Call to action for Nemeth family Summary of Nemeth family’s struggle Background on violence against Roma in Hungary My name is Anasztazia Szilagyi. I came to Canada with my husband Dezso Nemeth, and our two youngest kids, Mark and Mercedesz,…
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December 17th: March and vigil – International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Action, Santé, Travesti(e)s et Transexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ), Rézo et Stella, l’amie de Maimie invite the people we work with, our sisters, brothers, friends, families, and allies to: December 17th : International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers JOIN…
(December 18) Anti-deportations meeting against removals to Haiti & Zimbabwe
The moratorium on deportations to Haiti and Zimbabwe has been lifted: 3500 threatened with possible deportation Meeting to discuss how we can organize together to stop these deportations Thursday, December 18, 6:30pm 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204 métro Guy-Concordia wheelchair…
Canada must remove Mexico from its “Safe Country” List!
(This effort is endorsed by Solidarity Across Borders) Please sign this petition: www.change.org/p/conservative-government-remove-mexico-from-the-refugee-list-of-safe-countries WE ARE NOT INVENTING DEAD PEOPLE, NEITHER THE FEAR Canada must remove Mexico from the list of safe countries for refugees. Since Mexico signed NAFTA in 1994,…
Triple Launch: Certain Days 2015; Scapegoat on Incarceration; Undocumented: The Architecture of Migrant Detention
(This event is endorsed and supported by Solidarity Across Borders.) Triple-Launch for Three Prison Justice & Prison Abolition Publications: CERTAIN DAYS 2015: Land, Nature, Earth Liberation SCAPEGOAT Issue 07: Incarceration UNDOCUMENTED: The Architecture of Migrant Detention FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 6pm-9pm…
REPORT-BACK: Migrant justice groups outraged by violent legislation
November 26, 2014 – An early morning welcoming committee was convened yesterday to greet Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, who was in Montreal to take part in a closed door consultation with a carefully curated list of community…
new video capsule: On vit ici, on grandit ici, on va à l’école ici !
The Education Across Borders Collective (CESF) announces the release of a short video created using real life stories and testimonials from undocumented children in Quebec. This collective project aims to denounce the violation of the right to free access to…
(8 November) Baile against Borders // Dance party & fundraiser for a family fighting double punishment
BAILE AGAINST BORDERS! LATIN@ BEATS // HIP-HOP // DANCE-PARTY // FUNDRAISER for a Montreal family fighting double punishment SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 @No Bad Sound (3730 de Courtrai, Côte des Neiges) map: http://goo.gl/maps/t2DSi Doors at 8pm, Bands at 8:30, Dance party…
(October 22) Justice for the Victims of Police Killings: 5th Annual Gathering & Vigil
(This demonstration is endorsed and supported by Solidarity Across Borders.) Justice for Victims of Police Killings: 5th Annual Commemorative Gathering & Vigil (2014) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 6:30pm rendez-vous: 480 Gilford, métro Laurier (St-Joseph exit) in front of the Fraternité des…
Support a Montreal woman facing double punishment after more than 20 years in Canada
** Make your donations here! http://igg.me/at/nonaladoublepeine ** Video on double punishment: http://youtu.be/Mt-0PdBIPi8 Dear friends and allies, This week Solidarity Across Borders will be launching a fundraising campaign for a family that is facing the injustices of double punishment. After…
Update: Teenager deported this morning
STOP THE DEPORTATION OF A MONTREAL-AREA STUDENT A Montreal teenage high-school student to be deported alone and separated from his family this Thursday morning +++++++ Update (October 16, 11:45am): The teenager facing removal today was in the end deported on…
Solidarity disruption: Activists stage a disruption at the Immigration and Refugee Board in solidarity with migrant detainees
A surprise disruption took place this morning at the Guy-Favreau Complex to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the hunger strike undertaken by 191 migrants detained in a maximum-security prison in Lindsay, Ontario. A few PHOTOS from the modest disruption have…