** 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…
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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!…
MAB-Mackay: Healthcare based on need, not immigration status. Stop the discrimination! Access for All!
Call for Signatures The City of Montreal adopted the “Déclaration désignant Montréal Ville Sanctuaire” on 20 February 2017. However, Montreal is very far from being a Sanctuary City, as this situation shows! facebook The Montreal Association for the Blind (MAB-Mackay)…
(29 April) BLOC PARTY FOR MIGRANT JUSTICE!
art + resistance , music, social justice, fanfare and more! Saturday, April 29, 2pm Café Artère, 7000 Avenue du Parc (métro Parc) Welcome to all! Free. Childcare available on-site, but note that there will be explicit lyrics. Get in touch…
(May 1st) Open the Borders! Anti-Fascist Contingent for May Day
Gather at 5pm at metro Frontenac, departure at 5:30 sharp. We will go to join the downtown protest. In the face of xenophobia and the growth of the far right, we need a people’s response. Our class does not recognize…
Friday: CSIS and Systemic Islamophobia in Canada (April 14)
CSIS and Systemic Islamophobia in Canada Solidarity across Borders and the Canadian Anti-Islamophobia Collective invite you to an information and awareness-raising event on systemic Islamophobia carried out by the Canadian secret services (CSIS) against members of the Muslim community and…