Today At 4:55pm CBSA Notified Laibar Singh that he is going to be deported Wednesday, January 9th 2008 At 4:30am. Laibar Singh has been at the Surrey Guru Nanak Sikh Temple since December 15th

URGENT ACTIONS:

1. We are meeting at the Surrey Gurudwara at 4:00AM – Join us if you can. Call: 778-999-9219 /604-779-7430 For More Information.(See Below For Directions)

2. VANCOUVER SUPPORT RALLY:
Wednesday, January 9th at 3pm
Citizenship Immigration Canada
300 West Georgia Street At Hamilton

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Saturday Jan 12. Doors 5:45 pm. Starts at 6 pm. Alma VanDusen Room. Vancouver Public Library. 350 West Georgia Street. FREE

The recent case of paralyzed Laibar Singh facing deportation to India has created much debate. Come hear from trade unionists, community organizations, academics, faith groups, and legal experts about why they are supporting Laibar Singh as well as broader issues of migration and race in Canada.

Speakers include:

* Zool Suleman: immigration lawyer and legal counsel for Laibar Singh. He is also the coordinator of a Stop Racial Profiling Campaign.
* Iris Taylor: Canadian Labour Congress
* Denise Nadeau: Denise has a Doctorate of Ministry, is a theologian, and Acting Director of the Interfaith Summer Institute for Justice, Peace and Social Movements at Simon Fraser University. She was part of the Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition in Montreal and has published several articles on refugees and asylum seekers from a Christian perspective.
* South Asian community organizers and media commentators Gurpreet Singh and Gurinder Dhaliwal who have been heavily involved in this campaign.
* John Price: John Price is associate professor of history at the University of Victoria and recently completed a study of Mackenzie King and the consolidation of white supremacy in Canada.
* Fred Muzin: President of Hospital Employees Union

Organized by Communities for Laibar Singh (Vancouver) For extensive Background Information http://supportlaibar.blogspot.com. Call 604 779 7430 or 778 885 0040. Email noii-van@resist.ca

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY FAMILY OF JOHN GRAHAM, YUKON TUTCHONE NATIVE EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES

Saturday December 8 @ 10:30 am at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Side)

Friday December 7, 2007 – The family of John Graham and supporters of John Graham will be making statements to the media about John Graham’s extradition to the United States on Thursday December 6, 2007 after a refusal by the Supreme Court of Canada to hear Graham’s appeal. His supporters continue to criticize the unjust extradition process and the allegations that Graham murdered Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Anna Mae Pictou. Former FBI regional director Norm Zagrossi has himself stated it “looked like a cover-up” (CBC The Fifth Estate). Rex Wyler, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author, has raised many doubts about the evidence against John Graham.

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CAMPAIGN CONTINUES IN SUPPORT FOR LAIBAR SINGH, LAIBAR RECEIVES
DEPORTATION ORDER FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

*** Fri Dec 7 @ 4:00-4:30 pm: Action at Vancouver Citizenship and Immigration Canada Offices (300 West Georgia).

*** Sat Dec 8 @ 2 pm: Rally at Surrey Immigration Offices. 13450 102nd Avenue Surrey (between 134th and 135th Street). 1 block from Surrey Central Skytrain Station

*** Mon Dec 10: details tbc but pending any response from the government to reverse this unjust deportation, there will be a convergence at the Vancouver International Airport. Transport arranged, so please mark the date if you are able to!

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What do you know about the largest industrial project in human history?

Come learn about the Alberta Tar Sands (“Oil Sands”) and its devastating impact on indigenous nations, the land and environment, labour rights including migrant workers, as well as its global consequences in an era of oil-dependency, the War on Terror, and an expanding corporate regime through agreements such as the Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement and TILMA.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 18TH AT 6:30 PM. ROOM 2270, SFU HARBOUR CENTRE. 515 WEST HASTINGS

– Vancouver Launch of Dominion Magazine Tar Sands Special, Film Screening “Tar Sands and Water”, and presentations by Alberta-based tar sands researchers.

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