[antiwar-van] Alison Bodine Defence Cttee Update #29: CFS Supports Alison Bodine + Actions Building to Judicial Re

[Kira Koshelanyk]

Case Update # 29 - Alison Bodine Defence Committee (ABDC)

June 6, 2008

ABDC Announcement and Calendar of Actions Building up to June 12 Judicial Review!

>>>UPDATE:
Canadian Federation of Students Writes Second Letter
of Support for Alison Bodine’s Case!

At the Semi-Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) May 23-24,
the Alison Bodine Defence Committee gained another victory in the fight to have the two-year
ban from Canada against Alison Bodine lifted. The CFS, with a membership of over half a
million students in Canada from over 80 colleges and universities, passed a resolution in
favour of writing a second letter to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley. In
this important letter the CFS will demand that the 2-year ban on Alison Bodine be lifted
immediately!

>>> URGENT ACTION:
JUDICIAL REVIEW and RALLY TO LIFT THE BAN!
Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 8:45am

In March 2008, Alison and her lawyer received notice that the Federal Appeals Court of
Canada had granted a judicial review in Alison's case, allowing for a chance to appeal her
unjust ban from Canada. With this positive partial victory, the Alison Bodine Defence
Committee has stepped up the campaign to have the two-year ban lifted, and is gathering
thousands of petition signatures in support of Alison’s case.

The Alison Bodine Defence Committee is calling on all those concerned about defending human
and democratic rights of social justice activists, immigrants, refugees and non-status
people, to join ABDC in an important rally before the judicial review. ABDC organizers and
supporters will be gathering outside the Federal Court of Canada building in Vancouver for a
rally to lift the ban at 8:45am.

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING ACTIONS

1>>> MONDAY, JUNE 9
ALISON BODINE DEFENCE COMMITTEE MEETING
North Hall of Joe's Café
1150 Commercial Dr (at William St)
7:00pm

2>>> THURSDAY, JUNE 12
***ALISON BODINE’S JUDICIAL REVIEW HEARING***
Federal Court of Canada Building, Vancouver
Pacific Center
701 W Georgia St.
Defence Rally @ 8:45am
Judicial Review Hearing begins @ 9:30am


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