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Friday July 22, 2010, Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories– The refugee rights and migrant justice organization No One Is Illegal dropped a large banner which read:  “The People versus Jason Kenney” above Highway 1 in Vancouver/Burnaby this morning during rush-hour traffic. The banner drop came in the lead-up to a nation-wide day of protest against Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney on Saturday July 24.  In the Lower Mainland, a people’s march against Jason Kenney will be taking place at Central Park in Burnaby at 2 pm on Sat July 24, with actions also taking place in Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, and Winnipeg.

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National Day of Action Against Immigration Minister Jason Kenney

People’s March Against Jason Kenney on Sat July 24th at 2 pm, Central Park, Burnaby; Actions also taking place in Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg

Wednesday July 21, 2010, Vancouver– The refugee rights and migrant justice organization No One Is Illegal is organizing a nation-wide day of protest in five cities against Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney. According to Alex Mah of No One Is Illegal, “Jason Kenney is routinely called the Minister of Censorship and Deportation because of his record as one of the most repressive immigration ministers in Canadian history. But there is a growing grassroots movement across the country rising out of schools, neighbourhoods, and workplaces to reject Kenney’s oppressive and racist policies.”

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Jason Kenney’s disposable workforce of temporary foreign labour
By Usman Mushtaq | July 8, 2010, rabble.ca

Using the distraction of police violence against protesters that was on display at the G20 Summit marches in Toronto, the Canadian government once again affirmed their commitment to the movement of people across their borders only as cheap and replaceable labour. On Saturday, June 26, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced changes to immigration policy that further restrict immigrants from obtaining residency in Canada through permanent and meaningful employment. This change follows a long line of policy changes that are designed to bring in more temporary migrants while restricting those and other migrants from having safe employment and a chance to obtain permanent residency in Canada.

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Last week No One Is Illegal was alerted by Filipino community members that Minister of Censorship and Deportation Jason Kenney was to speak at a Filipino Independence Day celebration on June 12, 2010. NOII members gathered at Slocan Park, handing out hundreds of leaflets to those in attendance, most of whom shared our disgust for Kenney. As Kenney took the stage to speak, he was repeatedly heckled and shamed, forcing him to cut his speech short and leave the stage. It appeared that the only people cheering for Kenney were his private security, Conservative politicians, and his mini entourage (who apparently think that Kenney is a ‘champion of the people’). As security tightened around Kenney, a few people continued jeering at Kenney – denouncing his racism, anti immigrant policies, growing rates of deportation, and exploitation of temporary workers. Kenney was then escorted out of the park by a group of RCMP officers as several people cheered “Shout at him more”. By the end of the afternoon, NOII had received messages such as this: “On behalf of Filipinos everywhere, thanks for helping keep Philippine Independence Day Kenney-free!”

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Join No One Is Illegal for a Community Forum: (Part 1 of 2)

Monday June 14th, 2010 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm @ Learning Resource Room, Britannia Community Center  (West side of Commercial Drive at Napier Street)

Part 1: Rejecting Kenney the Neo-conservative Ideologue
Part 2: Resisting Kenney’s anti-immigrant policies (Date TBA)

Join No One Is Illegal for a community forum and discussion on Conservative MP and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney’s recent neoconservative attacks on lesbian, gay, trans, and queer communities; Muslim women; immigrants; and his ongoing support for Canadian military occupations and the Israeli apartheid regime.

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