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<\/a>STATUS FOR ALL!<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\nMarch\u00a0for\u00a0justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees\u2028<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\nSATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012<\/strong><\/span>
\n Gathering at NOON\u2028<\/strong><\/span>
\nJean Talon & Boyer, just east of m\u00e9tro Jean-Talon\u2028<\/strong>
\nMONTREAL<\/strong>
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We live here!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We work here!\u00a0\u00a0 We\u2019re staying here!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n We march together to demand an end to deportations and detentions, and in opposition to the double punishment of migrants with criminal records. We demand\u00a0Status for All, and organize for a \u201cSolidarity City\u201d\u00a0for all residents of Montreal.<\/p>\n Get in touch about any accessibility needs.\u00a0\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n UPDATE: Join us at NOON at the corner of Jean-Talon & Boyer. We will be marching through the neighborhoods of Villeray & Parc-Extension. Our demonstration ends at Parc Athena (Jean-Talon & Avenue de l’Ep\u00e9e) with a community picnic.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This is a child-friendly demonstration. Bring your kids!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n We encourage all participants to wear masks in solidarity with thousands of people who live without status in Montreal, who cannot march with us tomorrow, and whose survival depend on remaining invisible and on the margins of society. Montreal migrant justice groups maintain this important tradition knowing full well that in doing so we are in defiance of recently passed municipal bylaws and Law 78. We maintain the right to protest freely and spontaneously, and will not be sharing the route of our march with the police.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n This year, we march in opposition to the Conservative government\u2019s relentless attacks on people here and abroad. We take to the streets to assert our dignity as workers, students, refugees, immigrants, and queers.<\/p>\n We reject the militarization of borders, the criminalization of migrants, the institutionalization of wage-slavery through temporary worker programs, and the dominant xenophobic and racist ideology. We also denounce Bill C-31, the \u201cRefugee Exclusion Act\u201d, an immigration law that jails asylum seekers, entrenches a two-tier refugee system discriminating against the majority based on their nationality, and gives the Immigration Minister enormous discretionary powers to take away people’s permanent residency after they have been granted refugee status. This law advocates intrusive biometrics data collection on all migrants in the country, and gives increased powers of arrest and detention to border guards that will affect tourists, permanent residents, students and refugees alike. It will also force many more people to live underground, with no access to labor standards or essential services like healthcare and education.<\/p>\n STATUS FOR ALL!\u00a0<\/strong>We demand a full, comprehensive and ongoing regularization program\u00a0for all people living in Montreal, Quebec and Canada who do not have full\u00a0status (ie. permanent residence or citizenship). Simply put,\u00a0Status for All means that\u00a0all residents of Canada will get the documentation they need so they can access basic services and the same rights as anyone else. Status for All means we struggle and organize so that\u00a0all residents, regardless of their origins, can have full dignity as human beings.<\/p>\n NO TO DEPORTATIONS!<\/strong>\u00a0We stand in solidarity with those who struggle to resist their deportations and forced removals. We denounce the violence of deportations that breaks up families and uproots people from their communities. We believe that everyone has the right to migrate, the right to resist forced displacement, and the right return to their homelands if they so choose.<\/p>\n NO TO DETENTIONS!<\/strong>\u00a0On any given day in Canada, there are upwards of 500 people in immigration detention centres, including up to 100 individuals and families at the Centre de prevention de l\u2019immigration de Laval. We demand the immediate release of\u00a0all detainees in immigration detention facilities, and organize\u00a0for the closing of\u00a0all detention centres.<\/p>\n NO TO DOUBLE PUNISHMENT!<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cDouble punishment\u201d is the term used to describe the unjust policy used against non-citizens who face deportation after being punished\u00a0for a criminal conviction. Double punishment is often the direct result of racial profiling. The reality of double punishment in our communities often provokes feelings of shame and isolation, due to the stigma of a criminal conviction. We aim to break this isolation by taking a clear stance against double punishment, to expose this injustice, and to support the individuals fighting to remain with their families, friends and community here in Montreal. We believe that double punishment is an extension of the prison-industrial-complex that profits from the criminalization and incarceration of entire populations. For thousands of undocumented migrants across the country cities such as Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver are sweatshops. Immigrants and refugees work the most precarious and dangerous jobs. The Canadian economy cannot survive without this work force that is exploited due to the lack of permanent\u00a0status and the threat of forced removal. Instead of the city being a sweatshop, we organize to build a Solidarity City.<\/p>\n A Solidarity City is the creation of a community that rejects a system that engenders poverty and precarity, not solely for immigrants and refugees, but also\u00a0for other Montrealers confronting these same realities. We are opposing fear, isolation and division and we strike back with solidarity, organized mutual aid, and direct action.<\/p>\n The \u201cSolidarity City\u201d campaign is an attempt to generalize and broaden some key organizing principles that have been applied in migrant justice work in Montreal: networking and unifying around common and straightforward demands; practicing autonomous mutual aid and solidarity in contrast to charity or service approaches; holding decision-makers accountable for their actions and policies; and using direct action to achieve justice<\/p>\n All individuals and groups in Montreal can be part of contributing to and building a Solidarity City by providing support to undocumented residents, and by linking your efforts to our larger campaigns for social justice. Get in touch to learn more. * ENDORSE:<\/strong>\u00a0By endorsing our demonstration and campaign you are agreeing with our demands and you will help to publicize our events within your networks.<\/p>\n * PUBLICIZE & PROMOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0We have posters, flyers, as well as e-mail callouts, in French, English and Spanish. Get in touch about getting access to our publicity materials, or to join one of our door-to-door outreach teams in C\u00f4te-des-Neiges, Parc Extension, Villeray, St-Michel & Hochelaga.<\/p>\n * DONATE:<\/strong>\u00a0We are an\u00a0all-volunteer effort and rely on modest donations to sustain our campaign. You can donate by making a cheque out to \u201cSolidarit\u00e9 sans fronti\u00e8res\u201d and include \u201cStatus for All\u201d in the memo line. You can mail your cheques to:<\/p>\n Solidarity Across Borders * GET INVOLVED:<\/strong>\u00a0We have committees that are doing active outreach and mobilization, as well as preparing art and other materials. Just e-mail or phone to lend your support.<\/p>\n * LEARN MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0Invite us to make a presentation about the\u00a0Status for All campaign to your group or organization, to learn more about our demands and the Solidarity City campaign.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n March Endorsed by<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Apatrides Anonymes,Carrefour d\u2019\u00e9ducation populaire de Pointe-St-Charles, Centre des femmes d\u2019ici et d\u2019ailleurs, 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy, Centre de pr\u00e9vention des agressions sexuelles, CKUT 90.3FM, la Coalition Large de Association, la \u00a0Coalition Large de l\u2019Association pour une Solidarit\u00e9 Syndicale \u00c9tudiante\u00a0(CLASSE),\u00a0Collectif oppos\u00e9 \u00e0 la brutalit\u00e9 polici\u00e8re, Comit\u00e9 d\u2019aide aux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s, Comit\u00e9 de coordination et action pour le 8 mars des Femmes de Diverses Origines, La Convergence des lutes anti-capitalistes, DIRA, Indigenous Solidarity Committee, Inter Pares, Justice 4 Migrant Workers, La Pointe Libertaire, Mouvement contre le viol et l\u2019inceste, PINAY, People’s Commission Network, Prisoner Correspondence Project, Radio Centre-Ville, Reseau d\u2019entraide de Verdun, QPIRG-McGill, South Asian Women\u2019s Community Center, Ste-Emilie Skillshare, Tadamon, Union Communiste Libertaire.<\/em><\/p>\n ——-<\/em><\/p>\n Organized by Solidarity Across Borders, No One Is Illegal-Montreal, Dignidad Migrante, the Immigrant Workers Center, JOC-Montreal, and Mexicans United for Regularization.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(Dignidad Migrante & Solidarity Across Borders are working groups of QPIRG Concordia.)<\/p>\n TO STAY IN TOUCH:<\/strong> STATUS FOR ALL! March\u00a0for\u00a0justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees\u2028 SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012 Gathering at NOON\u2028 Jean Talon & Boyer, just east of m\u00e9tro Jean-Talon\u2028 MONTREAL We live here!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We work here!\u00a0\u00a0 We\u2019re staying here! We march together…<\/p>\nHELP US PROMOTE\u00a0 Download FLYERS<\/a>\u00a0 and\u00a0 POSTERS<\/a> here!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Share Mediacoop (Video 1)<\/a>\u00a0 and\u00a0 (Video 2)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
WHY WE MARCH<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
The march is organized in support of four main demands:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n—–<\/p>\nWe are also demonstrating to affirm a\u00a0<\/strong>SOLIDARITY CITY in Montreal:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n—–<\/p>\nHOW YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, #204
\nMontreal, QC H3G 1N1
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