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OBJECTIVES:
(a) To unite, represent, serve and negotiate the interests of the
members of the Ethnic Press and Electronic Media of Canada;
(b) To promote and integrate the economic, social and cultural
interests of the Ethnic Press and Electronic Media, as well as of the
multicultural communities of Canada into the mainstream Canadian society;
(c) To encourage unity among its members and the
Ethnic Communities, to promote their social, cultural and political
involvement activities, and political participation in the democratic
process of Canada;
(d) To promote excellence in journalism among the members of the Ethnic
Press and Electronic Media of Canada;
(e) To serve as a forum for the study and discussion of barriers faced
by ethnic groups, the Press and Electronic Media, and help them integrate
fully into the mainstream society;
(f) To gather and disseminate information which will lead to better
understanding and cooperation among the various ethnic groups in Canada
and the mainstream society;
(g) To promote the economic and social status of
the members of the Ethnic Press and Electronic Media as well as the
multicultural communities of Canada;
(h) To study and interpret Canada's role in international affairs and
its position in relation to all nations dedicated to upholding the ideals
of freedom and democracy;
(i) To defend, in a lawful manner, the Charter of Rights and freedoms
as part of the Canadian Constitution, and to promote the basic principles
of Human Rights as presented by the International Declaration of Human
Rights in 1948, by the United Nations;
(j) To promote multiculturalism and to defend the freedoms of all
Canadians, the Constitution, and the Unity of Canada.
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