Message to Jason Kenney: ‘You are what I feared Canada would become’

Posted by admin on Aug 1st, 2012

By Bashir Mohamed

http://rabble.ca/news/2012/07/message-jason-kenney-you-are-what-i-feared-canada-would-become

 On Saturday, July 14, 17-year-old Bashir Mohamed interrupted a speech given by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney in Edmonton, highlighting the growing opposition to the cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) imposed by the Conservative government as of June 30.

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Sanctuary Health launched in Vancouver

Posted by admin on Jul 22nd, 2012

Sanctuary Health is an alliance of concerned citizens and health care providers formed in response to Bill C-31 (The Refugee Exclusion Act) and cuts to IFH coverage for refugees. Our membership includes health care providers and service professionals, refugees and migrants, representatives from organizations supporting refugees and migrants, and concerned members of the public. We believe access to healthcare is a fundamental right for all people including refugees and migrants. We recognize the role of refugees and immigrants in building and enriching Canadian communities.

http://sanctuaryhealth.blogspot.ca/

Fundraising Dinner & Food Drive in Support of Unis’tot’en Action Camp

Posted by admin on Jul 22nd, 2012

When: Monday July 30, 2012.  Doors at 6:30 Starts at 7 pm
Cost: $20-25 per picket
Location: Grandview Calvary Baptist Church, 1803 East 1st Ave (just east
of Commercial Drive).

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Hanna Kawas interview, part of Inheriting Resistance: A Community History Project

Jason Kenney Tweet On ‘Foreign Gangsters’ And Toronto Shooting Lands Minister In Hot Water

Posted by admin on Jul 22nd, 2012

Canadian Press

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07/20/jason-kenney-twitter-toronto-shooting-foreign-gangsters_n_1690660.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is being blasted for stigmatizing Caribbean Canadians after he linked recent gun violence in Toronto with “foreign gangsters.”

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