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Proposed deletion of Alvin Singh

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This article does indeed meet Wikipedia's notability standards, and as such I have removed the deletion request. Wikipedia's standard states "The evidence must show the topic has gained significant independent coverage or recognition, and that this was not a mere "flash in the pan", nor a result of promotional activity or indiscriminate publicity, nor is the topic unsuitable for any other reason. Sources of evidence include recognized peer reviewed publications, credible and authoritative books, reputable media sources, and other reliable sources generally."

The topic, Alvin Singh, has gained a great deal of independent coverage, including as a high school student activist:

http://thetyee.ca/News/2004/05/24/Students_Earthquake_Play_Shakes_Politicians/

(The first wave of student activism on seismic issues began with Nathan Luisigan and his classmate Alvin Singh, when they were in Grade 10 at Van Tech, the East Vancouver high school considered most likely to collapse in an earthquake of even moderate intensity. The day after an earthquake rumbled through Seattle in February 2001, the pair launched a group called The Lizards, and embarked on an ambitious guerrilla media campaign to draw attention to the thousands of children whose lives were at risk because of seismically unsafe schools.Luisigan said, "When we started this, there was no political will, and now you see people-although the money hasn't quite fallen into place-falling all over themselves to support it.""It attests to the fact that students can get a lot done, and students are an amazing force," Singh said.)

As a school board candidate:

Young activist among COPE school board candidates

http://www.suzanneanton.ca/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=249&Itemid=130

http://www.straight.com/article-168062/parents-pick-school-slack

(But for 24-year-old Alvin Singh, nominated by COPE this past Sunday as a candidate for the board, it's a no brainer.

"I don't consider three years of being a school board trustee to be a waste of some of the best years of my life," said Singh. "It's really, really important actually. Especially now." The political life of an activist seems to appeal to the candidate. He's done development work through Canada World Youth in Mozambique, taught English in China, and just returned from the International Conference on Conflict Resolution in Cypress.

Singh was one of five COPE nominees selected Sunday by party members at COPE's nomination meeting at the Ukrainian Orthodox Centre near East 10th Avenue and Main. Incumbent school trustees Al Blakey and Allen Wong were also nominated, along with parent advocate and former trustee Jane Bouey and Bill Bargeman, teacher and former president of the Vancouver Secondary Teacher's Association.

Singh is one of the youngest candidates vying for a spot in this November's civic election. He has a history of organizing students and parents dating back to his days at Vancouver Technical secondary school, where he led a group called the Lizards that was bullish about seismic upgrading.)

And afterwards:

David Chudnovsky and Alvin Singh reject claim by Tim Louis tha COPE could go extinct

Alvin Singh: Social legacy of Vancouver Olympics won’t be what was promised

Alvin Singh: Vancouver politicians must unite to fight B.C. Liberals'; attack on civil society

Alvin Singh: The importance of telling the story of public education

Is Vancouver's voting system racist?

COPE calls on Vancouver voters to support B.C. NDP; Vision remains silent

OPE12 takes every position on the board; Tim Louis narrowly defeated

More than 250 COPE members and supporters packed the Ukrainian Community Hall and elected 25-year-old Alvin Singh as the party's new external cochairperson.

"They have called COPE staid, old irrelevant, and finished" said Singh in his acceptance speech. "But the last election, and today's AGM proves that COPE is a party of ideas, principles and new directions that appeals to youth, and thousands of those who care about where Vancouver is headed over the next few years."

Singh is the youngest cochairperson ever elected by COPE. He is also the first person of South Asian descent to head a major Vancouver civic party.

Albinopigeon (talk) 00:07, 10 August 2010 (UTC)