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Re: اتاوا الكندية تشهد اكبر مظاهرة سودانية استنكارنا لمذبحة القاهرةـ توجد صور (Re: Rawan Hamid)
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Salam Taragie I was unfortunate to not be able to make , either my Amnesty Org Student club or my self were able to come because of course time conflicts , however , I am pleases to that there will be a protest in Toronto , and Saturday is perfect since there are no classes running , Please inform us as soon as possible to spread the word around. I truly appreciate and Thanks for everyone who represented us in Ottowa. fe Aman Allah with Respect Rawan Hamid ------------------------------------------- Dear Toronto Friends and Allies --
This coming SATURDAY, January 21, at 2pm, about 50 members of Solidarity Across Borders, based in Montreal, will be in Toronto. Many of us who are making the trip are directly-affected migrants, who have actively fought deportations and detentions, who have gone through Canada's immigration and refugee system, and who are also threatened with removal from Canada. We are part of a struggle for self-determination as migrants, immigrants and refugees, supported by our allies.
Over the past several years, like those of you tirelessly working on these issues in Toronto, we have seen our friends, colleagues and family members deported, or forced into lives of anxiety and exploitation, because of Canada's fundamentally unjust and racist immigration and refugee system.
We are coming to Toronto to contribute tangibly to the weekly pickets against Immigration Minister Joe Volpe that have been taking place throughout January.
But, we are also coming to Toronto to continue an effort we began last summer. Between June 18-25, 2005, Solidarity Across Borders organized the No One Is Illegal March On Ottawa. Our march was the idea of Shamim Akhtar and her family, refugees from Pakistan. Shamim was deported in 2004, but her idea lived on.
For an entire week, we marched, step-by-step, from the immigrant neighborhoods of Montreal to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, via the highways, ferries and streets of Quebec and Ontario. Despite our efforts, our demands were ignored by the government, most particularly by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Joe Volpe.
But, this coming Saturday, January 21, 2006, in Toronto -- more than six months after we left downtown Montreal on a collective journey to the decision-makers in Ottawa -- our march continues.
We ask you to join us in large numbers this Saturday, as we continue to struggle collectively for STATUS FOR ALL! There will undoubtedly be many more challenges after the election, no matter who claims to hold power over our lives; but this Saturday, two days before the elections, we will hold Joe Volpe accountable for his ignorance of the reality of non-status persons in Canada. Our actions are never taken in vain, but they are the result of our lived reality as immigrants and refugees; Joe Volpe must be made to understand that.
We look forward to seeing you outside Joe Volpe's election offices this Saturday, as we continue to build links for the struggle ahead.
Solidairement, Solidarity Across Borders http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org [email protected] 514-859-9023
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