[antiwar-van] Fw: ABDC Update #31: Federal Court of Canada Upholds 2-year Ban Against Alison Bodine!

[aliyerevani]

*please forward widely*
 
Case Update # 31
Alison Bodine Defence Committee (ABDC)
July 20, 2008
 
Next ABDC Meeting:
Monday, July 21, 2008
Large North Hall of Joe’s Café (Commercial Dr. @ William St.)
7:00pm
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>>>UPDATE: Federal Court of Canada upholds the 2-year ban against
anti-war activist, Alison Bodine! 
 
On July 14, 2008, the Federal Court of Canada announced the latest decision in
the case of Alison Bodine, an anti-war activist fighting a 2-year ban from
Canada. Alison, a US citizen and the co-chair of Vancouver anti-war coalition
Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO), was politically targeted and
banned from Canada last fall. On June 12, 2008 Alison took her case to the
Federal Court of Canada in a judicial review and challenge of the ban.
Unfortunately, the Federal Court decision was to uphold the two-year ban from
Canada against Alison. In our opinion, this is a further attempt to deny
justice in this case with the legal block of maintaining the original decision
to ban Alison from Canada.
 
During these 8 months of the ban so far, Alison has been in the United States
and has met with many anti-war activists and organizers, gathering support for
her case - from organizers in International ANSWER antiwar coalition to CODE
Pink Women for Peace. In Vancouver, the Alison Bodine Defence Committee (ABDC)
has continued to campaign for more public support for her case and political
pressure on the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration with the support of
dozens of organizations, MPs, and other prominent individuals.
 
Despite the Federal Court decision, the Alison Bodine Defence Committee will
continue to fight to have the 2-year ban lifted. The Minister of Citizenship
and Immigration, Diane Finley, still has the power to lift the ban against
Alison at any time and the “Alison Bodine Lift the 2-year Ban 10 000 Petition
Drive” will continue in order to put pressure on her. At this point we have
already reached more than 3,600 signatures!
 
In the upcoming ABDC meeting we will discuss and plan our strategies and
actions for this next phase in fighting the unjust 2-year ban. ABDC calls on
all social justice and anti-war activists committed to defending the human and
democratic rights of immigrants, refugees, and non-status people to join in
this struggle!
 
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Reminder: next meeting
Monday, July 21
Large North Hall of Joe’s Café (1150 Commercial Dr. @ William St.)
7:00pm
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Alison Bodine Defence Committee (ABDC)
http://alisonbodine.blogspot.com
defendalisonbodine at hotmail.com
778-881-6156 || 604-780-4029


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