SHIP OF HOPE!

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Despite Continued Racism With Defacing Of Komagata Maru Memorial – Indo-Canadian Community Hopes For A Bright Future On The Tragic Ship’s 100th Anniversary!

While racism continues to haunt the ghosts of Komagata Maru, who suffered the most extreme racism during Canada’s institutionalized racist past and many who paid with their lives upon the ship’s return to India, the Indo-Canadian community members want to spread nothing but hope as they mark the 100th anniversary of the doomed ship’s arrival. People like Harbhajan Gill of the Komagata Maru Heritage Foundation should be commended for staying positive and stressing hope during this time of remembrance, especially in light of the ongoing racism and insult of defacing the monument. Gill and his group raised their own money from the community to put together a brochure of our history since the ship’s arrival and unceremonious departure from Vancouver. They proudly unveiled their brochure and Canada Post’s commemorative stamp in Vancouver on Thursday morning aboard a Harbour Cruise ship which was named the Komagata Maru for the special.