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<\/a>THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL!\nGATHERING AND DEMONSTRATION<\/strong><\/div>\n
\n(new location!)\u00a0at the \u00c9cole des m\u00e9tiers de la construction<\/strong><\/div>\n
(where the Montreal School Board will hold its April meeting)<\/strong><\/p>\n The demonstration will take place before and during the monthly meeting of the Commission Scolaire de Montr\u00e9al. We will organize more demonstrations and actions until school boards and the Quebec government change their policy regarding non-status kids. Please join us, whether for 30 minutes, or two hours, in demanding Education for All!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n BACKGROUND:<\/strong><\/p>\n Currently, children who are without status (ie. without immigration status in Canada) or Canadian-born children of parents without status, cannot attend Quebec primary or secondary schools. In other jurisdictions, like Ontario, California and Texas, non-status children are able to attend such schools with much more flexibility.<\/p>\n In the past several months, migrant justice activists in Montreal have been in direct contact with several non-status families with children who have not been able to enroll into Montreal-area schools.<\/p>\n School boards in Quebec, particularly in Montreal where the majority of non-status families live, have the discretion to allow non-status children to attend schools. We demand that all Montreal-area school boards exercise their administrative power to cease any and all barriers to children attending schools. More broadly, we demand that the Quebec government, which has overall responsibility for education, change the requirement<\/p>\n This demonstration is part of an ongoing campaign by the Collectif \u00e9ducation sans fronti\u00e8res (Education Across Borders collective), which is part of the Solidarity City campaign of Solidarity Across Borders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n -> The Education Across Borders collective has produced a booklet (in French) with info about the situation of non-status children in Quebec: -> Communiqu\u00e9 de presse: Le Collectif \u00e9ducation sans fronti\u00e8res somme le gouvernement d\u2019agir rapidement (January 30, 2013) -> CUTV Report: Pas de papiers, pas d’\u00e9ducation: Une situation alarmante au Qu\u00e9bec (October 5, 2012) -> La Presse: La rentr\u00e9e scolaire? Pas pour tous les enfants (September 18, 2012) -> Press Release: As a new Quebec government gets ready to take power, hundreds of school-age kids are still not able to go to school (September 17, 2012) -> The Education Across Borders collective has contacted all school board commissioners on the island of Montreal, to raise awareness about the situation of non-status children unable to access school. We include a sample letter here:\u00a0http:\/\/www. INFO: <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL! GATHERING AND DEMONSTRATION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 6:30pm \u2013 8:30pm (new location!)\u00a0at the \u00c9cole des m\u00e9tiers de la construction (where the Montreal School Board will hold its April meeting) 5205, rue Parthenais (between Masson…<\/p>\n
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\nBring your own placards & noisemakers!<\/strong><\/em>We call on everyone in the Montreal-area who supports the right of all children, including \u201cnon-status\u201d children, to attend primary and secondary schools, to show their support for Education for All at this demonstration.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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