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Posted: Feb 08, 2021 2:00 AM MT | Last Updated: February 8
Kenny Bhullar, front, and Sunny Brar, second from front, have been jogging together and training for a 42-kilometre run as a way to raise money for Indian farmers protesting new agricultural laws in India. (Min Dhariwal/CBC)
What started as a way for a group of friends in Edmonton to keep motivated and stay in shape during the pandemic has turned into a mission to support the farmers protests in India.
Sunny Brar and Kenny Bhullar, both from families of Punjabi descent, have been jogging and training for a marathon-length run together with a group of friends that has grown to more than 50 members.Â
South Asian community leader Charan Gill, dead at age 84, leaves long legacy of social justice activism
Tributes are pouring in for Charan Gill, who is being remembered as a passionate community leader who championed social justice in B.C. by fighting racism and supporting causes including better standards for immigrant workers and women s rights.
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Over 5 decades, Gill sought to protect workers, seniors and women and led fight against racism in B.C.
Posted: Feb 03, 2021 7:30 AM PT | Last Updated: February 3
Charan Gill immigrated to Canada in 1967. His interest in social causes accelerated to activism to help immigrant workers, seniors and women facing domestic abuse.(PICS)