JUSTICE FOR IVONNE, STATUS FOR ALL! ***An International Women’s Day Statement from the Shelters, Not Borders! Committee*** On International Women’s Day, we took to the streets with hundreds of women in Montreal to resist patriarchy, precarity, and violence. This March…
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Ivonne Regains Custody (at least for now)! The Struggle for Status Continues
-> Read more below about what you can do, including contributing to fundraising efforts (it’s urgent!), joining our Justice for Ivonne contigent on March 8th (International Women’s Day), and writing a support letter! **NEW: Justice for Ivonne facebook page –…
(Updates) Solidarity with Carlos, Amelie and Fallon !
UPDATE – February 24, 2014 From friends of Amelie, Carlos and Fallon On Sunday, January 5th, two groups of people threw rocks and molotov cocktails at the offices of the Ministry of Communications and Transport and at the vehicles of…
(February 27, 12pm) From Behind Church Walls: A picket in solidarity with the Awan family and other sanctuary struggles
When: Thursday, February 27th, 12pm-1pm Where: outside CIC and CBSA offices, 1010 St-Antoine (metro Bonaventure) ** Free spiced hot chocolate will be served ** Featuring a creative visual action to honour some of those lives lost or left in suspension…
Downloads for the anti-racist demonstration on March 21 (posters, flyers)
POSTER (color) POSTER (b&w) FLYER (front) FLYER (back)
(March 13) Solidarity Across Borders’ Winter Feast! A community dinner
You’re invited to… Solidarity Across Borders’ Winter Feast! A community dinner * Presented by the Food for All committee and Put Your Politics Where Your Mouth Is, 2014 * Thursday, March 13, 2014, 6:30 to 9pm William Hingston Centre (Cafeteria…
(February 27, 6pm) Community dinner in solidarity with Djaber Kalibi
Community dinner in solidarity with Djaber Kalibi Thursday, February 27, 6pm Café Aquin (UQAM, Pavillon Aquin, 400 Ste-Catherine Est, Local A-2030) Free food will be served, followed by the screening of a movie about Iran’s history (title to come). BACKGROUND…
(March 3) Brass Monday, a fundraiser for Solidarity Across Borders, with Fanfare Jarry and Brassmob
Brassmob presents: Brass Monday part III, a fundraiser for Solidarity Across Borders with Fanfare Jarry and Brassmob Monday, March 3, 9pm Quai des brumes, 4481 St-Denis www.solidarityacrossborders.org www.fanfarejarry.ca www.brassmob.ca Solidarity Across Borders is a migrant justice network based in Montreal,…
Update: Ivonne Hernandez will not be deported imminently
UPDATE (February 4, 11:30am) Today at Montreal’s Federal Court, Judge Harrington granted a temporary stay of deportation to Ivonne Hernandez. Effectively, that means Ivonne will not be removed from Canada and her community imminently. The judge cited the “irreparable harm”…
Timeline & Background Information (Education For All Collective)
ACCESS TO SCHOOL FOR NON-STATUS CHILDREN IN QUEBEC TIMELINE & BACKGROUND INFORMATION In Quebec, non-status children cannot attend primary and secondary school for free. In contrast with the United States, France, and Canadian cities like Toronto, which provide free primary…
Support Letters for Ivonne Hernandez
– Amnistie Internationale – Canada francophone – L’Accueil pour Elle (Valleyfield) – Assistance aux femmes / Montreal Women’s Aid – L’Autre-Toit du KRTB (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac) – CALACS Châteauguay – Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses / Réseau canadien des…
Community Statement: “Ensemble contre la Charte xénophobe” (“Together Against the Xenophobic Charter”)
Community Statement: “Ensemble contre la Charte xénophobe” (“Together Against the Xenophobic Charter”) [This community statement is endorsed and supported by Solidarity Across Borders.] We are opposed to the proposed Quebec Charter of Values (now known as Bill 60). From the…