Educational documents and tools against Online harassment and cyberbullying

Since 2008, the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) has worked tirelessly with the interests of the Iranian Canadian community in mind, and with the core values of peace, solidarity, freedom, justice and transparency. It is unfortunate that the ICC and its board members have frequently been the target of cyberbullying by individuals who oppose our core values, who choose aggression over peace, bullying over freedom of speech, and trolling while cowardly hiding behind their -sometimes unknown- online identity. 

The ICC board members, and the members of the public alike, have been targeted by such bullies on many social media platforms, who aim to create a toxic atmosphere or hoping to interfere with or to discourage the board members from their peaceful activities. 

The ICC board members are and have been aware and prepared to face the trolls and the toxic environment that they wish to create, finding encouragement instead of being discouraged, and determination instead of distraction. After all, the harder the trolls try, the more we have reason to believe in the positive impacts of ICC’s overall strategies, giving us more reason and determination to continue working toward our peaceful ambitions. 

Despite the above, we condemn the acts of cyberbullying, and encourage our members and the public to stay sensitive about such activities. Cyberbullying, especially when it involves physical threats, is a criminal activity and the ICC will assess such activities going forward and may choose to report them to the respective social media platform, or in more serious cases to the police. For further information about cyberbullying please consult the following resources. 

https://www.unicef.org/end-violence/how-to-stop-cyberbullying 

https://ssd.eff.org/module/your-security-plan 

https://womensmediacenter.com/speech-project/tools-resources 

https://www.datasociety.net/pubs/oh/Online_Harassment_2016.pdf 

http://cdeacf.ca/boite-outils-cyberintimidation 

https://onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org/protecting-information-from-doxing/ 


Joint statement: Ceasefire now, end the siege, for a just and lasting peace

Iranian Canadian Congress is proud to join with a broad and representative group of pan-Canadian organizations that is raising our voices together for an immediate ceasefire to the escalating violence in Israel-Palestine and for the urgent restoration of humanitarian aid to Gaza and access to the basic necessities of life. We are among the leading pan-Canadian labour, faith, community, civil society, peace and justice organizations in Canada and Quebec. 

You can read our joint statement here.

Le texte en français suit.

Ceasefire now, end the siege, for a just and lasting peace

Issued on Saturday, October 21, 2023

People in Canada are watching in horror as the violence in Israel-Palestine has escalated towards an all-out war.

On Tuesday, the bombing of the Anglican Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City killed hundreds of people, most of them children. Over 5,000 people had been sheltering inside. This is an atrocity.

Since October 7, thousands have been killed following Hamas’ attack and the Israeli government’s response.

We unequivocally condemn the targeting of innocent Palestinian and Israeli civilians.

As representatives of leading pan-Canadian labour, faith, Arab, Jewish, and civil society organizations, we are calling on the Government of Canada to take these steps: 

  • Call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel-Palestine

  • Call for an end to the blockade of Gaza and for the restoration of humanitarian aid and access to the basic necessities of life

We endorse the Canadian government’s call for humanitarian aid to Gaza and the safe return of hostages. These demands cannot be meaningfully addressed without an immediate ceasefire and while Israel's blockade of Gaza continues.

Gaza is facing a “complete siege” as food, water, electricity, and fuel have been cut off. Gaza’s last functioning seawater desalination plant shut down on Sunday after running out of fuel. Water and sanitation services have collapsed in the wake of widespread bombing.

UN shelters have also run out of water and hospital workers are warning that thousands more civilians could die if access to water, fuel, and medicine is not restored.

The already dire humanitarian crisis is rapidly deteriorating.

The Israeli government’s order to a million Gazans to evacuate to the south–an impossible feat in 24 hours–suggests that a ground war and intensifying bombing are imminent.

Our most urgent task is preventing the further loss of life and an even greater humanitarian disaster than what we have already witnessed in Gaza. An all-out war would bring catastrophe to the entire region.

As hostilities escalate, they are fuelling a rise of Anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism, Islamophobia, and antisemitism in Canada–which we also unequivocally condemn.

Beyond these immediate steps, the world must support efforts for a just and lasting peace in Israel-Palestine and address the root cause of the violence: Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory.

Palestinians, Israelis, and all people in the region deserve to live in peace and security and with justice for all.

 

Signatories: 

 

  1. 350 Canada

  2. Academic Foundation for Peace-Conflict Studies (AFPCS)

  3. Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of British Columbia (AMSSA)

  4. Alter Acadie, New Brunswick

  5. Alternatives

  6. Arab Canadian Lawyers Association

  7. ArtHouseTO

  8. Asian Canadian Labour Alliance - British Columbia

  9. Asian Canadian Labour Alliance - Ontario

  10. Asian Canadian Women Alliance

  11. Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians

  12. Association of United Ukrainian Canadians

  13. Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI)

  14. Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network

  15. Aura Freedom International

  16. Black Lives Matter - Canada

  17. Bridges Not Borders / Créons des ponts

  18. Canada Social Work Students Collective for Palestine

  19. Canada Stand Up for Palestinian Children’s Rights

  20. Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) / L’association canadienne d’études du développement international (ACÉDI)

  21. Canadian Boat to Gaza

  22. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

  23. Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés

  24. Canadian Freelance Union / Le Syndicat canadien des pigistes (CLU)

  25. Canadian Friends of Sabeel

  26. Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)

  27. Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR)

  28. Canadian Palestinian Professional Foundation

  29. Canadian Palestinian Social Association of London

  30. Canadian Union of Postal Workers / Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes

  31. Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) / Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP)

  32. Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario / Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (SCFP) Ontario

  33. Canadian Voice of Women for Peace

  34. Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

  35. Center for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba

  36. Centre international de solidarité ouvrière (CISO)

  37. Centre justice et foi

  38. Child Care Now / Un enfant Une place

  39. Citizen Rights Movement (CRM)

  40. Climate Emergency Unit

  41. Climate Justice Edmonton

  42. Coalition of Canadian Palestinian Organizations

  43. Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia

  44. Conscience Canada

  45. Conseil central du Montréal métropolitain CSN

  46. Conseil régional Montréal métropolitain FTQ

  47. Council of Canadians - Campbell River

  48. Council of Canadians - Edmonton

  49. Council of Canadians - Fredericton

  50. Council of Canadians - Hamilton

  51. Council of Canadians - Kitchener-Waterloo

  52. Council of Canadians - London

  53. Council of Canadians - Mid-Island - Nanaimo

  54. Council of Canadians - Powell River

  55. Council of Canadians - Saskatoon

  56. Council of Canadians - Victoria

  57. Dogwood

  58. Egyptian Canadian Collation for Democracy (ECCD)

  59. Equality Fund / Fonds égalité

  60. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

  61. Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE)

  62. Femmes de diverses origines / Women of diverse origins

  63. Femmes en Mouvement du Québec

  64. Filipinas of HamOnt

  65. Fondation Béati / Béati Foundation

  66. Fondation Oscar Romero

  67. Force of Nature

  68. Foyer du Monde / Home of the World

  69. Fredericton Palestine Solidarity

  70. Fridays for Future Manitoba

  71. Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU)

  72. Good To Be Good

  73. Health Providers Against Poverty

  74. Hearing Palestine

  75. House of PainT

  76. Human Concern International

  77. Humanité & Inclusion Canada

  78. Independent Jewish Voices Canada

  79. Inspirit Foundation

  80. International Coalition For Human Rights in the Philippines Canada

  81. Iranian Canadian Congress

  82. Jesuit Refugee Service Canada

  83. Jewish Faculty Network

  84. Justice for All Canada

  85. Kairos Halifax

  86. Kairos SWO

  87. Kamloops Islamic Association

  88. L’Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada

  89. La Maison Turquoise

  90. Law Union of Ontario

  91. Le Centre de réfugiés / The Refugee Centre

  92. Le CIBLES - Carrefour international bas-laurentien pour l'engagement social

  93. Le Mouvement d'éducation populaire et d'action communautaire du Québec (MÉPACQ)

  94. Living Skies Regional Council, The United Church of Canada

  95. Maquila Solidarity Network

  96. Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax

  97. Médecins du Monde Canada / Doctors of the World Canada

  98. Middle Eastern Society of the University of New Brunswick

  99. Migrant Workers Centre of British Columbia

  100. Montréal pour la paix

  101. Montréal pour un monde sans guerre

  102. Mothers for World Peace

  103. Mouvement québécois pour la paix

  104. National Council of Canadian Muslims

  105. National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)

  106. New Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice / Front commun pour la justice sociale du Nouveau-Brunswick

  107. Oblates Franciscaines de Saint-Joseph

  108. On Canada Project Inc.

  109. Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses (OAITH)

  110. Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)

  111. Ottawa Forum Israel Palestine

  112. Oxfam Canada

  113. Oxfam Québec

  114. PalNet Pacific Mountain

  115. PalNet Shining Waters

  116. Pastorale sociale de Côte-des-Neiges

  117. Pastorale sociale de Rosemont

  118. People for Peace, London

  119. Photographers Without Borders

  120. Point Blank

  121. Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) / L'institut professionnel de la fonction publique du Canada (IPFPC)

  122. Progress Belleville

  123. Progress Toronto

  124. Public Service Alliance of Canada / L’Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada

  125. Rainbow Refugee Society

  126. Refugee Health YYC

  127. Regina Peace Council

  128. Regroupement intersectoriel des organismes communautaires de Montréal

  129. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal, Social Action Office

  130. Run for Palestine

  131. Save the Children Canada

  132. Science for Peace

  133. Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Toronto

  134. Soeurs Auxiliatrices, Québec

  135. Sojourn House

  136. South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia

  137. South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario

  138. Sustainable Human Empowerment (SHE) Associates Inc.

  139. Syndicat des enseignantes et enseignants du cégep Montmorency

  140. Syndicats des travailleuses et des travailleurs de la CSN

  141. Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes (TCRI)

  142. Table ronde des organismes volontaires d’éducation populaire de l’Outaouais

  143. The United Church of Canada

  144. Toronto Artists for Palestine

  145. Toronto Quakers Peace and Social Action Committee

  146. Unifor

  147. United Jewish People’s Order

  148. United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel

  149. Urban Alliance on Race Relations

  150. Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees

  151. Victoria Peace Coalition

  152. Victoria Raging Grannies

  153. Wilderness Committee

  154. Wildseed Centre for Art & Activism

  155. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

  156. Women’s Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada

  157. World Beyond War

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انتشار هشتمین شماره خبرنامه کنگره ایرانیان کانادا

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دوستان وهمراهان گرامی،
هشتمین شماره خبرنامه کنگره ایرانیان کانادا را خدمت شما ارایه میکنیم. هدف ما آشنایی اعضای کنگره و جامعه ایرانی کانادایی با فعالیت های مدیران کنگره و داوطلبانی است که سعی در شکوفایی و پیشرفت این جامعه پویا دارند.
این شماره از خبرنامه شامل مطالب زیر است:
گزارش مجمع سالیانه کنگره ایرانیان کانادا برگزار شده در تاریخ نهم آوریل 2023
پیام همدلی و همبستگی جامعه ایرانی کانادایی
بیانیه کنگره در رد اتهامات بی پایه و تعرض به فرایند انتخاباتی دموکراتیک این نهاد
مسئولیت های اعضای هیئت مدیره کنگره ایرانیان کانادا در دوره جدید
مصاحبه دکتر آرزو خدیر با ژورنال ایرانیان کانادا
فراخوان دعوت از هنرمندان
بیانیه کنگره ایرانیان کانادا در محکومیت آزار و اذیت زنان در محل کار
نامه سرگشاده به رییس حزب محافظه کار کانادا در رابطه با حضور استفان هارپر در کنوانسیون مجاهدین خلق در پاریس
نامه سرگشاده به مدیرعامل شرکت تجهیزات کوهستان در ارتباط با ضرب و شتم یک ایرانی کانادایی
نامه کنگره ایرانیان کانادا به نخست وزیر بریتیش کلمبیا
گزارش جلسات آموزشی کمیته سلامت روان کنگره ایرانیان کانادا
برای سه رئیس با ردپاهای ماندگار
ما ضمن تشکر از داوطلبانی که در انتشار این خبرنامه تلاش کرده و ما را یاری مینمایند بطور ویژه از داوطلبانی که زحمت ویراستاری و صفحه آرایی را میکشند، تشکر میکنیم.
روابط عمومی کنگره ایرانیان کانادا از تمامی هنرمندان، صاحب نظران، نویسندگان،... دعوت میکند که با ارسال آثار و مطالب خود به هر چه پر محتوا تر شدن این خبرنامه یاری رسانند؛ علاقه‌مندان میتوانند از طریق ایمیل با ما تماس بگیرند.
نیازمند کمکهای مالی، فکری و تخصصی شما هستیم.

انتشار هشتمین شماره خبرنامه کنگره ایرانیان کانادا

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Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada

The third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada is on Saturday, Sept. 30.

روز حقیقت یابی و آشتی ملی با بومیان کانادا گرامی باد


International Peace day

21st of September, Peace to the world on International Peace Day.

۲۱ سپتامبر، روز جهانی صلح گرامی باد


Open letter to Minister of Immigration Concerns Regarding Potential Immigration of MEK Members to Canada

Vice President of Iranian Canadian Congress, Mona Ghassemi has sent a letter to The Honourable Marc Miller regarding Concerns of Potential Immigration of MEK Members to Canada.

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Open letter to Conservative Party regarding Stephen Harper's Presence at MEK Convention in Paris

Iranian Canadian Congress' board of directors has sent an open letter to Mr. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada regarding the presence of Stephen Harper at MEK Convention in Paris. 

A copy of this letter was sent to all leaders of political parties in Ottawa including Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. 

The full text of the letter and the response from the Leader of the Official Opposition is here:

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ICC open letter to MEC regarding the incident with an Iranian Canadian citizen

Mr. Eric Claus,  CEO of Mountain Equipment Company, 

On behalf of The Iranian Canadian Congress, we are reaching out to you as our members and our community are shocked and outraged by reports in the media about how Mr. Amir Ghassemzadehnaghedhi and his wife Mrs. Andrea Sotomayor were treated in one of Mountain Equipment Company’s stores 

Furthermore, we are disappointed with the way the Mountain Equipment Company decided to handle the incident. As Canadians, we are proud of our diverse and multicultural nation. As a country that aspires to anti-hate and antiracist values, we must hold our businesses accountable to respect the humanity of all people.  The reported punitive measures taken do not address the root cause of the problem, and we hope that appropriate actions are taken to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents. 

Our mandate includes supporting the wellbeing and defending the interests of all Iranian Canadians. Respectfully we would like to know what will come of this, how it is handled, and how we will be represented. Please consider the consequences of such lack of sensitivity and care.   

Sincerely, 

Iran Canadian Congress  

 


Question for Mayoral Candidates of Toronto election 2023

The Iranian Canadian Congress have identified three main issues for the Iranian Canadian community in Toronto and we have prepared three questions below in that regard. We have asked 6 candidates who are ahead in the polls to answer to these questions and we are relaying their answers to the community to help them decide better in the coming election: 

 

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