Posted by admin on Nov 30th, 2009
Friday December 4 @ 6:30-9:30 pm. Rhizome Cafe, 317 East Broadway
No One Is Illegal invites you to an informal end-of-year gathering to celebrate resistance, our collective victories, and the struggle ahead particularly against the 2010 Olympics. Come hangout, let us get to know one another; this is an informal gathering. We will be screening a video by Vancouver Media Coop from the Anti-Olympic Speakers Corner we hosted last month, as well as a series of other short, informative and inspiring videos. Followed by music and enjoy food from Rhizome’s menu (including pay-what-you-feel yummy lentil stew). Let us build solidarity and strength for the year ahead!
Posted by admin on Nov 13th, 2009
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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Posted by admin on Nov 1st, 2009
Thursday November 12, 6-9 pm. SFU Harbour Centre, Rm 1315. 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver
Concerned about the rise of racist, anti-immigrant sentiments since the recent arrival of 76 Tamil refugees on Vancouver shores? Unsure about what’s going on in Sri Lanka and the connections of the Canadian government to the war abroad? Curious about the ongoing changes Jason Kenney has been making to Canada’s immigration system? No One is Illegal-Vancouver invites you to an informative discussion regarding The Ocean Lady and its consequences for those concerned with migrant justice in Canada.
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Posted by admin on Oct 22nd, 2009
RELEASE DETAINED ASYLUM SEEKERS!
END RESTRICTIVE IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND FIRE JASON KENNEY! STATUS FOR ALL!
Friday October 23, 12-1 pm. Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 300 West Georgia (corner Hamiton
Join No One is Illegal-Vancouver in a National Day of Action to call for the immediate release of detained asylum seekers and an end to racist and restrictive immigration policies! Surviving a long and arduous journey, 76 Tamil Migrants are currently being detained and imprisoned after arriving on Vancouver shores in pursuit of a safer future. All remain in detention, with minimal access to community and legal support in contravention of their basic human rights, while Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney perpetuates false and dehumanizing stereotypes of asylum-seekers as ‘illegals’, ‘criminals’, and so-called queue jumpers.
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Posted by admin on Oct 6th, 2009
WhatÂ’s more important, water or oil?
Monday, October 12th 1:15pm. (Panel to begin after the film). Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St
H2Oil, a challenge to the unregulated development of AlbertaÂ’s oil sands, will have its West Coast premiere on Sunday, October 11th and Monday October 12thth as part of the Vancouver International Film FestivalÂ’s The Way of Nature section. The environmental battle over the oil sands is going global. The news of H2OilÂ’s Vancouver premiere comes on the heels of major mounting international opposition from Norway to Washington. Just this month, a delegation from Fort Chipewyan stirred up headlines at the Climate Camp in London as they targeted the “corporate climate criminals”, such as British Petroleum, and the banks that back the oil sands. All this in the wake of China’s $1.9-billion investment into Alberta means that bitumen – its lucrative and its destructive sides – seems to be on everyone’s minds.
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