Comments on: The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/ a bad idea, followed by poor execution Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:47:02 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: run like the wind » On the Interwebs: The Medium and the Message http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9900 run like the wind » On the Interwebs: The Medium and the Message Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:13:35 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9900 [...] Internet are from each other. The first example of this is the article Noaman and I wrote, “The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto.” I can’t speak for Noaman, but I wasn’t prepared for how overwhelming the [...] [...] Internet are from each other. The first example of this is the article Noaman and I wrote, “The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto.” I can’t speak for Noaman, but I wasn’t prepared for how overwhelming the [...]

]]> By: T. Toronto. Period. » The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto - By Fathima Cader and Noman Ali http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9852 T. Toronto. Period. » The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto - By Fathima Cader and Noman Ali Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:00:24 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9852 [...] Fathima Cader and Noman [...] [...] Fathima Cader and Noman [...]

]]> By: The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Tor… « Talk Islam http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9837 The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Tor… « Talk Islam Sat, 30 May 2009 04:19:30 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9837 [...] The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto The recent burst of mass mobilizations by sections of the Canadian-Tamil community in Toronto has brought to the fore several contradictions concerning the conflict in Sri Lanka and its presence in and connection to Canada. Mainstream media’s responses to the protests have been overwhelmingly racialist, exposing many of the limits of Canadian multiculturalism. [...] But if the coverage of the protests has made certain contradictions about the performance of cultural politics in public spaces in Canada apparent, other contradictions about the negotiation of those politics within cultural communities have also been rendered largely invisible. [...] [...] The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto The recent burst of mass mobilizations by sections of the Canadian-Tamil community in Toronto has brought to the fore several contradictions concerning the conflict in Sri Lanka and its presence in and connection to Canada. Mainstream media’s responses to the protests have been overwhelmingly racialist, exposing many of the limits of Canadian multiculturalism. [...] But if the coverage of the protests has made certain contradictions about the performance of cultural politics in public spaces in Canada apparent, other contradictions about the negotiation of those politics within cultural communities have also been rendered largely invisible. [...]

]]> By: fathima http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9834 fathima Wed, 27 May 2009 13:27:49 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9834 hello Himy, by all means go ahead, but do note the edit at the top of the post that addresses the end of the military campaign against the Tigers. -f. hello Himy,
by all means go ahead, but do note the edit at the top of the post that addresses the end of the military campaign against the Tigers.
-f.

]]> By: HiMY SYeD http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9833 HiMY SYeD Mon, 25 May 2009 18:56:11 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9833 Fathima, Thank you for penning this wonderful commentary. May I have your permission to repost this article onto Torontopedia.ca as well, as a city blog I run, with full by-line credit and link back to this url. Please leave a comment here and let me know. Thank You. HiMY SYeD Fathima,

Thank you for penning this wonderful commentary.

May I have your permission to repost this article onto Torontopedia.ca as well, as a city blog I run, with full by-line credit and link back to this url.

Please leave a comment here and let me know.

Thank You.

HiMY SYeD

]]> By: links for 2009-05-25 at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9832 links for 2009-05-25 at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture Mon, 25 May 2009 15:03:32 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9832 [...] run like the wind » The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto Mainstream media’s responses to the protests have been overwhelmingly racialist, exposing many of the limits of Canadian multiculturalism. In order for Canadian multiculturalism to accept any given group of people as a cultural community, it must define that group by differentiating it from a supposedly mainstream Canadian identity. This focalising Canadian identity—in effect a non-identity—is white and middle-class. Thus, when the Toronto Star publishes an editorial entitled “Protesters vs. the public” [1] it effectively notes that the protesters are not part of the public by pitting (Tamil) protesters against the (Canadian) public. Rather than focusing on the war, media outlets have focused on the inconvenience posed to commuters, thereby shifting attention away from deaths in Sri Lanka to traffic regulations in Canada. " (tags: via:restructure racism race identity) [...] [...] run like the wind » The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto Mainstream media’s responses to the protests have been overwhelmingly racialist, exposing many of the limits of Canadian multiculturalism. In order for Canadian multiculturalism to accept any given group of people as a cultural community, it must define that group by differentiating it from a supposedly mainstream Canadian identity. This focalising Canadian identity—in effect a non-identity—is white and middle-class. Thus, when the Toronto Star publishes an editorial entitled “Protesters vs. the public” [1] it effectively notes that the protesters are not part of the public by pitting (Tamil) protesters against the (Canadian) public. Rather than focusing on the war, media outlets have focused on the inconvenience posed to commuters, thereby shifting attention away from deaths in Sri Lanka to traffic regulations in Canada. " (tags: via:restructure racism race identity) [...]

]]> By: A Funkaoshi Production :: Page 2 http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9829 A Funkaoshi Production :: Page 2 Thu, 21 May 2009 20:23:53 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9829 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto. How did I go so long without being aware of this site? This is all kinds of hype.  # [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto. How did I go so long without being aware of this site? This is all kinds of hype.  # [...]

]]> By: Racializing assumptions of Canadian multiculturalism exposed by Toronto protests against Sri Lanka « Restructure! http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9828 Racializing assumptions of Canadian multiculturalism exposed by Toronto protests against Sri Lanka « Restructure! Tue, 19 May 2009 12:02:36 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9828 [...] May 19, 2009 — Restructure! In “The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto”, Fathima Cader and Noaman Ali write (May 17, 2009): The recent burst of mass mobilizations by sections of the [...] [...] May 19, 2009 — Restructure! In “The War in Sri Lanka and the Left in Toronto”, Fathima Cader and Noaman Ali write (May 17, 2009): The recent burst of mass mobilizations by sections of the [...]

]]> By: Tamils Blocc University Part 2 | rabble.ca http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9827 Tamils Blocc University Part 2 | rabble.ca Mon, 18 May 2009 21:56:53 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9827 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] The war in Sri Lanka and the Left in Torontohttp://run.likethewind.ca/2009/05/slrallies/#more-1148 [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] The war in Sri Lanka and the Left in Torontohttp://run.likethewind.ca/2009/05/slrallies/#more-1148 [...]

]]> By: Syed/Ahmed http://run.likethewind.ca/2009/slrallies/comment-page-1/#comment-9826 Syed/Ahmed Mon, 18 May 2009 15:08:33 +0000 http://run.likethewind.ca/?p=1148#comment-9826 Looks like 'victory' was claimed in the region: 'Several other senior Tamil Tigers have also been found dead. On Sunday, the Sri Lankan military claimed victory after the Tamil Tigers said it was “prepared to silence its guns” and admitted that the fighting had reached a “bitter end.” An estimated 8,000 civilians have been killed in Sri Lanka since January...' <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/18/tamil_tiger_leader_killed_sri_lanka" title="Democracy Now" rel="nofollow">More here...</a> Also we missed you in T.O. FC. Looks like ‘victory’ was claimed in the region:

‘Several other senior Tamil Tigers have also been found dead. On Sunday, the Sri Lankan military claimed victory after the Tamil Tigers said it was “prepared to silence its guns” and admitted that the fighting had reached a “bitter end.” An estimated 8,000 civilians have been killed in Sri Lanka since January…’

More here…

Also we missed you in T.O. FC.

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