SEPTEMBER 8TH, SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION against SHARIA COURT IN CANADA for WOMEN’S RIGHTS, SECULARISM AND HUMAN DIGNITY

It has been a year since the International Campaign against Sharia Court in Canada, called for a day of protest, nationally and internationally, against faith based courts in Ontario. The protestors wanted the Ontario to remove family law from the 1991 Arbitration Act.

The Campaign worked hard to inform the general public and the ministries in charge about the high risks of permitting Sharia courts in Ontario.

Unfortunately, despite all the warnings, the government of Ontario has not taken a clear position to prevent the interference of religious institutions in the judicial system.

The Second International Demonstration opposing Sharia and all faith based courts in Ontario will be held on September 8th, 2005.

We call upon all concerned individuals and progressive organizations to join us in opposing the Ontario Arbitration Act 1991 which allows religion to interfere in the Canadian judicial system. This Act allows family law disputes to be resolved outside the law courts by arbitrators according to their own religious and cultural beliefs. This act allows Islamic groups to legalize the suppression of women by implementing the proposed Sharia Court.

Join us! Together, let us raise our collective voice for progressive change! We can and must make a difference!

When: Thursday September 8th at 12 noon

Where: Queen’s Park, Ontario Legislature, Toronto