add your name or the name of your organization here We, the undersigned groups and individuals, are joining the struggle to stop the construction of a new prison for migrants in Laval, scheduled to open in 2021. In 2016, the…
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Background: Immigration Detention in Canada and the New Refugee Prison in Laval
Is the imprisonment of migrants in Canada new? No. Canada has detained migrants and refugees since it was founded as a state, inheriting the practice from England, which used it to control access to the lands it had colonized. At…
Abolishing Prisons, Restoring Justice
A panel on prison abolition and restorative justice models https://www.facebook.com/events/2235256576791357 Saturday, 11 May 2019 at 2pm H1220, 12th floor, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West (Guy-Concordia metro) In settings like Southern Cameroon and Tiohtià:ke*, alternative justice practices can play an…
Urgent to Act: Canada trying to Close its Land Border to Refugees
–> 23 to 30 April: Week of Action against Bill C-97’s Anti-Immigrant Provisions –> 20 to 27 May: Week of Action against Safe Third Country Agreement / to Open the Borders What is Happening The Canadian state is attempting…
Rage for Lucy: Bring Her Back! No More Detentions and Deportations!
One year after the deportation of Lucy Granados, Montreal community gathers to denounce racist and colonial immigration system and demand her return. Photos here! On April 13th, friends and supporters of Lucy Francineth Granados marked the one-year anniversary of her…
Call to Action: Open the Borders
updated April 2019 Since 2017, tens of thousands of people have entered Canada from the US at irregular border crossings, seeking a safe haven. People continue to arrive, every day. This phenomenon is often blamed on Trump, but it must…
Declaration Against Racist Bill 21
Solidarity Across Borders Rejects Racist Bill 21, Issues Call to Action! Solidarity Across Borders stands in solidarity with the communities affected by the racist Bill 21 tabled last week by the CAQ government. We emphatically reject the dishonest rhetoric of…
Release. Hunger Strikers Released from Laval as CBSA Resists Demands to Release Remaining Twenty-Two Detainees
#HungerStrikeLaval #FreeThemAll #StatusForAll Laval, 2 April 2020 – Migrants detained in the Laval Immigration Holding Centre suspended their hunger strike yesterday as two more of the hunger strikers, including their spokesperson Abdoul, were released. Twenty-two detainees remain in the centre.…
New Migrant Prison Being Constructed in Laval: Let’s Stop It!
A new migrant prison is being built in Laval, right beside the old one. Far from ending detention, the state has responded to popular mobilizations against the imprisonment of migrants (including inspiring hunger-strikes by migrant detainees in Ontario) by pouring…
Bring Lucy Back! The campaign to support Lucy Granados continues!
Renewed support is needed for Lucy Granados, the Montreal community member and organizer for the rights of undocumented migrants who was violently arrested on March 20th and deported on April 13th, despite a very strong public mobilization (background here: https://bit.ly/2GrwsZk). Lucy…
Call to solidarity for Monika and ‘Alexa’
UPDATE: The Federal Court stepped in to stop the government from deporting Monika and her daughter. The stay will last until the end of the school year or end of judicial proceedings. It’s not over, but a good victory for…
SOLIDARITY CITY DECLARATION (updated)
[We encourage Montreal-area organizations and groups to discuss and collectively sign this declaration. If your organization would like to endorse this declaration, get in touch. If you would like to get involved more directly in the Solidarity City campaign, also…