From mfoster at web.net Fri Jun 2 08:41:14 2006 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:41:14 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Maclean's: Cda in Iraq Message-ID: <021101c6865e$30250c60$d68b8bcf@CPQ18145226471> > A DEDICATED PRESENCE IN IRAQ > Maclean's > May 29, 2006 > COLIN CAMPBELL > > Yes, Canada has troops there. And they've been around for a while. > Several times a year, a group of Canadians gets together at a place called > the "Canadian building" in Baghdad. Tucked away in the relative safety of > the guarded Green Zone, the building is actually Canada's > soon-to-be-opened embassy in Iraq, staffed by a small number of Canadian > consular officials. The informal parties are arranged by emails traded by > Canadians who meet inside the Zone. Guests include security contractors, > government officials, police officers -- a sampling of Canada's small but > dedicated presence in Iraq. > > >From the very first days of the U.S.-led Iraq war, Canadians have been > deeply involved: setting up crime-fighting units, working as engineers > with coalition forces, serving with the UN, flying planes that help guide > missile attacks, even fighting. There are anywhere from 100 to 200 working > in the country. Iraq may be an unpopular, troubled conflict, but it is a > place everyone, from soldiers to high-ranking officials, acknowledges > Canada cannot, and has not, ignored. > > Insp. Ron van Straalen, an Ontario provincial police officer, flew into > Iraq in January 2005. "What caught me right away was the amount of > security needed to move me around," he recalls. After flying to Kuwait, > then hopping a military transport plane to Baghdad, he waited several > hours to catch the next U.S. helicopter into the Green Zone, where he > began his stint as one of two Canadian police officers advising Iraq's > Ministry of the Interior. "That was my first taste of how things function > and how you have to operate." > > Van Straalen was part of an RCMP program to help train Iraq's police > force. (Canadians are also part of an international effort in Jordan to > train Iraqi police officers.) During his year there, van Straalen was > highly involved in the fight against the insurgency. His main task > involved re-establishing the Iraqi police's forensic capabilities by > rebuilding labs across the country. He also helped develop bomb disposal > capability, decimated by lack of equipment, training, and the sheer number > of bombings. "There's a strong insurgency," van Straalen says. "But the > majority of what we're seeing is crime-related, like kidnapping, murder, > extortion. What the police need are experts and the capabilities to deal > with these major crimes." > > The rescue of the two Canadian Christian Peacemakers, James Loney and > Harmeet Sooden, in March provided a rare glimpse into Canada's ability to > operate in Iraq. Our officials were involved from the morning after the > abduction. But the groundwork was laid much earlier, when the FBI was > building a task force to fight major crimes in Iraq, including the rash of > abductions. One source they looked to was van Straalen, because of his > Interior Ministry connections. "Within a month we had a task force of 20 > up and running," he says. In addition to Iraqi-American forces like that > one, and the British and U.S. militaries, the Peacemaker rescue included > the RCMP, the Canadian military and the Department of Foreign Affairs -- > all working inside Iraq. > > When Canada reluctantly admitted to playing a role in the mission, Prime > Minister Stephen Harper said Canadians shouldn't be surprised that a small > number of Canadian soldiers are in Iraq. "That's been the case since the > beginning of the war," he said. For three years, some Canadians troops > have been in Iraq as part of a long-standing exchange program that places > soldiers with U.S., British and other NATO forces. > > Maj. Ghislain Sauve, on exchange with the British, crossed into Iraq on > March 22, 2003, wearing his Canadian Forces uniform "with flags and > everything," he says. Sauve had been with the British military for three > years, and had served in Afghanistan. A member of an engineer unit, he was > second in command of a team charged with setting up military camps. "I was > never exposed to any danger per se," says Sauve, now at CFB Borden near > Toronto. "Did I hear gunfire and explosions? Sure. It was a war." Sauve > was given the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, a rare > distinction for a Canadian. The award was pinned to his uniform by the > Queen at Buckingham Palace. > > The decisions to let Sauve and others serve in Iraq are made on a > case-by-case basis, says Lt.-Col. Roland Lavoie, a Canadian Forces > spokesman. No soldier has been pulled from an exchange because of Iraq. > But Lavoie stresses that Canada does not send soldiers to Iraq -- soldiers > follow their foreign unit. On average, there have been about five soldiers > on exchange there at any one time (as of last month, there were two, both > with the British). But at the beginning of the war there were as many as a > few dozen, most serving as flight crews on exchange with U.S. forces. > Canadians regularly flew AWAC surveillance planes, which help guide > fighter jets, over Iraq. > > Joint programs between the Canadian and U.S. militaries have become > increasingly common, especially since 9/11. U.S. Marine Sgt. Scott > Crichton, a native of Edmonton, trained with his unit for a deployment to > Iraq alongside a Canadian battalion at a U.S. military airport in > Victorville, Calif. The exercises focused on urban warfare, something > Crichton experienced first-hand during his two tours in Iraq. He describes > the country in the matter-of-fact language of a soldier. "It was hot," he > says on the phone from Camp Pendleton, a U.S. Marine Corps base north of > San Diego. His advice for dealing with roadside bombs: "Keep your eyes > straight." Finding other Canadians on the ground was also not uncommon, he > says. Two others from his battalion have served in Iraq. In fact, more > than 100 Canadians have gone south to join the U.S. military since the war > began. > > Canada has good reason to be involved, says Martin Rudner, the director of > the Canadian Centre of Intelligence and Security Studies at Ottawa's > Carleton University. According to CSIS, Canadians are also fighting in > Iraq with the insurgency, and "the fear is they are going to return and > bring the lessons they learned," Rudner says. Far better, he adds, for the > insurgency to be crushed before such fears are realized. The other major > Canadian concern in Iraq is oil -- Canada, like other Western countries, > has a strong interest in making sure the Middle East is stable, to avoid > major disruptions in the global economy. > > Canada has maintained an almost uninterrupted presence in Iraq since 1988, > when it sent soldiers to the region, says Sean Maloney, a professor at the > Royal Military College of Canada. Canadians have played important roles in > a number of UN and U.S.-led efforts, as weapons inspectors and military > observers, in a decade-long campaign to contain the Saddam Hussein regime, > he says. In 1991, Canadian CF-18s supported the U.S.-led air campaign in > the first Gulf War, and in 1998 Canada sent frigates to the Gulf to > support U.S. operations. The unwavering involvement in Iraq amounts to an > unwritten, though ambiguous policy, says Maloney. "Every time we send > someone to the Gulf there's a reason for doing it. We're keeping an eye on > it and remaining involved. We didn't just do this haphazardly," he says. > "This is part of Canadian policy." > > _______________________________________________ > J30 mailing list > J30 at lists.resist.ca > https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/j30 > From abolissons at gmail.com Fri Jun 2 17:42:07 2006 From: abolissons at gmail.com (Commission populaire) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 20:42:07 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?Commission_populaire_=3A_Laun?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ch_of_REPORT_=28et_Semaine_d=27action_=E0_Ottawa=29?= Message-ID: <7094833a0606021742n72ab3c6chbf79bfd5706c74a6@mail.gmail.com> [Francais ci-dessous] ==> The People's Commission on Immigration Security Measures LAUNCH OF REPORT Join the People's Commission on Immigration Security Measures for the launch of our Report! A delegation from the People's Commission will travel to Montreal to bring the report and its recommendations to Ottawa. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tuesday, 6 June 2006 *10:30am Press Conference, Charles Lynch Room, Parliament *11 to 1pm Delivering report to MP's *2pm Delegation to Prime Minister's office to deliver report, with popular presence outside PM's office (80 Wellington St.) *5pm Return to Montreal ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: *To book a seat in the pre-arranged transportation to Ottawa from Montreal for the launch, leave a message at 514 859 9023. *If you plan on coming and have access to a vehicle, please let us know if you have space for additional people at the same number. *If you can't come, but can lend us your vehicle, please get in touch at abolissons at gmail.com or (514) 859-9023 ==> The launch of the Report will be followed by a WEEK OF ACTION AROUND SUPREME COURT HEARINGS (OTTAWA) Even as three "security certificate detainees" are on hunger-strike in Kingston's "Guantanamo North" (the new prison built for refugees held without charge), and a fourth has his chance for release on bail challenged by the government, the Supreme Court will be hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of security certificates. A week of popular action in OTTAWA begins on Saturday, 10 June. 10 June, 5pm - Welcome the Caravan from Toronto at the Human Rights Monument (Elgin St.) More info: Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee, justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca 12 June, noon - March against "security certificates", starts at Prime Minister's office, 80 Wellington St. More info: Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee, justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca 13 June to 15 June - "Camp Hope": Three days of popular presence on the lawn of Supreme Court * To arrange a ride from Montreal, leave a message at 514 859 9023. * To send a banner to show your solidarity (over 30 banners have been collected so far - but it is a BIG lawn and we would like to FILL it), leave a message at 514 859 9023. More info: Campaign to stop secret trials, tasc at web.ca or Justice for Adil, tel 514 222 0205, justiceforadil at riseup.net --------------------------------------------------- FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSION, AS WELL AS A PHOTO REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS: www.peoplescommission.ath.cx abolissons at gmail.com tel 1 514 859 9023 fax 514 848 7584 People's Commission c/o QPIRG Concordia 1500 de Maisonneuve W., ste. 204 Montreal QC H3G 1N1 The People's Commission is a project of the Coalition for Justice for Adil Charkaoui (www.adilinfo.org), QPIRG-Concordia, and Solidarity Across Borders (www.solidarityacrossborders.org). The People's Commission has been endorsed or sponsored by: l'Association pour la d?fense des droits sociaux (ADDS), Black Coalition of Qu?bec, CAIR-CAN, Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, Canadian Arab Federation (CAF), Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Centre justice et foi, Comit? chr?tien pour les droits humains en Am?rique latine (CCDHAL), Au Contre-Temps B&B, Comit? des sans-emploi Montr?al-Centre, CKUT 90.3 FM, Communaut? Catholique Congolaise de Montr?al, Concordia Student Union (CSU), Council of Canadians, Downtown Legal Services (DLS) Toronto, F?d?ration autonome du coll?gial (FAC), Immigrant Workers' Centre (IWC), Institute in Management and Community Development (at the Centre for Continuing Education at Concordia University), Inter Pares, International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), Jesuit Refugee Service, The Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Ligue des droits et libert?s, Moog Audio, Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM), No One Is Illegal -Montreal, No One Is Illegal -Vancouver, No One Is Illegal -Toronto, Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group (NSPIRG), Ontario Coalition against Poverty (OCAP), Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (PASC), People's Potato, Soeurs Auxiliatrices, South Asian Women's Community Centre (SAWCC), Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes r?fugi?es et immigrantes (TCRI), Toronto Action for Social Change (TASC), United Muslim Students Association (UMSA). ============================= +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================= ==> La Commission populaire sur les mesures ?s?curitaires? en immigration LANCEMENT DU RAPPORT Joignez-vous ? la Commission populaire sur les mesures ? s?curitaires ? en immigration pour le lancement de notre rapport! Une d?l?gation quittera Montr?al et am?nera jusqu'? Ottawa le rapport et ses recommandations. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Mardi le 6 juin 2006 * ? 10h3O, conf?rence de presse, salle Charles Lynch du Parlement * de 11h ? 13h, livraison du rapport aux d?put?s * ? 14h, d?l?gation au bureau du Premier Ministre et pr?sence populaire devant ses bureaux (coin Wellington et Elgin ? Ottawa) * ? 17h, retour ? Montr?al ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: *Pour r?server votre place dans le transport de Montr?al ? Ottawa pour le lancement, laissez un message au 514 859-9023. *Si vous avez l'intention de participer au lancement et avez acc?s ? un v?hicule, laissez un message au m?me num?ro pour nous dire si vous ?tes en mesure de transporter d'autres personnes. *Si vous ne pouvez pas venir, mais voulez nous pr?ter un v?hicule, veuillez envoyer un courriel ? abolissons at gmail.com ou laissez un message au 514 859-9023. ==> Le lancement du Rapport sera suivi d'une SEMAINE D'ACTION AUTOUR DES AUDIENCES DE LA COUR SUPR?ME (OTTAWA) Tandis que trois ? d?tenus sous certificats de s?curit? ? sont en gr?ve de la faim au ? Guantanamo Nord ? de Kingston (une nouvelle prison b?tie sp?cialement pour les r?fugi?s d?tenus sans accusation) et que le gouvernement est en appel de lib?ration conditionnelle d'un quatri?me d'en eux, la Cour Supr?me entendra sous peu une contestation de la constitutionnalit? des certificats de s?curit?. Une semaine d'action populaire ? OTTAWA d?butera samedi le 10 juin. Le 10 juin ? 17 heures - Souhaitez la bienvenue ? la caravane de Toronto, rassemblement au Monument des droits humains (rue Elgin) Pour plus d'information: Comit? Justice pour Mohamed Harkat justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca Le 12 juin ? midi - Rassemblement contre les certificats de s?curit?, rendez-vous devant au bureau du Premier Ministre (80 Wellington). Nous marcherons vers Citoyennet? & Immigration Canada (coin Laurier et Kent) Pour plus d'information: Comit? Justice pour Mohamed Harkat justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca Du 13 au 15 juin: le ? Camp Espoir ?, trois jours de pr?sence populaire devant la Cour Supr?me *Pour un transport en provenance de Montr?al, laissez un message au 514 859-9023. *Si vous d?sirez envoyer une banni?re comme geste de solidarit? (d?j? plus de 30 banni?res ont ?t? amass?es, mais c'est un GRAND terrain et nous aimerions le REMPLIR de nos messages), laissez un message au 514 859-9023. Pour plus d'information: la Campagne pour mettre fin aux proc?s secrets, tasc at web.ca ou Justice pour Adil, t?l.: 514 222-0205 ou justiceforadil at riseup.net. POUR PLUS D'INFORMATION AU SUJET DE LA COMMISSION POPULAIRE OU POUR UN PHOTO-REPORTAGE DES AUDIENCES PUBLIQUES, VISITEZ: http://www.peoplescommission.ath.cx/index_fr.php La Commission populaire est un projet de la Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui (www.adilinfo.org), du GRIP-Concordia et de Solidarit? sans fronti?res (www.solidaritesansfrontieres.org) Les organismes suivants appuient la Commission populaire: l'Association pour la d?fense des droits sociaux (ADDS), Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, CAIR-CAN, Centre communautaire des femmes d'Asie du sud-est (SAWCC), Centre Justiceet Foi, Centre des travailleurs et travailleuses immigrants (CTI), Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libert?s civiles (ICMLG), Comit? chr?tien pour les droits humains en Am?rique latine (CCDHAL), Comit? des sans-emploi Montr?al-Centre, Communaut? Catholique Congolaise de Montr?al, Conseil canadien pour les r?fugi?s (CCR), Downtown Legal Services (Toronto), F?d?ration autonome coll?gial (FAC), F?d?ration Canado-Arabe (CAF), Institute in Management and Community Development (part of the Centre for Continuing Education at Concordia University), Jesuit Refugee Service, Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Ligue des noirs du Qu?bec, Conseil musulman de Montr?al (MCM), Personne n'est ill?gal - Montr?al, No one is illegal-Toronto, No one is illegal -Vancouver, Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group (NSPIRG), Ontario Coaliton against Poverty (OCAP), Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (PASC), Soeurs Auxiliatrices, Syndicat canadien des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes (CUPW), Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes r?fugi?es et immigrantes (TCRI), Toronto Action for Social Change (TASC) et United Muslim Students Association (UMSA). From miked at riseup.net Sun Jun 4 20:06:23 2006 From: miked at riseup.net (Mike D) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 20:06:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Actions against shipment of US army equipment in Olympia, Washington (fwd) Message-ID: For more info on "May 2006: Olympia Resists Militarization of Our Port": http://www.omjp.org/PortMay06.html Anti-war protesters hit with pepper spray Associated Press (via Yahoo!News) Tue May 30, 7:10 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060530/ap_on_re_us/port_protest_1&printer=1;_ylt=AjvGzg0xILNpEQGh_ ceIyCRH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE- Police fired pepper spray as about 150 anti-war protesters tried to enter the Port of Olympia as part of ongoing demonstrations against the shipment of Army equipment to Iraq. Protesters chanted "Out of Olympia, Out of Iraq" as they rocked a chain-link gate to the port late Monday, and at least three tried to use wooden boards to pry the gate open, The Olympian newspaper reported. A 50-ton piece of equipment was moved to reinforce the gate on the other side. Police and sheriff's deputies clad in riot gear fired at least four rounds of pepper spray in an hour after asking the demonstrators several times to stop, authorities said. No one was arrested, but paramedics were dispatched to treat some activists. Dozens of demonstrators crouched in the port plaza, dousing each other's eyes with water and offering slices of onion to soothe their throats. "It burned. I couldn't open my eyes for 20 minutes," said Rachel Graham, among those hit. "My face is burning. I dunked my face in water and in Puget Sound." Activists began watching for a military ship more than a week ago after learning that Stryker vehicles and other Army gear from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, a 4,000-soldier unit stationed at Fort Lewis, was being shipped to Iraq through the port. Sixteen people were arrested in three days last week, mostly for pedestrian interference. The vessel arrived in Budd Inlet at the south end of Puget Sound about 7:30 p.m. Monday, accompanied by Coast Guard vessels with large guns to secure the waterway. "The majority were very peaceful, nonviolent, just exercising their constitutional rights," sheriff's Capt. Bradley Watkins said. =================== Port protests escalate 22 arrests made in demonstrations against military cargo ship BY SCOTT GUTIERREZ THE OLYMPIAN 31 May 06 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060531/NEWS/60531002 OLYMPIA - Twenty-two people were arrested Tuesday in one of the most volatile confrontations yet between anti-war activists and police officers guarding a military cargo ship docked at the Port of Olympia. The confrontations resulted in the most arrests in a single day since the demonstrations began a week ago against the Iraq-bound military shipments leaving from the port. Police used pepper spray several times on the 100 or so activists and advanced into the crowd later in the evening, trying to disperse it. Olympia City Councilman TJ Johnson was among those shoved by state troopers trying to clear the area. In response, he stood face-to-face in front of the advancing officers until they fired several pepper-spray pellets to clear the area. All of those arrested were taken to the Thurston County Jail on suspicion of criminal trespassing. No one was seriously injured, Thurston County sheriff's Capt. Brad Watkins said. Most of the arrests were made shortly after the protest started about 5 p.m. at the main entry gate on Marine Drive. Activists tore down the chain-link gate and closed in, squaring off with a line of sheriff's deputies in riot gear and helmets with face shields. Activists then began lying on the ground and linking arms on the Port of Olympia side of the entrance. One by one, deputies dragged them off and handcuffed them as activists yelled: "Let them go, let them go." Early on, the first bursts of pepper spray were directed at one protester resisting arrest, Watkins said. But several people were affected. They ran back behind the front line and lay on the ground while friends flushed out their eyes with water. The protests started last week when Army Stryker vehicles and equipment bound for Iraq started funneling through downtown streets to be unloaded at the port. Sixteen protesters were arrested last week for blocking traffic and disobeying police commands. The demonstratons started anew late Monday when the United States Naval Ship Pomeroy pulled into port to pick up the cargo, and the protests continued Tuesday. Activists argue that the Iraq war is illegal and that by aiding the military, the Port of Olympia is complicit in an immoral war. "It's my first time being down here, and it's for a good cause. It's an issue that needs to be taken care of," said Tom Hargreaves, a 19-year-old tool salesman from Tumwater who said his father is in the National Guard. The demonstration cooled down at times, including one 30-minute span when several people gathered around Professor Steve Niva of The Evergreen State College as he led a teach-in about where Strykers were being deployed in Iraq. Officers from Olympia, Tumwater and the State Patrol were called in to back up deputies, who were flanked by private security guards and U.S. Coast Guard security. About 50 officers were on hand and, at one lull in the protest, almost matched up with activists one-to-one. About 8 p.m., the sheriff's office started ordering the crowd to disperse and warned that officers would arrest stragglers and use pepper spray. The crowd barely budged when a phalanx of deputies, police officers and state troopers emerged from behind the gate. Gene Otto and his wife, Judi Mendoza, who own Otto's and the San Francisco Street Bakery, saw the gathering as they drove by and stopped to see what was happening. They had been there for 30 minutes, standing along the sidelines, when state troopers converged and shoved them hard with batons. Neither was demonstrating or standing in the officers' way, although they said they supported the cause. "I was pretty surprised to be shoved with a baton. That's the first time that's happened to me," Otto said. "There was no reason that this had to escalate," he said. The air stank from chemicals and the onions and vinegar that protesters used to counteract the pepper spray's effects. Several protesters hacked incessantly while others vomited in the street. Port officials blocked the hole in the fence with a large cargo container. Councilman Johnson and Mayor Pro Tem Laura Ware also were in attendance. After seeing Otto and his wife get pushed, Johnson jumped into the fray, standing directly in front of the officers to protest their advance. By then, the demonstration was losing its focus. As many people were taunting officers as were shouting anti-war slogans. Johnson said things escalated in part because local activists aren't as familiar with deputies as they are with Olympia police officers, and vice versa. He also said he thinks deputies have been needlessly more aggressive, a tactic he disagrees with and one that he complained about to county commissioners, he said. He also said there was "plenty of blame to go around" for what happened Tuesday, but he understands protesters' frustrations. "They're thinking of everything they can to stop this war, and it still continues, even through our downtown," he said. He later negotiated an agreement with police and protesters that allowed them to continue from a certain distance away in exchange for officers' backtracking behind the fence. Many activists still were stinging from Monday night, where sheriff's deputies, who are under contract to provide riot control at the Port of Olympia, doused them with pepper spray as they shook the perimeter fence. Many protesters and observers, including Johnson, said protesters were not given ample warning that officers planned to spray them with the eye- and throat-irritating chemical. Sheriff's officials, however, said they warned activists several times through a megaphone. "They can't say they were never warned," Watkins said. _______________________________________________ Colours mailing list Colours at lists.mutualaid.org http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/colours free hosting provided by http://www.mutualaid.org/ From mfoster at web.net Thu Jun 8 13:48:42 2006 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 16:48:42 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Ottawa : Week of Action autour des audiences de la cour supreme Message-ID: <04c701c68b3c$f1294470$ac8b8bcf@CPQ18145226471> [Francais ci-dessous] WEEK OF ACTIVITIES AROUND SUPREME COURT HEARINGS (OTTAWA) ****RIDES BEING ORGANISED FROM MONTREAL (13 to 15 June)**** ***BANNERS FOR LAWN OF SUPREME COURT*** Even as three "security certificate" detainees are on hunger-strike in Kingston's "Guantanamo North" (the new prison built for refugees held without charge), and a fourth (Harkat) has his chance for release on bail challenged by the government on Friday, the Supreme Court will be hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of security certificates. A week of popular action in OTTAWA begins on Saturday, 10 June. It is more important than ever to stand together for dignity, justice and the rights of all in the panic following the arrests in Toronto last weekend. Saturday, 10 June, 5pm - Welcome the Caravan from Toronto at the Human Rights Monument (Elgin St.) More info: Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee, justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca Monday, 12 June, noon - March against "security certificates", starts at Prime Minister's office, 80 Wellington St. More info: Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee, justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca Tuesday, 13 June to Thursday, 15 June - "Camp Hope": Three days of popular presence on the lawn of Supreme Court * To arrange a ride from Montreal, leave a message at 514 859 9023. * To send a banner with your message of solidarity (it is a BIG lawn and we would like to FILL it), leave a message at 514 859 9023. More info: Justice for Adil, tel 514 222 0205, justiceforadil at riseup.net Tuesday, 13 June, 7pm Premiere: Alexandre Trudeau's "Secure Freedom" An investigative documentary on Security Certificates followed by Panel discussion with Alexandre Trudeau St-Paul's University Amphitheatre 223 Main Street, Ottawa More info: Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee, justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca ========================= ========================= SEMAINE D'ACTION AUTOUR DES AUDIENCES DE LA COUR SUPR?ME (OTTAWA) ****LIFTS DE MONTR?AL (13 ? 15 juin)**** ***BESOIN DES BANNI?RES*** Tandis que trois ? d?tenus sous certificats de s?curit? ? sont en gr?ve de la faim au ? Guantanamo Nord ? de Kingston (une nouvelle prison b?tie sp?cialement pour les r?fugi?s d?tenus sans accusation) et que le gouvernement est en appel de lib?ration conditionnelle d'un quatri?me d'en eux (Harkat) cette vendredi, la Cour Supr?me entendra sous peu une contestation de la constitutionnalit? des certificats de s?curit?. Une semaine d'action populaire ? OTTAWA d?butera samedi le 10 juin. Le 10 juin ? 17 heures - Souhaitez la bienvenue ? la caravane de Toronto, rassemblement au Monument des droits humains (rue Elgin) Pour plus d'information: Comit? Justice pour Mohamed Harkat justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca Le 12 juin ? midi - Rassemblement contre les certificats de s?curit?, rendez-vous devant au bureau du Premier Ministre (80 Wellington). Nous marcherons vers Citoyennet? & Immigration Canada (coin Laurier et Kent) Pour plus d'information: Comit? Justice pour Mohamed Harkat justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca Du 13 au 15 juin: le ? Camp Espoir ?, trois jours de pr?sence populaire devant la Cour Supr?me, de 9h ? 17h *Pour un transport en provenance de Montr?al, laissez un message au 514 859-9023. *Si vous d?sirez envoyer une banni?re comme geste de solidarit? (c'est un GRAND terrain et nous aimerions le REMPLIR de nos messages), laissez un message au 514 859-9023. Pour plus d'information: Justice pour Adil, t?l.: 514 222-0205 ou justiceforadil at riseup.net. mardi le 13 juin, 19h Premi?re: Alexandre Trudeau's "Secure Freedom" Documentaire sur les certificats suivi par une discussion avec Alexandre Trudeau (en anglais) Universit? St-Paul, Amphitheatre 223, rue Main, Ottawa Pour plus d'information: Comit? Justice pour Mohamed Harkat justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca From mfoster at web.net Mon Jun 12 08:00:56 2006 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:00:56 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] UPDATE: Week of action in Ottawa Message-ID: <00c601c68e33$7bc7dd50$2b8b8bcf@CPQ18145226471> [francais ?i-dessous] SECURITY CERTIFICATES ON TRIAL WEEK OF ACTIVITIES AROUND SUPREME COURT HEARINGS (OTTAWA) ****RIDES BEING ORGANISED FROM MONTREAL (13 to 15 June)**** ***BANNERS FOR LAWN OF SUPREME COURT*** Even as three "security certificate" detainees are on hunger-strike in Kingston's "Guantanamo North" (the new prison built for refugees held without charge), and a fourth (Harkat) has his chance for release on bail challenged by the government on Friday, the Supreme Court will be hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of security certificates. A week of popular action in OTTAWA begins on Saturday, 10 June. It is more important than ever to stand together for dignity, justice and the rights of all in the panic following the arrests in Toronto last weekend. Tuesday, 13 June to Thursday, 15 June - "Camp Hope": Three days of popular presence on the lawn of Supreme Court * To arrange a ride from Montreal, leave a message at 514 859 9023. * To send a banner with your message of solidarity (it is a BIG lawn and we would like to FILL it), leave a message at 514 859 9023. More info: Justice for Adil, tel 514 222 0205, justiceforadil at riseup.net Tuesday, 13 June, 7pm Panel discussion with Alexandre Trudeau, Adil Charkaoui and family of other security certificate detainees St-Paul's University Amphitheatre 223 Main Street, Ottawa More info: Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee, justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca ========================= ========================= CERTIFICATS DE SECURIT? PASSE EN JUSTICE SEMAINE D'ACTION AUTOUR DES AUDIENCES DE LA COUR SUPR?ME (OTTAWA) ****LIFTS DE MONTR?AL (13 ? 15 juin)**** ***BESOIN DES BANNI?RES*** Tandis que trois ? d?tenus sous certificats de s?curit? ? sont en gr?ve de la faim au ? Guantanamo Nord ? de Kingston (une nouvelle prison b?tie sp?cialement pour les r?fugi?s d?tenus sans accusation) et que le gouvernement est en appel de lib?ration conditionnelle d'un quatri?me d'en eux (Harkat) cette vendredi, la Cour Supr?me entendra sous peu une contestation de la constitutionnalit? des certificats de s?curit?. Une semaine d'action populaire ? OTTAWA d?butera samedi le 10 juin. Du 13 au 15 juin: le ? Camp Espoir ?, trois jours de pr?sence populaire devant la Cour Supr?me, de 9h ? 17h *Pour un transport en provenance de Montr?al, laissez un message au 514 859-9023. *Si vous d?sirez envoyer une banni?re comme geste de solidarit? (c'est un GRAND terrain et nous aimerions le REMPLIR de nos messages), laissez un message au 514 859-9023. Pour plus d'information: Justice pour Adil, t?l.: 514 222-0205 ou justiceforadil at riseup.net. mardi le 13 juin, 19h Discussion avec Alexandre Trudeau (en anglais), avec Adil Charkaoui, et membres des familles des d?tenus en vertu d'un certificat de securit? Universit? St-Paul, Amphitheatre, 223, rue Main, Ottawa Pour plus d'information: Comit? Justice pour Mohamed Harkat justicepourmohamedharkat at yahoo.ca From aaron at resist.ca Mon Jun 19 09:08:42 2006 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:08:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] (MTL) Radical Frosh Workshops Call-out Message-ID: <50493.132.216.18.148.1150733322.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> **Radical Frosh 2006 is seeking workshops for this year's program!!! **WHAT IS RADICAL FROSH? Radical Frosh is a 2-day program September 3rd and 4th organized by QPIRG-McGill. It is a creative, politically progressive orientation to McGill and Montreal for approximately 200 new students. Through tours, workshops, concerts, panels, film screenings, and workshops, students are introduced to social and political issues, movements and organizations in Montreal and McGill. The goal is to present a wide range of opportunities to new students looking to get involved in social and environmental justice organizing, and to do all of this in a fun and creative manner. **Workshops are an integral part of the Radical Frosh program. By offering a large variety of workshops, students are able to tune into the issues, movements, groups, ideas, etc. that most invigorate them. Workshops are also a great way for those in the Montreal community to branch out and engage in discussion. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR... -Workshops will take place on Sunday September 3rd from 2:30-4:00 pm and Monday September 4th from 11:30 am-1:00 pm. - The content of the workshops should be at an introductory level. We are open to a variety of formats, keeping in mind that we are committed to popular education (i.e. workshops must be interactive/participatory). -Workshops can be in English or French. -All workshops should relate to social or environmental justice. - Each workshop will have approximately 30 students. An honorarium will be provided for the presenter(s) of each workshop. PAST WORKSHOPS HAVE INCLUDED.... - Sex Toys 101 - Media Activism - Global Food Systems and the North American Diet - Queering Radicals and Radicalizing Queers: An Intro to Radical Queer Politics - Demystifying Anarchism - Global HIV/AIDS: Impacts of a Pandemic - Feminism at Your Fingertips - Native Histories of Montreal - D.I.Y. Promotion - Anti-Racist Action **If you or your community group/organization has an idea for a workshop presentation, please submit the following by email to radfrosh at riseup.net or drop it off at QPIRG-McGill (3647 University, 3rd floor): -A summary of the goals/focus of the workshop -A detailed outline of your workshop -Any props, equipment or space requirements you might need -A short (1-2 sentence(s)) bio of the individuals or group presenting the workshop ------- The deadline for proposal submissions is Monday July 3rd 2006 ------ Submissions? Questions? Concerns? Contact Radical Frosh coordinators Aruna and Josh at radfrosh at riseup.net or 398-7432. You can also stop by QPIRG-McGill most weekday afternoons. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: rfworkshopcallout.rtf Type: application/rtf Size: 2968 bytes Desc: not available URL: From lf_gaudet at yahoo.ca Tue Jun 20 08:32:14 2006 From: lf_gaudet at yahoo.ca (Louis-F. Gaudet) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:32:14 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Wednesday June 21 ::: Clandestines: The Pirate Journals of an Irish Exile ::: w/ Ramor Ryan ::: Ch@os In-Reply-To: <50493.132.216.18.148.1150733322.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> Message-ID: <20060620153214.43754.qmail@web52303.mail.yahoo.com> Book Launch and Cartography Exhibit :::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=::: Clandestines: The Pirate Journals of an Irish Exile By Ramor Ryan Maps by Simone Schmidt :::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=:::=::: Wednesday, June 21 :: 5 at 7 and on Caf? Chaos 2031 St-Denis Metro Berri-UQ?M Free. Copies of the book will be available for sale. Presented by the Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS) http://www.anarchist-studies.org For more information contact lf.gaudet[at]anarchist- studies.org. About the book: As much an adventure story as an unofficial chronicle of modern global resistance movements, Clandestines spirits the reader into subterranean locales, carefully weaving the narrative through illicit encounters and public bacchanals. From the teeming squats of Berlin, to intrigue in the Zapatista Autonomous Zone, a Croatian Rainbow Gathering on the heels of the G8 protests in Genoa, mutiny on the high seas, the Quixotic ambitions of a Kurdish guerilla camp, the contradictions of Cuba, and the neoliberal nightmare of post-war(s) Central America we see everywhere a world in flux, struggling to be reborn. About the author: Ramor Ryan is a rebellious rover and Irish exile who makes his home between New York City and Chiapas, Mexico. Advance praise for Clandestines: "Tired of dry political analysis that leaves you wondering what's really happening in the world? Ramor Ryan's grassroots revelations beautifully recounts his own experiences, revealing the inside story of revolutions and contemporary movement scenes. No gods, no masters? Here's a book worth enjoying."?George Katsiaficas, The Subversion of Politics "These poetic tales of anti-capitalist resistance and autonomous spaces are as heartbreaking as they are filled with heart, and that is precisely their clear-eyed utopian beauty."?Cindy Milstein, writer, and co-organizer of the Renewing the Anarchist Tradition conference http://www.akpress.org/2006/items/clandestines __________________________________________________________ L?che-vitrine ou l?che-?cran ? magasinage.yahoo.ca From mfoster at web.ca Mon Jun 26 04:27:59 2006 From: mfoster at web.ca (mfoster at web.ca) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:27:59 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] HUNGER-STRIKE at Guantanamo North : call for support Message-ID: <3057.207.139.139.200.1151321279.squirrel@flymail.web.ca> CLOSE GUANTANAMO NORTH! Canada-wide Day of Action on the International Day against Torture Monday, 26 June 2006 Three security certificate detainees have been on HUNGER-STRIKE in "Guantanamo North" for over a month. Their condition is deteriorating. ==> Please MAKE CALLS, FAXES and SEND EMAILS to Minister of Safety Stockwell Day MONDAY 26 June or TUESDAY 27 June to support the hunger-strikers in their very simple demands for better conditions at the new prison. *Background and Action details are below. ==> People in Vancouver, Toronto, Kingston and Montreal will be holding public actions on the international day against torture in support of the hunger-strikers and to demand that Guantanamo North be closed: *In Montreal, there will be a small info-picket outside the building which houses Immigration Canada, Canadian Border Services Agency and CSIS (1010 Ste-Antoine, Peel St. entrance) from noon to 1pm on Monday, 26 June. You are welcome to join us to distribute leaflets to CSIS, CIC, and CBSA officials and the public. BACKGROUND *"Guantanamo North"* Since 23 April 2006, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has operated its own prison in Ontario. This prison, known as Guantanamo North, was built at a cost of $3.2 million to hold refugees and immigrants under immigration security measures. Guantanamo North shows the government's clear intention to continue to violate international law and justice, by keeping certain classes of people (refugees and permanent residents) in indefinite, arbitrary detention. The six-cell facility currently holds three people: Mohammad Mahjoub, detained without charge since June 2000; Mahmoud Jaballah, detained without charge since August 2001; and Hassan Almrei, detained without charge since October 2001. All were moved from a Toronto provincial prison to the new centre in April. The distance from Toronto has ensured that they are practically cut off from their families, placing heavy burdens of time and money on their already beleagured families. These men are being held without charge or trial, on the basis of secret suspicions to which neither they nor their lawyers have access, under the immigration "security certificate". Sogi Bachan Singh is being held under similar conditions in a Montreal prison. Two other men under security certificates have been placed under virtual house arrest: Adil Charkaoui, in Montreal, and Mohamed Harkat, in Ottawa, who was released on Wednesday. Their conditions of release, which were imposed without charge or trial on the basis of evidence that they were not allowed to see, make it very difficult or impossible to lead a normal family life, to work, pursue leisure activities or practice their religion. It is true that all these men are given the option of leaving Canada - if they don't mind leaving their homes, their families and being tortured or killed. Indefinite detention, house arrest or deportation to torture? There is another option: charge and try the men in open court - or immediately set them free! *Hunger-Strike* (based on 22 June 2006 update from Toronto) Mahmoud Jaballah and Mohammad Mahjoub have been on hunger-strike since May 23, with Hassan Almrei hunger striking an additional ten days. They are feeling the effects of the hunger strike in their sweltering classroom portable of a prison. On 20 June, Mr. Jaballah was removed from his cell at 2 am with breathing problems, and did not see a nurse until almost six hours later. On 22 June, Toronto supporters said that the three reported being "very weak and suffering from breathing problems and chest pains". No doctor has seen them. Two simple demands remain at the core of the hunger-strike: 1. Proper phone access. At Metro West, the men could dial out and speak with anyone they chose to from early morning until early evening. Currently, the men are allowed three 20 minute calls per day. However, they must put in a written request an hour before each call is made. If, for example, they call their lawyer, and are informed s/he won't be back for ten minutes, they cannot call ten minutes later. They must put in another phone request, wait an hour, and then hope the lawyer will be there. The limited phone access sharply curtails their ability to maintain contact with their families as well. 2. The men want access to a canteen (which holds snack foods), much as they had access to at Metro West Detention Centre. The government claims concerns over who would handle the detainees' money have prevented them from setting this up. The men have put forward a half dozen workable solutions, but the federal government refuses to budge. Because their daily meals do not provide enough food, the men need the canteen. Representatives of the Canadian Border Services Agency, which runs Guantanamo North, have assured campaign members that the men's health is their top priority. To allow human beings to go over a month without nutrition throws this claim into question (not to mention keeping them in indefinite, arbitrary detention and trying to deport them to torture). Their demands are very simple and can be immediately resolved. It is the least that can be done to make the lives of people who have been held without charge for years without trial under secret evidence and are even now living under an active threat of being sent to torture, a little more bearable. In addition, the federal government has ordered that the men not have ANY access to the media for the indefinite future. ACTION *** Please contact your local media representatives, explain the situation and the media ban, and ask them to attempt to get access to interviews with the men, as a matter of freedom of the press, and of free speech. Journalists can contact family members and the Toronto support committee for more information via 416 651 5800. *** Letters and calls are urgently needed to the following individuals - please do this on Monday (26th) or Tuesday (27th). Feel free to change the sample letters by adding something that personalizes it for you, but please remain respectful and polite. 1. Write and Call Stockwell Day, Minister responsible for the Canadian Border Services Agency Stockwell Day, MP House of Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Phone: (613) 995-1702 or (613) 991-0657 Fax: (613) 995.1154 Email: day.s at parl.gc.ca communications at psepc.gc.ca 2. Claudette Deschenes VP, Enforcement, CBSA claudette.deschenes at cbsa-asfc.gc.ca Phone (613) 952-2531 Fax (613) 952-2622 Sample letter Stockwell Day, MP Minister Responsible for the Canadian Border Services Agency Dear Mr. Day, I am writing to demand that you intervene immediately to meet the reasonable demands of Canada's secret trial detainees who have been on hunger strike over one month at the Kingston Immigration Holding Centre. As you may recall, the previous government forced two of the detainees, Mohammad Mahjoub and Hassan Almrei, to hunger strike dangerously long periods last fall (79 and 73 days, respectively) before any action was taken to meet what were, then as now, reasonable requests. Already the detainees are experiencing ill health and weakness. People do not forgo food unless there are good reasons to do so, and these men obviously have cause to go to these extreme lengths to get you to negotiate with them in good faith. As if this were not enough, the men are also being denied access to media to discuss their very legitimate complaints. The CBSA has claimed the new facility will present better conditions for the detainees, yet this is simply not the case. I again urge you to intervene immediately and take steps necessary to prevent a further deterioration in the health of the detainees and, by extension, that of their loved ones, whose stress during this time remains extremely high. Both the detainees and their loved ones have already been through years of pain and distress. The least you can do is accommodate these eminently reasonable demands. I look forward to your immediate action to resolve this crisis. Name, address ------------------------------------ in Montreal: Hungerstrike Support Committee abolissons at gmail.com tel. 514 859 9023 in Toronto: Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, PO Box 73620, 509 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto, ON M6C 1C0, tasc at web.ca, www.homesnotbombs.ca in Vancouver: No one is illegal Vancouver noii-van at resist.ca in Kingston: No one is illegal Kingston tel. 613 888-3945 in Ottawa: Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee tel. 613 290 9144 From mfoster at web.net Mon Jun 26 04:48:17 2006 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:48:17 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] GREVE DE LA FAIM au Guantanamo nord : besoin d'appui Message-ID: <010101c69916$7094d490$c88b8bcf@CPQ18145226471> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:51:45 -0400 From: Hunger Strike Support Committee FERMEZ ? GUANTANAMO NORD ? ! Journ?e d'action pan-canadienne - Journ?e internationale contre la torture Lundi le 26 juin 2006 Trois d?tenus du certificat de s?curit? sont en GR?VE DE LA FAIM au ? Guantanamo Nord ? depuis plus d'un mois. Leur condition se d?t?riore sans cesse: ==> T?L?PHONEZ, FAXEZ et ENVOYEZ DES COURRIELS au Ministre de la S?curit? publique Stockwell Day. Le LUNDI 26 JUIN et le MARDI 27 JUIN, appuyez les gr?vistes de la faim ainsi que leurs revendications tr?s simples en faveur de meilleures conditions de vie dans leur nouvelle prison. *Une mise en contexte et des d?tails sur quoi faire pour aider se trouvent ci-dessous. ==> Des individus ? Montr?al, Vancouver, Kingston et Toronto organiseront des actions publiques en cette journ?e internationale contre la torture, pour appuyer les gr?vistes de la faim et pour exiger la fermeture de la prison Guantanamo Nord. *? Montr?al, une ligne de piquetage et d'information sera organis?e devant le 1010 rue Saint-Antoine qui heberge l'Immigration Canada, le SCRS et de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (entr?e sur la rue Peel), de midi ? 13 heures le lundi 26 juin. Tous et toutes sont la bienvenue pour nous aider ? distribuer des tracts au public ainsi qu'aux employ?(e)s du SCRS, d'Immigration Canada et de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada. HISTORIQUE *? Guantanamo Nord ?* Le 23 avril 2006, l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada a ouvert leur propre prison ? Ontario. Cette prison de six cellules a ?t? construite sp?cialement pour les non-citoyens qui sont d?tenus en vertu d'informations secr?tes, sans accusations ni proc?s. La construction de l'?tablissement a co?t? 3.2 millions de dollars. Ce "Guantanamo du Nord" t?moigne de l'intention du gouvernement de garder ses politiques sur les ? certificats de securit? ?. Trois individus sont actuellement imprisonn?s au Guantanamo du Nord : Mohammad Mahjoub, d?tenu sans accusation depuis juin 2000 ; Mahmoud Jaballah, d?tenu sans accusation depuis ao?t 2001; et Hassan Almrei, d?tenu sans accusation depuis octobre 2001. Tous ont ?t? transfer? d'une prison provinciale ? Toronto vers la nouvelle prison en avril. Le long trajet depuis Toronto fait en sorte que les d?tenus sont presque totalement coup?s de leur famille. D?j? durement ?prouv?es, les familles font maintenant face ? un fardeau suppl?mentaire en terme de temps et d'argent. Ces hommes sont d?tenus sans accusation quelconque et sans proc?s, sur la base de preuves secr?tes auxquelles ni eux ni leurs avocats ont acc?s, selon les provision du certificat de ? s?curit? ?. ? Montr?al, Sogi Bachan Singh est d?tenu dans des conditions semblables. Deux autres d?tenus du certificat de s?curit? sont en quasi-assignation ? r?sidence : Adil Charkaoui ? Montr?al et Mohamed Harkat ? Ottawa, qui a ?t? lib?r? mercredi. Leurs conditions de lib?ration - impos?es sans accusation ou proc?s, sur la base de preuves auxquelles ils n'ont pas acc?s - sont telles qu'il leur est tr?s difficile, voire impossible de mener une vie familiale normale, de travailler, d'avoir des loisirs ou de pratiquer leur religion. Il est vrai que ces hommes peuvent quitter le Canada - s'ils acceptent de laisser leurs maisons, leurs familles et d'?tre torturer ou tuer. La captivit? ind?finie, l'assignation ? r?sidence ou la d?portation vers la torture? Il y a une autre option: accusez ces hommes dans une cour ouverte - ou lib?rez-les imm?diatement! *Mise-?-jour: gr?ve de la faim (en date du 22 juin 2006)* Mahmoud Jaballah et Mohamed Mahjoub sont en gr?ve de la faim depuis le 23 mai dernier. Hassan Almrei est en gr?ve depuis dix jours de plus. Tous sentent les effets de cette gr?ve de la faim, surtout ?tant donn? la chaleur qui r?gne dans la prison. Le 20 juin dernier, M. Jaballah a ?t? ?vacu? de sa cellule ? 2 heures du matin, puisqu'il souffrait de d?tresse respiratoire. Il a du attendre 6 heures avant de voir un infirmier. Le 22 juin, des sympathisantEs de Toronto ont d?clar? que les trois hommes ? ?taient tr?s faibles et souffraient de troubles respiratoires et de douleurs ? la poitrine ?. Deux revendications simples demeurent au coeur de la gr?ve de la faim: 1. Acc?s ad?quat ? un t?l?phone. ? la prison de Metro West de Toronto (o? ils ?taient d?tenus auparavant), les hommes pouvaient composer le num?ro et parler ? n'importe qui de t?t le matin jusqu'en d?but de soir?e. Pr?sentement, ils ont le droit d'effectuer trois appels de 20 minutes par jour. Toutefois, ils doivent d?poser une demande ?crite une heure avant de t?l?phoner. Si, par exemple, ils appellent leur avocat et qu'on leur dit que l'avocat(e) ne sera pas de retour avant 10 minutes, il ne peuvent pas rappeler 10 minutes plus tard. Ils doivent d?poser une autre demande, attendre une heure, et esp?rer que leur avocat sera l?. L'acc?s restreint au t?l?phone limite aussi leur capacit? ? communiquer avec leur famille. 2. Acc?s ? une cantine ou ? une caf?t?ria. Au centre de d?tention de Metro West, les hommes avaient acc?s ? une cantine o? ils pouvaient se procurer des collations. Le gouvernement ne veut pas mettre un tel service en place sous pr?texte de pr?occupations quant ? qui g?rerait l'argent des d?tenus. Les trois hommes ont propos? plusieurs solutions tout ? fait r?alistes, mais le gouvernement f?d?ral refuse de c?der. Parce que leurs repas quotidiens ne contiennent pas assez de nourriture, ils ont besoin d'une cantine. Des repr?sentant(e)s de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada, qui g?re Guantanamo Nord, pr?tendent que la sant? des d?tenus est une priorit? num?ro un. De permettre ? des ?tres humains de rester pendant plus d'un mois sans nourriture permet de douter fortement de cette affirmation (sans mentionner le fait de les garder en d?tention arbitraire et ind?finie tout en essayant de les d?porter vers la torture). Les revendications des trois hommes sont tr?s simples et peuvent ?tre combl?es imm?diatement. C'est la moindre des choses pour rendre un peu plus vivable l'existence de personnes qui sont d?tenues sans accusation depuis des ann?es et qui font actuellement face ? la menace d'une expulsion vers la torture. De plus, le gouvernement f?d?ral a interdit TOTALEMENT l'acc?s aux m?dias pour les d?tenus, et ce pour une dur?e ind?finie. POUR AGIR *** Veuillez contacter les journalistes de votre r?gion. Expliquez la situation par rapport ? l'interdiction des m?dias et demandez-leur de tenter de r?aliser des entrevues avec les d?tenus, suivant le principe de la libert? de presse et d'expression. Les journalistes peuvent contacter des membres de la famille et de la campagne d'appui (? Toronto) au 416 651 5800. ***De fa?on urgente, des lettres et des t?l?phones aux personnes suivantes, si possible le lundi (26 juin) et le mardi (27 juin). Vous pouvez modifier la lettre-type pour la personnaliser, mais veuillez rester dans le respect et la politesse. ?crivez et appelez Stockwell Day, Ministre responsable de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada Stockwell Day, d?put? Chambre des communes, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 T?l?phone: (613) 995-1702 ou (613) 991-0657 Fax: (613) 995-1154 Courriel: day.s at parl.gc.ca communications at psepc.gc.ca Claudette Desch?nes Vice-Pr?sidente, Ex?cution de la loi, ASFC claudette.deschenes at cbsa-asfc.gc.ca T?l?phone: (613) 952-2531 Fax.: (613) 952-2622 Lettre-type Stockwell Day, d?put? Ministre responsable de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada Cher M. Day, J'?cris pour vous demander d'intervenir imm?diatement afin de r?pondre favorablement aux demandes raisonnables exprim?es par les d?tenus des certificats de s?curit?, qui sont en gr?ve de la faim depuis plus d'un mois au Centre de surveillance de l'immigration de Kingston. Comme vous le savez sans doute, le gouvernement pr?c?dent a forc? deux des d?tenus, Mohammad Mahjoub et Hassan Almrei, a faire une gr?ve de la faim pendant des p?riodes dangereusement longues (79 et 73 jours respectivement) avant que des mesures soient mises en place pour r?pondre aux revendications qui ?taient - tout comme elles le sont maintenant - tout ? fait raisonnables. D?j?, les d?tenus souffrent et font face ? des probl?mes de sant?. Les ?tres humains ne se passent pas de nourriture ? moins d'avoir de bonnes raisons de le faire. Ces hommes ont de toute ?vidence des motivations profondes qui les poussent ? aller ? ces extr?mes dans le but que vous n?gociez de bonne foi avec eux. De plus, pour ajouter ? la chose, ces hommes n'ont pas le droit de contacter les m?dias afin qu'ils partagent leurs l?gitimes dol?ances. L'ASFC pr?tend que ce nouveau centre pr?sentera de meilleures conditions de d?tention pour les d?tenus. Ceci est tout simplement faux. Je vous somme encore une fois d'intervenir imm?diatement et prendre les mesures n?cessaires pour pr?venir une d?t?rioration de la sant? des d?tenus et, par le fait m?me, des membres de leur famille, pour qui le stress en ces temps demeure tr?s pr?sent. Autant les d?tenus que leur famille ont d?j? travers? des ann?es de douleur et de d?tresse. La moindre des choses seraient d'accomoder ces demandes ?minemment raisonnables. J'attends avec impatience votre action imm?diate pour mettre fin ? cette crise. Nom Adresse --------------------------------------------------------- ? Montr?al: Comit? de soutien aux gr?vistes de la faim abolissons at gmail.com tel.: 514 859 9023 ? Toronto: Campagne pour mettre fin aux proc?s secrets T?l. 416 651 5800 tasc at web.ca ? Vancouver: Personne n'est ill?gal Vancouver noii-van at resist.ca ? Kingston: Personne n'est ill?gal Kingston t?l. 613 888-3945 ? Ottawa: Comit? Justice pour Mohamed Harkat t?l. 613 290 9144 From mfoster at web.net Tue Jun 27 12:35:01 2006 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:35:01 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Sogi deportation : pls act now Message-ID: <02a301c69a25$f1edf890$f733cdcd@CPQ18145226471> From: "Comit? soutien Sogi Singh" Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:53 PM (English below.) Urgente : APELLEZ ou envoyez un COURRIEL ou une T?L?COPIE imm?diatement Le Canada s'appr?te ? expulser Sogi Bachan Singh - un r?fugi? menac? de torture La Cour f?d?rale a refus? de surseoir ? l'expulsion de M. Sogi Bachan Singh vendredi dernier. Immigration Canada a ?valu? que M. Singh encoure des ? risques de torture ?, ainsi que des ? risques pour sa vie ou des risques de traitements ou de peines cruels et inusit?s ? s'il est expuls? vers son pays d'origine, l'Inde (Evaluation de risque avant renvoi, le 31 ao?t 2005, traduction non-officielle). M. Singh a re?u une date de d?portation effective le 16 juin et peut ?tre d?port? ? tout moment. Sogi Bachan Singh est venu au Canada et a fait une demande de statut de r?fugi? en mai 2001, en raison des pers?cutions dont il a ?t? victime en Inde. Avant m?me que sa demande ait pu ?tre entendue, il fut arr?t? et accus? d'appartenir ? une organisation terroriste, Babbar Khalsa, une all?gation qu'il nie cat?goriquement. Depuis ao?t 2002, Sogi est d?tenu sans accusation, en vertu de preuves maintenues secr?tes, sous l'article 86 de la Loi sur l'Immigration et la protection des r?fugi?s, qui ?tablie une proc?dure semblable ? plusieurs ?gards aux controvers?s ? certificats de s?curit? ?. En vertu de cette mesure probl?matique, il fut d?clar? inadmissible pour raisons de s?curit? et, depuis que cette d?cision fut rendue, il a d? lutter constamment pour ?viter l'expulsion. En mai 2006, le minist?re de l'Immigration a refus?, pour la deuxi?me fois, d'accorder la ? protection ? a Sogi (le droit de rester au Canada, bas? sur les risques de pers?cution en cas de renvoi). En cons?quence, le 12 juin 2006, Sogi a ?t? inform? qu'il serait expuls? le 16 juin 2006. Sogi en a alors appel? au Comit? des Nations Unies contre la torture, qui a demand? le 14 juin dernier un sursis pour son expulsion en attendant l'?tude de son dossier. Une audience en Court f?d?rale concernant la demande de sursis de Sogi a eu lieu le 16 juin, dont la d?cision a ?t? rendue le vendredi dernier. SVP, APELLEZ ou envoyez un COURRIEL ou une T?L?COPIE imm?diatement aux fonctionnaires et aux ministres suivants, et demandez leur d'intervenir pour arr?ter la d?portation de Sogi Bachan Singh et de respecter les obligations internationales du Canada et l'interdiction absolue d'expulser une personne vers la torture. Vous pouvez citer l'ERAR mentionn? plus haut et faire allusion au fait que le Comit? des Nations Unies contre la torture a d?j? demand? au Canada d'arr?ter l'expulsion de Sogi. Stockwell Day, Ministre de la S?curit? publique et protection civile T?l. : (613) 991-2924 ou sans frais au Colombie Britanique au 1-800-665-8711 Facsimile : (613) 952-2240 Courriel : day.s at parl.gc.ca ET minister at psepc-sppcc.gc.ca ET days5 at parl.gc.ca Monte Solberg, Ministre de l'Immigration du Canada T?l. : 613-992-4516 (Ottawa) ou sans frais au 1-800-565-4694 (Alberta) Facsimile : 613-992-6181 Courriel : solberg.m at parl.gc.ca ET minister at cic.gc.ca ET Solbem5 at parl.gc.ca Ren? D'Aoust, Directeur Investigation et Renvoi, Agence des services frontaliers du Canada T?l. : 514-496-1237 Facsimile : 514-496-1882 -------------------------------------------- Le comit? de soutien de Sogi Bachan Singh t?l 514 859 9023 psi at riseup.net ============================= ============================== Urgent - please call, fax, email immediately Canada set to deport Sogi Bachan Singh - refugee at risk of torture On Friday, the Federal Court issued a decision refusing a stay of deportation to Mr. Sogi Bachan Singh, who has been assessed by Immigration Canada to be at "risk of torture" and at "risk to life or risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment" if deported to his birth country, India (Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (RRRA), 31 August 2005). Mr. Singh was given a deportation date of 16 June and can be deported at any moment. Sogi Bachan Singh came to Canada and claimed refugee status in May 2001 because of the persecution he had suffered in India. Before his refugee claim was heard, he was arrested on accusation of belonging to a terrorist organization, the Babbar Khalsa, an allegation which Sogi denies. Since August 2002, Sogi has been held without charge, on secret evidence, under section 86 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which establishes a procedure similar in many respects to the controversial security certificate. Under this highly problematic procedure, he was declared inadmissable on security grounds, and has been fighting deportation ever since. At the end of May of this year, the Ministry of Immigration refused, for the second time, to grant Sogi "protection" (the right to stay in Canada based on risk of persecution if deported). Consequently, on 12 June 2006, Sogi was informed that he would be deported on 16 June 2006. Sogi applied to the United Nations Committee against Torture, who have opened a file to study his case, and on 14 June asked that Canada not deport him pending study of the file. A Federal Court hearing on Sogi's application for a stay of deportation took place on 16 June - the negative decision was released on Friday. PLEASE immediately CALL, FAX and EMAIL the following people (all of them), and ask them to intervene to halt the deportation of Sogi Bachan Singh and uphold Canada's international obligations and the absolute prohibition on deportation to torture. If necessary, you can cite the PRRA above and mention that the UN Committee against Torture has already asked Canada to halt the deportation of Sogi pending their study of his case. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Phone: (613) 991-2924 or toll Free in British Columbia 1-800-665-8711 Fax: (613) 952-2240 Email: day.s at parl.gc.ca AND minister at psepc-sppcc.gc.ca AND days5 at parl.gc.ca Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada Tel: 613-992-4516 (Ottawa) or toll free 1-800-565-4694 (Alberta) Fax: 613-992-6181 E-mail: solberg.m at parl.gc.ca AND minister at cic.gc.ca AND Solbem5 at parl.gc.ca CBSA Director of Enforcement and Removals Ren? D'Aoust Telephone: 514-496-1237 Fax: 514-496-1882 ----------------------------------------- Sogi Bachan Singh Support Committee tel 514 859 9023 (messages only) psi at riseup.net From mfoster at web.net Wed Jun 28 05:51:14 2006 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:51:14 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Victory for hunger-strikers at Guantanamo North Message-ID: <006f01c69ab2$48b92ff0$ed8b8bcf@CPQ18145226471> Press Release Hunger-strike ends in victory for detainees Media still denied access to Guantanamo North prisoners Kingston, 28 June 2006 -- The three men hunger-striking for slightly improved conditions at the new "Guantanamo North" prison at Kingston claimed victory Monday, as authorities made concessions on the two central demands of Mohammad Mahjoub, Hassan Almrei and Mahmoud Jaballah - greater telephone access and access to a canteen. The three men enjoyed their first meal Monday afternoon since 23 May (for Jaballah and Mahjoub) and since mid-May for Almrei. "I would say the men were not asking for much," said Mona El Fouli, who is married to Mohammad Mahjoub. "I have to tell you the truth: I am not a fan of hunger-strikes, and I do not advise my husband to go on hungerstrike. But I am not in his place, I am not being treated the way he is. I found out through the years that this is the only way that they can try to reach others." The change of heart on the part of authorities came during a Canada-wide day of action to close the new prison, part of the international day against torture. It also came 48-hours before a legal challenge to the prison conditions will be heard in Federal Court. The Court challenge will go ahead today, and will challenge other issues about the conditions of detention, including the complete ban on media access to the prisoners. The prisoners were transferred from Toronto's Metro West Detention Centre to the specially built facility - a classroom portable on the grounds of Millhaven Federal Penitentiary - on 23 April 2006, with promises of improved conditions. Instead, the men found themselves practically cut off from families and lawyers, denied all access to media, with no programming, no canteen, and smaller cells. The fact that the prison represents a significant investment and thus signals Canada's intention to maintain its policies on "security certificates" has had a serious negative impact on their morale. Mr. Mahjoub has been detained without trial under secret suspicions since June 2000. He is a survivor of torture who was accepted as a convention refugee before being arrested without charge; he was on hunger-strike for 79 days in summer 2005. Mr. Jaballah is a survivor of torture who came to Canada with his wife and children to seek a peaceful life. He has been detained since August 2001 on his second security certificate. Mr. Almrei has been on hunger-strike several times since his arrest without charge in October 2001, for 73 days in summer of 2005. Two other men have been released under virtual house arrest: Adil Charkaoui in Montreal and Mohamed Harkat in Ottawa. A sixth man, Sogi Bachan Singh, has been detained under another section of the Immigration Act which establishes a procedure similar in many respects to the security certificate; Mr. Singh is facing deportation to torture within the coming days. The Supreme Court of Canada is considering three constitutional challenges to the security certificate process, and is expected to make their decision within half a year. In the meantime, Parliamentarians recommenced a review of the legislation which began under the previous government. They can act to address the situation at any time. -30- More information and to set up interviews with family members in Toronto: 416 651 5800 Source: Hunger strike support committee, tel. 514 859 9023, abolissons at gmail.com From mfoster at web.net Wed Jun 28 21:25:49 2006 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:25:49 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] UPDATE: Sogi Singh deportation (action requested) Message-ID: <042201c69b34$85804ae0$ed8b8bcf@CPQ18145226471> From: "Comit? soutien Sogi Singh" Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:15 AM UPDATE: THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, STOCKWELL DAY REFUSED SOGI A STAY OF DEPORTATION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Day intends to deport Sogi in the "next days". The Ministry of Public Safety is refusing to give a deportation date, as a matter of ... security! It is more important than ever to respond to the appeal below - call again if you have already done so - and to mobilise your networks. The stakes are Sogi's life, and establishing new lows for the treatment of immigrants in the name of security. Both Ministers Day (Public Safety) and Solberg (Immigration) have the power to halt the deportation at any time. URGENT - PLEASE CALL, FAX, EMAIL IMMEDIATELY Canada set to deport Sogi Bachan Singh - refugee at risk of torture Last Friday the Federal Court issued a decision refusing a stay of deportation to Mr. Sogi Bachan Singh, who has been assessed by Immigration Canada to be at "risk of torture" and at "risk to life or risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment" if deported to his birth country, India (Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (RRRA), 31 August 2005). Mr. Singh can be deported at any moment. Sogi Bachan Singh, a survivor of brutal torture, came to Canada and claimed refugee status in May 2001 because of the persecution he had suffered. Before his refugee claim was heard, he was arrested on accusation of belonging to a terrorist organization, the Babbar Khalsa, an allegation which Sogi denies. Since August 2002, Sogi has been held without charge, on secret evidence, under section 86 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which establishes a procedure similar in many respects to the controversial security certificate. Under this unfair process, he was declared inadmissable on security grounds, and has been fighting deportation ever since. At the end of May of this year, the Ministry of Immigration refused, for the second time, to grant Sogi "protection" (the right to stay in Canada based on risk of persecution if deported). On 12 June 2006, Sogi was informed that he would be deported on 16 June 2006. Sogi applied to the United Nations Committee against Torture who, on 14 June, asked Canada not to deport him, pending study of the file. PLEASE immediately CALL, FAX and EMAIL the two Ministers, and ask them to intervene to halt the deportation of Sogi Bachan Singh and uphold Canada's international obligations and the absolute prohibition on deportation to torture. You can cite the PRRA above and the fact that the UN Committee against Torture has asked Canada to halt the deportation of Sogi pending their study of his case. **Send copies of your letters to us at psi at riseup.net. ** Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Phone: (613) 991-2924 or toll Free in British Columbia 1-800-665-8711 Fax: (613) 952-2240 Email: day.s at parl.gc.ca AND minister at psepc-sppcc.gc.ca AND days5 at parl.gc.ca Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada Tel: 613-992-4516 (Ottawa) or toll free 1-800-565-4694 (Alberta) Fax: 613-992-6181 E-mail: solberg.m at parl.gc.ca AND minister at cic.gc.ca AND Solbem5 at parl.gc.ca Sample letter: Dear Minister Day, I strongly urge you to take immediate measures to stop the deportation of Sogi Bachan Singh. Immigration Canada has stated that Mr. Singh is "at risk of torture" and "at risk to life or risk of cruel and unusual punishment" if deported to his country of origin, India, according to a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment dated August 31, 2005. On June 14, the United Nations Committee against Torture asked Canada to stay Mr. Singh's deportation pending their study of his file. Deportation to torture is never acceptable, under any circumstances. If you allow this man to be deported to a country where he will very probably be subjected to torture, and perhaps death, you become an accomplice of his torturers. Complicity with torture is morally abhorrent. Canada's international reputation has already been gravely tarnished by complicity in Maher Arar's rendition to torture, and by the prolonged detention without public trial of Sogi Bachan Singh and of the five men held under security certificates. Please use your discretionary power to stay the deportation of Sogi Bachan Singh. Sincerely, (signature) --------------------------------------------------- Sogi Bachan Singh Support Committee tel 514 859 9023 (messages only) psi at riseup.net From mfoster at web.net Wed Jun 28 21:26:26 2006 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:26:26 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] MISE-A-JOUR : Deportation de Sogi Singh (action demande) Message-ID: <042301c69b34$85d76b90$ed8b8bcf@CPQ18145226471> From: "Comit? soutien Sogi Singh" Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:15 AM MISE-?-JOUR : Stockwell Day, Ministre de la S?curit? publique, a refus? hier d'accorder un sursis de d?portation ? Sogi Bachan Singh. Day entend proc?der ? l'expulsion ? dans les prochains jours ?. Le minist?re refuse de lui donner la date exacte de renvoi - ? cause des consid?rations reli?es ? la . securit? ! L'appel ?i-dessous est donc plus important que jamais - svp appeler de nouveau si vous avez d?j? l'a fait - et mobiliser vos r?seaux. C'est la vie de Sogi et beaucoup plus ... Le Ministre Day et le Ministre de l'Immigration Monte Solberg d?tiennent tous deux le pouvoir discr?tionnaire qui leur permet d'arr?ter ? tout moment une d?portation. URGENTE : APELLEZ ou envoyez un COURRIEL ou une T?L?COPIE imm?diatement le Canada s'appr?te ? expulser Sogi Bachan Singh - un r?fugi? menac? de torture La Cour f?d?rale a refus? de surseoir ? l'expulsion de M. Sogi Bachan Singh vendredi dernier. Immigration Canada a ?valu? que M. Singh encoure des ? risques de torture ?, ainsi que des ? risques pour sa vie ou des risques de traitements ou de peines cruels et inusit?s ? s'il est expuls? vers son pays d'origine, l'Inde (Evaluation de risque avant renvoi, le 31 ao?t 2005, traduction non-officielle). M. Singh peut ?tre d?port? ? tout moment. Sogi Bachan Singh est venu au Canada et a fait une demande de statut de r?fugi? en mai 2001, en raison des pers?cutions dont il a ?t? victime en Inde. Avant m?me que sa demande ait pu ?tre entendue, il fut arr?t? et accus? d'appartenir ? une organisation terroriste, Babbar Khalsa, une all?gation qu'il nie cat?goriquement. Depuis ao?t 2002, Sogi est d?tenu sans accusation, en vertu de preuves maintenues secr?tes, sous l'article 86 de la Loi sur l'Immigration et la protection des r?fugi?s, qui ?tablie une proc?dure semblable ? plusieurs ?gards aux controvers?s ? certificats de s?curit? ?. En vertu de cette mesure injuste, il fut d?clar? inadmissible pour raisons de s?curit? et, depuis que cette d?cision fut rendue, il a d? lutter constamment pour ?viter l'expulsion. En mai 2006, le minist?re de l'Immigration a refus? d'accorder la ? protection ? a Sogi (le droit de rester au Canada, bas? sur les risques de pers?cution en cas de renvoi). En cons?quence, le 12 juin 2006, Sogi a ?t? inform? qu'il serait expuls? le 16 juin 2006. Sogi en a alors appel? au Comit? des Nations Unies contre la torture, qui a demand? le 14 juin dernier un sursis pour son expulsion en attendant l'?tude de son dossier. SVP, APELLEZ ou envoyez un COURRIEL ou une T?L?COPIE imm?diatement aux fonctionnaires et aux ministres suivants, et demandez leur d'intervenir pour arr?ter la d?portation de Sogi Bachan Singh et de respecter les obligations internationales du Canada et l'interdiction absolue d'expulser une personne vers la torture. SVP citer l'ERAR mentionn? plus haut et faire allusion au fait que le Comit? des Nations Unies contre la torture a d?j? demand? au Canada d'arr?ter l'expulsion de Sogi. Stockwell Day, Ministre de la S?curit? publique et protection civile T?l. : (613) 991-2924 ou sans frais au Colombie Britanique au 1-800-665-8711 Facsimile : (613) 952-2240 Courriel : day.s at parl.gc.ca ET minister at psepc-sppcc.gc.ca ET days5 at parl.gc.ca Monte Solberg, Ministre de l'Immigration du Canada T?l. : 613-992-4516 (Ottawa) ou sans frais au 1-800-565-4694 (Alberta) Facsimile : 613-992-6181 Courriel : solberg.m at parl.gc.ca ET minister at cic.gc.ca ET Solbem5 at parl.gc.ca ------------------------------------ Le comit? de soutien de Sogi Bachan Singh t?l 514 859 9023 psi at riseup.net