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On July 24, hundreds took to the streets in Burnaby/Vancouver to oppose Minister of Censorship and Deportation. Under his regime, deportations have increased, while the number of people accepted as refugees and sponsored family members have drastically dropped. Instead, Kenney has increased the number of temporary workers who are constantly exploited for their labour. Kenney is also a staunch supporter of imperialism, supporting the occupations of Afghanistan and Palestine. Finally, he is responsible for perpetuating oppression against queers and women through substantive public policy changes.

* Photos of the march
* Video “This Time We Steer the Ship” courtesy VMC

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More Photos of Banner Drop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nooneisillegal/

Friday July 22, 2010, Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories– The refugee rights and migrant justice organization No One Is Illegal dropped a large banner which read:  “The People versus Jason Kenney” above Highway 1 in Vancouver/Burnaby this morning during rush-hour traffic. The banner drop came in the lead-up to a nation-wide day of protest against Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney on Saturday July 24.  In the Lower Mainland, a people’s march against Jason Kenney will be taking place at Central Park in Burnaby at 2 pm on Sat July 24, with actions also taking place in Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, and Winnipeg.

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National Day of Action Against Immigration Minister Jason Kenney

People’s March Against Jason Kenney on Sat July 24th at 2 pm, Central Park, Burnaby; Actions also taking place in Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg

Wednesday July 21, 2010, Vancouver– The refugee rights and migrant justice organization No One Is Illegal is organizing a nation-wide day of protest in five cities against Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney. According to Alex Mah of No One Is Illegal, “Jason Kenney is routinely called the Minister of Censorship and Deportation because of his record as one of the most repressive immigration ministers in Canadian history. But there is a growing grassroots movement across the country rising out of schools, neighbourhoods, and workplaces to reject Kenney’s oppressive and racist policies.”

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Joint Statement of No One Is Illegal Toronto, No One Is Illegal Vancouver, No One Is Illegal Halifax, No One Is Illegal Montreal and No One Is Illegal Ottawa, July 3, 2010

From June 22 to June 27, No One is Illegal dared to dream of a world without fences. As we marched with thousands, we dared to confront the walls erected daily to separate the rich from the poor, the powerful from the powerless. We reclaimed power, we shook the fence, and we broke through the police lines. We challenged the G20’s system of global apartheid as it manifested on the streets of Toronto. We now stand alongside all of those currently caught in the walls of the(in)justice system for daring to envision a world without fences, borders and cages. The people harassed, detained, arrested and charged over this past weekend were migrants, indigenous peoples, people of colour, queer and trans people, feminists, disabled people, anarchists, anti-poverty  activists, rank and file labour activists, anti-capitalists, ecological justice activists, and community organizers. They are our allies and our friends; they are the fabric of our communities.

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A number of people have been asking about ways to support the around 900 arrestees in Toronto in the wake of severe police brutality and misconduct during and after the G8/G20 protests, Here’s a few suggestions ways you can support :

Donate to the legal defense fund.

The Toronto Community Mobilization Network is collecting funds for legal support. Please dig deep and donate at your bank c/o OPIRG York:
transit number 00646
institution number 842
account number 3542240

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Video: No One Is Illegal and Indigenous Defenders of the Land at “No Fences, No Borders” press conference at the G20 fence in Toronto

Video: http://bchannelnews.tv/?p=5690

In the days leading up to the G8/G20 Summits, activists and community organizers have been co-ordinating events and actions around Themed Days of Resistance, which highlight different issues each day, as a build-up to the Days of Action that are scheduled for June 25-27. The theme for June 24 was Indigenous Sovereignty and the streets of Toronto saw a First Nations led march of over 1500 people. Later in the day a press conference was held, and members of Defenders of the Land and No One is Illegal spoke to reporters in front of the three kilometre, $5.5 million security fence that has encircled the area around the summit site in downtown Toronto.

Joint Statement of No One Is Illegal Toronto, No One Is Illegal Vancouver, No One Is Illegal Halifax, No One Is Illegal Montreal, No One Is Illegal Ottawa

No Fences, No Borders!
No One Is Illegal, Canada Is Illegal!

As most of you have heard, from June 25th to 27th the world’s richest countries (the G8 and G20) will send their poli-trickers and banking elite, along with heads of the EU, IMF and World Bank, to meet in Huntsville and then in Toronto. They will be talking bailouts, corporate green-washing, and how to further deepen their own and their friends’ pockets. The G8 and G20 countries and their corporations make most of the weapons on the planet, profit from war, subsidize oil corporations and massive industrial projects, and are responsible for pushing millions out of their homes each year. Migrants arriving in G20 countries are treated as exploitable labour – fenced in to precarious work – and often living in fear of detention and deportation.

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Last week No One Is Illegal was alerted by Filipino community members that Minister of Censorship and Deportation Jason Kenney was to speak at a Filipino Independence Day celebration on June 12, 2010. NOII members gathered at Slocan Park, handing out hundreds of leaflets to those in attendance, most of whom shared our disgust for Kenney. As Kenney took the stage to speak, he was repeatedly heckled and shamed, forcing him to cut his speech short and leave the stage. It appeared that the only people cheering for Kenney were his private security, Conservative politicians, and his mini entourage (who apparently think that Kenney is a ‘champion of the people’). As security tightened around Kenney, a few people continued jeering at Kenney – denouncing his racism, anti immigrant policies, growing rates of deportation, and exploitation of temporary workers. Kenney was then escorted out of the park by a group of RCMP officers as several people cheered “Shout at him more”. By the end of the afternoon, NOII had received messages such as this: “On behalf of Filipinos everywhere, thanks for helping keep Philippine Independence Day Kenney-free!”

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Join No One Is Illegal for a Community Forum: (Part 1 of 2)

Monday June 14th, 2010 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm @ Learning Resource Room, Britannia Community Center  (West side of Commercial Drive at Napier Street)

Part 1: Rejecting Kenney the Neo-conservative Ideologue
Part 2: Resisting Kenney’s anti-immigrant policies (Date TBA)

Join No One Is Illegal for a community forum and discussion on Conservative MP and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney’s recent neoconservative attacks on lesbian, gay, trans, and queer communities; Muslim women; immigrants; and his ongoing support for Canadian military occupations and the Israeli apartheid regime.

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* Quick link to People v. Jason Kenney Campaign on the web

* July 24 Peoples March against Jason Kenney – Poster and Leaflet with over 10 languages

* Multilingual Kenney factsheets. Click on each language for download:
English, Spanish, French, Punjabi, Bahasa Indonesian, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, German, Thai, Chinese, Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog