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Rajesh Thind & Satiyesh Manoharajah · 2024 · 47m
Episode One of this series boldly takes up the troubling history of the British Asian community’s fight against the white far-right between 1976 and 1981.
Monday, Feb. 03, 7:00pm
Defiance: Fighting The Far Right – Montreal Premiere with special guests
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Join us for the Montreal Premiere of DEFIANCE: FIGHTING THE FAR RIGHT with special guests
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Mon., Feb. 03, 7:00 pm
Defiance: Fighting The Far Right – Montreal Premiere with special guests
Childcare will be provided
