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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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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P.E.O.P.L.E.S   M.A.R.C.H   A.G.A.I.N.S.T
J.A.S.O.N   K.E.N.N.E.Y

Saturday July 24th at 2 pm
Central Park, right outside Patterson Skytrain Station, Burnaby
Snacks will be served. Bring your family, friends, and banners.

* Actions and events also in MONTREAL, HALIFAX, WINNIPEG, and TORONTO (details below)

Endorsers list below, please endorse by emailing noii-van@resist.ca
Download campaign leaflets & multilingual factsheets here
For more information, email noii-van@resist.ca or call 778 885 0040

“I plead guilty. I am a racist” – Jason Kenney, Montreal 2009.

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For queer indigenous and queer people of colour, challenging white privilege within queer movements, while challenging homophobia and transphobia within more mainstream anti-racist spaces, is an ongoing task. As Audre Lorde writes, “there is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” Yet this division of our communities and allegiances is a typical colonialist strategy within a white settler state such as Canada. It not only breaks up our movements and the force of our resistances, but breaks those bodies marginalized on multiple fronts, making them disappear.

The double impacts of racism and homophobia are felt on numerous levels. In Vancouver, and in the aftermath of the attack on communities launched by the Winter Olympics, the devastating impacts of oppression are palpable. While billions (the overall cost of the games is now estimated at $ 6 billion) were spent on a two week spectacle and party for the elite, large-scale evictions and homelessness were the reality for others. As part of the plan to clean up and secure the city in the name of nationalism and corporate greed, undesirable or dissenting communities experienced the fear and force of heightened surveillance and policing on their bodies.

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On November 14, 2009, No One Is Illegal-Vancouver (Coast Salish Territories) activists, supporters, and allies confronted Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney at the University of British Columbia. Kenney was invited to speak to the UBC Campus Conservatives but did not receive a warm welcome, as his talk was continuously disrupted by a barrage of questions and confrontation regarding Canada’s racist immigration policy. There was a heavy presence of security and police at the event, in anticipation of alleged ‘security threats’ and ‘disruptions’ based on a tip that NOII-Van had called allies to mobilize around Kenney’s arrival.

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Supporters, Allies, and Friends, We have some news. Jason Kenney is coming to town. That’s right — our  favourite racist Immigration Minister will be in Vancouver TOMORROW  (Saturday November 14th) and we’re getting ready to welcome him in style.  Join us!

WHERE? Marine Drive Global Lounge (Bldg #1), Marine Drive Residence @ UBC. See map.
WHEN? 3.15 PM with free pizza! Organized by the UBC Campus Conservatives. OR MEET US: We will be meeting at the UBC Bus Loop (at the 99BLine  stop) at 2.15 PM and will leave at 2.30 to walk down to the residences. If  you are unable to make it earlier, feel free to meet us there. Bring signs,  noisemakers, or other creative props! To reach us, contact 778 552 2099.

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By YONATAN PREMINGER, Counterpunch, Aug 20

As an increasing number of people feel the grip of the global financial crisis, Israel’s familiar bugbear has been wheeled out yet again: deport the foreign workers! True to form, the newly appointed Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz has decided that the deportation of 100,000 migrant laborers will improve the economic situation. We’ve been here before. In 2003, Israel launched its first major campaign to reduce the number of “foreign workers,” as they are known in Hebrew (ovdim zarim). Now the workers are preparing themselves for another round of brutal operations by the infamous immigration police.

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w/Detroit based emcee & activist ** INVINCIBLE ***

Fri Aug 7th. FREE!. Doors: 5:30 pm @ W2 (157 W Hastings).
Bus tickets and snacks provided. Child-friendly/childcare on site

Invincible will screen and discuss the hybrid docu-music-videos “People Not Places” featuring Abeer and Suhell Nafar (DAM) and “Locusts” featuring Finale, both directed by Iqaa the Olivetone. These films will show the relationship between gentrification and colonization and ways that people are not only resisting but also developing visionary alternative and sustainable solutions. She will also lead a participatory workshop about local organizing strategies and generating ideas to bring new people and energy into the local anti-displacement projects in Vancouver and surrounding areas.

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SATURDAY MARCH 21. rhizome cafe, 317 e. broadway

* 6:30 – 7:30 pm: artists of colour showcase. please bring $ and support their creations! (tshirts, crafts, prints, posters, art and more) Free food served during artists showcase (on us and Rhizome)
* WITH: Louis Cruz, Tania Willard, Afuwa Granger, Riadh Hashim, Angela Sterritt, Gord Hill, Kat Norris, People’s History of Kanada posters, Café Ramona and products made by Zapatista Mayan women, and more.

* 7:30 – 9:30 pm: wicked performances and inspiring words includes spoken word, storytelling, children’s songs, hip hop, comedy, musical performances, and talks! Enjoy dinner and drinks from Rhizome’s delicious menu
* WITH: George Ciccariello-Maher from OAKLAND!, Kat Norris, Aysha and Sahara, Carnegie Community Action Project Choir, Hari Alluri, Reem Alnuweiri, Ros Salvador, Sinag Bayan Filipino Cultural Collective, Priscillia Mays, Gupreet Kambo, Alaaeldin Abdalla, and Lindsay Bomberry.

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Finding sanctuary in hip-hop by Stefan Christoff. The Hour, May 1 2008

==> For more info, visit www.soutienpourkader.net, and to view a performance from rap artist 23 featuring the voice of Abdelkader Belaouni, go to: youtube.com/watch?v=EGtC36LfLSk.

Abdelkader Belaouni, an Algerian refugee living in sanctuary for more than two years at St-Gabriel’s Church in Pointe St-Charles, is launching a hip-hop album. After a winter-long collaboration with the Muslim-American rapper 23 (Tu-Three) – who recently transplanted to Montreal – the duo has produced a unique rap album, born within the walls of sanctuary and from a desire to fight for a more just refugee determination process in Canada.

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