add your name or the name of your organization here We, the undersigned groups and individuals, are joining the struggle to stop the construction of a new prison for migrants in Laval, scheduled to open in 2021. In 2016, the…
Background: Immigration Detention in Canada and the New Refugee Prison in Laval
Is the imprisonment of migrants in Canada new? No. Canada has detained migrants and refugees since it was founded as a state, inheriting the practice from England, which used it to control access to the lands it had colonized. At…
Abolishing Prisons, Restoring Justice
A panel on prison abolition and restorative justice models https://www.facebook.com/events/2235256576791357 Saturday, 11 May 2019 at 2pm H1220, 12th floor, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West (Guy-Concordia metro) In settings like Southern Cameroon and Tiohtià:ke*, alternative justice practices can play an…
Urgent to Act: Canada trying to Close its Land Border to Refugees
–> 23 to 30 April: Week of Action against Bill C-97’s Anti-Immigrant Provisions –> 20 to 27 May: Week of Action against Safe Third Country Agreement / to Open the Borders What is Happening The Canadian state is attempting…
Rage for Lucy: Bring Her Back! No More Detentions and Deportations!
One year after the deportation of Lucy Granados, Montreal community gathers to denounce racist and colonial immigration system and demand her return. Photos here! On April 13th, friends and supporters of Lucy Francineth Granados marked the one-year anniversary of her…
Call to Action: Open the Borders
updated April 2019 Since 2017, tens of thousands of people have entered Canada from the US at irregular border crossings, seeking a safe haven. People continue to arrive, every day. This phenomenon is often blamed on Trump, but it must…