Navdeep Singh Chhina (he/him)
@navdeepsingh.bsky.social
Director #Campaigns & #Inclusion, HUB Cycling
Racialized immigrant from #LeCorbusier's #Chandiagrh, living on unceded lands of the amazing #CoastSalish peoples.
Native speaker of 5,500+ years old ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi) language.
www.bikehub.ca
Racialized immigrant from #LeCorbusier's #Chandiagrh, living on unceded lands of the amazing #CoastSalish peoples.
Native speaker of 5,500+ years old ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi) language.
www.bikehub.ca
CORRECTION: Huge events are OPENING UP Metro Vancouver roads this weekend to people from all segments of our society.
Several large-scale events will be held across Metro Vancouver this weekend, and commuters and residents are being warned of road closures to accommodate the festivities.
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Huge events are closing Metro Vancouver roads this weekend | News
Several large events will be held in Metro Vancouver this weekend, and commuters are warned of road closures to accommodate the festivities.
dailyhive.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
CORRECTION: Huge events are OPENING UP Metro Vancouver roads this weekend to people from all segments of our society.
Today, people in #India will be celebrating the 79th anniversary of independence from the barbaric British #colonialism after a 200-year+ fight for independence.
www.britannica.com/video/Indian...
www.britannica.com/video/Indian...
What Does India's Independence Day Celebrate? Timeline of the Independence Movement | Britannica
In August 1947, British rule ended on the Indian subcontinent.
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August 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today, people in #India will be celebrating the 79th anniversary of independence from the barbaric British #colonialism after a 200-year+ fight for independence.
www.britannica.com/video/Indian...
www.britannica.com/video/Indian...
May 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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My friend @navdeepsingh.bsky.social sums up how many racialized Canadians feel about Victoria Day. He does it with eloquence and insight. Read it in @pancouver.bsky.social. pancouver.ca/victoria-day...
Victoria Day is a time to reflect on displacement, language suppression, and systemic inequalities - Pancouver
Victoria ruled an empire that has receded, but the consequences of its policies remain painfully present in many parts of the world.
pancouver.ca
May 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My friend @navdeepsingh.bsky.social sums up how many racialized Canadians feel about Victoria Day. He does it with eloquence and insight. Read it in @pancouver.bsky.social. pancouver.ca/victoria-day...
An estimated 1,650,000 people could die within a year without American foreign aid for H.I.V. prevention and treatment.
Refugees on the Sudan-South Sudan border are at particular risk.
Refugees on the Sudan-South Sudan border are at particular risk.
March 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
An estimated 1,650,000 people could die within a year without American foreign aid for H.I.V. prevention and treatment.
Refugees on the Sudan-South Sudan border are at particular risk.
Refugees on the Sudan-South Sudan border are at particular risk.
In 1908, about 50 Sikh mill workers decided to build a gurdwara in Abbotsford.
The owners, the Trethewey family with links to KKK, donated whatever lumber they could carry on their backs.
So the Sikh men lugged the lumber from Mill Lake to the property site, an uphill trek of about 2 km.
The owners, the Trethewey family with links to KKK, donated whatever lumber they could carry on their backs.
So the Sikh men lugged the lumber from Mill Lake to the property site, an uphill trek of about 2 km.
The Case of the Gurdwara, the Lumber Barons and the KKK | The Tyee
In Abbotsford, the first Sikh place of worship holds a complicated history.
thetyee.ca
March 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
In 1908, about 50 Sikh mill workers decided to build a gurdwara in Abbotsford.
The owners, the Trethewey family with links to KKK, donated whatever lumber they could carry on their backs.
So the Sikh men lugged the lumber from Mill Lake to the property site, an uphill trek of about 2 km.
The owners, the Trethewey family with links to KKK, donated whatever lumber they could carry on their backs.
So the Sikh men lugged the lumber from Mill Lake to the property site, an uphill trek of about 2 km.
'I view the conduct as extremely serious involving racism directed towards Indigenous women' - Justice Michael Tammen, BC Supreme Court.
Judge finds RCMP breached charter rights during arrests at Wet'suwet'en pipeline blockade | CBC News
A B.C. judge says police breached the charter rights of three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline, and they will receive a reduction in their sentences because of t...
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February 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM
'I view the conduct as extremely serious involving racism directed towards Indigenous women' - Justice Michael Tammen, BC Supreme Court.
Indigenous people make up 5% of the population of Greater Victoria but were involved in 17% of the Victoria Police Department's 1,685 use-of-force incidents between 2018 and 2023.
Black people were the subject of 3% of incidents, while they account for 1.3% of the population.
Black people were the subject of 3% of incidents, while they account for 1.3% of the population.
2. What is the @davidebybc.bsky.social govt doing to address this? Should the VicPD be free to roam school hallways without appropriate oversight? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Victoria police disproportionately using force against Indigenous and Black people, data shows | CBC News
New data from VicPD, released following an order from the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner, shows Indigenous and Black people were overrepresented in police use-of-force incidents between 2018 and 2023.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Indigenous people make up 5% of the population of Greater Victoria but were involved in 17% of the Victoria Police Department's 1,685 use-of-force incidents between 2018 and 2023.
Black people were the subject of 3% of incidents, while they account for 1.3% of the population.
Black people were the subject of 3% of incidents, while they account for 1.3% of the population.
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... we were dealing with a specific VPD officer who told us he had better things to do rather than work on missing people.
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... we were dealing with a specific VPD officer who told us he had better things to do rather than work on missing people.
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Vancouver cops being investigated for neglect of duty in Chelsea Poorman disappearance
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner confirmed several Vancouver officers are being investigated for potential neglect of duty
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January 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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... we were dealing with a specific VPD officer who told us he had better things to do rather than work on missing people.
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
... we were dealing with a specific VPD officer who told us he had better things to do rather than work on missing people.
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“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that job. So I have decided to leave the Washington Post”
— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
January 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that job. So I have decided to leave the Washington Post”
— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
Racialized communities are often forced to be more dependent on 🚗 because of where they live. These barriers are far worse for Indigenous peoples.
Nearly one million people living in the eight largest 🇨🇦 cities were at risk of transport poverty, meaning they can't access or afford transportation.
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Nearly one million people living in the eight largest 🇨🇦 cities were at risk of transport poverty, meaning they can't access or afford transportation.
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December 26, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Racialized communities are often forced to be more dependent on 🚗 because of where they live. These barriers are far worse for Indigenous peoples.
Nearly one million people living in the eight largest 🇨🇦 cities were at risk of transport poverty, meaning they can't access or afford transportation.
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Nearly one million people living in the eight largest 🇨🇦 cities were at risk of transport poverty, meaning they can't access or afford transportation.
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In the 2024 US presidential election, widely characterized as one of the most consequential political contests, it is estimated that nearly 90 million Americans, roughly 36% of the eligible voting-age population, did not vote.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
‘What a circus’: eligible US voters on why they didn’t vote in the 2024 presidential election
Nearly 90 million Americans didn’t vote – which is more than the number of people who voted for Trump or Harris
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:35 PM
In the 2024 US presidential election, widely characterized as one of the most consequential political contests, it is estimated that nearly 90 million Americans, roughly 36% of the eligible voting-age population, did not vote.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
The benefits of urban green space aren’t evenly spread among the populace. “Leafy” is an adjective often reserved for affluent neighbourhoods, and racialized communities are relegated to paved and sparsely planted neighbourhoods.
How can we build greener and healthier cities for EVERYONE?
How can we build greener and healthier cities for EVERYONE?
November 27, 2024 at 6:02 PM
The benefits of urban green space aren’t evenly spread among the populace. “Leafy” is an adjective often reserved for affluent neighbourhoods, and racialized communities are relegated to paved and sparsely planted neighbourhoods.
How can we build greener and healthier cities for EVERYONE?
How can we build greener and healthier cities for EVERYONE?
“I find it extremely offensive that they are considering placing an Indigenous name on it,” Chief Roland Willson.
BC Hydro flooded 83 km of the Peace River that partially flooded seven tributaries, destroyed traditional hunting, fishing & trapping grounds, culturally & spiritually important sites.
BC Hydro flooded 83 km of the Peace River that partially flooded seven tributaries, destroyed traditional hunting, fishing & trapping grounds, culturally & spiritually important sites.
Site C dam to get Indigenous name after flooding Treaty 8 territory| The Narwhal
BC Hydro plans to give the Site C dam an Indigenous name but chief of an affected First Nation says it’s inappropriate
thenarwhal.ca
November 22, 2024 at 2:43 PM
“I find it extremely offensive that they are considering placing an Indigenous name on it,” Chief Roland Willson.
BC Hydro flooded 83 km of the Peace River that partially flooded seven tributaries, destroyed traditional hunting, fishing & trapping grounds, culturally & spiritually important sites.
BC Hydro flooded 83 km of the Peace River that partially flooded seven tributaries, destroyed traditional hunting, fishing & trapping grounds, culturally & spiritually important sites.
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A very well done film. I recommend everyone give it a watch #Israelism #Israel #Palestine #antisemitism #FreePalestine
www.israelismfilm.com/screenings
www.israelismfilm.com/screenings
Screenings | Israelism
www.israelismfilm.com
January 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM
A very well done film. I recommend everyone give it a watch #Israelism #Israel #Palestine #antisemitism #FreePalestine
www.israelismfilm.com/screenings
www.israelismfilm.com/screenings
Reminder: EV subsidies not a solution to address climate change, congestion or affordability.
10 postal codes with the highest rate of EV adoption in BC all had median, after-tax incomes of $99,000 or higher, while the median, after-tax incomes for BC is $61,272.
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10 postal codes with the highest rate of EV adoption in BC all had median, after-tax incomes of $99,000 or higher, while the median, after-tax incomes for BC is $61,272.
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
November 25, 2023 at 6:01 PM
Reminder: EV subsidies not a solution to address climate change, congestion or affordability.
10 postal codes with the highest rate of EV adoption in BC all had median, after-tax incomes of $99,000 or higher, while the median, after-tax incomes for BC is $61,272.
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
10 postal codes with the highest rate of EV adoption in BC all had median, after-tax incomes of $99,000 or higher, while the median, after-tax incomes for BC is $61,272.
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...