by Yves Engler / May 11th, 2021
Why are Cindy Blackstock, Charles Taylor, Pearl Eliadis, Murray Sinclair and Thomas Mulcair publicly associating themselves with alleged pedophile Alan Dershowitz?
Why are the indigenous advocate, philosopher
, human rights lawyer, former senator and former NDP leader supporting the anti-Palestinian lobby’s bid to crush a small left-wing Toronto restaurant?
Why have they offered their names to a ‘human rights’ organization run by a vicious anti-Palestinian who aggressively criticizes ‘enemy’ states while largely ignoring rights violations committed by Canada and the US?
Dershowitz, Blackstock, Eliadis, etc. are all “senior fellows” of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. When appointing Dershowitz, Blackstock, Eliadis, Taylor, Sinclair and others as senior fellows in 2017 Irwin Cotler told the press they were “chosen for their singular contributions to the struggle for peace and justice in our time.”
in February, alleging the union failed to protect her.
In a Friday letter, OPSEU president Warren (Smokey) Thomas said he welcomed being called out anytime someone can identify structures and practices that maintain white supremacy within the union. As one who never shies away from difficult conversations, I welcome the CBC reports, wrote Thomas in the letter. The revelations shine light on some of the reasons OPSEU/SEFPO is actively engaged in efforts to dismantle anti-Black and other forms of racism within the union and in the workplaces we represent.
WATCH | Annette Bouzi alleges bullying, sexism and racism in union:
Posted: May 07, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 7
Annette Bouzi says OPSEU s head office did absolutely nothing to support her when she complained about sexist and racist treatment within her union local at Algonquin College.(Ashley Burke/CBC)
Deep systemic flaws within one of Ontario s largest unions have allowed sexist and racist behaviour to go unpunished for months, sometimes even years, according to current and former union members and social justice advocates.
Annette Bouzi, a law professor and the first Black woman to be elected president of the faculty union at Algonquin College in Ottawa,
Bouzi launched a complaint against the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal in February, alleging the union failed to protect her.
Posted: May 05, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 5
Mail opened, ridicule, ‘constant undermining’: President of Algonquin College faculty union files human rights complaint
CBC News Ottawa6 hours ago
2:10Annette Bouzi, the first Black woman to serve as president of the faculty union at Algonquin College, has filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal alleging instances of bullying, sexism and racism from fellow union executives.2:10
As president of the faculty union at Algonquin College, Annette Bouzi is used to standing out as the first Black woman to hold the top job.
What the law professor said she didn t expect was the bullying, secret monitoring, sexism and racism from some fellow union officers.