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Lest We Forget

Canadian-Tamils will be donating blood in remembrance of those Canadians Heroes who have sacrificed their lives for freedom.

The blood drive is conducted by NCCT and this is 2nd blood drive for this year.

Contact us at 416-419-5191

Time: 10 A.M – 3.30 P.M

Place: Malvern Town Center, Scarborough, Ontario

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MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Friday, November 11, 2011

Tamil Canadians organize second blood drive to honor Canada’s fallen heroes

The National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) is proud to announce its second collaboration with Canadian Blood Services to organize a blood drive, this time to honor Remembrance Day and to commemorate all of the civilian and military heroes who sacrificed their lives for the very liberties now enjoyed by all citizens within this great nation.

The Canadian Tamil community acknowledges the unyielding commitment that so many Canadians demonstrated throughout history in the name of justice and peace for all. They also recognize Canada as a leader in human rights, and that it is because of this great nation’s dedication to progress that Canadian Tamils have found asylum, acceptance, and the ability to preserve and cultivate their own cultural identity. The Tamil community’s deep

commitment to making a difference through various community initiatives meant to benefit all citizens has been fuelled by such remarkable heroism found in Canada’s rich history.

This year’s May blood drive was a tremendous success, bringing in 155 generous donors and a total of 106 units of blood provided to Canadians in dire need. Many members of the Tamil community have already registered for the upcoming drive, which will be held on Saturday, November 12, from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the Malvern Town Center in Toronto. The NCCT hopes that this year’s blood drive will be even more successful than the last,

and that more people will contribute in honor of this important holiday.

On November 11, at 11:00am, NCCT asks that all Tamil Canadians observe a few minutes of silence to reflect on and honor Remembrance Day and the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict, and peace.

“Ode Of Remembrance”

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.

Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

For more information please contact:

Raj Subramanium, NCCT Blood Drive Coordinator: 416-419-5191 or info@ncctcanada.ca

The National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) is a grassroots organization, composed of elected representatives from across Canada, that serve to organize Tamil-Canadians on a democratic and cooperative basis.

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ரொறொன்ரோவில் வசிக்கும் தமிழ் உறவுகளே....

அவுஸ்ரேலியாவில் நடந்த மாநாட்டில்.. எமக்காக உரத்துக் குரல் கொடுத்தது கனடா என்பதால்....

உங்கள் தமிழ் இரத்தத்தை, கனடிய மக்களுக்கு கொடுத்து உதவுங்கள்.

இரத்தம் கொடுப்பது.... உயிர் கொடுப்பதற்கு சமன்.

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We Remember

by: Roy Ratnavel

It’s November 10 and I’m on a flight home to after two weeks road trip through Western Canada. As we lift off into the sky, a peach sun sets auspiciously over majestic snow capped row of mountains ––the stubborn email status indicator light on my blackberry kept blinking in red.

Despite the flight attendant’s instructions over the PA system, my curiosity got the better of me; so I read the email. It was from my son’s school; which read “Preparations have been made for yearly Remembrance Day.” Of course, everyone –– including little school children in Canada are preparing to pay respect and commemorate the fallen in a meaningful way.

I am a Tamil. I have lived in Canada for more than two decades. Being a committed Canadian, I have always worn my poppy in the honour of those perished to save and protect democracy and justice. As a dedication, I have always quietly observed 11th hour of November 11th for almost two decades for the fallen, and to those innocent lives lost. This includes men, women and children.

Collectively, the sentiment of being Tamil, have left us in adopted land with our own nightmares and scarred memories, which lingered on and on, year after year. We have been devastated.

Our devastation has been replaced by wonder at life’s mystery, and a profound surprise in the human spirit and its resilience. We now know that we are able to fall to the depths of sorrow yet rise again with time. We feel that we have joined a group that we never intended to join as immigrants from Sri Lanka, but now as ‘hyphenated citizens’ by allowing ourselves to live this journey in our own way –– to experience the lows, the tears and the heartbreak –– eventually brought us back to a new beginning.

Some Tamils are reluctant to speak about those Tamils who perished in Sri Lanka. Even me, I have been reluctant to speak about my father as a victim of war during Canadian Remembrance Day ceremony. Such baggage has not been always easy for a first generation Tamil immigrant in a Canadian setting.

Our accent, our heritage, our long names, our brown skin point to our distinct identity. Stereotypes about Tamils, Tiger terrorists, and terror sympathizers were the immediate connection with whom we are. Now on this side of knowing, everything has been reconfigured: identities, histories, private narratives and, most certainly, the future.

But we have trusted our heart on this path, and now we will embrace joy and happiness when it comes. We deserve this; it has been a hard road with painful memories. Hope the times will change and those stereotypes will be appropriately addressed. Beyond that, we have to find the courage to stand in front of the ocean of mainstream and speak about our war experience in Sri Lanka.

The pieces of our heart that were so broken and dismembered seem to be finding a way back together. We see true appreciation for each day returning. As new Canadians we recognize the raw beauty of Remembrance Day, our family, laughter and friends without the immediate sense of loss following.

As we struggle, we know Sri Lanka’s evil cannot be undone. But by dismissing its twisted logic for the poisonous nonsense it is, we can act to ensure it does not metastasize into the marketplace of ideas. There is no time to process the war. There is no time to mourn the loss our relatives. Somehow, in spite of all this our frozen nightmares, anger and forgotten dreams of our own nation, we managed to get along with our lives. Our emotional wounds do not heal, but they fester.

We can’t remain quiet observer on this Remembrance Day agitated with our own individual thoughts and nightmares. This year while addressing the nation after the massacre, the prime minister of Norway said: Evil can kill a person, but never conquer a people. Those words are so true in Tamils’ world. When we think of the lost loved ones in our search for our homeland we commemorate them because we don’t want to be conquered by Sri Lankan evil. No evil can withstand the strength of people whose time has come.

We want to make it possible to hear voices of those who perished under Sri Lankan tyranny. We want to listen to them, remember them, imagine their struggles and pain, and carry their last wishes to freedom and peace for Tamils in Sri Lanka.

But if we set forth upon a path for revenge, then we dig two graves; one for our enemy and one for ourselves. Perhaps we can look within our own hearts, and ensure our words and actions always contribute to a better world for us all.

Every day, life gives you an opportunity to learn some real lessons. And so, tonight as I fly into Vancouver to meet my family again, I wonder at the serendipity that led me to this article. When I get home, I look forward to give my wife and son a warm embrace while thanking all those brave soldiers who fought for freedom and a second chance at life.

It has been said that the cells of our body change every seven years. Tamils have then had three complete cellular changes in over two decades since we arrived in Canada. As newcomers to this great land we have trusted our heart on this path, and now we are blessed joy and happiness with our families. It has been a hard-won battle –– but the residual scar on our psyche still lingers.

On this Remembrance Day, our search for justice, inner peace and closure, born out of tragedy, has risen once again. The bitter narrative of oppression and grievance is over for our dead loved ones. To them, with the young and the living, the narrative of possibility –– through next generation –– can begin again.

We’re here. We’re together. Our families are the best gift they could have left us. We remember.

They can rest now.

roy_ratnavel@hotmail.com

Edited by akootha

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ஒரு ஆரோக்கியமான மனிதனின் உடலில் 5 முதல் 6 லிட்டர் இரத்தம் உள்ளது. இரத்த தானம் செய்பவர் ஒரு நேரத்தில் 200, 300 மி.லி. இரத்தம் வரை கொடுக்கலாம். அவ்வாறு கொடுத்த இரத்தத்தின் அளவு இரண்டே வாரங்களில் நாம் உண்ணும் சாதாரண உணவிலேயே மீண்டும் உற்பத்தியாகிவிடும். 3 மாதங்களுக்கு ஒரு முறை எந்தவித பாதிப்பும் இன்றி இரத்த தானம் செய்யலாம். இரத்த தானம் செய்வதற்கு 5, 10 நிமிடங்கள் போதும்.

இரத்ததானம் செய்வதற்கான தகுதிகள்:

வயது 17 முதல் 55 வரை. உடல் எடை 45 கிலோவுக்கு குறையாமல், எய்ட்ஸ், காமாலை, மலேரியா போன்ற வியாதிகள் இல்லாமல் இருக்க வேண்டும்.

ரத்த தானம் அளிப்போர் அடையும் நன்மைகள்:

உங்கள் இரத்தப் பிரிவு, உங்கள் இரத்தத்தில் மஞ்சள் காமாலை, மலேரியா, பால்வினை நோய் மற்றும் எய்ட்ஸ் கிருமிகள் உள்ளதா என்று பரிசோதிக்கப்பட்டு உங்களுக்குத் தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.

அடிக்கடி இரத்த தானம் செய்பவர்களுக்கு, இரத்தக் கொதிப்பு (Blood Pressure) நோய் வரும் வாய்ப்பு மிக குறைகிறது.

உடலில் உள்ள ஒவ்வொரு இரத்த அணுவும் (செல்கள்) மூன்று மாத காலத்தில் தானாகவே அழிந்து மீண்டும் உற்பத்தியாகிறது. இரத்த அணு உற்பத்தி என்பது உடலில் எப்போதும் நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கும் பணி. எனவே இரத்த தானம் செய்வதால் உடலுக்கு பாதிப்போ, பலஹீனமோ ஏற்பட வாய்ப்பே இல்லை.

http://www.wikihow.com/Prepare-to-Donate-Blood

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ஏழு பேருக்கு உதவக்கூடிய எனது குருதியை வழங்கினேன். கடந்த வருடம் 200 பேருக்கு உதவக்கூடிய குருதி எமது சமூகத்தால் வழங்கப்பட்டது. இம்முறை அதைவிட அதிகமாக இருக்கும் என நம்புகிறேன்.

இந்த மாதிரி விடயங்கள் சாதாராண மக்கள் தொடக்கம் ஊடகவியலாளர்கள், அரசியல்வாதிகள் வரை ஒரு நன்றியுள்ள சமூகம் என்பதை இந்த சமூக நோக்கத்துக்கு அப்பால் எடுத்து சொல்வதுடன் அடுத்த தலைமுறைக்கும் பெருமை கொள்ள வழிசமைக்கும்.

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இலக்கு : 50 குருதி அலகுகள்

அடைந்தது : 65 குருதி அலகுகள்

ஒவ்வொரு அலகும் ஏழு உயிர்களை காக்க கூடியது

முதல் தடவை குருதி கொடை வழங்கியவர்கள் : 21

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