No One is Illegal-Vancouver is co-organizing two events this year as part of UBC’s Realities of Race. Realities of Race is a weeklong series of events which takes place annually at the University of British Columbia during the week of March 21st, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism. http://www.ams.ubc.ca/ror/ror2007/calendar.php
GRASSY NARROWS SPEAKING TOUR
Saturday March 17th from 5-9 pm
Simon Baker Room, Aboriginal Friendship Center, 1607 East Hastings Street (at Commercial)
Members of the Anishnabek (Ojibway) community of Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows) will be speaking in Vancouver on Saturday March 17th as part of a speaking tour that aims to educate people about the longest running Indigenous logging blockade in Canadian history.
In commemoration of International Day Against Police Brutality, No One Is Illegal-Vancouver invites you to films and discussion on….
POLICE VIOLENCE AND RACISM
Friday March 16, 6 pm Rhizome Café
317 E. Broadway (corner Kingsway)
All Welcome. By Donation $0-$5
URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR AMIR KAZEMIAN! Rally on Monday Feb 19 at CIC office, 300 West Georgia at 9am.
This is an URGENT email asking you to support Amir Kazemian. Amir is an Iranian refugee who has been in sanctuary at St. Michael’s Church in Vancouver since June 2004 – that is 2 years and 8 months. On the evening of Saturday, February 17th, Amir was arrested and detained by the Vancouver City Police and is being held in detention by Canadian Border Services Agency.
URGENT ACTION TO SUPPORT SECURITY CERTIFICATE DETAINEES HUNGERSTRIKE
FRIDAY FEB 16TH FROM 11 AM- 1 PM. VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY/ CIC 350 W. GEORGIA (we will be on the Robson Side)
Security certificate detainees Mohammad Mahjoub, Mahmoud Jaballah, and Hassan Almrei are still on a punishing hungerstrike. As of Thursday Feb 15, Mohammad Mahjoub has been on hunger strike for 83 days, while Mahmoud Jaballah and Hassan Almrei have been on hunger strike for 72 days.
