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Déclaration désignant Montréal Ville Sanctuaire

15.01 Déclaration Séance du conseil municipal du 20 février 2017 DÉCLARATION DÉSIGNANT MONTRÉAL VILLE SANCTUAIRE Attendu que Montréal affirme son engagement à assurer la protection et l’accessibilité de ses services à toute personne sans statut légal qui vit sur son…

Banner reading “Trump Fasciste, Trudeau Complice!” hanging off Metropolitan Highway outside Trudeau’s office

For Immediate Release – Attention News Editors and the Montreal-area community (Shared with Solidarity Across Borders by the Open The Borders Collective) “Trump Fasciste, Trudeau Complice!” Large banner currently hanging off the main Trans-Canada/Metropolitan Highway outside of Justin Trudeau’s constituency office…

Community Members Successfully Shut Down US Consulate, Call for Continued Direct Action to End Canadian Complicity in Racist Violence (January 30)

Community Members Successfully Shut Down US Consulate, Call for Continued Direct Action to End Canadian Complicity in Racist Violence On Monday in Tiohtia:ke (aka Montreal in occupied Kanien’kehá:ka territory), hundreds of people outraged and sorrowed by the horrifying intensification of…

Anti-Trump Night Demo: Make Racists Afraid Again! (Friday 6pm)

Anti-Trump Night Demo: Make Racists Afraid Again! Friday, January 20, 6pm Phillips Square (corner Union and Ste-Catherine West, métro McGill)) #DisruptJ20 Donald Trump will be officially inaugurated as President of the United States at around noon on January 20, 2017. Protesters…

One year later, still no response from the Trudeau government for the Non-Status Women’s Collective

Since June 2016, the Non-Status Women’s Collective of Montréal has taken to the streets twice a month to inform and engage the public about the reality of undocumented people in Canada, and to put pressure on the government to meet with…

Deportation Cost prevents Reunification of Montreal Family

Montreal, 30 March 2016 — Immigration Canada is demanding that a man pay for the cost of his own deportation before he can return to Canada and be reunited with his family in Montreal. Robert (not his real name), a…

Fundraiser: critical eye surgery for an undocumented woman

You can make a donation here: https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/critical-eye-surgery-for-an-undocumented-woman Dear friends and allies, Members of Solidarity Across Borders are supporting an undocumented woman who has lived, worked and built community in Montreal for more than half her life, for over 30 years.…

Refugees are Welcome open meeting : Tuesday, September 15th

There will be a meeting next Tuesday to discuss Solidarity Across Borders’ role in the context of Refugees Welcome mobilizations, and our next steps. All those who agree with Solidarity Across Borders’ demands are encouraged to take part. (The meeting…

Refugee rights groups denounce Canadian government complicity in migrant deaths, including Kurdi brothers

September 3, 2015, Montreal/Toronto/Vancouver – Migrant and refugee rights groups across Canada are demanding that Minister Alexander and Prime Minister Stephen Harper answer for the deaths of Galip Kurdi, five, and his three-year-old brother Aylan, after it was revealed that…

(April 19) Solidarity Across Borders Spring Assembly

Sunday April 19, 2015 1pm to 4pm QPIRG-Concordia, 1500 de Maisonneuve O., room 204 (metro Guy-Concordia) https://www.facebook.com/events/1470362139852846/ free childcare! translation english-french-spanish! free food! wheelchair accessible! Please RSVP if you need childcare; that will help us with planning, thank you! Do you…

Community Advisory: Solidarity Across Borders denounces CBSA weekend sweep

COMMUNITY AND NEWS ADVISORY For immediate release Solidarity Across Borders denounces CBSA weekend sweep Detainees report marked increase in numbers of migrants at Laval Detention Center Contact Information: 438-933-7654 (please leave a message) solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com (Montreal, March 26, 2015) Solidarity Across Borders,…

(March 19) Press Conference: 3500 Haitians and Zimbabweans are struggling to stay in Canada

Attention News Editors – For immediate release 3500 Haitians and Zimbabweans are struggling to stay in Canada The Non-Status Action Committee to speak out about pending removals Press Conference: Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 10:15am at the Bureau de la…