(October 17) OPEN THE BORDERS! Teach-In & Community Dinner

location: 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor & 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
métro Guy Concordia

Solidarity Across Borders is organizing a 1-day teach-in to provide a space for discussion and learning about migrant justice issues, in the context of current debates around migrants and refugees. The presentations are intended both for people new to these issues, and for those who wish to deepen their understanding. This teach-in will also focus on local struggles against deportations, and to build a Solidarity City. The day of workshops and presentations will culminate with a community dinner.

Presentations during the teach-in include:
– The refugee “crisis” and grassroots migrant justice struggles in Europe (1pm)
– Collective struggles against deportations in Montreal (1pm)
– Open the Borders: Understanding Global Apartheid(3:30pm)
– Building a Solidarity City (3:30pm)
(full descriptions to be posted shortly)

1pm-3pm:
Simultaneous Presentations:
i) The refugee “crisis” and grassroots migrant justice struggles in Europe
location: 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
&
ii) Collective struggles against deportations in Montreal
location: 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor

3pm-3:30pm:
Break: Coffee & snacks
location: 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor

3:30pm-5:30pm:
Simultaneous Presentations:
iii)Open the Borders: Understanding Global Apartheid
location: 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
&
iv)Building A Solidarity City
location: 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor

5:45pm-8pm:
Plenary / Community Dinner
location: 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor