Second Annual Chinatown Redress Rally on Canada Day:Head Tax Families to Gather at Chinatown Memorial


This media advisory is sent to me from Sid Tan and the Head Tax
Families Society of Canada.  Last year I took pictures of both the
rally and the Canada Day celebrations at Chinese Cultural Centre:

Canada Day in Chinatown: ceremonies + head tax redress march

Media
Advisory – June 28, 2007

Second
Annual Chinatown Redress Rally on
Canada Day:

Head Tax
Families to Gather at Chinatown Memorial 

Vancouver, BC  Head Tax Families Society of
Canada
will mark this Canada Day with the Second Annual Chinatown Redress Rally. They
will call on Prime Minister Stephen Harper for an inclusive just and honourable
redress to start with good-faith negotiations with representatives of head tax
families. 

Time:  10:30am
call time – program to begin shortly after

Date:  
Sunday July 1, 2007

Place: Memorial to Railway Workers and War Veterans

           
Keefer and Columbia (NE corner),
Vancouver

The Head Tax Families Society of Canada is today's Canadians on a
twenty-three year struggle for an inclusive redress with justice and honour for
affected head tax families. Go to www.headtaxfamilies.org
for more information.

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Contact:

Sid Tan – 604-783-1853

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