Show Your Face Campaign

The Show Your Face campaign is a joint initiative of Amnesty International Lethbridge and the Lethbridge Action on Racism Circle.

It is an opportunity for ordinary people to stand up and speak out about racism and discrimination in their home town.

A poster launch will take place in May, 2010. It features faces of southern Albertans with the tag line “I live in southern Alberta, and I am standing up against racism and discrimination. Show your face – speak out!”

A Facebook and Twitter campaign has already been launched.

YOU can participate on Facebook! Type this into your profile update I am standing up to discrimination in my hometown. Show your face, speak out!

YOU can participate on Twitter! Tweet this: I am standing up to discrimination in my hometown. #Showyourface

Some comments on racism from a Canadian

The points I would like to make are mainly regarding the exposure of Aboriginal peoples in the Media. I literally have never seen a Native person in a commercial or in movies playing a generic role that anyone could play. I would like to see if we could get an action going to bring this about. We would have to brainstorm our thoughts to bring ideas of how this could be done.

My other point is to find ways to reward or encourage successful Aboriginals. Perhaps a mention on the weekly news or a write up in the newspaper.

Thirdly, I understand that the Chretien government brought in a bill which limits the First Persons' freedom while on their reserves. We need to look into this more and find out how this bill and any other bill is preventing the success of the young.

Lynn

Listen to audio from Lethbridge Action on Racism Circle Presentation to the Community on April 13, 2010

Visit the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs website to hear the presentation: http://www.sacpa.ca/sessionquery.php?sessionid=386