceremony in honour of truth and reconciliation on National Indigenous Peoples Day in Vancouver on June 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

June 27, 2019

This Canada Day, we need a new citizenship oath

Lucy El-Sherif, McMaster University

This Canada Day might be a good time for Canadians to think about the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action that ask Canadians to reject European sovereignty over Indigenous lands and peoples.

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