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…
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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…
Resistance to State Repression in Immigration, Citizenship, & Extradition
Resistance to State Repression in Immigration, Citizenship, & Extradition with Deepan Budlakoti, Ivonne Hernandez & Solidarity Across Borders. Saturday, March 14, 10:30am-12pm at the McGill Faculty of Law, 3644 Peel Street Part of “In the Streets, In the Courts: Un…
Posters, flyers and audio for the January 31 community assembly (Creole, French, English)
Audio (Haitian Creole) Audio (French) Audio (English) Poster (Haitian Creole) Poster (French) Poster (English) Flyer (Haitian Creole) Flyer (French) Flyer (English)
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…
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…