From aaron at resist.ca Fri Feb 3 13:46:22 2006 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:46:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] CKUT Radio - Haiti for the Haitians Message-ID: CKUT Radio - Haiti for the Haitians Patrick Elie and Haiti's struggle for self-determination Listen to an interview with Haitian activist Patrick Elie, recorded recently in Port au Prince. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: To download or listen to this interview, visit: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=16381 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Patrick Elie is a long-time political and human rights activist in Haiti. He served as the Secretary of State for National Defence under Jean-Bertrand Aristide's first term in office, and was the national coordinator against drug trafficking from 1991-94. In the context of a coup d'etat, massive violence, and a UN occupation, Elie is a necessary and unheard voice in the Haitian political landscape. Here, he debunks the myths promoted by Haiti's elite about kidnappings and insecurity in the country, speaks about the difference between armed resistance and terrorism, and breaks down Canada's role in creating the human rights disaster which exists in Haiti today. For more info on Haiti: www.outofhaiti.ca www.haitiaction.net www.ckut.ca Recorded in Port au Prince, Haiti, by Aaron Lakoff and Leslie Bagg of CKUT radio, and Kevin Pina of KPFA's Flashpoints. Music by Annette "So Ann" Auguste (for more info on So Ann, visit http://haitiaction.net/News/SK/7_6_5.html) contact: montrealtohaiti at resist dot ca From sally_go at riseup.net Sat Feb 4 19:44:08 2006 From: sally_go at riseup.net (Sarah B.) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 19:44:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] february 14...grrrl riot Message-ID: <60671.sally_go.1139111048.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> hi...i have been very un-active on this list... but i thought you might be interested in coming out to this event i am putting on...some fun and an alternative to corporate valentines... peut-etre que vous seront interesser...c'est une ?venement que j'organise...un peu de fun et une alternative au st. valentin capitaliste et hetero/sexiste... le film et les performances seront en anglais mais tous sont invit?s! svp foward to your amis et amies xxo, sarah b. * * * FEBRUARY 14: GrrrL RIOT <3 <3 <3 -->>party for kicking corporate/hetero/sexist st. valentine very high up into the air, harshly: film: "Don't need You", documentary by Kerri Koch about the riot grrrl movement: interviews and footage w// bikini kill, bratmobile, heavens to betsy, bonfire madigan, ian mackaye and more etc. etc. ++ maybe more films djs: ckut's venus collective, playing old-time grrrrl favourites, from raincoats, to bratmobile, to electrelane. quiet riot: book readings/spoken word from 3 amazing riot ladies... --> maggie macdonald (hidden cameras, republic of safety, ex-barcelona pavilion), reading from her new illustrated punk rock novel "kill the robot" --> zoe whittall, founder of girlspit, author of "the ten best moments of your life" --> debra anderson, poet, playwright, filmmaker, with her recent novel, Code White. more info about the authors at www.mcgilliganbooks.com Pharmacie Esperanza, door 9pm, pwyc, proceeds to local women's shelter. <3 <3 <3 From mfoster at web.ca Sun Feb 5 08:19:59 2006 From: mfoster at web.ca (mfoster at web.ca) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:19:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] PROCES : Disponible pour la r =?iso-8859-1?q?=E9servation_//_TRIA?= =?iso-8859-1?q?L=3A_Available_for_booking?= Message-ID: <3198.205.205.59.8.1139156399.squirrel@flymail.web.ca> (english below) **veuillez faire circuler** Repr?sentations disponibles (dans les C?GEPs, centres communautaires, ?coles secondaires, etc.): Lectures publiques de "Proc?s" dans la r?gion de Montr?al De f?vrier ? avril 2006 Le Teesri Duniya Theatre, en collaboration avec la Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui, rend la pi?ce "Proc?s" disponible dans la r?gion de Montr?al de f?vrier ? avril 2006, pour des repr?sentations en anglais ou en fran?ais (unilingues). "Proc?s" est une lecture sur sc?ne qui tisse l'histoire de cinq hommes pris au pi?ge par le processus des "certificats de s?curit?" ? travers l'oeuvre c?l?bre de Kafka sur le pouvoir bureaucratique. En r?sulte une puissante et ?mouvante critique de la loi antiterrorisme du Canada vue de la perspective de cinq immigrants, dont le montr?alais Adil Charkaoui. ?Proc?s? ouvre le d?bat sur le glissement rapide du terrain politique en Am?rique du nord et sur les attaques de la droite ? l'?gard de la d?mocratie lib?rale. Inspir? d'une adaptation de Kafka par l'?crivain et militant des droits sociaux Matthew Behrens et du dramaturge et directeur de th??tre Laurel Smith, ?Proc?s? a ?t? pr?sent? pour la premi?re fois dans sa version bilingue ? Montr?al le 19 novembre 2005, avec des acteurs bien connus, et a ?t? tr?s bien accueilli par la critique. LES C?GEPS, CENTRES COMMUNAUTAIRES ET AUTRES ORGANISATIONS SONT INVIT?S ? R?SERVER POUR UNE REPR?SENTATION (f?vrier au fin d'avril ): - repr?sentation de deux heures (incluant une p?riode de questions) - disponible en fran?ais ou en anglais - tarifs variables (? partir de $300) - auditorium, ?clairage, son et promotion requis - nous fournissons le technicien Pour plus d'informations ou pour r?server, veuillez nous contacter au: 514-859-9023 ou par courriel ? tduniya at aei.ca ================================ **please circulate** Available for booking (in CEGEPs, community centres, high schools, etc.): Staged readings of "Trial" in the Montreal region >From February through April 2006 Teesri Duniya Theatre, with the Coalition Justice for Adil Charkaoui, is making "Trial" available for booking in the Montreal region from February through April 2006, in English or in French (unilingual) performances. "Trial" is a staged reading that weaves the stories of five men trapped in the "security certificate" process into Kafka's famous exploration 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. ?Trial? opens debate about the rapid shift in political terrain in North America and right-wing challenges to liberal democracy. Based on an adaptation of Kafka by writer and social justice advocate Matthew Behrens and playwright and theatre director Laurel Smith, ?Trial? premiered as a bilingual performance in Montreal on November 19, 2005, with celebrity performers and was very well received. CEGEPS, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE INVITED TO BOOK A PERFORMANCE (February to the end of April): - a two-hour performance (including question period) - available in either English or in French - fee based on sliding scale, starting at $300 - requirements include auditorium, lights, sound and promotion - we will provide technician For more information or to book, please contact us at: 514-859-9023 or by e-mail tduniya at aei.ca From aaron at resist.ca Sun Feb 5 13:33:32 2006 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 13:33:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] The Haitian Revolution and Black History Message-ID: http://aaron.resist.ca/node/64 The Haitian Revolution and Black History Patrick Elie speaks for CKUT's Black History Month Patrick Elie is a long-time poltical and human rights activist in Haiti. While he is a chemist by trade, he is also someone who is passionate about his people and their history. We spoke with Patrick Elie in Port au Prince about Haiti's history and the slave revolt in the context of Black History Month. Elie asserts that the Haitian revolution was not only a momentous event for Haitians, but for people all over the world in demonstrating that freedom, not slavery, was the natural state of humankind. Elie elloquently makes the links between Haiti's distant past, and the current political situation, as imperialist forces are once again meddling in the country's affairs. Just like in 1791, Haitians are today embroiled in a struggle against racist imperialism and colonization. The characters and terms have changed, but the game largely remains the same. Interviewed by Aaron Lakoff and Leslie Bagg -->To download the audio version of this interview, visit: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=16412 Q: Haiti's history is all too often ignored in terms of its importance and significance. Can you talk about this history and what it means to you as a Haitian person today? A: You're right to point out that Haiti's history was a momentous event, and an event that has significance, not only for black people, but for all of humanity. When the slaves revolted on mass in 1791, and after a long struggle against the French army, were able to proclaim Haiti's independence and the end of slavery, it was the first time that a whole people extended the notion of freedom to everybody. Not only that, they also demonstrated that slavery is the unnatural state, and freedom is the natural state of man. Besides, it was not only an anti-slavery struggle. It was also a struggle for self-determination against colonialism and imperialism. I always say that the Haitians went beyond what, for example, the Marxists envisioned that the proletariat, by freeing itself, would free everybody. It was not the proletariat this time . it was even lower. It was the slaves, who were considered as chattel. The chattel actually stood up and demonstrated their humanity and thus freed everybody. In that sense, the whole world has a debt towards Haiti and the Haitian revolution. Very few people realize what it took for people who were slaves, kept ignorant, and 60% of whom at the time of the uprising had been born in Africa. They knew of this country here only as a kind of concentration camp. It was a foreign and hostile land to them. I always say that it is something that is almost beyond comprehension that such an incredible feat could have been achieved. For those who are so often very harsh towards Haiti and the Haitian people, saying, .how come after 200 years after independence Haiti is still poor?.. I say without even going to the hostility that the dominant powers at the time (France, Great Britain, the USA) exerted against the new republic, all those colonies who had slaves were horrified by the Haitian revolution, and they wanted to contain it as much as possible. Don't forget that in Haiti, the slaves liberated themselves in 1794. In the USA, it wasn't until 1865. In the French colonies it wasn't until 1848. In Cuba and Brazil, it was even later. So the Haitians were at least 50 years in advance of the so-called "enlightened" countries of Europe. Also, one has to realize that the Haitians started from zero. It's not the same as the other colonies like Canada or the USA where the Europeans who came to dominate these countries simply cut the ties with the mother country. They came in with all the advances and political structures. Haitians had to invent or try to reinvent from zero. So, truly, for Haitians this is the 3rd century, not the 21st, because we had to start from scratch. I think although nobody could be satisfied with the state of Haiti today, one should never forget it's only been 200 years. Q: One impression that we have gotten from being in Haiti for 3 weeks is the amount of public discourse and respect which is paid to some of the characters and leaders behind this slave revolt. Can you talk about some of these characters and their significance in Haiti then and today? A: Yes, Toussaint (L'Ouverture) is often referred to as the forefather of Haiti's independence. He was this black general who took these bands of recent slaves and turned them into an army. When he succeeded in actually controlling the whole island, he enacted a constitution which abolished slavery. He also attempted something which was way ahead of its time. He tried to have blacks, whites, and mulattoes living all together in a rainbow nation. All of that of course was destroyed by the stubbornness and short-sightedness of Napoleon, who by trying to re-establish slavery, truly made it into a racial war. But the war was not racial - it was about freedom. As you know, Toussaint was treacherously captured by the French and deported to one of the coldest parts of France. He was murdered, you could say, because he was left to die. But, what happened was that after a period of disarray after the landing of Napoleon's expedition and the capturing of Toussaint, pretty soon some of the generals that had rallied to the French after Toussaint's exile came to realize that they had to come together and not simply have a liberation from slavery and autonomy, but true independence if they wanted to keep their freedom. That's how (Jean-Jaques) Dessalines, who was a black general, got together with (Alexandre) Petion, a mulatto general. Although they had been enemies a few years back in the fight for power, they decided to ally themselves so that the war of independence could be won. That's how the French were finally defeated on November 18, 1803, and all the French soldiers and planters left Haiti. So we always tend to go back to these heroes, especially Toussaint, but also Dessalines and Petion, because they symbolize the Haitian flag and the Haitian motto, "l'Union fait la force" ("In union, there is strength"). I think that today at this particular juncture in Haiti we should look more than ever to that example. This is a country which is deeply divided. It is divided mostly between an elite who has monopolized knowledge and the economy, and the vast majority of poor people who toil for less than two dollars per day. Such a divide is incompatible with a viable nation. I believe that more than ever it is important to look to the example of Dessalines and Petion, and try to reach a compromise between these elites and the masses. Otherwise this country is doomed. Q: Throughout Haiti's history there has been racial stratification or racial hierarchy, even with mulattoes who had their freedom before blacks. The elite that we see in Haiti today, for example the Group of 184, is lead by people who aren't what we'd call black. We still have the mulatto elite. How is it that this racial hierarchy has been kept throughout the years? A: As is often the case, when you have a society that is unjust, unbalanced, it tends to reproduce itself. It really takes a decision by a collectivity to stop that. However, one should be very careful in describing the split in Haiti in colour or racial terms. For one thing, the divide is mostly between people who consider themselves Haitian, and people who consider that you only are civilized the less Haitian you are. They do not consider themselves Haitian, and that has nothing to do with colour. It has to do with a cultural bias. It has to do with the "pr?suppos?" (French term). The basic hypothesis that these people have made is that we need to bring the Haitians to civilization, and in order to do that we need to make them into second-hand copies of the Europeans or the Americans. Secondly, the reason why it is more complex is that the mulattoes no longer control this country's economy. You will find if you really do the research is that they have been mostly replaced by Haitians of middle-eastern origin. They tend to function like clans, inter-marry, etc. This is not conducive to a viable country. We have to find a way to integrate this community of middle-eastern origin into Haiti. There is resistance on their part, but there has not been what I'd call a true effort to integrate them. We need to do that or else we'll have a country which is divided, and that's a recipe for catastrophe. The Haitian people have been depicted to the world as having a violent history. Look at how little violence there is when you consider the social divide, the distribution of wealth in this country. You look at Jamaica (compared to Haiti), and despite the incredible rise in violence in the last two years, we still have a murder rate which is half of Jamaica's. When you speak of Haitian history as being one of the most violent in the world, this is complete hogwash. First of all, this is a country which is only 200 years old, and every country has a rough beginning. You take the history of France during the time of the Kings preceding 1789, it's nothing but revolts here, poisonings there....things like this. But also, what do you consider violence which is part of your history? Is it only the violence which has occurred on your soil, or is it also the violence which you bring to other countries? And in that sense, I'd say that England, the USA, and France have more violent histories than Haiti. If we start the clock in 1804 and follow the histories of France, the USA, England, and Germany alongside that of Haiti, I think Haiti is going to finish dead last in terms of violence. This (violent) way of describing Haiti is extremely prejudicial to the country and to the people because a lot of friends we could have in Canada, the USA, etc., are completely led astray by these descriptions of Haitian history. The violence in Haiti should be ten times what it is given the economic difficulties and the terrible social divide. You have 5% of the population controlling upwards of 70% of the wealth. And if you took that 5% and segmented it, you'd find that the top 1% controls about 50% of the country's wealth. In any other place in the world, if you found this data you'd have yourself a huge confrontation of Rwandan proportions, but you don't have that here. Q: It seems that Haitian history also defines itself as being a history of struggle against white supremacy. One story we find interesting is the story of the creation of the Haitian flag. Can you share this story with us? A: It has been said that before May 18, 1803, when really it was decided to go and fight for Haitian independence, the Haitians were fighting against the French flag. As you well know, this flag has red, white and blue. It is said that at the Congress of Unity in 1803, Dessalines ripped the white part from the French flag and united the blue and red, saying that the red symbolized the mulattoes, and the blue symbolized the blacks. Since Toussaint's project of a rainbow country had been rejected by the whites, they were taking the whites out of this. But yet, it was not an anti-white, but rather an anti-French and anti-Napoleon gesture. Some whites, and especially a Polish regiment, actually sided with the Haitians in a war against Napoleon's army. They were made Haitians by Dessalines. Dessaline's constitution said no matter what the colour of your skin, you were considered a black person in Haiti. So, really it was mostly symbolic rather than racial. The Haitian revolution was one which was very, very generous. For example, it stated that any slave or anyone of Indian (indigenous) descent who set foot in Haiti would automatically become free. This generosity again manifested itself when Bolivar and Miranda, Latin American revolutionaries who fought for the independence of countries in South America, came here for help. They were given money, weapons, and even Haitian volunteers went with them to help free Latin America from the Spanish yoke. They did that more than once on the condition that Bolivar would abolish slavery once he had declared independence. Q: You had mentioned before that the world owes Haiti a debt for the examples it has set. However, in one of the cruel ironies of history, Haiti was forced to pay a debt to the French for property which was lost during the slave revolt. When Jean-Bertrand Aristide was in power centuries later, he made a very clear connection with history and he demanded slave-era reparations from the French. Can you talk about how this debt affected Haiti from its onset, and the more modern side in Aristide's demands for reparations? A: I think that Aristide's demand for reparations was completely just, even if it had very little chance in succeeding in concrete terms. It was also a very dangerous demand from the French point of view. As we know, Haiti is not the only country that the French have devastated and looted. So the French would be facing the same demand from all their ex-colonies in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere. In Haiti, this demand was doubly just. We were not asking for reparations from slavery itself, which France has (since) declared as a crime against humanity. We couldn't ask for reparations for slavery. We simply asked for reparations for the money which was forcefully extracted from Haiti to repay the slave-owners that Dessalines had kicked out. And this played a tremendous role in stunting Haiti's growth, because that debt took more than 100 years to pay. Imagine another country starting by having to pay something that represented more than the total Gross National Product at the time. It was paid as always by the Haitian peasant. Q: How was that money forced from the Haitians, and why did they pay it? A: It was done with what we call the "gunship diplomacy", but I think also that one of the reasons that this debt was paid was because the Haitian leadership at the time was at odds with its own population. So rather than face the French and face their own population at the same time, I think they made a deal with France so that the French would not represent a threat to Haiti, and they could concentrate on trying to control their own population who were agitating for a better distribution of wealth in the country at the time. I don't think that at that time France could have truly retaken the island. I think it was a threat of violence, but also weakness and wickedness from the Haitian ruling elite. Q: One of the reasons why Canada supported the coup d'etat against Aristide in 2004 is because we have a foreign policy objective called "Responsibility to Protect". What R2P says is that Canada has a responsibility to protect and care for failed states. But it seems what you're trying to get at is that if we were to call Haiti a failed state, we would have to look at its history, and certainly these external factors. What has led Haiti to be a failed state? A: It's a bit hasty to call Haiti a failed state. Or, if it is a failed state, it is a state that has been failed by a number of very powerful countries, amongst which France and the USA are the two worst examples. It is a country which was never allowed to evolve by itself and from forces within itself. The most recent example was the coup d'etat in the name of protection against President Aristide. I am not defending the policies of Aristide, because this is a moot point. What I am saying is that the man was twice elected freely by his people, and he had a mandate. So, how can you engineer his overthrow and actually participate in it in the name of the duty or the right to protect? Anyways, you judge a tree by the fruit it bears. What they've done is unleashed violence in this country, unleashed political repression. President (George W) Bush is probably one of the worst presidents that the USA has had, but nobody has suggested that the Canadian army should go secure Andrew Airforce base, have (Bush) forcefully taken from the White House, and sent to Siberia. If you took polls in other countries after the first Bush presidency, they would all be saying that this guy is very bad. Yet the whole world accepted that the American people re-elected him, and that was that. Why can't it be the same for us? I think it is deeply racist that some countries can decide that if we don't pick right, they have the duty to correct our choice. This is very, very dangerous, and deeply racist. The reason why I say it is racist, for example when it comes to France, from the left to the right, the whole French political class is united on Haiti. Just today I heard that some ex-French socialist prime-minister came out and said that the Haitian people should vote for a certain candidate. Would they ever do that in an American, Italian, or Japanese election? No. They feel that in their paternalistic, racist way that they can tell the Haitian people who is the best president for them. Haitians are incapable of doing that, it seems. Q: On January 1st, 2004, Haiti celebrated 200 years of independence with massive celebrations across the country. Then, not even two months later, a coup d'etat led by the USA, France, and Canada happened against the democratically-elected president of Haiti. It seems that the fact that this happened so close to the bicentennial is significant. Can you reflect on that? A: Yes, I think it is no coincidence that it happened exactly in the year of our bicentennial. You see, the dominant powers can hold a grudge for very long. Haiti is still a hated symbol for people who want to dominate the world or dominate other people because of their race or their colour. It was important that Haiti be humiliated in the very year of its bicentennial. Also, these two terrible years we have lived have shown something else which is worth taking note of. You have a people who are incredibly resilient and who know very well what they want, just like their ancestors back in 1791. And despite the economic and police repression, you see these people standing up again and demanding their rights. In Haiti, you have a people that despite the fact that 50% of them cannot read or write, have a level of political consciousness which I have rarely seen in any other country. This is an asset, and given the chance can be turned into a real force for change. But the Haitian people can't do it alone, because we have strong enemies . this has already been demonstrated. We need to be able to inform the international public opinion, especially in these countries which have interfered so grossly in our lives and our affairs. That's the important thing about the work that you do, and other people in the USA or Canada are doing in actually trying to tell the truth about Haiti, the Haitian people, and the current political situation. [Aaron Lakoff and Leslie Bagg are two activists and independent journalists from Montreal who travelled to Haiti for the month of January, 2006. They can be reached at montrealtohaiti at resist dot ca.] From aaron at resist.ca Mon Feb 6 10:06:10 2006 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 10:06:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] anti-capitalist/anarchist bloc in the Haiti demo? Message-ID: bonjour a toutes et tous, j'ecris pour voir si il y a du monde sur ce liste qui serait interesse a organiser un contigent anar/anti-capitaliste dans le manif "haiti pour les haitienNEs" le 25 fev. ca serait important a faire les liens entre les campagnes de BLEM et le coup en Haiti. par example, SNC a recu un contrat pour construire la nouvelle ambassade canadienne a port au prince, et il y a d'autres interets corporatifs au pays (Gildan, St-Genevieve, etc). de plus, ca serait important a declarer que l'imperialisme et l'etat canadien/quebecois sont une et la meme chose. si vous etes interreses a organiser un tel bloc, contactez-moi a aaron at resist.ca --------------- hi all, i'm writing to see if anyone from this list would be interested in organizing an anarchist/anti-capitalist contingent in the upcoming "haiti for the haitians" demo on feb. 25th. i think it would be a good opportunity to make the links between some of Block the Empire's campaigns and the coup in Haiti. for one thing, SNC Lavalin got a contract to build the new canadian embassy in port au prince, and there are other canadian corporate interests in haiti (Gildan, St-Genevieve Mining, etc). also, to make the point that imperialism and the canadian/quebec state are one in the same. if you are interested, please email me at aaron at resist.ca From mfoster at web.ca Sat Feb 11 13:00:51 2006 From: mfoster at web.ca (mfoster at web.ca) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:00:51 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 18 mars : =?iso-8859-1?q?Journ=E9e_mondiale_d=27action?= Message-ID: <3345.207.139.139.164.1139691651.squirrel@flymail.web.ca> Trois ans apr?s l'invasion criminelle des troupes ?tasuniennes et "de la coalition" en Irak, le 18 mars prochain sera une journ?e mondiale d'action contre la guerre d'occupation dans ce pays. Tant le Forum social mondial de Bamako que celui de Caracas ont lanc? des appels pressants en ce sens. ? Montr?al, le Collectif ?chec ? la guerre organise une grande manifestation le 18 mars pour exiger non seulement le retrait imm?diat des troupes d'occupation d'Irak, mais aussi le retrait des troupes canadiennes d'Afghanistan et le rejet du partenariat militaire de plus en plus ?troit entre le Canada et l'empire ?tasunien. MANIFESTATION ? Montr?al 18 mars, 2006 12h30 : rassemblement au Square Dorchester (intersection Peel et Ren? L?vesque) 13h00 : D?PART Alors que l'administration Bush vient d'annoncer des demandes de cr?dits suppl?mentaires de 120 milliards pour poursuivre ses guerres en Irak et en Afghanistan, et alors que les puissances occidentales menacent de plus en plus l'Iran s'il ne se conforme pas ? leur diktat sur la question de l'?nergie nucl?aire, il est tr?s important que nous manifestions ? nouveau notre rejet des guerres en cours et planifi?es... D'autres informations... bient?t ! Comit? de suivi du Collectif ?chec ? la guerre ======================== ENGLISH BEGINS HERE ======================== Three years after the criminal invasion of US and "coalition" troops in Iraq, March 18th will be a Global Day of Action Against the Occupation of that country. Indeed, pressing calls to this end were made at both World Social Forum gatherings in Bamako and Caracas. In Montreal, Echec a la guerre is organising a large demonstration on 18 March to demand not only the immediate withdrawal of occupation troops from Iraq, but also the withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan, and the rejection of the ever closer military partnership between Canada and the US. DEMONSTRATION in Montreal 18 March, 2006 12:30 pm : gathering in Dorchester Square (corner of Peel & Rene Levesque) 1:00 pm : DEPARTURE of demo Just as the Bush administration announces a request for 120 billion dollars of additional funding for its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and as Western powers are threatening Iran more and more if it does not comply with their orders on the issue of nuclear energy, it is very important that we demonstrate again our rejection of wars, both ongoing and in the making... More information... soon ! Follow-up Committee of Collectif Echec a la guerre From haitiactionmontreal at gmail.com Wed Feb 22 22:21:58 2006 From: haitiactionmontreal at gmail.com (Haiti Action Montreal) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:21:58 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] (SAMEDI/SATURDAY 1pm) Non a l'occupation canadienne en Haiti/End the Canadian occupation of Haiti In-Reply-To: <260379b20602222221p6b204087o9f682db080ebf5a8@mail.gmail.com> References: <260379b20602222215o60cb8e64v9221edcaddce0e16@mail.gmail.com> <260379b20602222221p6b204087o9f682db080ebf5a8@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <260379b20602222221jce4387cq1c3eca4545ebb31@mail.gmail.com> [fran?ais ci-dessous] Please forward widely! ::::::::::::::: Canada out of Haiti! DEMONSTRATION 1PM Saturday, February 25 Guy and de Maisonneuve (Metro Guy-Concordia) Bring your noise-makers, banners and placards! ::::::::::::::: Justice and Reparations No Impunity No Canadian Occupation Since the U.S, France and Canada overthrew Haiti's elected government two years ago, thousands have been killed, raped, incarcerated or exiled in a brutal campaign of political repression. Two years later, Haiti is still under foreign military occupation. In addition to having numerous commanders within the UN military structure, Canada heads the 1700 member U.N. police force. The primary role of this force has been to train and assist the newly reconstituted Haitian police force, which numerous human rights reports have condemned for firing on peaceful demonstrations and violently raiding poor neighborhoods sympathetic to the ousted government. Canadian officials supervise the activities of many departments of the unelected, repressive Haitian government. Canadian NGOs (mainly from Quebec) on the Federal government's payroll have been used to legitimate Canada's intervention, influencing and directing Haitian civil society in ways favorable to Canadian interests. Canadian companies have benefited from a "reconstruction" boon and a more friendly post-coup business environment. Policy makers are calling for a "commitment" of at least ten years; Maclean's magazine recently referred to Haiti as a place where Canada is acting like a "superpower". Haiti's February 7 election - overseen by Elections Canada - is being championed by the Canadian government in an attempt to have us forget their pivotal role in the undermining of democracy. How can there be free and fair elections when hundreds of political prisoners languish in jail and entire communities are terrorized by UN and police violence? Canada owes reparations for its crimes against the Haitian people. Canadian politicians such as Denis Coderre, Pierre Pettigrew and Paul Martin must be brought to justice for their crimes against humanity. Canadian military personnel, implicated in a number of massacres, need to have their actions investigated and placed on the historical record. End the Canadian occupation! No impunity for criminal Canadian politicians! Reparations now! Justice for the Haitian people! Organized by: R?sistance Haitienne au Qu?bec & Haiti Action Montreal Endorsed by: The Alcan't in India Campaign; Black Students Network-McGill; Block the Empire Montr?al; Center for Philippine Concerns; Immigrant Workers Center; Collectif pour l'autonomie du Peuple Mapuche (CAPMA); Grassroots Action for Student Power-McGill (GRASP); Le Groupe de recherche et initiatives pour la lib?ration de l'Afrique (GRILA): Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (IPSM); International Solidarity Movement (ISM)-Montreal; Komiteal (Le Comit? Am?rique Latine de la CLAC); Montreal Anarchist Black Cross Federation; No One Is Illegal-Montr?al; Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (PASC); Quebec Public Interest Research Group-Concordia; Quebec Public Interest Research Group-McGill; Solidarity Across Borders; Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights-Concordia; Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights-McGill; Students Taking Action for Chiapas (STAC); Twelve Months Political Prisoner/POW Calendar Committee For background to the issue, please consult: http://www.canadahaiti.ca http://www.outofhaiti.ca http://www.canadahaitiaction.ca For more information: e-mail: haitiactionmontreal at gmail.com tel: 514-219-9185 ===== ===== SVP diffusez ! ::::::::::::::: Non ? l'occupation canadienne en Ha?ti! MANIFESTATION 13h Samedi le 25 f?vrier coin Guy et de Maisonneuve (M?tro Guy-Concordia) Amenez des banderoles, des pancartes Et tout ce qui peut faire du bruit ! ::::::::::::::: Justice et Indemnit?s Non ? l'impunit? Non ? l'occupation canadienne Depuis que les ?tats-Unis, la France et le Canada ont renvers? le gouvernement ?lu d'Ha?ti il y a deux ans, des milliers de personnes ont ?t? tu?es, viol?es, emprisonn?es ou exil?es dans la foul?e d'une brutale campagne de r?pression politique. Deux ans plus tard, Ha?ti est toujours sous occupation militaire. En plus d'avoir de nombreux commandants au sein du contingent militaire de l'ONU, le Canada supervise 1700 membres de la police des Nations unies. La premi?re mission de ce groupe a ?t? d'entra?ner et d'assister les forces polici?res ha?tiennes r?cemment reconstitu?es et accus?es, par de nombreux rapports sur les droits humains, d'avoir tir? sur des manifestants pacifiques et d'avoir attaqu? les habitants des quartiers pauvres qui supportent le gouvernement renvers?. Les repr?sentants canadiens surveillent les activit?s de plusieurs d?partements du gouvernement ha?tien r?pressif et non-?lu. Les ONG canadiennes (principalement qu?b?coises) que l'on trouve sur la liste de paie du gouvernement f?d?ral ont ?t? utilis?es pour l?gitimer l'intervention du Canada en influen?ant et en dirigeant la soci?t? civile ha?tienne de fa?on ? ce qu'elle soit favorable aux int?r?ts canadiens. Suite au coup d'?tat, des entreprises canadiennes ont b?n?fici?es de la manne de la ? reconstruction ? et d'un environnement favorable ? la bonne conduite des affaires. On invoque un engagement qui devrait durer au moins une dizaine d'ann?es : le magazine Maclean's a r?cemment fait r?f?rence ? Ha?ti comme ? un endroit o? le Canada se comporte comme une ? superpuissance?. L'?lection du 7 f?vrier ? Ha?ti ? sous la responsabilit? d'?lections Canada ? est acclam?e par le gouvernement canadien qui cherche nous faire oublier son r?le crucial dans le bouleversement de cette d?mocratie. Comment pourrait-il y avoir des ?lections libres et justes quand des centaines de prisonniers politiques languissent sous les verrous et que des communaut?s enti?res sont terroris?es par les Nations unies et par la brutalit? polici?re ? Le Canada doit une indemnisation pour ses crimes contre le peuple ha?tien. Les politiciens canadiens tel que Denis Coderre, Pierre Pettigrew et Paul Martin doivent ?tre tra?n?s devant la justice pour les crimes contre l'humanit? qu'ils ont commis. L'action du personnel militaire du Canada, impliqu? dans nombre de massacres, doit faire l'objet d'enqu?tes et se voir soigneusement r?pertori?e. Non ? l'occupation canadienne! Non ? l'impunit? pour les politiciens canadiens criminalis?s! Indemnisez le peuple ha?tiens ! Justice pour le peuple ha?tiens ! Organis? par: R?sistance Haitienne au Qu?bec & Haiti Action Montreal Endoss? par: La campagne "Alcan't in India"; Black Students Network-McGill; Bloquez l'empire Montr?al; Center for Philippine Concerns; Centre de travailleuses et travailleurs immigrantEs; Collectif pour l'autonomie du Peuple Mapuche (CAPMA); Grassroots Action for Student Power-McGill (GRASP); Le Groupe de recherche et initiatives pour la lib?ration de l'Afrique (GRILA); Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (IPSM); International Solidarity Movement (ISM)-Montreal; Komiteal (Le Comit? Am?rique Latine de la CLAC); Montreal Anarchist Black Cross Federation; Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al; Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (PASC); Quebec Public Interest Research Group-Concordia; Quebec Public Interest Research Group-McGill; Solidarit? sans fronti?res; Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights-Concordia; Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights-McGill; Twelve Months Political Prisoner/POW Calendar Committee Pour davantage d'informations sur le dossier : http://www.canadahaiti.ca http://www.outofhaiti.ca http://www.canadahaitiaction.ca Pour plus d'informations: Courriel: haitiactionmontreal at gmail.com T?l: 514-219-9185 From aaron at resist.ca Mon Feb 27 09:48:55 2006 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:48:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] anti-imperialist dinner (with guests from Palestine and Haiti) Message-ID: <1506.66.130.86.218.1141062535.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> Hi folks, As many of you know, two wonderful women, Zleikha Muhtaseb from Palestine and Ginette Appollon from Haiti, will be in Montreal later this week as part of International Women's Day. Freda Guttman and myself are planning a potluck dinner with Zleikha and Ginette on Sunday, March 5th, with the goal being to invite solidarity activists and organizations to meet them, share stories, exchange, etc. there isn't much time to plan this, so it would be an informal yet very pleasant event. Zleikha and Ginette both do incredible organizing work at home. Zleikha lives in Hebron, where she founded a social center for children to deal with the psychological effects that the Israeli occupation has on them. Ginette lives in Port au Prince. She is a nurse, an AIDS activist, and the head of the Women's Committee of the Hatian Federation of Workers. The dinner will almost definitely be at the Griffintown Coop, 242 Young, on Sunday, March 5th. ***We do need help with this event, mostly in terms of getting the word out. I should have a proper email callout, in english and french, ready by tomorrow. If you can help to make calls, please let me know. In solidarity, Aaron Lakoff From aaron at resist.ca Mon Feb 27 22:09:17 2006 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:09:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Souper =?iso-8859-1?q?anti-imp=E9rialiste_-_Anti-imperialist_din?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ner_?= (5 mars) Message-ID: <1282.66.130.86.218.1141106957.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> (English below) Le Mouvement de Solidarit? Internationale - Montr?al vous invite ? un souper anti-imperialiste! Rencontrez des femmes aux premi?res lignes des luttes sociales ? travers le monde. =========== Dimanche le 5 mars de 18h30 ? 21h30 ? la Coop Griffintown, 242 rue Young m?tro Bonaventure, au sud de Peel et Notre-Dame appelez au 931-6344 si vous vous perdez en chemin =========== (Nous allons aussi souper ensemble, alors si vous pouvez apporter un plat, ce serait bien appr?ci?. Veuillez toutefois ?viter d'apporter des aliments contenants des noix. Merci!) Avec des invit?es tr?s sp?ciales: Zleikha Muhtaseb, militante palestinienne et professeure ? Hebron Ginette Appollon, pr?sidente de la Commission nationale des femmes travailleuses, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (? confirmer) Sandra Moran, Forum national des Femmes, Guatemala Marilou Carillo, Centre des femmes des Philippines, Vancouver Zleikha, Ginette, Sandra, et Marilou partageront leurs exp?riences de mobilisation contre le patriarcat, l'occupation, l'imp?rialisme et le d?placement forc?. Ce sera l'occasion pour les militant(e)s montr?alais(e)s d'apprendre, de s'inspirer et de partager id?es et bonne bouffe! BIENVENUE ? TOUTES ET ? TOUS! Pour plus d'information, veuillez appeler au 985-2085. ---- ISM-Montreal invites you to an anti-imperialist dinner! Come eat, meet, and hear stories from women on the front-lines of social struggles throughout the world. ======================== Sunday, March 5th 6:30pm - 9:30pm Griffintown Coop, 242 Young (metro Bonaventure, just south of Peel and Notre Dame) call 931-6344 if you're lost ========================= **NB - This event is a potluck. Please bring some food to share if you can. Vegetarian and non-allergenic (no nuts) food is encouraged. With special guests: Zleikha Muhtaseb, a Palestinian activist and teacher from Hebron Ginette Appollon, president of Haitian Women Workers' Commission, Port au Prince (to be confirmed) Sandra Moran, National Women's Forum, Guatemala Marilou Carrillo, Philippine Women's Centre, Vancouver Zleikha, Ginette, Sandra, and Marilou will share their stories of organizing in their home countries, whether it be resistance to patriarchy, occupation, imperialism, or displacement. This will be an occasion where solidarity activists in Montreal can learn, be inspired, and share strategies, with great food and great company! EVERYONE IS WELCOME! for more info, call 985-2085 From sophie at resist.ca Tue Feb 28 06:25:27 2006 From: sophie at resist.ca (sophie at resist.ca) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:25:27 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Le Canada prend la =?iso-8859-1?q?t=EAte_des_troupes_=E0_Kandaha?= =?iso-8859-1?q?r=2E=2E=2E_?= Message-ID: <2507.69.157.185.248.1141136727.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> AFGHANISTAN Le Canada commande d?sormais les troupes ? Kandahar Presse Canadienne Kandahar, Afghanistan C'est d?sormais un g?n?ral des Forces arm?es canadiennes qui commande les troupes multinationales bas?es ? Kandahar, dans le sud de l'Afghanistan. Il s'agit du Brigadier-g?n?ral David Fraser qui, en plus de diriger les quelque 2200 militaires canadiens, a la responsabilit? de ceux provenant des Pays-Bas, des ?tats-Unis et de la Grande-Bretagne. Depuis vendredi dernier, les soldats du groupement tactique d'infanterie l?g?re Princess Patricia ont commenc? ? assurer la s?curit? dans cette r?gion instable, ? la place de la force op?rationnelle am?ricaine Gun Devil. Une c?r?monie officielle a eu lieu, vendredi, pour souligner la passation des pouvoirs. Le lieutenant-colonel Bert Ges, chef de la force op?rationnelle Gun Devil, a demand? aux troupes canadiennes de ne jamais oublier que le peuple afghan n'?tait pas un ennemi en soi, mais il leur a rappel? que lorsque l'ennemi fera son apparition, elles devront le tuer, le capturer ou le vaincre. Rappelons que le mandat canadien de 18 mois pour la reconstruction au Kandahar en est ? son sixi?me mois. Il reste donc un an, et le gouvernement conservateur devra d?cider s'il le prolonge. ? Kandahar, la direction militaire canadienne croit que les Canadiens soutiennent toujours la pr?sence des troupes en Afghanistan, malgr? les dangers auxquels ils font face dans cette r?gion du pays. Malgr? le commandement du Brigadier-g?n?ral Fraser, les troupes resteront sous l'?gide de l'op?ration am?ricaine ?Enduring Freedom? jusqu'? l'?t? prochain. L'OTAN, d?j? pr?sente dans le nord et l'ouest de l'Afghanistan, devrait ensuite prendre la rel?ve dans le sud du pays. From mfoster at web.ca Tue Feb 28 11:54:56 2006 From: mfoster at web.ca (mfoster at web.ca) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:54:56 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 16 March: PUBLIC CONSULTATION for PEOPLE'S COMMISSION on Immigration "Security" Measures Message-ID: <3477.205.205.51.198.1141156496.squirrel@flymail.web.ca> PEOPLE'S COMMISSION on Immigration "Security" Measures PUBLIC CONSULTATION Thursday, 16 March, 7pm Atwater Library 1200 Atwater (corner Ste. Catherine; Atwater metro) The PEOPLE'S COMMISSION is being launched to provide a means for our communities to examine the issue of "security certificates" and other immigration security policies in depth and identify ways to address the problem. A series of Public Consultations is taking place across Quebec and Canada in order to explain the project, seek public feedback, and encourage broad participation in the Commission. Come out and join in! with: +screening of "Guilt certificate" (short film by Alexander Kozminski, Clic Focus, 2005) +Faraj Nakhleh, President, Canadian Arab Federation +Marie-Eve Lamy and Tatiana Gomez and more! *translation (english, french, spanish, arabic) *snacks *childcare BACKGROUND Detained for years without charge, held under secret evidence, threatened with deportation to torture. This is a situation in which immigrants and refugees can find themselves in Canada. This is the nightmare which five men and their families are currently living in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal under the immigration "security certificate". The ever-widening web of racist national security in the post 9/11 climate has incarcerated, deported, and killed thousands of people as Western states are waging a "war on terror" through militarization and occupation globally and policies of restrictive immigration domestically. As increasing numbers of people worldwide are forced to leave their homes in search of minimal security, dignity and opportunity elsewhere, governments in North America have responded with new measures which exclude or marginalise many of those who arrive on these stolen shores. At its most extreme, the national security agenda is making arbitrary detention, extraordinary rendition and secret and not-so-secret torture prisons seem normal, or at least up for debate. In Canada, security measures in the immigration regime have emerged as a battle-front in the ongoing struggle of migrants and non-Europeans for equality in Canada and in the fight against expanding government powers of surveillance and control advancing under cover of the "war on terror". Under immigration security measures, non-citizens are denied their rights to a fair trial, to protection from arbitrary detention and to protection from torture. Security certificates and similar policies raise serious questions about how the principles of equality, liberty, presumption of innocence and security of the person are practised in Canada. They increase the power of government officials over individuals. They raise important questions about the future direction of our society. The PEOPLE's COMMISSION will provide a forum for popular voices to be heard on this issue, especially the voices of people directly and indirectly affected by these measures, and of people whose security concerns have more to do with getting by than with undefined "national security". The names of the Commissioners will be announced on 28 March 2006. The Commissioners will study existing reports, gather information, conduct interviews, review new submissions and also hear testimonies at three days of accessible, open Public Hearings (21 to 23 April 2006, at 2515 Delisle St., Montreal). All material under review will be published on our website (though witness confidentiality will be respected). A report giving the findings and recommendations of the Commission will be published in mid-May and distributed as widely as possible. The PEOPLE'S COMMISSION would like your input! Come out to the Public Consultation or contact us to find out the various ways you can contribute to the findings of the Commission. ------------------------- abolissons at gmail.com tel 1 514 859 9023 The People's Commission is a project of the Coalition for Justice for Adil Charkaoui (www.adilinfo.org) and Solidarity Across Borders (www.solidarityacrossborders.org). The People's Commission has been endorsed by: Warren Allmand, Black Coalition of Quebec, Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, CAIR-CAN, Canadian Arab Federation (CAF), Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Immigrant Worker Centre, Muslim Council of Montreal, No one is illegal - Montreal, No one is illegal-Toronto, No one is illegal -Vancouver, Ontario Coaliton against Poverty (OCAP), Souers Auxiliatrices, the South Asian Women's Community Centre, Toronto Action for Social Change. Sponsored by: CKUT 90.3 FM, Inter Pares, les Soeurs Auxiliatrices From mfoster at web.ca Tue Feb 28 11:58:04 2006 From: mfoster at web.ca (mfoster at web.ca) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:58:04 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 16 mars : Consultation publique COMMISSION POPULAIRE sur les mesures =?iso-8859-1?q?=22s=E9curitaires=22_en_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?mati=E8re_d=27immigration?= Message-ID: <3484.205.205.51.198.1141156684.squirrel@flymail.web.ca> COMMISSION POPULAIRE sur les mesures "s?curitaires" en mati?re d'immigration Consultation publique jeudi le 16 mars 2006, 19h00 Biblioth?que Atwater 1200, Atwater (coin Ste.-Catherine, m?tro Atwater) La COMMISSION POPULAIRE est mise de l'avant afin d'offrir ? nos communaut?s un moyen d'examiner la question des "certificats de s?curit?" ainsi que les autres enjeux li?s aux politiques de ? s?curit? ? en Immigration et d'identifier des moyens de r?soudre les probl?mes qui en d?coulent. Une s?rie de Consultations publiques se tient ? travers le Qu?bec et le Canada, dans le but de pr?senter le projet, recevoir les suggestions de la population, et encourager une participation large ? la Commission populaire. Venez exprimer votre opinion ! Avec: + projection de " Certificat de culpabilit? " (r?alisation de Alexandre Kozminski, Clic Focus, 2005) + Faraj Nakhleh, pr?sident, F?d?ration arabo-canadien + Marie-Eve Lamy et Tatiana Gomez et plus ! * traduction (anglais, fran?ais, espagnole, arabe) * bouffe gratuit * garderie CONTEXTE D?tenus pendant des ann?es sans accusations, sous des preuves maintenues secr?tes ; menac?s de d?portation vers la torture. Telle est la situation dans laquelle les immigrantEs et les r?fugi?Es peuvent se retrouver au Canada. Tel est le cauchemar que vivent actuellement cinq hommes et leurs familles ? Toronto, Ottawa et Montr?al, sous les "certificats de s?curit?". L'obsession sans cesse grandissante pour la s?curit? nationale et le climat post 9/11, sur un fond de peur raciste, se sont traduits par l'incarc?ration, la d?tention et la mort de milliers de personnes. La militarisation et l'occupation de territoires vont de pair avec des politiques int?rieures restrictives en mati?re d'immigration, mesures mises de l'avant par les ?tats occidentaux sous le pr?texte de la "guerre au terrorisme". Alors qu'un nombre grandissant de personnes partout dans le monde sont forc?es de quitter pays d'origine, ? la recherche d'un minimum de s?curit?, de dignit? et d'une vie meilleure, les gouvernements d'Am?rique de Nord ont r?pondu par de nouvelles mesures qui excluent ou marginalisent les plus vuln?rables. Les politiques en mati?re de s?curit? nationale font que la d?tention arbitraire, la sous-traitance de la torture vers des plus ou moins prisons secr?tes semblent banales, ou m?me normales. Au Canada, les mesures de s?curit? incluses dans les proc?dures r?gissant l'immigration sont ? l'avant-plan de la lutte pour l'?galit? de traitement des immigrants et des non-europ?ens et contre les pouvoirs de surveillance et de contr?le du gouvernement dans la soi-disant ? guerre au terrorisme ?. Sous les mesures de s?curit? de l'Immigration, des non citoyen-ne-s se voient retirer leurs droits ? un proc?s juste et ?quitable, ? la protection contre la d?tention arbitraire et ? la protection contre la torture. Les ? certificats de s?curit? ? et les autres politiques semblables soul?vent des questions sur la fa?on dont les principes d'?galit? et de libert? sont appliqu?s aux Canada. Ces mesures augmentent dangereusement les pouvoirs du gouvernement sur les individus et menacent les principes de pr?somption d'innocence et de s?curit? de la personne. En fait, elles soul?vent d'importantes questions sur l'avenir m?me de notre soci?t?. La COMMISSION POPULAIRE offrira une tribune pour que les voix populaires se fassent entendre sur ces enjeux, sp?cialement les voix de celles et ceux qui sont directement et indirectement affect?-e-s par ces mesures et de ces personnes pour qui la s?curit? a davantage ? voir avec la survie au jour le jour qu'avec de vagues crit?res de ? s?curit? nationale ?. Les noms des Commissaires seront d?voil?s le 28 mars 2006. Les commissaires ?tudiera ensuite les rapports existants, compilera de l'information, r?alisera des entrevues, r?visera de nouvelles soumissions et ?coutera de nouveaux t?moignages lors d'Audiences publiques libres et publiques (du 21 au 23 avril 2006, au 2515 rue Delisle, Montr?al). Toute la documentation ?tudi?e par la commission sera disponible sur le site Internet (dans le respect de la confidentialit? des t?moignages). Un rapport final sur les conclusions et les recommandations de la commission sera publi? ? la mi-mai et distribu? aussi largement que possible. La COMMISSION POPULAIRE souhaite votre implication! Contactez-nous pour conna?tre les divers moyens par lesquels vous pouvez contribuer ? la Commission. ---------------------------------- abolissons at gmail.com t?l. : (514) 859-9023 Une initiative de la Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui (www.adilinfo.org) et Solidarit? sans fronti?res (www.solidarityacrossborders.org) La Commision populaire ?tait endoss? par : Warren Allmand, Black Coalition of Quebec, Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, CAIR-CAN, Canadian Arab Federation (CAF), Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Immigrant Worker Centre, Muslim Council of Montreal, No one is illegal - Montreal, No one is illegal-Toronto, No one is illegal -Vancouver, Ontario Coaliton against Poverty (OCAP), les Souers Auxiliatrices, the South Asian Women's Community Centre, Toronto Action for Social Change. Sponsored by: CKUT 90.3 FM, Inter Pares, les Soeurs Auxiliatrices