IN VANCOUVER, COAST SALISH TERRITORIES
Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands
September 6, 2015, 2pm. Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson side)

https://www.facebook.com/events/1703064886579884/permalink/1703307339888972/

With images and stories in the media on the migrant crisis from Syria and the surrounding areas, the deaths of the Aylan, Galip and Rehan Kurdi has shone a light on the complicity of the Canadian governments, itscorporations and allies in this crisis. Thousands of Eritrean, Somali, Syrian, Yemeni, and Balkan refugees are dying on the shores of Fortress Europe; as Latin Americans have died enroute to the United States of America.

Due to discriminatory restrictions implemented by the federal government, the number of refugee claims in Canada decreased by 50 percent and the number of accepted refugees dropped by 30 percent between 2006 and 2012. These laws and policies have caused untold misery and death. In Canada today, citizenship is harder to get, and easier to lose. Most racialized and poor migrants can only come here as short-term migrant workers, easily deported. Thousands of migrant workers and undocumented people have died after being denied services in Canada or been deported or repatriated after being injured to their death. Read more about Canadian immigraton policies at www.neverhome.ca

The Canadian government in alliance with resource-extractive corporations along with their European and American partners have been profiting from the wars, environmental collapse and economic depressions of many countries in the South resulting in over 52 million displaced people around the globe.

At the same time, communities are rising up across the globe. In Germany and Iceland, tens of thousands of people have forced open the borders, and opened their homes to refugees. It’s time for us to do the same.

Sep 4-9: Cross-country mobilizations

Ajax, Calgary, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Saskatoon, St. Catharines, St John’s, Toronto, Vancouver Coast Salish Territories, Victoria, Winnipeg

– see below for details on each

Alan, Ghalib and Rehanna should be here.
We want safety and welcome for all.
Freedom to move, stay and return.

(alphabetical, all times listed are local times)

AJAX
September 9 at 5:30
145 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, ON L1S 7J4
https://www.facebook.com/events/1672119383021344/

CALGARY
September 4th at 6 pm, Calgary City Hall
https://www.facebook.com/events/710621055710365/

LONDON
September 4, 7pm, Victoria Park
www.facebook.com/events/522860944534245/

MONTREAL
September 5, 2pm, Norman Bethune Square (Guy/de Maisonneuve; métro Guy-Concordia)
www.facebook.com/events/765456080244145/

OTTAWA
September 5, 2pm, Human Rights Memorial
www.facebook.com/events/1019244151471889/

QUEBEC CITY
September 5, 1:30pm, Place d’Youville
www.facebook.com/events/418524548342337/

SASKATOON
Sunday Sep 6 at 1:00 pm at City Hall Square.

ST. CATHARINES
September 7, 1pm, Rick Dykstra’s Campaign Office, 22 Geneva St.
www.facebook.com/events/395349683995893/

ST JOHN’S
September 6, 2pm, Harbourside Park
www.facebook.com/events/1644091225846934/

TORONTO
September 4, 7pm. Yonge-Dundas Square
http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/TORefugeesWelcome

VANCOUVER, COAST SALISH TERRITORIES
Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands
September 6, 2015, 2pm. Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson side)

VICTORIA
September 5th, 12pm, 1803 Douglas Street
www.facebook.com/events/866680666713863/

WINNIPEG
September 6, 7pm, Winnipeg City Hall
www.facebook.com/events/1629216117359982/

Organize an action in your community or join a labour day march with signs. Let us know by emailing refugeeswelcomeCA@gmail.com so we can help promote it.

Use the hashtag #refugeeswelcome on Twitter and Facebook.

Check www.facebook.com/events/1703064886579884 for updated events.

To endorse the days of actions, email refugeeswelcomeCA@gmail.com

Endorsed by:
No One Is Illegal – Toronto
Solidarity Across Borders – Montreal
No One Is Illegal – Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Justice for Migrant Workers
Afghans United for Justice
Leadnow
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
Council of Canadians
Mexicans Living in Vancouver
Vancouver Kurdish House
Check Your Head: The Youth Global Education Network, Vancouver
Canadian Romani Alliance
Critical Muslim Voices
Migrante Canada
Greenpeace Canada
Comité d’aide aux réfugiés
UNIFOR Canada
Rising Tide North America
No One Is Illegal – Ottawa
CUPE Ontario