VICE News goes on patrol with Soldiers of Odin in British Columbia and Québec to explore their declared commitment to preserving so-called Canadian values.
Amid rising anti-refugee sentiment, Islamophobia and violence in Canada and beyond, VICE News reporter Ben Makuch explores the blurry line between nationalist pride and racist rhetoric.VICE News goes on patrol with Soldiers of Odin in British Columbia and Québec to explore their declared commitment to preserving so-called Canadian values.
Many companies declare commitments to issues such as diversity or poverty alleviation in their values or mission statements.
The mounting international criticism indicates a welcome, if much-belated, refusal by major European, Latin American and Asian countries to defer any longer to the U.S. on this issue, and their readiness to expose what they long knew but were reluctant to express: that Netanyahu's declared commitment to a two-state solution has been a lie.
"They said they agreed, but they didn't want to declare their commitment," Mr. Helas said.
When guests arrived on Saturday night two weeks ago, they were greeted with name tags that asked them to declare a commitment.
Ban Ki Moon, for example, coined the term "torch bearers" to describe the role they should play, while politicians have lined up to declare their commitment.
It calls on signatories to declare their commitment to equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination on the grounds of race, religion and ethnicity, and for all citizens to be able live without fear.
Germany's free education movement began in 1999 with the founding of the Alliance against Tuition Fees when 200 organisations including student unions, trade unions and political parties came together to declare their commitment to fighting for free education.
Businesses need to have the courage to declare their commitment to social change, the conviction to participate in building systemic solutions to social issues, and governance policies that support these priorities.
Some of the Dixiecrats went so far as to declare their commitment to "white supremacy," according to The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem by John M. Coski.
