Sozan Savehilaghi from No One Is Illegal addresses the CBSA declaration of Jose Figueroa’s inadmissibility to Canada and the hardship caused to the family. After over 3 hours, the hearing ended and the judge reserved decision.
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100 YEARS AGO the 376 passengers of Komagata Maru were refused entry into British Columbia by Canadian immigration officers. They experienced racism and hostility. Their inability to land caused hardship for the passengers, who soon lacked food and water, were denied access to medical attention, to communication with their family and to proper legal counsel.
As we commemorate this resilient journey and the determination of people, we honour their legacy including descendents who have persevered and established their lives here despite so many barriers. Now, 100 years later, the story of the Komogata Maru is being celebrated as an historical event that occurred at a time when “Our city looked very differentâ€.
For many however, these changes are not evident.
https://www.facebook.com/events/538293229623143/
Please help Jose by showing your support at 11am on May 26, 701 West Georgia St, Vancouver.
International Workers’ Day Statement by No One Is Illegal Toronto and No One Is Illegal Vancouver, Coast Salish Territory
Last Thursday, Jason Kenney announced a moratorium on new and pending permits of migrant workers in the fast food and restaurant sector. This is a mass deportation order.
Though exact numbers are as yet unknown, there were 44,000 Labour Market Opinions in the food and accommodation sector issued in 2012. Thus, approximately that many migrants will be shut out this year. Migrants abroad with pending applications have also likely paid recruiters thousands of dollars to come to Canada. To do so, many have gone into immense debt that they will not be able to get out of. Workers already here will be unable to change jobs and apply for new LMOs in the sector, leaving them tied to potentially abusive employers.
Please RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/538293229623143/
Monday, May 26
at 11:00am
701 West Georgia (corner Granville)
Come show your support for Jose Figueroa and stand with his family as the federal court reviews the decision to deport Jose.
The judicial review is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., but we will gather outside the building (at 701 W Georgia St in Vancouver) at 11 a.m. in a
demonstration of solidarity.
Join us for a couple of hours, or stop by on your lunch break — we demand justice for Jose, and hope to see him back with his family this summer!
