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Breaking
Point
Who’s Afraid of Donald Trump?
By Rosette Correa
The recent elections
in the United States was like
a Hollywood movie - it was
full of colour, intrigue, foul
language and ill-feelings. It
was like watching an exclusive
mini-series on TLC that Honey
Booboo could not even come
close to in ratings. Even my
grade seven students were in
on it. They all suddenly became
political experts on US politics.
Ironically, though, when asked
about who was the premier of
BC, only two out of twenty nine
could answer it correctly. That
shows you how lacklustre the
Liberals and Conservatives are
compared to the Republicans
and Democrats, both in
charisma and political savvy.
Hillary Clinton was a
double-edged sword. You
either loved her, especially for
her new age, neo-socio and
political ideas that speak to
millennials, or hated her with
a scorn of a wronged woman
because of what she stood for,
and her indifference and lack
of heart. In spite of who she
was, she gave it a shot - twice
- but was short of the prize.
Donald
Trump,
the
president-elect,
was
straight out of
history books. His
take on almost
all controversial
issues that the
US has been
successful
at
winning,
with
the help of the
Democrats and
Obama,
was
obdurate,
but
determined and
direct. He minced
no words at letting
the voters know
what his stand
was on illegal
immigrants, prochoice
groups
and the media.
The crowd grew
mad - one side in
disgust, and the
other in jubilation.
“Finally,”
they
said, “someone
who
actually
talks about what is wrong with
America!”
One of these groups,
the right-wing Evangelicals,
was what fuelled the winning of
Trump, according to political
pundits and electoral college
Tinig Migrante
By E. Maestro
In the last decade, there has
been a shift towards bringing in an
increased number of temporary
foreign workers (TFWs) across
Canada. Meanwhile, programs
and policies that can protect
and promote their rights and
welfare are lacking. And in many
cases, they may be isolated from
progressive organizations that can
assist them.
To address this, Migrante BC
is organizing a two-day conference
this December to create a space
where advocates from different
communities can come together
with TFWs to formulate actions to
advance their rights and welfare.
The conference, “Building
and
Strengthening
Workers’
Solidarity”, will be held December
3rd to 4th at the Unifor Hall, 326
votes alike. While Trump was
never clear about his faith,
the group assumed that his
stand on these issues that
were taking front and centre
in American society, was
what affirmed his belief in the
tenets of Christianity. As they
saw
American
morality crumble
with their own
two eyes, they
needed someone
to overturn the
tide, and “make
America great
again”.
O t h e r
factors
also
played not-sosubtle
roles
in the Trump
victory. Colour
and race several
notes in the
elections. The
exit polls showed
that 53% of the
winning
votes
came from white
women, and that
majority of votes
for Trump were
from white men,
all 58% of the
total votes. Age
wise, people aged forty five and
above voted for Trump, and he
won rural America’s vote, a far
larger population compared to
Hillary’s urban votes. As well,
Trump also took the votes of
those who only had a high
Upcoming TFW Conference:
Building and Strengthening
Workers’ Solidarity
12th Street, New Westminster.
Day One will feature keynote
speaker York University Professor
Ethel Tungohan, workshops on
various urgent issues, and a lunch
panel of courageous TFWs who
will share their “Stories of Struggle
and Hope”.
Day Two will focus on the youth
and the role they play in forwarding
a progressive movement that
fights for the rights of all workers.
It will also include an “intergenerational” dialogue that will
allow for a sharing of experiences
with our elders in the labour
and social justice movements.
Migrante will also have an Art Sale
and Solidarity Night with different
cultural presentations by TFWs
and advocates.
The TFW
conference will
bring together lawyers, union
leaders, and representatives from
the academe, church, youth and
other sectors from the FilipinoCanadian and other communities
across the Lower Mainland.
The conference fee is $75
for both days and this includes a
conference kit and all meals