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Bryan Paterson ‘stepping away’ from Third Day Worship Centre

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Bryan Paterson, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, homophobia, islamophobia, Mayor Bryan Paterson, open letter, Third Day Worship Centre

On Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2020, Kingston’s Mayor Bryan Paterson posted an open letter on his blog announcing his departure from

Kingston mayor denounces Islamophobic social media post

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Const. Ash Gutheinz, hate speech, Islam, Islamic Society of Kingston, islamophobia, Kingston, Kingston Muslim community, Kingston Police, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Mona Rahman, religion, social media, Twitter

When a social media account purporting to be based in Kingston posted an act of hate seemingly based in Islamophobia

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Racism in Kingston is alive and, well…

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Brandon Tozzo 1 Comment antisemitism, Barrington Walker, graffiti, hate crimes, islamophobia, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Mark Gerretsen, Queen's University, racial slurs, racism, Rasha Fahim, St. Lawrence College

Canadians were horrified by the terrorist attack on the Muslim community at Christchurch, New Zealand. Our own country has