With the announcement of a limited and symbolic Sanctuary City motion to be considered (and eventually passed unanimously) by the City of Montreal this Monday, the migrant justice organization Solidarity Across Borders and allied groups organized a press conference to…
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Arash Aslani Hunger Strike at Laval Immigration Detention Center (September 2005)
People’s History of Montreal: Arash Aslani Hunger Strike at Laval Immigration Detention Center, September 2005 This month, September 2016, marks the 11th anniversary of an important and inspiring local action in support of migrant justice. In September 2005, Arash Aslani…
Non Status Women to Prime Minister: “Continue to Ignore us, We don’t Exist”
A group of non status women began haunting the riding office of Justin Trudeau yesterday. After calling on Mr. Trudeau on numerous occasions to take a position on people living without status in Canada, a dozen women, shrouded and carrying…
International Women’s Day: the Non-Status Women’s Collective of Montreal demands equality for undocumented women in a new video
Montreal, 8 March 2016 — Still waiting for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to respond to their open letter and a subsequent press conference, the Non-Status Women’s Collective of Montreal is launching a new video on International Women’s Day: “we want…
Mother Living “Underground” in Montreal Speaks Out
The mother of 17-year old “Daniel” has released a recorded statement addressed to Kathleen Weil, the Minister of Immigration of Quebec. Describing her difficult life as an undocumented, single mother in Montreal, “Guadalupe” asks the Minister of Immigration to help…
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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…
BUZAS FAMILY: GOOD NEWS, BUT IT’S NOT OVER YET
Update and Call for Continued Support –> video: Mercedesz Buzas appeals for your ongoing support Shortly before noon on July 2nd, the Federal Court ordered the government to suspend the deportation of the Buzas family, which was scheduled for the…
Call to Action: Stop the Deportation of Sarah Maggali and her daughter Kezia Hope
STOP THE DEPORTATION OF SARAH MAGGALI AND HER DAUGHTER KEZIA HOPE KEEP THE PIKA FAMILY UNITED IN QUEBEC AN URGENT CALL TO ACTION -> Hear directly from Sarah Maggali and Kezia Hope in the following video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkGJaFx0xek -> For more info,…
(photos, videos & articles) Report-back: Demonstration against the xenophobic Charter (October 20, 2013)
Montreal, October 21, 2013 — Yesterday more than 1000 protesters marched against the proposed Quebec Charter of Values, in a grassroots effort called “Ensemble contre la charte xénophobe” (Together against the xenophobic Charter). The demonstration is part of a wave of…
(Oct 29) Solidarity Picket with Djaber Kalibi
Solidarity Picket with Djaber Kalibi Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 12:30pm In front of the Complexe Guy-Favreau 200, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest métro Place-d’Armes Due to his resistance against the dictatorship of Iran, revolutionary activist Djaber Kalibi is facing removal from Canada. Only…
Communiqué: Montrealers Tear Down Immigration Detention Centre Fence
Montreal, 12 August 2013 — Montrealers tore down part of the fence surrounding the Laval Immigration Detention Centre yesterday in an act of spontaneous collective rage. Earlier that day, about a hundred people gathered in the shadow of the wall…