Hamilton has a long way to go in its fight against racism and hate, say community leaders who gathered Tuesday on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
“Today, local community organizations and human rights activists are calling for a renewed effort to confront racism and hate here in Hamilton,” Lyndon George, executive director of the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre, said outside Hamilton city hall.
“This year, our message is listen, learn and act.”
The international day commemorates when police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid laws in 1960 that forced Black South Africans to
