Category: Solidarity

We Repeat, Borders Kill, CBSA Negligence Kills: We denounce the death of migrants detained at the Detention Center in Surrey, BC, and at Roxham Road

We are, once again, infuriated and saddened to learn of the death of two migrants within a period of two weeks. The death on Christmas Day of a person detained by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the Surrey’s…

COMMUNIQUÉ FROM PRISONERS IN THE LAVAL IMMIGRATION HOLDING CENTRE: HUNGER-STRIKE UNTIL WE ARE FREE

COMMUNIQUÉ FROM PRISONERS IN THE LAVAL IMMIGRATION HOLDING CENTRE: HUNGER-STRIKE UNTIL WE ARE FREE Laval, 24 March 2020 Following the petition we wrote [on 19 March, sent to government officials and asking to be released in the context of the…

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…

Declaration of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Struggle

We at Solidarity Across Borders once again express our unequivocal solidarity with the people of the Wet’suwet’en nation in their continued resistance to colonial incursions into their territory, as well as with the many other Indigenous nations who have blockaded…

Declaration Against Racist Bill 21

Solidarity Across Borders Rejects Racist Bill 21, Issues Call to Action! Solidarity Across Borders stands in solidarity with the communities affected by the racist Bill 21 tabled last week by the CAQ government. We emphatically reject the dishonest rhetoric of…

Rally – Montreal Stands with Guineans

Join us for a solidarity gathering to support the Guinean community, who since 2016 has been organizing together to fight deportations from Canada. Saturday, March 30th at 1pm Jean Talon metro, Montreal https://www.facebook.com/events/2310535595889483/ #MontrealaveclesGuineens Canada is moving to deport Guinean…

Mass demonstration against racism and xenophobia: here and everywhere

Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 2 PM – 5 PM métro St-Laurent https://www.facebook.com/events/422492248291780/ https://www.manifcontreleracisme.org/ Organised by: Contre la haine et le racisme This event was organized and will take place in Tio’tia:ke (“Montreal”), unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory. On November 12, 2017…

Statement in Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

We at Solidarity Across Borders express our unequivocal solidarity with the people of the Wet’suwet’en nation in their continued resistance to colonial incursions into their territory, and join the call for urgent action in the face of the violent intervention…

Call to action in solidarity with the migrant caravan from Honduras and other central American countries currently making its way to the US-Mexican border

On October 12th, a group of about 1400 migrants – most from Honduras, and including many families – began walking towards the US-Mexican border to escape a situation of generalized violence, endemic poverty, and government repression which has intensified since…

Solidarity Across Borders launches videos to help undocumented migrants survive encounters with the SPVM

These two short videos are aimed at making the undocumented members of our communities safer in their interactions with Montreal police (SPVM). By undocumented, we mean people who have stayed after being ordered to leave Canada, overstayed a visa, etc.…

28 Nov. Rally and March in solidarity with the migrant caravans

Wednesday, November 28th 2018 @ 8:30am Honduran Consulate, 1255 boul. Robert-Bourassa [University St.], Montreal H3B 3V8 (McGill metro) https://www.facebook.com/events/2014536155333614/ ** Please share this call to your networks. During the demo, to expose the responsibility of Canada in creating the conditions…

Demonstration at the Quebec-US Border: Migrants & Refugees Welcome! Open the Borders! Oppose Racism! (September 30)

Migrants & Refugees Welcome! Open the Borders! Oppose Racism! Demonstration at the Quebec-US Border Saturday, September 30, 10am – 5pm At the Lacolle Border Crossing, south of Montreal (map: https://goo.gl/maps/W8s3rTtGPC72) Please consult www.solidarityacrossborders.org regularly for updates. A call by the…