{"id":4101,"date":"2014-03-10T16:31:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T20:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/?p=4101"},"modified":"2014-08-02T16:42:06","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T20:42:06","slug":"march-21-demonstration-and-march-against-colonialism-racism-and-the-proposed-quebec-charter-of-values-bill-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/en\/march-21-demonstration-and-march-against-colonialism-racism-and-the-proposed-quebec-charter-of-values-bill-60","title":{"rendered":"(FRIDAY 6pm) Demonstration and March: Against colonialism, racism and the proposed Quebec Charter of Values (Bill 60)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Demonstration and March: Against colonialism and racism<\/span><\/strong>
\nFRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014<\/span><\/strong>
\nGathering at 6pm at Mt-Royal m\u00e9tro<\/span><\/strong>
\n(Mt-Royal Avenue, between Berri and Rivard)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Part of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Organized by Ensemble contre la Charte xenophobe
\ninfo: contrelachartexenophobe@gmail.com<\/wbr><\/a>
\nweb: http:\/\/ensemblecontrelacharte.tumblr.com<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n

-> Posters and flyers<\/strong> for this demonstration are available for download at: www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/en\/downloads-for-the-anti-racist-demonstration-on-march-21-posters-flyers<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n

You can also pick up posters and flyers at QPIRG Concordia (1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204, m\u00e9tro Guy-Concordia; tel: 514-848-7585<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Supported by:<\/strong>
\nQPIRG Concordia \/ Groupe de recherche d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat public \u00e0 Concordia
\nPersonne n\u2019est ill\u00e9gal-Montr\u00e9al \/ No One Is Illegal Montreal
\nSolidarit\u00e9 sans fronti\u00e8res \/ Solidarity Across Borders
\nGraduate Students\u2019 Association (Concordia)
\n\u00c9tudes en action (UQ\u00c0M, McGill et Concordia)
\nAssociation pour une solidarit\u00e9 syndicale \u00e9tudiante (ASS\u00c9)
\nAssembl\u00e9e populaire et autonome de Villeray (APAQ Villeray)
\nCollectif \u00e9ducation sans fronti\u00e8res (CESF)
\nConcordia Students\u2019 Union (CSU)
\nFine Arts Students Association (FASA) Concordia
\nCentre communautaire des femmes sud-asiatiques \/ South Asian Women’s Community Center (SAWCC)
\nProjet accompagnement solidarit\u00e9 Colombie (PASC)
\nJustice Climatique Montreal \/ Climate Justice Montreal
\nStudents’ Society of McGill University (SSMU)
\nSigaw ng Bayan Radio Collective (CKUT)
\nAssociation facultaire \u00e9tudiante de science politique et droit (AFESPED-UQAM)
\nAssociation facultaire \u00e9tudiante des sciences humaines (AFESH-UQAM)
\nStudents of Colour Montreal (SOCM)
\nCommunity-University Talks (C-Uni-T)
\nand more!<\/em>
\nTo endorse this demonstration, please contact contrelachartexenophobe@gmail.com<\/wbr><\/a>.
\n—–<\/p>\n

We are marching together on March 21 because:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We support the self-determination and sovereignty of all Indigenous peoples in \u201cCanada\u201d and \u201cQuebec\u201d; Canada and Quebec are unjustly built on stolen native land.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We oppose the politicians and corporations in both Canada and Quebec that continue to exploit the lands and resources of Indigenous peoples \u2013 Tar Sands, pipelines, Plan Nord, Anticosti and more — against the clear wishes of Indigenous nations.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We remember and salute the anti-racist struggles of the past, especially the struggle against apartheid in South Africa; the 1960 Sharpeville massacre in South Africa is commemorated each March 21, as part of the International Day Against Racism.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We denounce racism in Quebec, which continues to exist and persist, and which has increased in the past year, especially with increased harassment and attacks on Muslim women.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0We support the struggles of all racialized and marginalized communities for their own dignity and self-determination.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We support anti-racist feminisms and anti-racist queer struggles that refuse to accommodate themselves to false fears and xenophobia.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We are opposed to the proposed Quebec Charter of Values (Bill 60), which is an electoral ploy that encourages racism and xenophobia in Quebec society.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We march for many more reasons, united in opposition to all forms of oppression and in the belief that our solidarity and unity against colonialism and racism is our most effective tool.<\/strong><\/em>
\n—–<\/p>\n

Community Statement: \u201cEnsemble contre la Charte x\u00e9nophobe\u201d (\u201cTogether Against the Xenophobic Charter\u201d)<\/strong>
\nLink: www.qpirgconcordia.org\/?p=4687<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

The community statement is endorsed by: \u00c0 Deux Mains \/ Head and Hands * Artivistic * Assembl\u00e9e populaire autonome de Villeray (APAQ Villeray) * Association facultaire \u00e9tudiante des sciences humaines (AFESH-UQ\u00c0M) * Centre communautaire des femmes sud-asiatiques \/ South Asian Women\u2019s Community Center (SAWCC) * Centre de lutte contre l\u2019oppression des genres \/ Centre for Gender Advocacy * Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble \/ L\u2019Ensemble de l\u2019insurrection chaotique * Collectif anarchiste Emma Goldman (Saguenay) * Collectif \u00e9ducation sans fronti\u00e8res (CESF) * Collectif oppose \u00e0 la brutalit\u00e9 polici\u00e8re (COBP) * Collectif Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois \u2013 Musulmans Contre Int\u00e9grismes et Islamophobie * Comit\u00e9 des Femmes de diverses origines \/ Women of Diverse Origins * Convergence des luttes anticapitalistes (CLAC) * Geograds (Geography, Planning and Environment Graduates Association at Concordia) * Groupe de recherche d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat public \u00e0 Concordia \/ QPIRG Concordia * Groupe de recherche d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat public \u00e0 McGill \/ QPIRG McGill * Immigrant Workers Center \/ Centre des travailleurs et travailleuses immigrantEs (CTI) * Montr\u00e9al Nord R\u00e9publik * Montreal Serai * No One Is Illegal \/ Personne n\u2019est ill\u00e9gal-Montr\u00e9al * Palestiniens et juifs Unis (PAJU) * People\u2019s Potato * Queer Between the Covers * R\u00e9seau de la Commission Populaire de Montr\u00e9al * Solidarit\u00e9 sans fronti\u00e8res \/ Solidarity Across Borders * Tadamon * Voix juives ind\u00e9pendantes \/ Independent Jewish Voices * and more<\/em>. [To endorse this statement as an organization, please contact contrelachartexenophobe@gmail.com<\/wbr><\/a>]
\n—–<\/p>\n

A note about the P-6 anti-protest by-law and our demo route on March 21:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The organizers of this demonstration – Ensemble contre la Charte x\u00e9nophobe – were also involved in the organization of the October 20, 2013 anti-Charter demo (a report back from that demo is available here: http:\/\/nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.ca\/2013\/10\/report-back-demonstration-against.html<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a>). On that day, we openly defied the P-6 bylaw en masse during our family-friendly demo. We were able to march freely, on a route of our own choosing, without any police harassment, arrests or tickets (the P-6 by-law is the equivalent of an expensive parking or speeding ticket; it is not a criminal charge).<\/p>\n

This March 21, 2014 we plan again to march in open defiance of P-6, as we bring forward our main message of resistance and opposition to Canadian\/Quebec colonialism, racism as well as Bill 60 (the proposed Charter). This demonstration will be family-friendly, and we are confident that we will be able to march on a route of our own choosing (that we will share only with demo participants, not the police or any state authorities). There have been many demonstrations within the past year that have openly defied P-6 without arrests or tickets (including the Status For All demonstration, the \u00c0 qui la ville mobilizations, demos organized by groups like FRAPRU and POPIR, as well as the recent International Women’s Day marches).<\/p>\n

More generally, we encourage organizations that have not yet done so to add their name to the following Community Declaration against P-6, signed by more than 80 groups: http:\/\/www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/en\/solidarity-against-police-repression-in-montreal-we-will-not-submit-to-municipal-by-law-p-6<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a>). If you have any accessibility needs relating to our demo route (which we can change, including on the day-of), please contact contrelachartexenophobe@gmail.com<\/wbr><\/a>.<\/p>\n

info: contrelachartexenophobe@gmail.com<\/wbr><\/a>
\nweb: http:\/\/ensemblecontrelacharte.tumblr.com<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Demonstration and March: Against colonialism and racism FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014 Gathering at 6pm at Mt-Royal m\u00e9tro (Mt-Royal Avenue, between Berri and Rivard) Part of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the anniversary of the 1960…<\/p>\n

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