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David Atem and Brian Bowman

Brian Bowman: If Winnipeg is going to face racism "head on, as one community" as Mayor Brian Bowman vows it will, the city should focus on all visible minorities and not just indigenous citizens, says one South Sudanese newcomer. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. David Atem, an academic adviser from South Sudan, has complained to the chief of police about racial profiling. JOE Photo Store Newcomer moms get together at Turtle Island Community Centre. "Seeing the mayor talk about aboriginals and not refugees gives me the feeling that he not addressing the issue of new Canadians," said David Atem, after Bowman called a news conference Thursday, flanked by many First Nations leaders, to respond to a Maclean article about racism toward indigenous Winnipeggers. Enlarge Image (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.