Press Conference 15 July 2019 Gazette, Activists Step up Protests. https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/activists-step-up-protests-of-planned-laval-detention-centre-for-migrants?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2ujSt5SaYNn-YLJbAca9lhnItLyuHK3B3V9XES9jv-bV2hwBNmZ_Xk3rg#Echobox=1563227139 (republished Chronicle Herald, https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/canada/activists-step-up-protests-of-planned-laval-detention-centre-for-migrants-333245/) Journal métro, Centre de detention de migrants. https://journalmetro.com/actualites/2349152/centre-de-detention-de-migrants-pas-dautre-prison-a-laval-demandent-des-organismes/ TVA, Feu vert à la construction. www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/07/15/feu-vert-a-la-construction-dune-prison-pour-migrants-a-laval Journal de Québec, Feu vert à la consruction d’une prison…
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(July 1st) Refugees Welcome! Urgent mobilization at the Quebec-US Border
OPEN THE BORDERS! REFUGEES WELCOME! STOP RACIST INTIMIDATION OF MIGRANTS! Urgent mobilization at the Quebec-US Border. In support of refugees & against anti-immigrant racists. SATURDAY, JULY 1st, 9am-3pm (vehicles leave from Montreal at 8am sharp) At the Roxham Road Crossing…
June 18: Open the borders! Status for All! March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees
OPEN THE BORDERS! STATUS FOR ALL! SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2017 March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees 2pm: GATHERING / STARTING POINT Nelson Mandela Park (Plamondon metro) Victoria Avenue, between Vézina and Barclay We will march through…
Marcia will get help from Montreal Association from the Blind at last, despite immigration status
Marcia, a blind, undocumented woman, learned yesterday that she would finally receive help from the Montreal Association for the Blind. Marcia has been trying to access the rehabilitation services she needs since she lost her sight in December 2015. She…
Solidarity Across Borders’ New Members Orientation Workshop
** Please note that there has been a change in location ** Sunday, June 4th, 1pm-3pm at the Centre for Gender Advocacy 1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, office #404 (Metro Guy-Concordia, Guy exit) Against deportations, detentions and double punishment! Organizing for…
Undocumented Blind Woman Seeks Access to Vital Rehabilitation Services Based on Need, not Status in Coderre’s Sanctuary City
Montreal, 24 May 2017 — For more than a year, Marcia*, a blind undocumented woman, has been trying to access essential rehabilitation services offered by the Montreal Association for the Blind (MAB-Mackay). She was repeatedly denied access because of her…
Timeline: Marcia’s Year-Long Fight for Access
1981 Marcia arrives in Montreal on the invitation of a friend. She is 22 years old. She soon begins to work as a nanny. She remains in Canada with irregular status. 1982-2012. She continues to work as nanny and housekeeper…
Solidarity City Theme Room at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (May 28)
Solidarity City Theme Room at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair on Sunday, May 28, 2017, 11am-5pm Room #125, CÉDA, 2515 rue Delisle info: www.anarchistbookfair.ca Free. Welcome to all. Accessible to people using wheelchairs. Childcare and Kids activities on-site. Whisper Translation (English,…
Building A Solidarity City Together! A Teach-In & Conference (May 20)
Building A Solidarity City Together! A Teach-In & Conference Saturday, May 20, 2017, 9:30am to 5pm 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor (métro Guy-Concordia) Free. Welcome to all. Wheelchair accessible. Childcare on-site. Please get in touch about any accessibility needs. Pre-registration…
Building a Solidarity City Conference: Workshop Schedule and Descriptions
SCHEDULE – SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017 All events at 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor [Full descriptions of all workshops are included below] Conference info: http://bit.ly/SolidarityCityMay20 Pre-registration is encouraged (but not required): http://bit.ly/2pJO6OP – 10am-10:45am: Opening Plenary: Building a Real Sanctuary/Solidarity…
(7 May) Bikes Against Borders
Sunday, May 7th from 10am to 6pm Right to Move / la Voie Libre, Guy-Concordia metro map Right to Move/Solidarity Across Borders Bike Repair Fundraiser Extravaganza! Spring is here: the season to take a look at the bikes we put…
(14 May) Picnic Mothers against Borders Mothers Day
Access for All! Status for All! No One Is Illegal! https://www.facebook.com/events/115756958986038/ Sunday, 14 May 2017, 2pm Jarry Parc (metro Castelnau), near the Gazebo See you there, rain or shine! * Delicious, free food! * Art workshops, info-table, music, kids’ activities!…