From mfoster at web.ca Fri Nov 4 06:54:38 2005 From: mfoster at web.ca (Mary Foster) Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 09:54:38 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 10, 000 Summit demonstrators gather to protest againstBush Message-ID: <002301c5e159$b6bdd400$982d54c7@CPQ18145226471> > Summit demonstrators gather to protest against Bush > > Friday, November 4, 2005 Posted at 8:14 AM EST > > Associated Press > > Mar Del Plata, Argentina - U.S. President George W. Bush, greeted Friday by thousands of anti-American protesters, is making his call for liberalized trade and increased entrepreneurship in Argentina, a country that adopted such reforms in the 1990s and saw its economy collapse. > > Supporters of free trade say those policies aren't to blame for the financial crisis and resulting bloody riots four years ago. Instead, they point to other mistakes, chief among them government corruption and Argentina's heavy borrowing. > > An estimated 10,000 demonstrators, shouting "Get out Bush!" and marching in the streets of this seaside resort, illustrate the skepticism that many South Americans have toward U.S.-led negotiations for a Free Trade Area of the Americas stretching from Alaska to Argentina. > > Mr. Bush, who met Friday with national leaders who signed the recently passed Central American Free Trade Accord, says open trade among nations in the Western Hemisphere and beyond would help alleviate poverty. He's pushing that agenda with the 34 nations gathered at the two-day Summit of the Americas. > > Demonstrators poured into Mar del Plata for Friday's opening day. Police with riot shields redoubled security, and navy ships patrolled offshore as helicopters clattered over the luxury hotel where leaders will meet. > > "We're going to say 'No to Bush' and 'No to FTAA,"' said Argentine labour leader Juan Gonzalez. "We don't have any confidence in anything he might propose here. Whatever it is will only prolong hunger, poverty and death in Latin America." > > Mr. Bush has acknowledged that the FTAA, which was once one of his highest trade priorities, has stalled. Thomas Shannon, the new assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, said aboard Air Force One on the flight to Argentina that the U.S. is still promoting the FTAA even though it has been "slowed down," but also is pursuing regional and bilateral agreements to move the president's free trade agenda. > > Mr. Bush is highlighting his success by gathering first thing Friday with leaders of Central American nations involved in a recently approved trade pact with the United States. Later in the day, Bush has one-on-one meetings with the president of Chile, which negotiated a bilateral trade agreement with the U.S., and the host of the summit, Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. > > Mr. Bush and an outspoken critic, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, were likely to meet Friday, shortly after Chavez's speech to a demonstration of mostly anti-Bush protesters. Chavez has joked about whether Bush is afraid of him and said he might sneak up and scare Mr. Bush at the summit. > > Mr. Chavez has said he would use the meeting as a stage to denounce the U.S. as a "capitalist, imperialist model" of democracy that exploits the economies of developing nations. > > Mr. Bush's trip comes as he faces the lowest job approval ratings of his presidency back home. > > Argentina's economy is recovering faster than many leading analysts expected, in part because of a boom in exports. But the country still suffers from double-digit unemployment and high poverty. > > Mr. Bush applauded Mr. Kirchner, the populist leader who was elected in the political upheaval that followed the economic collapse, for being a good steward of the people's money. But he said Mr. Kirchner shouldn't look to the United States to help Argentina reach a new financial settlement with the International Monetary Fund. > > "Since he has proven himself to be capable of performing, it seems like to me that the best policy ought to be for the Argentine government to deal directly with the IMF, without the U.S. having to be a middleman," Mr. Bush said earlier this week. > > Relations between Mr. Bush and Mr. Kirchner have been chilly. The Argentine was an opponent of the war in Iraq and said before their meeting at the last Summit of the Americas that he would "win by a knockout" in his private meeting with Bush. > > Still, Argentina remains the only country in Latin America that holds "major non-NATO ally" status with the United States, exempting it from certain sanctions. The country has co-operated with the United States on fighting drug trade and terrorism, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said. From mfoster at web.ca Mon Nov 7 07:00:05 2005 From: mfoster at web.ca (Mary Foster) Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:00:05 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] (fw) Israel/Palestine: Finkelstein Lecture at McGill Message-ID: <001f01c5e3ab$f4c4ad10$972d54c7@CPQ18145226471> From: "Ron Saba" > Dear Friend, > > Please remind all your friends, relatives, professors, neighbours to come to > Prof. Finkelstein's lecture at McGill tomorrow (Tuesday) evening (details > below). Please ciruclate this e-mail widely and post to your websites. > Prof. Finkelstein's latest book will be available for sale at the lecture. > Thanks. > > ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: MISUSING ANTI-SEMITISM, ABUSING HISTORY > > Professor Norman G. 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Premium right now and get the > first two months FREE*. > > From mfoster at web.ca Tue Nov 8 07:37:39 2005 From: mfoster at web.ca (Mary Foster) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 10:37:39 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?=28mise_=E0_jour=29_Mise_en_l?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ecture=3A_Kafka_et_certificats_de_s=E9curit=E9?= Message-ID: <006701c5e47a$77ff24c0$e32d54c7@CPQ18145226471> (svp faire circuler) Le Teesri Duniya Theater, en collaboration avec la Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui, est fier de pr?senter PROC?S Lecture de l'oeuvre ? Le proc?s ? de Kafka, mise en parall?le avec l' exp?rience v?cue par les cinq hommes d?tenus au Canada en vertu de certificats de s?curit? samedi le 19 novembre ? 20h \ portes ? 19h Th??tre F.C.Smith (7141, Sherbrooke O.), Montr?al (Autobus 105 de m?tro Vendome) * AVEC Anita Rau Badami, Diana Fajrajsl, David Fennario, Carmen Ferlan, Ehab Lotayef, Jacques Lussier, Lisa Ndejuru, Jaggi Singh, Marthe Turgeon et ... Adil Charkaoui. * ET l'artiste irakien hip-hop Narcy du groupe Euphrates * Sous la direction de Lib Spry Bilingue avec traduction Prix sugg?r? de 20$ (contribution selon vos moyens) billets d'avance : t?l. 514 859 9023 Les b?n?fices seront vers?s ? la Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui ****** Bas? sur une adaptation de l'?crivain et militant pour la justice sociale Matthew Behrens et de la dramaturge et metteure en sc?ne Laurel Smith, " Le Proc?s " tisse les histoires de cinq hommes pris au pi?ge des certificats de s?curit?, ? la riche ?toffe que constitue l'exploration de Kafka de la nature du pouvoir bureaucratique. Le r?sultat est une puissante et ?mouvante critique de la loi anti-terroriste du Canada, ? partir de la perspective de cinq immigrants, dont le Montr?alais Adil Charkaoui, qui s'est un jour retrouv? dans le monde kafkaesque de la guerre au terrorisme. L'opposition populaire au processus des certificats de s?curit?, lanc?e par les familles des d?tenus, a fait de cette question un probl?me qui ne peut plus ?tre ignor? de l'opinion publique, des m?dias et des autorit?s canadiennes. Le mouvement d'opposition lutte s'attaque au cour m?me de cette politique de la peur qui a fait basculer le contexte politique en Am?rique du Nord dans une situation souvent compar?e ? l'Allemagne d'avant la guerre ou ? la p?riode McCarthy. Parmi les victoires au cours de la derni?re ann?e on peut compter l'inclusion des certificats de s?curit? dans une r?vision parlementaire, la lib?ration d'Adil Charkaoui, la condamnation de la l?gislation canadienne par le Comit? de l'ONU contre la torture, ainsi que l'acceptation de la Cour supr?me d'entendre la contestation constitutionnelle du processus des certificats de s?curit?. Pendant ce temps, les cinq hommes et leurs familles vivent toujours sous la menace de la d?portation ; quatre d'entre eux demeurent dans l'enfer de la d?tention ind?finie. Parmi eux, Hassan Almrei et Mohammad Mahjoub viennent tout juste de mettre fin ? une gr?ve de la faim de 72 et 79 jours respectivement, afin de protester contre leurs conditions de d?tention. Charkaoui, p?re de deux enfants, est arriv? au Canada en 1995 avec sa m?re, son p?re et sa sour. Il vit sous le coup d'une assignation ? r?sidence humiliante, qui ?touffe ? libert? de toute la famille. " Proc?s " raconte leurs histoires, avec pour toile de fond l'un des plus brillants chef-d'ouvres du 20e si?cle. ******* Les dramaturges * Laurel Smith est une dramaturge bas?e ? Toronto et est directrice et productrice artistique du Burning Passions Theater, une compagnie qui a pour mandat de raconter les histoires des femmes et des jeunes. Sa plus r?cente pi?ce, " The Crush of Beauty ", est actuellement en production au Burning Passions Theater en vue d'?tre pr?sent?e en 2006. Un autre de ses projets est une adaptation de la cr?attion de Kenneth Grahame, " The Reluctant Dragon ", sur laquelle travaille la troupe renomm?e de th??tre pour jeunes Caroussel Players, et inspir?e par la vie d'une des cinq victimes des certificats de s?curit?, Hassan Almrei. Laurel est membre fondatrice de Homes not Bombs. * Matthew Behrens est un militant pour la justice sociale et un ?crivain de Toronto, ainsi que l'un des fondateurs de la Campaign to Stop Secret Trials, de Homes not Bombs et de Toronto Action for Social Change. Les ?crits de Matthew sur les questions de justice sociale, et plus r?cemment sur les cinq victimes des certificats de s?curit?, sont parus dans diverses publications et sont diffus?s partout dans le monde. Son engagement se traduit ? la fois par la r?sistance non-violente et par l'introduction des racines de la musique traditionnelle country dans la dialectique progressiste. La directrice * Lib Spry travaille dans le milieu th??tral depuis plus de trente ans comme directrice, ?crivaine, professeur, artiste et traductrice. Elle se sp?cialise dans le th??tre populaire, le th??tre jeunesse et le th??tre physique. Son travail l'a amen? ? voyager en Angleterre, en France, au Canada et aux Etats-Unis. Elle agit actuellement comme directrice litt?raire du Teesri Duniya Theater. Interpr?t?e par : * Anita Rau Badami est l'auteure de deux romans : Tamarind Mem, et The Hero's Walk. Un troisi?me, Indra's Net, est pr?vu pour 2006. Ses romans ont ?t? publi?s et acclam?s par la critique dans plus d'une douzaine de pays autour du monde et se sont m?rit?s de nombreux prix, incluant le Commonwealth Writers Prize (Canada & Caribbean), le Marian Engel Award, le Premio Berto Award et le prix Premio citta di' Gaeti. * Adil Charkaoui, p?re de deux enfants et ?tudiant ? l'Universit? de Montr?al, est arriv? au Canada en 1995 avec sa m?re, son p?re et sa sour. Il a pass? deux ans de son " s?jour " au Canada en prison, sans accusation, sous l'?tiquette effrayante de " pr?sum? terroriste ". Lui et sa famille continuent de vivre sous la menace constante de sa d?portation vers la torture ; leur libert? est s?v?rement r?duite par des conditions qui le forcent ? porter un bracelet GPS, lui imposent un couvre-feu, ne lui permettent pas de quitter sa maison sans ?tre accompagn? de son p?re ou de sa m?re et permettent, en revanche, l'acc?s ? sa maison 24 heures sur 24 sans la pr?sentation d'un mandat. * Diana Fajrasl est une directrice de th??tre, com?dienne et enseignante ambulante bas?e ? Montr?al. Elle a r?cemment dirig?e la premi?re mondiale de la pi?ce de Carolyn Guillet, " 17 [Anonymous] Women ", pour le Infinitheatre ici ? Montr?al. Elle a jou? dans plusieurs th??tres de Vancouver ? Corner Brook, et a enseign? aux universit?s McGill, Concordia et Bishop, ainsi qu'? l'?cole nationale de th??tre du Canada. * David Fennario est un dramaturge, artiste et militant de Montr?al. Il est membre de l'Union des forces progressistes et de Socialisme International. Plus r?cente cr?ation th??trale: une pi?ce intitul?e " Condoville " jou? au Th??tre Centaur, qui traite des attaques du gouvernement contre les subventions aux coop?ratives d'habitation et des luttes contre la gentrification. Plus r?cente action politique : Porte-parole et participant ? une manifestation contre la construction d'un ?norme complexe touristique et d'un casino, dans le quartier Pointe St-Charles. " Le th??tre est plus qu 'une simple r?flexion de la vie dans un miroir, il peut ?tre utilis? pour changer notre fa?on de vivre " - Brecht * Carmen Ferlan est com?dienne et chanteuse. Elle s'est fait remarqu?e dans la production de "Demain Matin Montr?al m'attend" puis dans le drame musical "Jeanne La Pucelle", deux succ?s qu?b?cois. Son exp?rience la plus r?cente fut son s?jour de trois ans au sein d'une co-production Allemagne-Qu?bec-Cirque du Soleil o? elle tenait les rennes d'un Cabaret-vari?t?s ? titre de "meneuse de piste". De retour au Qu?bec elle aura d?j? particip? ? de nouvelles s?ries, "Simonne et Chartrand" et "Les Bougon". Elle est actuellement la pr?sidente des Artistes pour la paix. * Jacques Lussier * Lisa Ndejuru * Jaggi Singh, malgr? des conditions impos?es par Cour lui interdisant d' utiliser un m?gaphone et d'amplifier sa voix de quelconque fa?on, demeure une voix puissante pour la justice au Canada. M?me s'il lui a un jour ?t? interdit par une d?cision de la Cour " d'?tre un leader ", Singh a aid? ? motiver, ? fournir une cadre intellectuel et ? organiser des mouvements populaire de r?sistance ? Montr?al. Plus r?cemment, il a particip? ? la marche d'une semaine de Solidarit? sans fronti?re de Montr?al ? Ottawa, afin d'exiger des droits pour les sans statut et de demander l'abolition des certificats de s?curit?. * Marthe Turgeon, Maintenant joue un r?le dans la s?rie Vice Cach?, sur le r?seau T.V.A. Un nouveau personnage qui fait son apparition lors des prochaines diffusion de la s?rie. Musique et po?sie de : * Yassin (alias Narcy) Alsalman est ?tudiant ? la ma?trise en communications et r?dige actuellement sa th?se sur le hip-hop et les luttes sociales : " Highly Intellectualized Persons Hovering Over Politics ". ?galement connu sous le pseudonyme de Narcy, du trio hip-hop irakien Euphrates, Yassin est plus connu pour ses paroles et performances un peu partout autour de Montr?al. Les deux projets de Euphrates " Stereotypes Incorporated " et " A Bend in the River " ont servi ? documenter - ? travers les rythmes de SandHiLL et les paroles de Narcy alias Jamal Abdul Narcel - les injustices et les repr?sentations st?r?otyp?es dont sont victimes Arabes et Musulmans dans les m?dias. En tourn?e pour l'album " Stereotypes Incorporated ", vous pouvez voir en Narcy en concert de Montr?al ? l'Europe ! * Ehab Lotayef est po?te, dramaturge et militant pour la justice sociale qui vit ? Montr?al. Au cours des derni?res ann?es, il a voyag? ? la fois en Palestine et en Irak, documentant ses exp?riences afin de contribuer ? la compr?hension et d'inciter ? l'engagement face ? la situation de ces deux pays. Sa cr?ation th??trale radiophonique " Crossing Gibraltar " a ?t? produite par CBC Radio et diffus?e plus t?t cette ann?e. ---------------------------------- PLUS D'INFO : t?l. 514 859 9023 Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui justiceforadil at riseup.net t?l. 514 859-9023 www.adilinfo.org Teesri Dunya Theatre tduniya at aei.ca t?l. 514 848-0238 www.teesriduniyatheatre.com Parrain? par CKUT Radio 90.3 FM From mfoster at web.ca Tue Nov 8 07:40:50 2005 From: mfoster at web.ca (Bloquez l'empire) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 10:40:50 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] (update) Staged Reading: Kafka and security certificates Message-ID: <007f01c5e47a$ce312f00$e32d54c7@CPQ18145226471> (please circulate) Teesri Duniya Theatre, in collaboration with the Coalition for Justice for Adil Charkaoui, is proud to present TRIAL a reading from Kafka's The Trial, interwoven with the stories of five men trapped in Canada's security certificate process Saturday, 19 November at 8pm / doors at 7pm F.C. Smith Auditorium (7141 Sherbrooke St. W), Montreal (Take bus 105 from Vendome metro) * WITH Anita Rau Badami, Diana Fajrajsl, David Fennario, Carmen Ferlan, Ehab Lotayef, Jacques Lussier, Lisa Ndejuru, Jaggi Singh, Marthe Turgeon and ... Adil Charkaoui. * AND Iraqi Hip-Hop artist Narcy of Euphrates * Directed by Lib Spry Mixed English and French with projected translation both languages Suggested price $20 (pay what you can) Tickets in advance: 514 859 9023 A benefit for the Coalition for Justice for Adil Charkaoui ************ Based on an adaptation by writer and social justice advocate Matthew Behrens and playwright and theatre director Laurel Smith, "Trial" weaves the stories of five men trapped in the security certificate process into the rich fabric of Kafka's exploration of the nature of bureaucratic power. The result is an emotionally powerful critique of Canada's anti-terror legislation from the perspective of five immigrants, including Montrealer Adil Charkaoui, who woke one day to find himself in the Kafkaien world of the "war on terror". Popular opposition to the security certificate process, spear-headed by the families of the detainees, has made the issue one that can no longer be ignored by the public, the media and Canadian authorities. The movement challenges the heart of the politics of fear which has been rapidly shifting the political terrain in North America towards a situation often compared to pre-war Germany or the McCarthy era. Victories in the past year include the inclusion of security certificates in a Parliamentary review, the release of Adil Charkaoui, condemnation of Canadian legislation by the UN Committee Against Torture, and agreement by the Supreme Court to hear a constitutional challenge to the security certificate process. At the same time, all five men and their entire families are still living under an active threat of deportation; four remain in the hell of indefinite detention. Two, Hassan Almrei and Mohammad Mahjoub, have just finished life-threatening hunger-strikes of 72 and 79 days, protesting their conditions of detention. Charkaoui, a father of two small children who came to Canada in 1995 with his mother, father and sister, lives under virtual house arrest, which humiliates and chokes the freedom of the entire family. Trial tells their stories against the backdrop of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant works of art. ************ The Playwrights * Laurel Smith is a Toronto-based playwright, director and Artistic Producer of Burning Passions Theatre, a company dedicated to telling the stories of women and youth. Her most recent play, "The Crush of Beauty" is currently being developed by Burning Passions Theatre for a production next year. Another current project is an adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame story, "The Reluctant Dragon," being developed by the renowned theatre for young audiences company Carousel Players and inspired by the lives of one of the Secret Trial Five, Hassan Almrei. Laurel is a founding member of Homes not Bombs. * Matthew Behrens is a social justice advocate and writer from Toronto, and founder and organizer for The Campaign to Stop Secret Trials, Homes not Bombs and Toronto Action for Social Change. Matthew's writings on social justice issues, and most recently on the Secret Trial Five, have appeared in many publications and have been disseminated around the globe. He is in equal measures committed to non-violent resistance as well as incorporating the core truths of traditional country music into the progressive dialetic. The Director * Lib Spry has worked in theatre for over thirty years as a director, writer, teacher, performer, translator and popular theatre worker. She is a specialist in popular theatre, theatre for young audiences and physical theatre. Her work has taken her to England, France, Canada and the United States. She is presently the literary manager for Teesri Duniya Theatre. Featuring: * Anita Rau Badami is the author of two novels -- Tamarind Mem, and The Hero's Walk and a third novel, Indra's Net scheduled for release in 2006. Her novels have been published to critical acclaim in more than a dozen countries around the world and have won prizes including the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Canada & Caribbean), the Marian Engel Award, the Premio Berto award and the Premio citta di' Gaeti prize. * Adil Charkaoui is a father and a student at the University of Montreal who emigrated to Canada in 1995 with his mother, father, and sister. Part of his "journey" to Canada from abroad has been two years in prison without charge, under the fear-inspiring label of "terror suspect". He and his family continue to live under the ever-present threat of his deportation to torture; their freedom severely curtailed by conditions that force him to wear a GPS tracking bracelet, impose a curfew, prevent him from leaving home without his mother or father, and permit 24-hour access to his home without permit. * Diana Fajrajsl is a peripatetic Montreal-based theatre director, actor, and teacher. Most recently, she directed the world premiere of Carolyn Guillet's 17 [Anonymous] Women for Infinitheatre here in Montreal. She has performed in theatres from Vancouver to Corner Brook, and taught at Mcgill, Concordia, and Bishop's Universities as well as the National Theatre School of Canada. * David Fennario Montreal playwright/performer/activist Member of the Union des Forces Progressiste and International Socialists Latest artistic action: A stage play"Condoville' at the Centaur about govt attacks on Co-op housing subsidies and the fightback against gentrification Latest Political action: A spokesperson and participate in a speakout/ demonstration against the plans to build a huge casino complex in the Pointe. "Theatre is more than just a mirror reflection of Life; it can be used to change the way we live "-Brecht * Carmen Ferlan is an actress and singer. She made herself known through "Demain Matin Montr?al m'attend" and the musical "Jeanne La Pucelle", two Quebec hits. Her most recent experience was a three-year journey on a German-Quebec-Cirque de Soleil co-production where she took on a Cabaret project. Returning to Quebec, she is already on board two new series, "Simonne et Chartrand" and "Les Bougon". She is currently the president of Artistes pour la paix. * Jacques Lussier * Lisa Ndejuru * Jaggi Singh, despite having been prevented by court condition from using a megaphone and then from amplifying his voice by any means whatsoever, remains a strong voice for justice in Canada. Though banned at one point by court order from "being a leader", Singh has helped motivate, provide intellectual framework, and organise popular movements of resistance in Montreal. Most recently, he was involved in the week-long Solidarity Across Borders march from Montreal to Ottawa to demand rights for non-status and the abolition of security certificates. **Marthe Turgeon. Now playing a role in the series Vice Cach?, on TVA. A new person who makes her appearance in the next part of the series. With music and poetry by: * Yassin (AKA Narcy) Alsalman is a communications masters student currently writing his thesis on HIP-HOP and social resistance: Highly Intellectualized Persons Hovering Over Politics. Also known as Narcy, the frontman of Iraqi Trio Euphrates, Yassin is mostly known for his lyrics and performances around Montreal. The Euphrates Projects "Stereotypes Incorporated" and "A Bend in the River" both served as documentation of injustice and stereotypical representation of Arabs and Muslims in the media through the beats of SandHiLL and the lyrics of Narcy AKA Jamal Abdul Narcel. Currently touring the STEREOTYPES INCORPORATED LP, Narcy can be seen on stages from Montreal to Europe! Check out www.narcy.net, or www.iraqisthebomb.com for more information! * Ehab Lotayef is a poet, playwright and activist for social justice in Montreal. He has travelled to both Palestine and Iraq in past years, documenting his experiences to contribute to understanding and engagement in both situations. His radio play "Crossing Gibraltar" was produced by CBC radio and broadcast earlier this year. ----------------- MORE INFO: 514 859 9023 Coalition for Justice for Adil Charkaoui justiceforadil at riseup.net tel 514 859 9023 www.adilinfo.org Tessri Duniya Theatre tduniya at aei.ca tel 514 848 0238 www.teesriduniyatheatre.com sponsored by CKUT 90.3 FM and QPIRG McGIll From aaron at resist.ca Tue Nov 8 15:50:09 2005 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:50:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] (reminder) "The Agronomist" - Film screening, food, and discussion Message-ID: You are invited to...an evening of food, films, and discussion on independent media and the Haiti solidarity movement. =:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: Thursday, November 10th Griffintown Coop, 242 Young street (near metro Bonavenutre, just south of Peel and Notre Dame) 7:30pm - Potluck (bring food to share if you can) 8:30pm - Film screening, "The Agronomist" 10pm-11pm - Open discussion on the role of solidarity activists and independent journalists in the Haiti solidarity movement Info: 931-6344 =:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: This will be a fun and sociable event where independent media activists and social justice activists can come together to enjoy food and films, and strategize. Information on "The Agronomist": "The Agronomist" is a critically-acclaimed documentary film which tells the story of Jean Dominique, an independent radio journalist in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. To view the film's website, visit: www.theagronomist.com. A hat will be passed around for donations to support independent journalists from Montreal travelling to Haiti in January, 2006. -->Childcare can be provided. Please call 931-6344 in advance. From aaron at resist.ca Tue Nov 8 15:52:09 2005 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:52:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Invitation - "L'Agronome", films, bouffe, et discussions Message-ID: Vous etes invit?Es ? une soir?e bouffe, cin?ma et discussion sur les m?dias ind?pendants et le mouvement de solidarit? avec Haiti. =:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: Jeudi le 10 novembre Coop Griffintown, 242 rue Young (pr?s du metro Bonaventure, au sud du coin de Peel et Notre-Dame) 19h30 - souper Potluck ( amenez votre bouffe ? partager si possible) 20h30 - Visonnement du film, "L'Agronome" 22h ? 23h pm- Discussion ouverte sur le role des militantEs de solidarit? et des journalistes ind?pendants dans le mouvement pour la solidarit? avec Haiti. Info: 931-6344 =:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: Ce sera un evenement plaisant et sociale pour les militantEs des m?dias ind?pendants et pour la justice sociale pourront se rencontrer, partager un repas et ?tablir des strategies d'actions pour faire avancer la cause du mouvement de solidarit? avec Haiti ? Montr?al. Information ? propos de "L'Agronome": C'est un documentaire acclam? par la critique. Ce film raconte l'histoire de Jean Dominique, un journaliste de radio ind?pendant ? Port-au-Prince en Haiti. Le film est en englais avec des sous-titres en fran?ais. Vous pouvez visiter le site web du film ? www.theagronomist.com. On passera le chapeau et vos dons serviront a appuyer les journalistes montrealaisEs qui iront en HaIti en Janvier prochain (2006). -->Service de garderie pour les enfants est disponible. SVP t?l?phonez 931-6344 en avance. From aaron at resist.ca Tue Nov 8 22:46:37 2005 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 22:46:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 2 manifs pour les Philippines, 2 demos for the Philippines Message-ID: (Faire suivre svp; Please forward) 2 manifs importants! 2 important demos! Mercredi, le 9 novembre, 2005, 12h30-14h00: D?noncez le viol d'une Filipina par des soldats am?ricains Manifestation devant le Consulat am?ricain ? Montr?al: Pour d?noncer le viol d'une jeune Filipina par six soldats am?ricains aux Philippines, le r?seau Migrante Montr?al vous app?le ? manifester avec nous devant le Consulat am?ricain ? Montr?al (M?tro Square Victoria) SOLDATS AMERICAINS HORS DES PHILIPPINES!! jeudi le 10 novembre, 14h00: Denoncer les meutres des militant(e)s aux Philippines 400 militant(e)s ont ete assasine(e)s par l'arme phillippine depuis janvier 2001, y inclus 5 personnes dans une periode de 48 heures en octobre 2005. Une delegation va visiter le bureau d'Irwin Cotler pour exiger que le Canada arrete de soutenir un governement qui represse sa propre peuple.4770 ave. Kent (coin Victoria, metro Plamondon) ---- Wednesday, November 9, 12:3--2:00pm:Protest the gang rape of a Filipina by US soldiers Rally at the U.S. Consulate: To protest the recent gang rape of a young Filipina by six US soldiers in the Philippines the Migrante Montreal network is organizing a protest rally in front of the U.S. Consulate in Montreal (M?tro Square Victoria). US TROOPS OUT OF THE PHILIPPINES !! Thursday, November 10, 2:00 pm: Denounce the murders of activists in the Philippines 400 activists have been murdered by the Philippine military since January 2001, including 5 in a 48 hour period at the end of last month.A delegation will visit Irwin Cotler's office to demand that Canada stop sending financial aid to a country that uses it to repress its own people. 4770 Kent ave. (corner Victoria, Plamondon metro) -- Centre d'appui aux Philippines/ Centre for Philippine Concerns (CAP/CPC) "Tissant des liens de solidarit? entre les peuples du Qu?bec et des Philippines depuis 1982" "Building solidarity between the people of Quebec and the people of the Philippines since 1982." mailto:capcpc at web.net -- __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca From mfoster at web.ca Wed Nov 9 18:27:08 2005 From: mfoster at web.ca (Bloquez l'empire) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:27:08 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?Pettigrew_speaking_at_UQAM=2C?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Montreal=2C_tomorrow_Nov_10=3A__Fwd=3A_Media_Advis?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ory=A0A/116=A0_=28fwd=29?= Message-ID: <012501c5e5a1$cdb14790$6a2d54c7@CPQ18145226471> in case anyone wants to pose a few questions .... Pettigrew speaking at UQAM, Montreal, tomorrow Nov 10: Fwd: Media Advisory A/116 >> To: >> Subject: Media Advisory A/116 - MINISTER PETTIGREW > TO DELIVER SPEECH >> AT A LECTURE SERIES ON UNITED NATIONS REFORM IN > MONTREAL >> >> MINISTER PETTIGREW TO DELIVER SPEECH AT A LECTURE > SERIES ON UNITED >> NATIONS REFORM IN MONTREAL >> >> To view this document on the Department's Web > site, please click on >> the following link: >> > http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp? > >> Language=E&publication_id=383372 >> >> >> November 9, 2005 >> No. A/116 >> >> >> MINISTER PETTIGREW TO DELIVER SPEECH AT A LECTURE > SERIES ON >> UNITED NATIONS REFORM IN MONTREAL >> >> Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew will > deliver a speech on >> Thursday, November 10, 2005, entitled "Canada's > International Policy >> Statement and UN Reform" as part of a lecture > series on the United >> Nations hosted by the Raoul Dandurand Chair in > Strategic and >> Diplomatic Studies at the Universit? du Qu?bec ? > Montr?al (UQ?M). >> >> Event: >> Speech (open coverage) >> Date: >> Thursday, November 10, 2005 >> Time: >> 6:00 p.m. >> Location: >> UQ?M Amphitheatre (SH-2800) >> Sherbrooke Pavilion >> 200 Sherbrooke West >> Montreal, Quebec >> >> >> For more information, please contact: >> >> James Christoff >> Press Secretary >> Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs >> (613) 995-1851 >> >> Media Relations Office >> Foreign Affairs Canada >> (613) 995-1874 >> http://www.international.gc.ca From jaggi at resist.ca Thu Nov 10 10:22:41 2005 From: jaggi at resist.ca (Jaggi Singh) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:22:41 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] EMERGENCY DEMO, TODAY 6PM @ UQAM: Pettigrew's in town, Shut him down! Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:03:39 -0500 (EST) From: Nik Barry-Shaw EMERGENCY DEMO: 6pm Today (November 10) UQAM Amphitheatre (SH-2800) Sherbrooke Pavilion 200 Sherbrooke West (corner Jeanne Mance) Metro Place-des-Arts Meeting at 4pm CFS office 1500 de Maisonneuve (4th floor) Metro Guy Concordia Since Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew is in town to deliver a speech on ?Canada?s International Policy Statement and UN Reform?, Haiti Action Montreal invites you to join the Haitian community in "rolling out the welcome mat" for Canada's best-dressed imperialist. As one of the top officials responsible for Canada's intervention in Haiti, Pettigrew has frequently denied any and all allegations of human rights abuses by the RCMP-trained Haitian police (largely composed of the brutal former military). Be there to let it be known that we are not fooled by his spin on Haiti and that we oppose Canada's neocolonial "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine, a modern-day version of the White Man's Burden. *** "Police-UN Killings in Haiti" by Aaron Mate full article at: http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=8909 One of the few reporters to raise these killings with a high-ranking leader of the countries (U.S., France, Canada) that supported the overthrow of the Aristide government and the installment of the interim one has been independent journalist Dru Oja Jay (www.dru.ca). This is his exchange with Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew at a Montreal press conference, June 17, 2005: Pettigrew: Well you?re talking about allegations that we do not accept. We have here the very chief of MINUSTAH, we have here the minister from the transitional government, and you can pretend all kinds of things but what I can tell you is that I?m very proud, very proud of the Canadian police contribution in the MINUSTAH led by Mr. Valdez. I think the Haitian police is doing its very best in extremely difficult circumstances. and obviously, obviously, Canada would never condone any activity by which a force would not respect the rule of law. Of anyone. Oja Jay: So just to follow up, do you deny the reports in the international press ? Pettigrew: Well if you are referring to the study ? Oja Jay: In the Associated Press, in Reuters ? do you deny those reports, where journalists have had eye-witness accounts that they have witnessed Haitian police killing unarmed protesters. I just want to clarify Pettigrew: If they did, I have not heard of that. If you are talking about the Miami University study* that is pretending all kinds of things that might have been taking by some of the members of the press, I absolutely think that it is propaganda which is absolutely not interesting. What interests me is the future of Haiti, it is the future of Haitians, and the progress of the rule of law. * University of Miami School of Law Centre for Human Rights, ?Haiti Human Rights Investigation: November 11-21, 2004?, http://www.law.miami.edu/news/368.html. Pettigrew's past exploits: http://www.geocities.com/ericsquire/articles/ftaa/pett030207.htm Haiti Action Montreal From noii-montreal at resist.ca Tue Nov 15 21:57:09 2005 From: noii-montreal at resist.ca (No One is Illegal Montreal) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:57:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid; Workshops on Immigration Support Work (November 23, November 29-30) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:31:31 -0500 From: QPIRG McGill NO ONE IS ILLEGAL! An Analysis of Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid Presented by Jaggi Singh ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() WEDNESDAY, November 23, 5:30pm Leacock 26, McGill University (855 Sherbrooke Street West) ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() QPIRG McGill is excited to present "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL: An Analysis of Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid" a free public lecture presented by Jaggi Singh. This past June 2005, migrants, refugees and their allies marched for over one-week from Montreal to Ottawa, demanding status for all. This presentation is in part inspired by the March on Ottawa and aims to provide a critical analysis of Canada's immigration system within the context of worldwide migration, displacement and capitalist globalization. Topics covered will include: contemporary migration; the history of border controls; colonialism, neo-colonialism and self-determination; security and the "war on terror"; resistance to borders; secret trials and security certificates; the detention of immigrants; contemporary campaigns for immigrant rights; and more. Jaggi Singh is a Montreal activist and a member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and Solidarity Across Borders. The lecture is the first in a three part series. The proceeding installments are geared towards individuals interested in getting involved in local movements in support of immigrant rights: Part 2: Breaking Down the Canadian Immigration System Tuesday November 29th QPIRG McGill (3647 University, 3rd floor) Part 3: Doing Immigration Support Work Wednesday November 30th QPIRG McGill (3647 University, 3rd floor) -> Space is limited for these two workshops. Pre-register by e-mail or phone at noii-montreal at resist.ca or 514-848-7583. This series has been Organized by QPIRG-McGill, with the support of QPIRG-Concordia & No One Is Illegal-Montreal. For More Information Contact: QPIRG McGill: Phone: (514) 398-7432 Email: qpirg at ssmu.mcgill.ca No One is Illegal: Phone: (514) 848-7583 Email: noii-montreal at resist.ca From noii-montreal at resist.ca Tue Nov 15 22:00:15 2005 From: noii-montreal at resist.ca (No One is Illegal Montreal) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:00:15 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] {Ottawa} Call for Courtroom Solidarity: Closing Arguments in May 29th Trial Begin THURSDAY Message-ID: [please post and forward widely...] :::===:::===:::===:::===:::===::: A Call for Courtroom Solidarity Elgin Street Court, Ottawa November 17 & 18, December 1 & 2 :::===:::===:::===:::===:::===::: -- Closing Arguments in the Trial of Non-Status Algerians and Supporters Arrested in the Immigration Minister?s Office Begin Thursday. -- Please Show Your Support; Help Us Fill the Court. On May 29th 2003, 10 non-status Algerians and 2 supporters were brutally arrested in then-Immigration Minister Denis Coderre's Ottawa office. They were charged with "mischief over $5,000"; their trial began in Ottawa in June 2004. After many months and much waiting, the trial is finally winding down. Closing arguments begin this coming Thursday and are scheduled for four days over the next month: ? Thursday, November 17, 2005 ? Friday, November 18, 2005 ? Thursday, December 1, 2005 ? Friday, December 2, 2005 Stakes are still high for those defendants who are still not regularized and risk being deported. If you live in the Ottawa area, your presence in court any time you are able to attend during those four days would be greatly appreciated. A full courtroom reminds the judge that a large community supports the defendants, and believes that the only crimes perpetrated in the Minister Coderre?s office on May 29, 2003 were the racist and brutal actions of the Ottawa Police and RCMP during the arrest. The Elgin Street Court House is located at 161 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario. Look for us in Courtroom #8. Thank you! In solidarity and struggle, -- The May 29th Trial Support Team (514) 813-1968 ::==:::==:: BACKGROUND ::==:::==:: THE STRUGGLE The Action Committee for Non-Status Algerians has been organizing against the deportation of non-status Algerians for over three years. Their struggle intensified in April 2002, when then-Immigration Minister Denis Coderre lifted the moratorium on deportations to Algeria, leaving over1000 non-status Algerians facing removal to a country still torn by civil conflict and brutal violence. In October 2002, their dynamic struggle won a partial victory. After months of public meetings, petitions, demonstrations, meetings with immigration bureaucrats -- and after the Bourouisa family sought sanctuary in a Montreal Church -- Immigration Canada and Immigration Quebec announced the implementation of a special Joint Procedure for the regularization of some non-status Algerians. However, numerous individuals are excluded from that regularization procedure, and so the Action Committee has continued to fight for justice. On Thursday, May 29th 2003, 10 non-status Algerians and 2 supporters from the No One Is Illegal Campaign of Montreal entered the waiting room of Coderre's Ottawa office. They were delivering a letter demanding a face-to-face meeting with the Minister and a just solution for individuals facing deportation to Algeria because they are excluded from the regularization process put into place by Canada and Quebec Immigration. Since Coderre had repeatedly refused to meet or dialogue with members of the Action Committee, those delivering the letter decided to remain in the waiting room until he committed to the meeting. THE CRIME The police response to the action was brutal. At approximately 10:30 PM, members of the Ottawa Police Services tactical squad, in coordination with the RCMP, charged the people occupying the waiting room. After forcing them to the ground, the police beat and Tasered many of the men on their necks, backs, torsos and genitals. One man was bashed in the head with the butt of a Taser gun, leaving a large and bloody gash on his forehead. Another man's tooth was broken when he was punched in the face by a police officer. Several men received Taser burns on the backs of their neck, backs and arms. These wounds have resulted in permanent scarring. The 12 individuals were arrested, charged with mischief over $5,000, and released from jail the next day. THE TRIAL Almost one year to the day after the police attacked the unarmed protesters peacefully waiting in the immigration minister's waiting room, the people they brutalized went to trial in Ottawa court. For three weeks in June 2004, Judge Ann Alder presided as Crown David El Hadad called witnesses from different policing and ?security? institutions, some of whom testified with chilling detachment and lack of concern to the violence perpetrated against the non-status men during the arrest. (One Ottawa Police Services officer refered to punching a man in the head as ?using the closed handed technique.?) The trial continued for a further three weeks in February and March 2005. The trial will now resume for closing arguments on November 17, 2005, at the Elgin Street Courthouse. From noii-montreal at resist.ca Mon Nov 21 11:18:38 2005 From: noii-montreal at resist.ca (No One is Illegal Montreal) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:18:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] (Wednesday) Public Lecture: Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:31:31 -0500 From: QPIRG McGill NO ONE IS ILLEGAL! An Analysis of Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid Presented by Jaggi Singh ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() WEDNESDAY, November 23, 5:30pm Leacock 26, McGill University (855 Sherbrooke Street West) ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() QPIRG McGill is excited to present "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL: An Analysis of Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid" a free public lecture presented by Jaggi Singh. This past June 2005, migrants, refugees and their allies marched for over one-week from Montreal to Ottawa, demanding status for all. This presentation is in part inspired by the March on Ottawa and aims to provide a critical analysis of Canada's immigration system within the context of worldwide migration, displacement and capitalist globalization. Topics covered will include: contemporary migration; the history of border controls; colonialism, neo-colonialism and self-determination; security and the "war on terror"; resistance to borders; secret trials and security certificates; the detention of immigrants; contemporary campaigns for immigrant rights; and more. Jaggi Singh is a Montreal activist and a member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and Solidarity Across Borders. The lecture is the first in a three part series. The proceeding installments are geared towards individuals interested in getting involved in local movements in support of immigrant rights: Part 2: Breaking Down the Canadian Immigration System Tuesday November 29th QPIRG McGill (3647 University, 3rd floor) Part 3: Doing Immigration Support Work Wednesday November 30th QPIRG McGill (3647 University, 3rd floor) -> Space is limited for the November 29 and 30 workshops. Pre-register by e-mail or phone at noii-montreal at resist.ca or 514-848-7583. This series has been Organized by QPIRG-McGill, with the support of the Radical Law Community, QPIRG-Concordia & No One Is Illegal-Montreal. For More Information Contact: QPIRG McGill: Phone: (514) 398-7432 Email: qpirg at ssmu.mcgill.ca No One is Illegal: Phone: (514) 848-7583 Email: noii-montreal at resist.ca From mfoster at web.ca Tue Nov 29 16:33:07 2005 From: mfoster at web.ca (Mary Foster) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:33:07 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] [THURSDAY December 1st] PICKET in Solidarity with Palestinian Refugees facing Deportation.... Message-ID: <029c01c5f546$55e0aa30$a12d54c7@CPQ18145226471> > >STATELESS & DEPORTED.... > >A Picket in Solidarity with Palestinian Refugees Facing Deportation > > > >-----------------------------------> > >THURSDAY DECEMBER 1st, 11 am -> 1pm > >Citizenship & Immigration Canada > >715 Peel Street [corner of St. Antoine] > >[metro Bonaventure] > >-----------------------------------> > > > >As dozens of Palestinian refugees in Canada continue to face imminent > >deportation to the Occupied Territories, to the refugee camps in Lebanon, > >and some to the United States, where they could end up in indefinite > >detention, the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees > >calls on people to participate in a picket in front of Immigration Canada > >to demand an end to the deportations and an immediate regularization of > >all Palestinian refugees in Canada. > > > >During the past month - November 2005, three more Palestinians have been > >deported from Montreal back to the Occupied Territories and to the refugee > >camps in Lebanon. > > > >Exactly a year ago, on November 30, 2004 Immigration Canada deported Ahmad > > Nafaa, a stateless Palestinian refugee from Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp in > > Southern Lebanon, from Montreal to the United States where he was > >detained and then released on a US$ 10,000 bond. Ahmad has since claimed > >asylum in the USA and is once again going through the entire process > >under the fear of being deported again, to the refugee camps in Lebanon. > > > >Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are systematically prevented from owning > >property, working in over 70 professions, receiving proper health care, > >and moving and traveling freely. The intensified mistreatment of > >Palestinian refugees inside the camps has left their lives in real and > >immediate peril. > > > >Those Palestinians who have escaped the dire situation in the Occupied > >Territories, face daily terror at the hands of the Israeli state, which > >continues to enforce a deadly and illegal military occupation. Palestinian > > refugees from the Occupied Territories have fled from the killings, > >extra-judicial assassinations, house demolitions, illegal arrests, trials > >without evidence, torture, land confiscation, and constant humiliations. > > > >We must stand united against the injustice faced by the Palestinian > >refugees who are set to be deported from Canada in the coming months. Your > > support, solidarity and participation are needed....! > > > >In Solidarity. > >the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees > > > >Info: 514 859 9070 / refugees at riseup.net > > > >----------------------- > > > > Nathalie Cohen > QPIRG Co-coordinator > office hours: > Monday-Thursday 1200-1800 > > QPIRG Concordia > 1500 deMaisonneuve West, > suite 204, Montreal, > tel: (514) 848-7585 > fax: (514) 848-7584 > > >