We know that sense of isolation and growing time online led to this rise in online hate,” said Govender. “A key prevention piece that we know is that people who are perpetrating hate often feel a lack of belonging. Govender said it is important not only to help support those who have suffered from a hate crime to keep their sense of belonging, but also to support community organizations to foster the community as a means of keeping hate from taking root in the first place. Groups like the South Okanagan Immigrant Community Services, which was hosting Govender’s presentation in Penticton. The report also noted non-governmental factors that make a large difference in dealing with hate. ![]() One things that Govender returned back to was how the findings of the inquiry into hate during the pandemic and the recommendations are for multiple levels of government. READ MORE: Human Rights Commissioner to visit Penticton to talk about hate “So we can see that there’s considerably more work to do to make the criminal justice system an effective response to hate.” “If you look at how many of them are actually where charges were recommended and investigations were done, that only resulted in six prosecutions and three convictions across the province during that time for hate in related incidents. “One of the things, another thing that we learned through collecting data for the inquiry was that we estimate there are about 20,000 hate incidents between 20,” said Govender. One of the provincial recommendations, and one that could directly impact communities like Penticton if adopted, is to ensure that all RCMP detachments have officers specialized in hate crimes, and for further standardized training about hate for all officers. The final report on the inquiry includes many different recommendations, including a number directed to the provincial government and others to the federal government. “So I’m really glad to see our leaders speaking up and that’s one important step.” That’s a scary environment and it also can lead to the harm that flows from hate, not just physical harm of being assaulted, but also the psychological harm and shame and internalization of the hate. “Immediately condemning hate publicly is a really important step and it is one of the things we heard from thousands of people across British Columbia for the inquiry, this normalization of hate. The topic is unfortunately a timely one following the spree of hateful comments and vandalism that followed the installation of a rainbow crosswalk at Penticton’s Queen’s Park Elementary School. The Penticton Western News sat down with Commissioner Kasari Govender to talk one-on-one about ways to address hate in the community. I lived it, and that’s why I’m so passionate about it.The province’s Human Rights Commissioner visited Penticton on June 7 to speak to local leaders about hate and how to deal with it in the wake of COVID-19. “If I hadn’t written ‘Empty Barn’ and experienced the healing through that, I probably would have stayed depressed. “We kind of learned to grin and bear it,” he says. ![]() ![]() He shares that farmers are generally not ones to talk about their emotions. Music and cows will always hold a special place in Corle’s heart. A Kickstarter fundraising effort is available on his website at. Corle is working to raise enough money to fundraise this effort that would help properly lift his music to the next level. The Pennsylvania dairy farmer is now working to release a full album as an independent artist. The video now has over 121,000 views on YouTube. “I always joke and say I only ever learned to do three things in life: play guitar, milk cows and drive truck and unfortunately only ever figured out how to make money at one of those things and it's not milking cows and it's not playing guitar,” he says.Ĭorle decided to re-record “Empty Barn” in Nashville and also took the liberty to create a music video that includes photos of dairy farmers across the U.S. ![]() “I learned in Nashville the best songs usually come fast and furious,” he says.Ĭorle received a lot of praise, especially from those who have experienced the true meaning behind of an empty barn. The song took off on his farm’s Facebook page and Corle was encouraged to make a full album, titled, “Farm Animal.” In May 2022, Corle headed back to Nashville to record it professionally.
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