Images of Resistance: An Archive of Action

Neethan Shan, Hiba Abdallah, Thevya Balendran, and Gana Arumugam aka Ninaivukal (bio under the Project Partner section below).

Angela Regnier was the Executive Director of the University of Toronto Students’ Union from 2008-2011 and at the time of the mass Tamil demonstrations in 2009. She spent over a decade involved in student organizing and international solidarity across Canada. She currently works in the labour movement organizing health care workers in Alberta. Angela is currently the Past-President of the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women.

Carolyn Egan is president of the United Steelworkers Toronto Area Council and on the executive board of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council. She is Co-Chair of the Good Jobs for All Coalition and has worked for many years in the women’s movement in this city.

Rajeevan Sathiyaseelan, better known by his stage name Tha Prophecy (Born October 6th 1988) is a Canadian recording artist, rapper, songwriter, percussionist and music producer. He was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to the musical family of singer and music composer Senthooran Alagia and grandson of stage performer and percussionist A.K Alagia.

Tha Prophecy first gained international exposure with the release of his first single “I Have a Dream” (2009) which quickly earned him respect among critics as a great lyricist and a passionate artist with powerful delivery. With the success of his first single he later went on to co found one of the most recognized and respected independent record labels in Toronto (Freedom Recordz Entertainment) which later split in 2011 due to creative differences. Tha Prophecy continued to make progress and positive changes with his music amongst his community and peers by releasing songs that touched upon sensitive topics that inspired youth around the world. “Dear Momma”(2010) was a song written by Tha Prophecy dedicated to single mothers around the world struggling to provide in today’s society. “The Final Chapter”(2010) was another notable song written by Tha Prophecy which was released to raise awareness about global warming and won the best music video award at the CTYA film festival (2011). His dedication and work ethics also won him the award for best Urban Music at the top talents awards Gala in (2010).

In 2012 Tha Prophecy made headlines by collaborating with Indian film score, soundtrack composer and singer Yuvan Shankar Raja for rapping the theme song for the motion picture Aadhi baghavan directed by Ameer Sultan.

Vel Velauthapillai, board of director at Tamil Genocide Memorial (www.tamilgenocide.com). Software Engineer by profession and live in Ottawa. Community activist and held different roles at several Tamil community organizations and Canadian political parties.

Aranee Murugananthan is currently the Director of People, Operations, and Culture at King Ursa a Toronto-based Ad-Tech Agency. She was someone who was heavily involved in the Tamil Movement for over a decade.

Yathusha Selvarajah is an Undergraduate student, soon to graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree. She has volunteered with the Tamil Canadian Centre for Civic Action for the Inaugural Thiyagi Thileepan Food Drive and currently volunteering as a social media content creator with Coalition 104.

Priyanth Na An Eelam Tamil who actively participated in 2009 protests and a former spokesperson of TYO-Canada, Priyanth completed his public policy degree at Ryerson university to understand the role of Canadian public policy in relation to international politics. During his years in university, Priyanth overhauled the constitution and logo of york university Tamil student association to better serve the Political aspiration of Eelam Tamils and was also the Vice President of finance and services at Continuing education students association at Ryerson. Priyanth also volunteered with lifeline Syria during the Syrian refugee crisis helping with the settlement of Syrian refugees in Canada. He has worked with all three major canadian political parties and was a councillor candidate for the 2017 Toronto city council elections in Toronto.

Over a decade of Tamil political activism and passion for public policy led Priyanth to choose the field of Canadian immigration. Recognizing the barriers faced by immigrants and the lack of awareness when it came to canadian immigration, Priyanth actively educates people on all platforms regarding canadian immigration and promoting safer pathways to Canada.

He currently manages Alpha Abroad canadian immigration services, an immigration firm focused on simplifying canadian immigration for people around the world.