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Community Throws Support Behind Seniors And Grandchildren Targeted In Surrey's Aspen Park 13445 59 Ave Newton.
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Gregory Carr
Aug 4, 2021, 2:06:04 AM8/4/21
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Community throws support behind seniors and grandchildren targeted in Surrey park
Rally planned Tuesday evening after couple hurled garbage and insults at South Asian families
Baneet Braich · CBC News · Posted: Aug 03, 2021 5:44 PM PT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
Sukhninder Sangha and her friend sit at Aspen Park in Surrey, B.C., where they were targeted by people throwing garbage and yelling racist insults on July 28, 2021. (CBC News )
Community members in Surrey, B.C., are showing their support for a group of senior South Asian women and their grandchildren who were targeted by a couple throwing garbage and racist insults in a local park.
While the people involved have offered to apologize, the victims and local activists say more needs to be done to protect the vulnerable from racism and attacks like this one.
In a July 28 incident captured on video in Aspen Park, one woman is shown yelling at the group of seniors and their grandchildren, shouting "the next time I see garbage I will flip more s***t than just garbage... . I don't give a s*** if it's not yours."
A man is heard saying,"We are in Canada, you speak English. I don't understand what you are saying," followed by more vulgar language. The group said he also yelled "Go back to India," and the couple threw trash at them.
For 70-year-old Sukhninder Kaur Sangha, who was among the group targeted, Aspen Park has been a safe space to visit with her grandchildren and meet up with several of her senior friends.
But the incident has left the group feeling frightened about the possibility of similar encounters in the future.
"This should not happen to us — speaking wrongly and swearing. We don't say anything, we just sit there together," she said in Punjabi.
"I'm afraid of these people, that they will do something like this another time."
This is an escalation of an ongoing dispute over garbage and pets in the park, according to Surrey RCMP, who have said the couple was angry about littering.
But the seniors say neither they nor their grandchildren littered; rather the couple threw their own trash as well as more from the garbage can.
Nine-year-old Gurlal Gill says fries were thrown at him and his friends.
"I feel like being treated like garbage and I just want to tell them to treat people the way you want to be treated," he said. (Greg: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Luke 6:31 and Matthew 7:12. What goes around comes around. )
Community members have planned a rally for Tuesday at 7 p.m. PT in the park to show their support.
Couple feeling remorseful, police say
Surrey RCMP say the couple is feeling remorseful for their actions.
"I know that they are very sorry about what happened. And they wanted to make an apology," said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Elenore Sturko.
Sturko said the RCMP condemns any racist comments that were made during this dispute.
"I think the use of ... racial insults in a dispute — that's what is at the heart of a lot of the hurt in this situation. It's not acceptable," she said.
The investigation is ongoing and RCMP are asking for witnesses to come forward with further evidence.
'Picking on those that are weaker'
Surrey anti-racism activist Dupinder Kaur Saran said the incidents highlights the importance of looking out for those who are vulnerable to assault and racism — especially seniors and children.
"It shows that the culprits are obviously picking on those that are weaker than themselves and the victim is not able to defend themselves," she said.
Saran said this incident reflects the disturbing prevalence of racism in the community.
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According to a 2021 survey of Asian British Columbians, 77 per cent reported experiencing racism in some form or another while living in B.C.
"Our seniors and our elders, our generations from before have paved the path for us to be here and have the rights that we do. And I think it's not fair that we continue to be insulted the way we are at times," said Saran.
As for Sangha, she said she hopes to see accountability and change that ensures better safety for her grandchildren and other seniors who just want to gather in a park.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Baneet Braich
CBC Donaldson Scholar
Baneet Braich is a Joan Donaldson Scholar for CBC News. Connect with her at baneet...@cbc.ca or on Twitter at @Baneet_Braich
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-surrey-aspen-park-racist-incident-1.6128539
https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/surrey-rcmp-probe-confrontation-at-aspen-park-in-newton/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CR8YrBhATUE/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading You can hear a White guy yelling obscene language and telling the old women and little children to speak English. On Channel 21 the White man and woman with their faces blurred say they are afraid of losing their jobs, that they had received threats and might have to move. The RCMP say their have been problems in the park with pets and litter. Knock it off litterbugs.
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Very selective editing, do you have the raw footage? Also no footage of any garbage being taken out of a can as far as I can see. Seems like these might be locals who realize their area is becoming a third-world slum full of people who couldn't maintain a high degree of civillization in their homelands---luckily Canada lets them buy their way in!
The guy on Instagram says the whole incident was on video and you can see in the short video a short haired 50ish White man filming the incident as well what is his story? Everyone involved in this incident is a local I have lived in Surrey a total of ten years or so never heard of Aspen Park before. You have a problem with immigration get involved politically. There our 100 different languages spoken at home in the Lower Mainland.
https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/08/03/surrey-aspen-park-racism-rally/ hundreds of ppl showed up to the well behaved rally way to go folks. If you don't stand up for your community it is doubtful anyone else will. It looks like more ppl showed up for this rally than the Wear Orange 215 rally at City Hall which was organized by Indos.
Sukh Dhaliwal
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2/3 This kind of hate is shocking, and it must be combatted by all of us here in Newton, and across the country where incidents are emerging every day
Stand up if you see this happening to others. Do not be a bystander
The Surrey-Newton Liberal MP also spoke at the Wear Orange 215 rally at City Hall. Defense Minister Sajjan the Liberal Vancouver-South MP also condemned the incident. (Greg: I concur I also condemn what happened to Admiral Mark Norman who was forced out of the military on fake criminal charges by the Trudeau govt and the ongoing sex crimes involving senior military officers and the coverups and inaction.)
https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/08/02/surrey-park-racism-mp-responds/
Rally planned Tuesday evening after couple hurled garbage and insults at South Asian families
Baneet Braich · CBC News · Posted: Aug 03, 2021 5:44 PM PT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
Sukhninder Sangha and her friend sit at Aspen Park in Surrey, B.C., where they were targeted by people throwing garbage and yelling racist insults on July 28, 2021. (CBC News )
Community members in Surrey, B.C., are showing their support for a group of senior South Asian women and their grandchildren who were targeted by a couple throwing garbage and racist insults in a local park.
While the people involved have offered to apologize, the victims and local activists say more needs to be done to protect the vulnerable from racism and attacks like this one.
In a July 28 incident captured on video in Aspen Park, one woman is shown yelling at the group of seniors and their grandchildren, shouting "the next time I see garbage I will flip more s***t than just garbage... . I don't give a s*** if it's not yours."
A man is heard saying,"We are in Canada, you speak English. I don't understand what you are saying," followed by more vulgar language. The group said he also yelled "Go back to India," and the couple threw trash at them.
For 70-year-old Sukhninder Kaur Sangha, who was among the group targeted, Aspen Park has been a safe space to visit with her grandchildren and meet up with several of her senior friends.
But the incident has left the group feeling frightened about the possibility of similar encounters in the future.
"This should not happen to us — speaking wrongly and swearing. We don't say anything, we just sit there together," she said in Punjabi.
"I'm afraid of these people, that they will do something like this another time."
This is an escalation of an ongoing dispute over garbage and pets in the park, according to Surrey RCMP, who have said the couple was angry about littering.
But the seniors say neither they nor their grandchildren littered; rather the couple threw their own trash as well as more from the garbage can.
Nine-year-old Gurlal Gill says fries were thrown at him and his friends.
"I feel like being treated like garbage and I just want to tell them to treat people the way you want to be treated," he said. (Greg: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Luke 6:31 and Matthew 7:12. What goes around comes around. )
Community members have planned a rally for Tuesday at 7 p.m. PT in the park to show their support.
Couple feeling remorseful, police say
Surrey RCMP say the couple is feeling remorseful for their actions.
"I know that they are very sorry about what happened. And they wanted to make an apology," said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Elenore Sturko.
Sturko said the RCMP condemns any racist comments that were made during this dispute.
"I think the use of ... racial insults in a dispute — that's what is at the heart of a lot of the hurt in this situation. It's not acceptable," she said.
The investigation is ongoing and RCMP are asking for witnesses to come forward with further evidence.
'Picking on those that are weaker'
Surrey anti-racism activist Dupinder Kaur Saran said the incidents highlights the importance of looking out for those who are vulnerable to assault and racism — especially seniors and children.
"It shows that the culprits are obviously picking on those that are weaker than themselves and the victim is not able to defend themselves," she said.
Saran said this incident reflects the disturbing prevalence of racism in the community.
Vancouver mayor says lack of action on racism by city police is 'indefensible,' steps down as spokesperson
According to a 2021 survey of Asian British Columbians, 77 per cent reported experiencing racism in some form or another while living in B.C.
"Our seniors and our elders, our generations from before have paved the path for us to be here and have the rights that we do. And I think it's not fair that we continue to be insulted the way we are at times," said Saran.
As for Sangha, she said she hopes to see accountability and change that ensures better safety for her grandchildren and other seniors who just want to gather in a park.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Baneet Braich
CBC Donaldson Scholar
Baneet Braich is a Joan Donaldson Scholar for CBC News. Connect with her at baneet...@cbc.ca or on Twitter at @Baneet_Braich
Baneet_Braich
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|About CBC News
Report Typo or Error
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-surrey-aspen-park-racist-incident-1.6128539
https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/surrey-rcmp-probe-confrontation-at-aspen-park-in-newton/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CR8YrBhATUE/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading You can hear a White guy yelling obscene language and telling the old women and little children to speak English. On Channel 21 the White man and woman with their faces blurred say they are afraid of losing their jobs, that they had received threats and might have to move. The RCMP say their have been problems in the park with pets and litter. Knock it off litterbugs.
reximperator2021's profile picture
reximperator2021
Very selective editing, do you have the raw footage? Also no footage of any garbage being taken out of a can as far as I can see. Seems like these might be locals who realize their area is becoming a third-world slum full of people who couldn't maintain a high degree of civillization in their homelands---luckily Canada lets them buy their way in!
The guy on Instagram says the whole incident was on video and you can see in the short video a short haired 50ish White man filming the incident as well what is his story? Everyone involved in this incident is a local I have lived in Surrey a total of ten years or so never heard of Aspen Park before. You have a problem with immigration get involved politically. There our 100 different languages spoken at home in the Lower Mainland.
https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/08/03/surrey-aspen-park-racism-rally/ hundreds of ppl showed up to the well behaved rally way to go folks. If you don't stand up for your community it is doubtful anyone else will. It looks like more ppl showed up for this rally than the Wear Orange 215 rally at City Hall which was organized by Indos.
Sukh Dhaliwal
@sukhdhaliwal
Replying to @sukhdhaliwal
2/3 This kind of hate is shocking, and it must be combatted by all of us here in Newton, and across the country where incidents are emerging every day
Stand up if you see this happening to others. Do not be a bystander
The Surrey-Newton Liberal MP also spoke at the Wear Orange 215 rally at City Hall. Defense Minister Sajjan the Liberal Vancouver-South MP also condemned the incident. (Greg: I concur I also condemn what happened to Admiral Mark Norman who was forced out of the military on fake criminal charges by the Trudeau govt and the ongoing sex crimes involving senior military officers and the coverups and inaction.)
https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/08/02/surrey-park-racism-mp-responds/
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