#HungerStrikeLaval #FreeThemAll #StatusForAll Laval, 2 April 2020 – Migrants detained in the Laval Immigration Holding Centre suspended their hunger strike yesterday as two more of the hunger strikers, including their spokesperson Abdoul, were released. Twenty-two detainees remain in the centre.…
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New Migrant Prison Being Constructed in Laval: Let’s Stop It!
A new migrant prison is being built in Laval, right beside the old one. Far from ending detention, the state has responded to popular mobilizations against the imprisonment of migrants (including inspiring hunger-strikes by migrant detainees in Ontario) by pouring…
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…
COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY GATHERINGS WITH FOOD, DISCUSSIONS, ACTIVITIES!
Rally against all prisons
Sunday October 21st at 3pm outside the ICPA Conference at the Montréal Marriott Chateau Champlain, 1050 Rue de la Gauchetière Ouest (metro Bonaventure) Bring banners, signs and noisemakers! https://www.facebook.com/events/2265662126808565/ From the 21st to 26th of October, 2018, Montreal will be…
30 August. Public Mourning for Bolante Idowu Alo and to honour all migrants fighting for their lives and dignity
Public Mourning for Mr. Bolante Idowu Alo and to honour all migrants who fight for their lives and dignity against the injustice of the Canadian immigration system No to deportations. Reinstate the moratorium on deportations to Haiti. Abolish the Border…
(Français) Samedi @ 10h. Rassemblement d’urgence contre les déportations vers Haïti / Emergency Rally against Deportations to Haiti
Saturday, July 21, 2018 from 10:00am to 12:00pm CBSA offices at 1010 St-Antoine (métro Bonaventure), Montreal https://www.facebook.com/events/609714716077488/ The Canadian Government has just issued a travel warning to Haiti because of a sudden rise in violence and political instability. This new…
May 19 Open The Borders Downloads (posters, flyers, banner)
Here are the publicity materials for the Open The Borders mobilization at Roxham Road on May 19, 2018 (right click the links below). For details about the demonstration, click HERE. Affiche Français PDF Poster English PDF Tract/Flyer (Français/Anglais) PDF Bannière…
Example Letter Abdoul
31 January 2020 Dear Ministers Mendicino and Blair, re: stop deportation of —, UCI 11 0495 0123. I am writing in support of — (UCI 11 0495 0123) who is currently in the Laval Immigration Detention Centre. He is facing…
Aboul’s letter
Je m’appelle [Abdoul Sall]. J’ai 30 ans, d’origine [Afrique de l’ouest]. Je suis présentement en détention au Centre de surveillance de l’immigration à Laval depuis le 10 janvier 2020 en attente d’être déporté au [pays]. C’est avec une grande inquiétude…
Background: Why are people crossing irregularly into Canada? Anti-Colonial Statement. What is the Storm Alliance?
Here is some more background concerning the upcoming Demonstration at the Quebec-US Border: Migrants & Refugees Welcome! Open the Borders! Oppose Racism! (September 30, 2017). Why are people crossing irregularly into Canada? Refugees have crossed irregularly at Roxham Road, near…
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…