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Esta vigilia marca el primer aniversario de la detención de Lucía Vega Jiménez. Por favor, únanse a nosotros en la estación de Main, donde Lucía fue inicialmente detenida al no poseer su boleto de pago.

MÁS INFORMACIÓN:

Todos los días en la zona metropolitana de Vancouver, en varias estaciones del tren elevado y paradas de autobús, la policía de tránsito aborda racialmente a los migrantes. En total, trescientos veintiocho personas fueron reportadas el año pasado a la Agencia Canadiense de Servicios Fronterizos (CBSA, por sus siglas en inglés) por la Policía de Tránsito, de los cuales uno de cada cinco enfrenta una investigación migratoria posterior a la detención, lo que sugiere que los otros cuatro fueron abordados por motivos raciales.

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The moratoria on deportations to Haiti and Zimbabwe have just been lifted:

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=index&crtr.page=1&nid=910599

This means thousands of folks face removal orders very very soon. according to the Canadian Council of Refugees, there are 3200 Haitians living in Canada who are affected, and 300 Zimbabweans.

Noii and other migrant justice groups nationally are trying to get more info, setup a way to reach out and let people know and respond and support, in the meantime please spread this basic info around as thousands of removals are likely

http://ccrweb.ca/en/lifting-moratoria-haiti-and-zimbabwe

Calling for access to transportation without fear! Stop transit police collaboration with CBSA!

December 14th, 4 PM, Main Street Skytrain Station

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This vigil marks the one-year anniversary of Lucia Vega Jiménez’s detention. Please join us at Main Street Skytrain Station where Lucia was first stopped because she did not have fare.

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The Mexican community of Vancouver, along with organizations including Mexicans Living in Vancouver, Jornadas de Salud, the BC Teachers’ Federation, Initiative for Democratic Education in the Americas (IDEA) and students of the Canadian College are organizing a demonstration to denounce the Mexican government and demand the safe return of 43 rural students who went missing at the hands of police last September.

WHEN: From 5 p.m. on November 20, 2014

WHERE: The groups plan to rally on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery before marching to the Mexican Consulate at 411-1177 West Hastings St. Attendees are asked to wear black and to bring candles or glow sticks.

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(en español abajo)
https://www.change.org/p/conservative-government-remove-mexico-from-the-refugee-list-of-safe-countries

The Canadian government considers Mexico, its North American Free Trade Agreement partner, a safe country for refugees.

Since the 2012 Refugee Exclusion Act, Mexico and forty other countries have been placed on the “Designated Countries of Origin” list. Refugee claimants from these countries face a different legal system: they have fewer rights and the timelines for their claims are shorter. This enables Canada to fast-tracks deportations to these countries.

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