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Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day – May 18, 2023 – தமிழின அழிப்பு நினைவு நாள்

March 17, 2023 — Ottawa Tamil Association (OTA) plans to commemorate Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day at Walter Baker Sports center on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 7 PM. OTA expects many Tamil organizations will join the event. As in previous years, a statement on seeking justice for Sri Lanka’s genocide against Tamil is planned to be jointly made on that day and a commemoration event will take place. OTA would like your organization to join this event and the statement. Please contact info@ottawatamilassociation.ca if your organization plans to join. Details are below.

Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day – 2023 –  தமிழின அழிப்பு நினைவு நாள்

Venue: Walter Baker Sports Center  – Hall A & B

100 Malvern Drive, Nepean, ON K2J 2G5

Date & Time: May 18, 2023 (Thursday) at 7 PM

Description:

சிறிலங்காவினால் மேற்கொள்ளப்படும் தமிழின அழிப்பு உலகறிந்தது. ஆனால் அதற்கான நீதி பல வருடங்களாக கிடைக்காமலேயே உள்ளது. கனடாவில் கடந்த வருடம் தமிழின அழிப்பு நினைவு நாள், சிறிலங்காவில் தமிழருக்கு நடந்தது தமிழின அழிப்பு என பாராளுமன்றத்தில் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டது. மேலும் ஒன்டாரியோவில் தமிழின அழிப்பு கல்வி வாரம் சட்டமாகவும் அதை எதிர்த்து போடப்பட்ட வழக்கொன்றில் ஒண்டாரியோ நீதிமன்றம் தமிழின அழிப்பு கல்வி வாரம் சரியானது என தீர்ப்பு வழங்கியுள்ளது. சிறிலங்கா அரசினால் சாவடைந்த தமிழர்களையும், தமிழீழ நாட்டை அமைத்து அதை சிறிலங்காவின் ஆக்கிரமிப்பில் இருந்து காத்து நின்ற மறவர்களையும் நினைவு கூறும் அதே நேரம் தமிழின அழிப்புக்கு நீதி வேண்டிய செயல்பாடுகளுக்கு உறுதி கொள்ளும் ஒரு நாளாகவும் இந்த தமிழின அழிப்பு நினைவு நாள் அமைகிறது.

In 2010, the Ottawa Tamil community held the Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, where it was stated that the Tamil diaspora worldwide would remember the genocide of the Tamils for generations to come and seek justice for Sri Lanka’s crimes of genocide against Tamils. In February 2015, the Northern Provincial Council in Sri Lanka passed a resolution that demanded a UN inquiry to investigate the genocide of the Tamil people by successive Sri Lankan governments. In May 2018, the Second International Conference on Tamil Nationhood and genocide in Sri Lanka was hosted in Ottawa by Canadian Tamil organizations. A resolution released at the end of the conference resolved that only an independent international investigation into the charge of genocide can be acceptable.

In 2021, The Tamil Genocide Education Week Act’ passed by the government of Ontario, proclaims the seven-day period in each year ending on May 18 as Tamil Genocide Education Week. This acknowledgment not only seeks to honor the lives that were lost with the Tamil Genocide but also gives a sense of hope to those who have suffered life-long intergenerational trauma and represents the first step to healing. By recognizing the Tamil Genocide, we affirm our collective desire to maintain awareness of this genocide and other genocides to prevent such crimes from happening again.

On May 18, 2022, Tamil Genocide and Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day are recognized at the parliament via a unanimous motion. Justice for Tamil Genocide is still a long way to go, however, the Canadian government’s recognition is a hope for justice in the future. While commemorating the May 18 Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day and paying respect to the Tamil lives, OTA jointly with Canadian Tamil organizations urges the international community to work towards a broader recognition of the Tamil Genocide and play an active role in bringing the Sri Lankan government and its officials to the International Court to dispense justice to the Eelam Tamil community. Following are last year’s event details.

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/573298886/canadian-parliament-recognizes-the-genocide-of-tamils-in-sri-lanka-and-tamil-genocide-remembrance-day-may-18

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Ottawa Tamil Association
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