article by Jenny Uechi
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/immigration-minister-jason-kenneys-event-marred-protests-cries-shame
Piercing screams of “Shame! Shame!” drowned out applause as Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney took the stage at a speaking event in Surrey.
Toronto, Kitchener, London, Vancouver, May 24, 2012 — Coordinated by Migrant Workers Alliance of Change, simultaneous actions outside MP offices took place in 4 cities today, with migrant workers, community members and trade unionists demanding the Conservative government reverse a policy that would permit employers to pay migrant workers 15% less. This discriminatory policy is an attack on migrant workers and on all working people. Actions will continue next week in Calgary and Edmonton, as momentum builds against the wage cut.
The Law Union of Ontario (“The Law Union”) is dismayed by recent attacks by the Conservative Government’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, aimed at the grassroots migrant rights group No One Is Illegal. No One Is Illegal has a proven track record of working alongside migrant communities and individuals on issues relating to human rights and broader social justice. From working to ensure undocumented people living in Canada have access to women’s shelters, food banks, and health care, to organizing campaigns against discriminatory immigration laws and continued resource theft from Indigenous communities and the agenda of increased profits on the backs of people’s welfare as exhibited by the G8-G20 governments, No One Is Illegal is an important and crucial voice of dissent.
Spotted “Conservative Party of Canada is Anti-Immigrant” posters in the neighbourhood of South Vancouver including on Tory MP Wai Young’s office and displayed in neighbourhood stores.
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We are excited to share with you a most beautiful and inspiring graphic timeline of some of the highlights of our work over the past five years from 2007-2012! Banner courtesy of Sam Bradd, photo courtesy of Caelie Frampton. Check out Sam’s graphic recording for social movements at www.sambradd.com/
