The federal and Quebec governments recently announced temporary compensation measures and both have neglected to address whether immigrants with no immigration status will be able to access them. This reckless exclusion poses a grave risk to our non-status community members,…
Act in Solidarity with Migrants Detained by Canada: Immediate Release, No New Detentions!
Thirty-four migrants, held in Laval, Quebec, have issued a call to be released in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their hand-written petition was sent earlier today to the Federal Minister of Public Safety, Federal Minister of Immigration, Prime Minister…
COVID-19 COMMUNIQUE: Full Citizenship Now! Temporary Suspension of Deportations Not Enough
Full Citizenship Now! Temporary Suspension of Deportations Not Enough Montreal, March 18 2020 – The federal government announced on March 17 that it will be temporarily postponing deportations from Canada as part of the broader effort to contain the spread…
COVID-19 – Solidarity Across Borders Community Advisory
In light of the pandemic of COVID-19, a rapidly spreading flu-like virus affecting the respiratory system, public health officials are increasingly calling for people to work from home, for self-isolation, and for social distancing (maintaining distance both between individuals and…
CANCELLED. Shelters and Prisons: Violence and Solidarity on the “Migrant Trail”
This event has been cancelled. * PBI’s release cancelling their tour and on the impact of coronavirus on migrants can be read here. * SAB’s community release is here. in the context of the Spring against the Prison Wednesday, March…
Spring of Action launched with Disruption of Lemay Offices
On Friday, community members entered the offices of Lemay, architects of the new prison for migrants in Laval. Chanting slogans, distributing flyers, and carrying silhouettes of friends and neighbours who had been detained and deported, they disrupted business as usual.…