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'''Dudley Laws''' (born May 7, 1934) is a Canadian civil rights activist and executive director of the ]. '''Dudley Laws''' (May 7, 1934{{spaced ndash}}March 24, 2011) was a ] civil rights activist and executive director of the ].


Laws was born in ], to parents Ezekiel and Agatha Laws, and was a brother to six other siblings.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203014538/http://www.dudleylawsday.com/dudleylaws.html |date=February 3, 2011 }}. dudleylawsday.com</ref>
⚫ Laws was born in ]. A welder and mechanic by trade, he emigrated to the ] in 1955 and became involved in defending the ] community. He formed the ] and also joined the ].<ref name=Christian>Christian Cotroneo, "In pursuit of 'greatness'; Four local black mentors recognized for their years of grassroots effort in the community Organization honours work 'they've done in the past and continue to do,'" '']'', December 19, 2005</ref> In 1965 he relocated to ], ], where he worked as a welder and taxi driver. He joined the ], a ] organization.


⚫ A ] and ] by trade, he worked at ] until he emigrated to the ] in 1955 and became involved in defending the ] community. He influenced the development and launch of the Somerleyton and Geneva Road Association in ] and also joined the ] and the St Johns Inter-Racial Club.<ref name=Christian>Christian Cotroneo, "In pursuit of 'greatness'; Four local black mentors recognized for their years of grassroots effort in the community Organization honours work 'they've done in the past and continue to do,'" '']'', December 19, 2005</ref> In 1965, he relocated to ], ], Canada, where he worked as a welder and taxi driver. He joined the ], a ] organization.
⚫ Laws became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s as a critic of the ], due to a number of young black men being shot by police constables, as well as leveling other allegations of racist practices against the police. He has also been prominent as an advocate for immigrants and refugees and worked as an immigration consultant in the 1990s.


⚫ Laws became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s as a critic of the then ], due to a number of young black men being shot by police constables, as well as levelling other allegations of racist practices against the police. He was also prominent as an advocate for immigrants and refugees and worked as an immigration consultant in the 1990s.
⚫ In 1988 he founded the ] following the police shooting of ].

⚫ In 1988, he founded the ] following the police shooting of ].

In later years, Laws maintained a better relationship with Toronto Police and was friends with two former Deputy Chiefs (] and ]).<ref>{{cite web|author=Robertson, Ian |url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2011/03/24/17741846.html |title=Black activist Dudley Laws dead at 76 |publisher=Toronto Sun |date= |accessdate=2011-03-26}}</ref>

Laws died in Toronto of kidney disease on March 24, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/activist-dudley-laws-passes-away-from-kidney-disease-1.622742 |title= Activist Dudley Laws passes away from kidney disease – CTV News |publisher=Toronto.ctv.ca |date= 24 March 2011|accessdate=2011-03-26}}</ref> and interred at Glenview Memorial Gardens.<ref>http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/2011/04/02/17853651.html {{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref>

In 1991 police arrested Mr. Laws and charged him with conspiring to smuggle illegal immigrants in and out of Canada. He was convicted and fined, but the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after learning that the trial judge had met privately with prosecutors. The Crown later stayed the charges. <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=National Post|url=https://www.nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/remembering-black-rights-activist-dudley-laws/wcm/990970a0-0a6f-4752-8c01-bf06b661a917/amp/|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:31, 2 November 2023

Dudley Laws

Dudley Laws (May 7, 1934 – March 24, 2011) was a Canadian civil rights activist and executive director of the Black Action Defence Committee.

Laws was born in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica, to parents Ezekiel and Agatha Laws, and was a brother to six other siblings.

A welder and mechanic by trade, he worked at Standard Engineering Works until he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1955 and became involved in defending the West Indian community. He influenced the development and launch of the Somerleyton and Geneva Road Association in Brixton and also joined the Standing Conference of the West Indies and the St Johns Inter-Racial Club. In 1965, he relocated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he worked as a welder and taxi driver. He joined the Universal Negro Improvement Association, a Garveyite organization.

Laws became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s as a critic of the then Metropolitan Toronto Police Force, due to a number of young black men being shot by police constables, as well as levelling other allegations of racist practices against the police. He was also prominent as an advocate for immigrants and refugees and worked as an immigration consultant in the 1990s.

In 1988, he founded the Black Action Defence Committee following the police shooting of Lester Donaldson.

In later years, Laws maintained a better relationship with Toronto Police and was friends with two former Deputy Chiefs (Keith D. Forde and Peter Sloly).

Laws died in Toronto of kidney disease on March 24, 2011, and interred at Glenview Memorial Gardens.

In 1991 police arrested Mr. Laws and charged him with conspiring to smuggle illegal immigrants in and out of Canada. He was convicted and fined, but the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after learning that the trial judge had met privately with prosecutors. The Crown later stayed the charges.

References

  1. About Dudley Laws Archived February 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. dudleylawsday.com
  2. Christian Cotroneo, "In pursuit of 'greatness'; Four local black mentors recognized for their years of grassroots effort in the community Organization honours work 'they've done in the past and continue to do,'" Toronto Star, December 19, 2005
  3. Robertson, Ian. "Black activist Dudley Laws dead at 76". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  4. "Activist Dudley Laws passes away from kidney disease – CTV News". Toronto.ctv.ca. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  5. http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/2011/04/02/17853651.html
  6. "National Post".

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