Migrant Voices: Radio IWC / Voix Migrantes: Radio CTI / Voces de los migrantes: Radio CTI

Montreal demonstrators demanding “STATUS FOR ALL” for migrants in Canada

iwc_cti@yahoo.com (IWC-CTI) — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:58 +0000

Migrant justice organizations marching in four contingents from neighborhoods across the City of Montreal

PRESS POINT (before the demonstration)
SATURDAY, MAY 18 at 10AM
at Phillips Square (Union & Ste-Catherine)

contact: solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com / 438-875-7243 (cell)
info: www.solidarityacrossborders.org
for updates during the march, follow @SolidariteMTL on twitter

Speakers at the Press Point will include members of Dignidad Migrante, the Immigrant Workers Center, Mexicans United for Regularization, No One Is Illegal-Montreal and Solidarity Across Borders.
—–

FRIDAY, MAY 17 — Migrant justice organizations will be marching in four contingents across the City of Montreal as part of a family-friendly demonstration called “STATUS FOR ALL” this coming Saturday, May 18.

Contingents will be starting at 1pm from Verdun (métro de l’Église), Côte-des-Neiges (Kent Park), Villeray (métro Jarry) and Hochelaga (Valois & Ontario). All contingents will be converging at Phillips Square at 4pm for a migrant justice festival.

The demonstration will be demanding an end to deportations and detentions, as well as the end of the double punishment of migrants with criminal records. Demonstrators are marching together to build a Solidarity CIty in Montreal.
—–

More info about march demands here:
http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/revendicationsThe Solidarity City declaration is linked here:

http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/solidarity-city/solidarity-city-declarationMore info about the demonstration available here:

http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org

—–

contact: solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com / 438-875-7243 (cell)
info: www.solidarityacrossborders.org
for updates during the march, follow @SolidariteMTL on twitter

ARTISTS’ BLOC du CTI-IWC

iwc_cti@yahoo.com (IWC-CTI) — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:12:04 +0000

vous êtes invité.e.s à nous joindre pour ce projet inspirant en art communautaire et activiste, co-crée avec des travailleurs.ses et pour des travailleur.ses pour partager les expériences de résistance et de dignité dans nos luttes. /
you are invited to join this exciting project in community activist art, co-created by workers and for workers to share stories of resistance and dignity in struggle. /
les invitan a participar en un proyecto de arte activista comunitario, co-realizado por trabajadoras y trabajadores con el objetivo de compartir sus historias de resistencia y dignidad en sus luchas.

OUVERT À TOUS.TES / OPEN TO ALL / PARA TODOS

Prochaine rencontre publique le

VENDREDI 30 MAI À 15H

FRIDAY MAY 30th at 3 P.M.

VIERNES 30 MAYO a 3

Contact: iwc_cti@yahoo.ca, or 514-342-2111
Centre des Travailleurs et Travailleuses Immigrants (CTI-IWC)
4755 Van Horne, Bureau 110

Web: http://iwc-cti.ca/fr/mayworks2013/

FB: www.facebook.com/groups/197543913729369/

A mexican refugee and her Canadian daughter is detained the day before the Status for All March

iwc_cti@yahoo.com (IWC-CTI) — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:37:17 +0000

Press Conference

Friday, May 17th, 9:30am

Immigration Canada 1010 Saint-Antoine Ouest, Montréal

With the friends of Ms Guzman and a representative of the Status for All Coaltion

Media Contact : 514-619-3648, 514-632-0072

The day before the annual status for all march for all migrants and for the end of detentions and deportations, six Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) agents violently entered the home of non-status Montrealer, Norma Guzman, arresting her and her daughter, aged 18 months. Ms Guzman and her Canadian born daughter are presently detained at the Laval detention centre and risk being deported to Mexico. Journalists are invited to attend a press conference tomorrow morning in front of Immigration Canada, 1010 Sainte-Antoine Ouest, in order to learn more about Ms Guzman’s situation. A representative will explain why the Status for All Coalition is demanding the regularization of all personnes without status, in addition to the end to the violent and brutal practices of detention and deportation of migrants. Within a context of increasingly aggressive immigration policies targeting migrants, the Status for All Coalition is calling on community organisations to join the Solidarity City campaign to make Montreal a “city without borders” – a secure and accessible city for all, no matter their immigration status. The Status for All march will be taking place this Saturday, May 18^th at 1:00pm, departing from 4 locations (Côte-des-Neiges, Verdun, Hochelaga et Villeray) and will be converging at 4pm in Phillips Square.

:: CONTEXT ::

Norma Guzman

Last night, Norma Guzman and her Canadian born daughter Camille, 18 months, were arrested by six Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) agents. One of the agents entered through the kitchen window while the others screamed at Ms Guzman, who was terrified as she opened her door. The agents frisked Ms Guzman and threatened her in front of her daughter. Since arriving at the detention centre, Ms Guzman told her friends “they terrorized us. The way that they entered our home was aggressive and humiliating”.

Ms Guzman and Camille will be having their detention review hearing in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) in 48 hours. Ms Guzman has lived and worked in Montreal since 2008, after having fled persecution in Mexico and having looked for refuge in Canada. In 2011, her application for permanent residency through humanitarian and compassionate grounds was refused. Pregnant and afraid of the idea of returning to Mexico, she decided to stay in Canada in order to ensure a better life for her daughter. Norma has a strong degree to community support around her and Camille. She has been volunteering at her daughter’s daycare and she has always worked to support her and her daughter’s needs. Norma said to the agents who detained her: “you are chasing after me and arresting me as if I am a criminal”. But it’s not a crime to want to stay here so that I can protect myself from the dangers that await me in my country of origin”.

For more info: 514-619-3648 514-632-0072
mexicanxsunidxs@gmail.com

Source:

Coalition Un Statut pour Tou.te.s Mexicain.e.s Uni.e.s pour la Régularisation (MUR), Dignidad Migrante, Solidarity across Borders, Immigrant Workers Centre, No One Is Illegal, CDHAL

For more info on the Status for All March :
http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/may-18-status-for-all-demonstration

The Immigrant Workers Centre celebrates migrant workers struggles through art

iwc_cti@yahoo.com (IWC-CTI) — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:12:40 +0000

When: Saturday May 11, 2013 from 6:30pm-10:30pm

Where: CEDA, 2515 Delisle (metro Lionel-Groulx)MONTREAL- May 9, 2013- The Immigrant Workers Centre is gearing up for its’ eighth annual MayWorks festival. This year’s event will feature a debut performance of the Immigrant Workers Centre Community theatre project. Co-created by workers and for workers, the project aims to enable workers to share stories of resistance and dignity in struggle

Engaging with a variety of media, including theatre, text, video, photography, visual arts, sound and performance, participants have been working towards a collectively-created performance over the past two months. This initiative also builds upon Migrant Voices project, a grassroots radio project in which workers recorded a series of audio testimonies chronicling their experiences of exploitation, but also of courage and collective power.

“The theatre pieces will explore themes ranging from the experience of living without status, to the process of migration, workplace injustices at the hands agencies and employers alike”, said Mostafa Henaway of the Immigrant Workers Centre. ”They will also explore the daily organizing of immigrants for status, equality and better work conditions”, he added.The evening will also feature performances from PINAY cultural group, the South Asian Women’s Centre Youth Group, and Les Zimmi Grands choir, among others. Participants are looking forward to a family-friendly evening of food, music, and performances celebrating the struggles of migrant workers through the arts.

Media contacts:

Mostafa Henaway (English)

For more information:

The Immigrant Workers Centre

Tel: 514-342-2111

E-mail: iwc_cti@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013

iwc_cti@yahoo.com (IWC-CTI) — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:13:29 +0000

STATUS FOR ALL!
March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees
In solidarity with Indigenous struggles for self-determination
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013

1pm: Join ONE of FOUR Contingents:

* SOUTH-WEST (Little Burgundy, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Saint-Henri and Verdun)
1pm at métro de l’Église (corner Galt & Wellington)

* NORTH-WEST (Côte-des-Neiges, Ville St-Laurent, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)
1pm at Parc Kent (corner Cote-des-Neiges & Kent)

* NORTH-EAST (Villeray, Parc-Extension, St-Michel, Ahuntsic, Rosemont-Petite-Patrie, Mile End)
1pm at métro Jarry; 2pm at métro Parc; 3pm at métro Rosemont

* EAST (Centre-Sud, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
1pm at Place Simon-Valois (corner Valois & Ontario)

4pm: CONVERGENCE, DEMONSTRATION AND PICNIC
Philips Square (Union & Ste-Catherine, métro McGill)

A child-friendly march. Bring your kids!
Get in touch about any accessibility needs.

—–

We support Indigenous struggles and movements for self-determination. Read our Statement of Support for Indigenous Struggles and Sovereignty:
http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/statement-of-support-for-indigenous-struggles-and-sovereignty

We also march together to demand an end to deportations and detentions, and we denounce the double punishment of migrants with criminal records. We demandStatus for All, and organize for a “Solidarity City” for all residents of Montreal. Info:http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/revendications

Land, freedom, self-determination, Canada is an illegal nation.
We live here! We work here! We’re staying here!
—–

-> ENDORSE THE DEMO: By endorsing our demonstration and campaign you are agreeing with our demands and you will help to publicize our events within your networks. Send your endorsement to: solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com

-> DOWNLOAD OUR POSTER: You can download the poster for the Status For Alldemonstration (as well as other images) at this link: http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/may-18-status-for-all-march/downloads

-> NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING: The year the Status For All march will consist of four contingents marching from different neighborhoods in Montreal that will converge downtown. Here are the details about the four contingents, including upcoming neighborhood meetings:http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/may-18-status-for-all-march/neighborhood-organizing

-> GET INVOLVED: We 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.

-> LEARN MORE: Invite us to make a presentation about the Status for All campaign to your group or organization, to learn more about our demands and the Solidarity City campaign.

-> FOR A SOLIDARITY CITY !: We encourage Montreal-area organizations and groups to discuss and collectively sign this declaration: http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/francais-declaration-pour-une-cite-sans-frontieres

-> VIDEO: STATUS FOR ALL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za8n_BTy2O0
—–

Organized by:
Dignidad Migrante (www.dignidadmigrante.org)
Immigrant Workers Center (www.iwc-cti.ca)
Mexicans United for Regularization (www.mexregularizacion.org)
No One Is Illegal-Montreal (www.nooneisillegal.org)
Solidarity Across Borders (www.solidarityacrossborders.org)
and many allied individuals.
(Dignidad Migrante, Mexicans United for Regularization & Solidarity Across Borders are working groups of QPIRG Concordia.)

INFO: www.solidarityacrossborders.org / 438-933-7654 / solidaritesansfrontieres@gmail.com