[Bloquez l'empire!] (reminder) Monday: Charkaoui speaking at Concordia

[Mary Foster]

Measuring Security Measures  - Film & Panel
A close look at immigration, media and law in a secure Canada

Monday, October 17, 7pm
Room H 110 @ Concordia University (1455 De Maisonneuve)

PANELISTS:
*Adil Charkaoui, detained for 21 months on a security certificate before
being granted bail last February. Living under severe conditions, and still
facing deportation to torture.
*Julius Grey, a renowned Montreal lawyer and McGill University professor of
law, promoter of tolerance.
*Yasmin Jiwani - professor in the Communications Department of Concordia
University who has done extensive work on immigrant women and girls.

FILMS:
The five short films featured in the tour are directed by independent and
emerging filmmakers whose works probe the delicate balance between public
security and civil liberties. They are: Security Consciousness: Detained in
Guelph, by Reel Alternative Productions; Sophie, directed and produced by
Alexandre Roy; Whose Rights Anyway?, by Anice Wong; Threadbare, a work in
progress, produced and directed by Arshad Khan; Take Back the Days: Step by
Step to Ottawa, produced and directed by Eylem Kaftan.

free and open to all.


IMMIGRATION | MEDIA | LAW

. Are recent security laws and policies in Canada undermining civil
liberties?
. Has mainstream media in Canada adequately framed and analyzed this issue?

>From Halifax to Vancouver, CitizenShift and überculture with the
participation of refugee and immigrant advocacy groups have organized two
exciting weeks
of film screenings and panel discussions in over ten Canadian cities. These
symposiums will be held from October 17-30, 2005, and are meant to provide
an open and accessible forum for debate on the issues of immigration, media,
law and national security in our country.

These three intersecting components of Measuring Security Measures provide a
framework for discussion with audience and panellists. Changes in Canadian
laws and policies since September 11, 2001 and the consequences of these
laws for
many immigrants and refugees will be examined, analyzed and discussed
through new short films and panels. The media's role in framing and covering
such
debate will also be discussed.

Following one hour of film screenings, audiences will hear from the
panellists, then be invited to join in a discussion. (**NOTE: In Montreal,
Charkaoui will speak first, due to his curfew.)

For more information on dates, times, venues and panellists, please consult
the following Web site: http://www.citizen.nfb.ca/msm.

About CitizenShift
Launched in October 2004, CitizenShift is an interactive Web magazine where
filmmaking and social activism meet. CitizenShift, which is celebrating its
first anniversary, integrates video, audio, photos, text and other media
contributed by Canadian individuals, communities and filmmakers. This unique
online platform provides a space where citizens can share knowledge, be
entertained and, most importantly, debate social issues.

About überculture
überculture is a grassroots, non-profit collective committed to the
reclamation of culture. Concerned with the loss of cultural diversity,
überculture does
extensive research and creative action, exposing and resisting the
commodification of society.

About the NFB
Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada has produced more than
11,000 films and other audiovisual works and won more than 4,500 awards -
including
11 Oscars®. As Canada's public film producer, the NFB produces and
distributes
distinctive, culturally diverse, challenging and relevant audiovisual works
that provide Canada and the world with a unique Canadian perspective. To
purchase NFB releases or for more information, visit http://www.nfb.ca   or
call 1-800-267-7710.