Head Tax Redress: Voice, Presence, Power
You are invited to a virtual roundtable to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the Head Tax Redress Apology
Register in advance at: https://yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o4v9y1cVQ2C_qA0tdkT7vw
For 22 years, the Chinese Canadian National Council spearheaded a national movement seeking redress for those who paid the Chinese Head Tax. An apology was a minimum. Compensation for payers who were still alive or for the surviving spouse, was a must. The campaign reflects the community’s strength persistence and indomitable spirit–strong shoulders for today’s generation as it faces pandemic racism.