Housing rights must be respected for all. In a context of shortage of housing and where rents are more expensive, the situation is even more difficult for immigrant people. In addition to suffering the same prejudices as other low-income tenants,…
Film Screening: VOL SPÉCIAL
VOL SPÉCIAL A heart wrenching and chilling observational doc about immigrant “illegals” held in a detention centre and subjected to prison-like conditions without any rights. WHAT: Screening of VOL SPÉCIAL WHEN: Monday, January 30, 7PM WHERE: Room H-110, Concordia University,…
Declaration: Education for All!
Education for All Declaration There are children living in Quebec who do not have access to primary and secondary education, excluded because of their immigration status or the immigration status of their parents. Some are among the large number of…
Paola Ortiz one step closer to coming home
Paola Ortiz accepted by Quebec, asks Canada to return to her children December 23, 2011, Montreal — Three months after Canada deported Paola Ortiz to Mexico, the mother of two Canadian citizen children has received her selection certificate from…
Stop Jacob’s deportation: No double punishment
SOLIDARITY WITH THE NIYONGABO FAMILY Thursday, December 22, 2011 JACOB IS SAFE AND SOUND (update) Jacob Niyongabo was deported to Burundi on Tuesday afternoon. In the evening of December 21st, he arrived in the capital city of…
International Migrants Day with Mexicans United for Regularization
SUNDAY, December 18, 2011 Gathering at NOON in front of the IRB 200 boul Réné-Levesque W. (metro place d’armes) December 18th is International Migrants Day, designated as a global day of action against racism and for the rights of…