Category: Ivonne

(May 10) Mothers Against Borders Brunch

Mothers Against Borders Brunch A Fund-Raiser Lorne Centre, 2390 Ryde St. (Charlevoix Metro) Saturday, 10 May 2014, at 11am Free Entry & Free Food, but donations to help with Ivonne’s legal costs are encouraged. Suggested: $10 to $20. – Fun…

Justice for Ivonne, Status for All! An International Women’s Day Statement from the Shelters, Not Borders! Committee

JUSTICE FOR IVONNE, STATUS FOR ALL! ***An International Women’s Day Statement from the Shelters, Not Borders! Committee*** On International Women’s Day, we took to the streets with hundreds of women in Montreal to resist patriarchy, precarity, and violence. This March…

Ivonne Regains Custody (at least for now)! The Struggle for Status Continues

-> Read more below about what you can do, including contributing to fundraising efforts (it’s urgent!), joining our Justice for Ivonne contigent on March 8th (International Women’s Day), and writing a support letter! **NEW: Justice for Ivonne facebook page –…

Update: Ivonne Hernandez will not be deported imminently

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”…

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…

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…

UPDATE: Ivonne Hernandez will be released from immigration detention; still risk of deportation

UPDATE – Friday, January 24, 4pm Ivonne Hernandez will be released from immigration detention later today on a $4000 cash bond. She will be required to report to immigration authorities regularly. The removal order against her is still in effect.…