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Thedakam - Tamil Resource Centre

Tamil Resource Centre was founded by a group of Tamil Canadians in 1989 to promote Equality and democracy in the Tamil community in Toronto. In order to achieve these goals, the Centre has been striving to provide a forum for the marginalized views and voices of people who have been traditionally alienated in Tamil society on the basis of their gender, caste, class, religion, region or sexual orientation.

This Centre has tried to bring out the pluralism in Tamil culture by helping in the articulation of alternative views through activities such as the Thedakm Library, Thedal journal, Thavani Theatre, Study circle and Seminars. The Centre is working with the long term perspective of helping to create the necessary resources and environment in Tamil society where people would be free to form their own opinions and express them freely. In keeping with this goal the Centre has been functioning as a non-profit, non-sectarian, community-based organization.

Tamil people have the opportunity in Canada to conduct their public life based on principles of democracy and pluralism. The Tamil Resource Centre believes if we make that choice not only can we face the challenge of rebuilding our lives in our home better, we can also make a positive contribution to finding a just and lasting solution to the ongoing tragic conflict in Sri Lanka.

A Tamil community that respect human right and freedom of expression - especially the Tamil community in Toronto which has the largest number of Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora can have a positive impact in initiating a democratic process in the North - East of Sri Lanka. The Tamil Resource Centre firmly believes that as long as the traditional forms of oppression in Tamil society such as patriarchy, caste system, authoritarianism and sexual oppression are not overturned and a fundamental democratic transformation takes place, they cannot hope to win their struggle for political freedom.