OPEN THE BORDERS! REFUGEES WELCOME! STOP RACIST INTIMIDATION OF MIGRANTS! Urgent mobilization at the Quebec-US Border. In support of refugees & against anti-immigrant racists. SATURDAY, JULY 1st, 9am-3pm (vehicles leave from Montreal at 8am sharp) At the Roxham Road Crossing…
June 18: Open the borders! Status for All! March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees
OPEN THE BORDERS! STATUS FOR ALL! SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2017 March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees 2pm: GATHERING / STARTING POINT Nelson Mandela Park (Plamondon metro) Victoria Avenue, between Vézina and Barclay We will march through…
Marcia will get help from Montreal Association from the Blind at last, despite immigration status
Marcia, a blind, undocumented woman, learned yesterday that she would finally receive help from the Montreal Association for the Blind. Marcia has been trying to access the rehabilitation services she needs since she lost her sight in December 2015. She…
Solidarity Across Borders’ New Members Orientation Workshop
** Please note that there has been a change in location ** Sunday, June 4th, 1pm-3pm at the Centre for Gender Advocacy 1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, office #404 (Metro Guy-Concordia, Guy exit) Against deportations, detentions and double punishment! Organizing for…
Undocumented Blind Woman Seeks Access to Vital Rehabilitation Services Based on Need, not Status in Coderre’s Sanctuary City
Montreal, 24 May 2017 — For more than a year, Marcia*, a blind undocumented woman, has been trying to access essential rehabilitation services offered by the Montreal Association for the Blind (MAB-Mackay). She was repeatedly denied access because of her…
Timeline: Marcia’s Year-Long Fight for Access
1981 Marcia arrives in Montreal on the invitation of a friend. She is 22 years old. She soon begins to work as a nanny. She remains in Canada with irregular status. 1982-2012. She continues to work as nanny and housekeeper…