UPDATE (February 4, 11:30am) Today at Montreal’s Federal Court, Judge Harrington granted a temporary stay of deportation to Ivonne Hernandez. Effectively, that means Ivonne will not be removed from Canada and her community imminently. The judge cited the “irreparable harm”…
Timeline & Background Information (Education For All Collective)
ACCESS TO SCHOOL FOR NON-STATUS CHILDREN IN QUEBEC TIMELINE & BACKGROUND INFORMATION In Quebec, non-status children cannot attend primary and secondary school for free. In contrast with the United States, France, and Canadian cities like Toronto, which provide free primary…
Support Letters for Ivonne Hernandez
– Amnistie Internationale – Canada francophone – L’Accueil pour Elle (Valleyfield) – Assistance aux femmes / Montreal Women’s Aid – L’Autre-Toit du KRTB (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac) – CALACS Châteauguay – Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses / Réseau canadien des…
Community Statement: “Ensemble contre la Charte xénophobe” (“Together Against the Xenophobic Charter”)
Community Statement: “Ensemble contre la Charte xénophobe” (“Together Against the Xenophobic Charter”) [This community statement is endorsed and supported by Solidarity Across Borders.] We are opposed to the proposed Quebec Charter of Values (now known as Bill 60). From the…
Media Compilation (Ivonne Hernandez)
– Le Devoir: Un sursis accordé à Ivonne Hernandez (5 février 2014) www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/399073/un-sursis-accorde-a-ivonne-hernandez – Radio-Canada International: La batalla migratoria de la mexicana Ivonne Hernández (5 de febrero 2014) www.rcinet.ca/es/2014/02/05/la-batalla-migratoria-de-la-mexicana-ivonne-hernandez/ – La Presse: Une mère et son bébé (4 février 2014)…
(Update/Call to Action) Solidarity with Ivonne Hernandez
SOLIDARITY WITH IVONNE HERNANDEZ -> Non-status survivor of conjugal violence has lost custody of her son, was arrested and detained in pre-planned ambush by border agents, and is still facing deportation -> Read more below about what you can do, including writing…