The following five posters were distributed during the “Refugees Welcome / Open the Borders” demonstration (September 5, 2015) in Montreal. You are encouraged to print and post these posters.
REFUGEES WELCOME OPEN THE BORDERS FREE MOVEMENT FOR ALL Gathering/Demonstration SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2pm Place Norman Bethune (de Maisonneuve et Guy ; métro Guy-Concordia) In the context of the deaths of Alan Kurdi, 3, his brother Ghalib, 5, and mother Rehanna, Solidarity Across Borders is calling for a gathering in downtown Montreal to denounce the Canadian government and their complicit role in the deaths of refugees and migrants. contact: solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com
STOP DEPORTATIONS! STATUS FOR ALL! SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015 March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees 2pm: GATHERING / STARTING POINT métro St-Michel (north of Jean-Talon & St-Michel, south of Everett) 4pm: CONVERGENCE / PICNIC Parc Jarry (near St-Laurent & Villeray, métro de Castelnau) We will march through the neighborhoods of St-Michel and Villeray, ending at Parc Jarry in Parc-Extension. A child-friendly event. Bring your kids! Please get in touch about any accessibility needs. www.solidarityacrossborders.org DOWNLOADS (posters & flyers): www.solidarityacrossborders.org/downloads-may31 —– We march together to demand an end to deportations and detentions, and we denounce the...
“OUR TERRAIN OF STRUGGLE”: Resisting Capitalism, Borders and Global Apartheid Thursday, May 28, 7pm 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204 (métro Guy-Concordia) (facebook: www.facebook.com/events/435202943315001/) This multi-media presentation will explore the research and lived experiences that ground a “no one is illegal/no borders” analysis. Among the conclusions: all border controls are fundamentally racist; all nation-states are inherently oppressive; all human beings have the autonomous right to migrate, to resist displacement, and to return; and, in opposition to imposed notions of “race” or “community”, we struggle to assert self-determined identities. In a context of global apartheid, there are very specific challenges for grassroots...
This article, by members of Solidarity Across Borders, is featured in the Printemps 2015 newspaper. More info here: grevecontrelausterite.wordpress.com Austerity is often described as an act of class war, on the part of the rich. Depending on who is talking, this assault might be described as an attack against the middle class or the working class, or any number of constituencies in capitalism’s gunsights. It affects many people; consequently specific examples can galvanize broad opposition, mass mobilizations, and … easy recuperations. Because while neoliberal austerity hits many people, it does not hit us in the same way, nor with the same...
Montreal, 1 May 2015 — In the context of the struggle against austerity, Solidarity Across Borders calls on all community organizations and centres, collectives, trade unions, healthcare providers, educational institutions, food banks, shelters, housing co-ops, etc. to commit to providing their services to everyone, regardless of immigration status, and to make the question of migrant labour central to our struggles against austerity. Over the past few months, sweeping cuts to social services – healthcare, housing assistance, employment aid, social assistance, education, and more – have been announced in Quebec. These attacks on the achievements of past social struggles have...
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CALLOUT: STOP DEPORTATIONS! STATUS FOR ALL! (Full details about the May 31 demonstration are available HERE.) This year, we march in opposition to growing austerity measures and in solidarity with grassroots resistance efforts in Montreal and across Turtle Island. Over the past few months, sweeping cuts to social services – from health care, housing assistance and employment aid, to social assistance and education, etc. – have been announced, putting the future and accessibility of these services at risk. This neoliberal offensive is taking place not just at the provincial level: the federal government has gutted employment insurance, slashed health...
Wednesday, 4 March, 6:00pm 2149 Mackay St. (métro Guy-Concordia)* https://www.facebook.com/events/1550109555278702 *We regret that this location is not wheelchair accessible; it is necessary to climb a set of stairs to enter. – childcare available – translation available (English-French-Spanish) – snacks will be served – metro tickets are available as needed – please get in touch about any other accessibility needs Second organizing assembly to plan 2015 status for all mobilization, rooted in the main demands and campaigns of Solidarity Across Borders: opposition to deportations, detentions and double punishment; for Status For All and building a Solidarity City. (Read more about...
Moratorium lifted on deportations to Haiti and Zimbabwe: 3500 threatened with possible removal No deportations! Status for All! Next Community Assembly SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 4pm at the Bureau de la communauté haitienne de Montréal 6970 rue Marquette (near métro Fabre) – If you would like to organize to make sure that everyone – without exception – is able to stay in Canada with full status and dignity, you are encouraged to attend this community assembly. – If you are personally affected by the issue of deportations, we strongly encourage you to attend. – Let’s organize together to resist the...
Annou kole tèt ansanm nan yon kokennchenn rasanbleman Depi ke yo anonse yo pral leve moratwa sou Ayiti ak Zimbabwe: plis ke 3500 moun riske fè fas pwochennman a depòtasyon Sispann depòtasyon yo! Regilarize sitiyasyon legal tout moun! Samdi 31 janvye, depi 3zè jiska 7tè nan aswè nan Biwo Kominote AyisyÈn nan (BCHM) 6970, rue Marquette (akote metwo Fabre la) Depi ke yo anonse yo pral leve moratwa sou Ayiti ak Zimbabwe: plis ke 3500 moun riske fè fas pwochennman a depòtasyon. Sa vle di ke yo ka resevwa avi gouvènman federal la ki mande pou yo kite peyi...
Community Assembly Moratorium on deportations to Haiti and Zimbabwe lifted: 3500 threatened with possible removal No deportations! Status for All! Saturday, January 31, 3pm-7pm at the Bureau de la communauté haitienne de Montréal 6970 Rue Marquette (near métro Fabre) – If you would like to organize to make sure that everyone – without exception – is able to stay in Canada with full status and dignity, you are encouraged to attend this community assembly. – If you are personally affected by this issue, we strongly encourage you to attend. Let’s organize together to resist the deportations of members of...
