From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Thu Feb 1 06:02:06 2007 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:02:06 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] News, Events and Analysis ::: Nouvelles, analyses et evenements (January 29-February 4, 2007) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ::::: NO ONE IS ILLEGAL :: PERSONNE N'EST ILL?GAL-MONTR?AL News, Events and Analysis :: Nouvelles, analyses et annonces d'?v?nements January 29-February 4, 2007 :: 29 janvier-4 f?vrier 2007 ::::: "We are slowly dying here": Urgent Hunger Strike Update from Guantanamo North http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/we-are-slowly-dying-here-urgent-hunger.html Popular Assembly: People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures (February 1) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/01/february-1-popular-assembly-peoples.html Assembl?e Populaire: La Commission populaire sur les mesures de "s?curit?" en immigration (1er f?vrier) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/01/1er-fvrier-assemble-populaire-la.html Rally and March to demand Justice for Secret Trial Detainees on Hunger Strike (OTTAWA, February 2) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/rally-and-march-to-demand-justice-for.html Video: Halifax Protest against Guantanamo North http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/video-halifax-protest-against.html Globe and Mail: Security minister "peeks" at hunger strikers http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/globe-and-mail-security-minister-peeks.html Participez ? la Journ?e de Solidarit? avec le Peuple d'Haiti! (3 f?vrier) http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/participez-la-journe-de-solidarit-avec.html Join the International Day in Solidarity with the Haitian People (February 3) http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/join-international-day-in-solidarity.html De l'Irak ? Afghanistan, il n'y a pas de justice sous occupation! Joignez-vous au Contingent anti-imp?rialiste (17 mars) http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/01/de-lirak-afghanistan-il-ny-pas-de.html Bush out of Baghdad, Canada out of Kandahar! Join the Anti-Imperialist Contingent (March 17): http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/01/bush-out-of-baghdad-canada-out-of.html De Iraq a Afganist?n, no hay justicia bajo ocupaci?n! ?nase al contingente anti-imperialista (17 de marzo): http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/01/de-iraq-afganistn-no-hay-justicia-bajo.html Algonquins of Barriere Lake blockade Domtar forestry operations http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/algonquins-of-barriere-lake-blockade.html CBC: Dehcho, Chipewyan nations call for oilsands moratorium http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/cbc-dehcho-chipewyan-nations-call-for.html Update from Grand River at Six Nations: http://ocapblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/six-nations-update-from-grande-river_28.html Canadian Mining Company Evicts Indigenous People in Guatemala http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/canadian-mining-company-evicts.html Agissons d?s maintenant: Lutter contre l'expulsion des r?fugi?s palestiniens: http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/agissons-des-maintenant-lutter-contre.html La Presse: Des grands-parents palestiniens menac?s d'expulsion http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/la-presse-des-grands-parents.html Act Now: Fight the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees: http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/act-now-fight-deportation-of.html Africa-Europe to Mexico-USA: Disturbing Similarities http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/africa-europe-to-mexico-usa-disturbing.html 7.000 africains d?c?d?s durant la travers?e vers "l'Eldorado" espagnol http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/7000-africains-dcds-durant-la-traverse.html Afrique: Un clandestin sur six meurt http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/afrique-un-clandestin-sur-six-meurt.html HOUR: Racial Profiling in our midst? Bennis family demand justice http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/hour-bennis-family-demand-justice.html Justice for Anas Bennis: We want the truth! http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/justice-for-anas-we-want-truth.html Justice pour Anas Bennis: On veut la v?rit?! http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/justice-pour-anas-on-veut-la-vrit.html The new case against former Black Panthers http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-case-against-former-black-panthers.html Democracy Now: Murder Charges Against Former Black Panthers Based on Confessions Extracted by Torture http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/democracy-now-murder-charges-against.html Labor Notes: Immigrant meatpacking workers raided in backlash http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/labor-notes-immigrant-meatpacking.html Justice for the Smithfield workers (North Carolina) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/justice-for-smithfield-workers-north.html BBC: Racist rules in Herouxville, Quebec http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/bbc-racist-rules-in-herouxville-quebec.html Le Journal: Immigration Canada: Peu de limites aux questions http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/le-journal-immigration-canada-peu-de.html Dominion: Protesters Denounce Illegal Occupation of Somalia http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/dominion-protesters-denounce-illegal.html AP: Rock throwers target National Guard on Arizona-Mexico border http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/ap-rock-throwers-target-national-guard.html Democracy Now: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/homeland-security-and-business-of.html Bangladesh Daily Star: Canadian jobs beckon Bangladeshi workers http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/canadian-jobs-beckon-bangladeshi.html Globe and Mail: Israelis seek asylum in Canada: http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/01/israelis-seek-asylum-in-canada.html PREVIOUS NEWSWIRES/BULLETINS PR?C?DENTS: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/search/label/Newswire Personne n'est ill?gal ? 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Visitez notre site web r?guli?rement. -- No One Is Illegal/Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al ----- nooneisillegal at gmail.com http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com 514-848-7583 From dru at dru.ca Thu Feb 1 13:20:15 2007 From: dru at dru.ca (Dru Oja Jay) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:20:15 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Peter MacKay in Israel and Palestine Message-ID: <517C8F15-836E-4980-9ED1-EC17AA9A1977@dru.ca> http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/958 Peter MacKay in Israel and Palestine What the Foreign Minister did not see or discuss during his visit by Jon Elmer The Dominion - http://www.dominionpaper.ca GAZA CITY, GAZA -- Despite the impression cast by corporate news coverage, there is never anything like "calm" here in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The casualty count for 2006 released by Israeli human rights group B'Tselem reports that Israeli forces killed 660 Palestinians, while 17 Israeli civilians were killed, 13 of them in the West Bank [pdf]. The violence is often spectacular, as during the summer and fall siege operations in Gaza that killed more than 450 Palestinians under withering aerial bombardment, artillery barrages and two major ground invasions. But, as an unusually frank headline in the current edition of the Economist rightly stated, "It's the little things that make an occupation." When Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay visited Israel this week, it was these "little things" that he missed--like the more than 530 fixed checkpoints and roadblocks identified in a joint UN- IDF count in the occupied West Bank. These obstacles make simple travel between neighbouring Palestinian villages often impossible, particularly when added to the more than 7,000 "flying checkpoints" that spring up at the whim of the Israeli army, anywhere and at anytime. As the Economist pointed out, "arbitrariness is one of the most crippling features of these rules." The checkpoints and closure regime enforced by Israel is more than inconvenient; all too often, it is deadly. On Friday, as MacKay met with President Abbas in Amman, Israeli soldiers at the Hawara checkpoint outside of the West Bank city of Nablus refused the Israeli-issued permits of a patient returning from liver surgery in Palestinian East Jerusalem. The soldiers forced Tayseer Al Qaisi out of the car and ordered him to walk across the checkpoint. Al Qaisi, a father of eight, was weakened critically by the surgery and collapsed only a few hundred feet into the checkpoint. As reported by David Chater of Al Jazeera International, a Palestinian ambulance was prevented from entering the area for two hours. Mr Al Qaisi died while waiting for help. In meetings with top Israeli cabinet ministers, Peter MacKay did not mention the more than 2,200 hours of strict curfew enforced by tanks and gunfire over the last two years, or the more than 5,400 Palestinians who were arrested or detained on Palestinian land last year [pdf]--including more than half of the elected Palestinian cabinet, the Speaker of Parliament and scores of local and municipal officials. He did not ask about the Palestinian prisoner who died in Israeli custody this week, or about the hunger strike being waged by political prisoners at Ansar III in the Negev desert in response to an attack by guards with police dogs and tear gas. While MacKay gave ample notice that he would be discussing the Israeli soldier captured on the Gaza border in June, he almost surely did not bring up the 11,000 political prisoners being held by Israel, some 400 of them children. Nor did MacKay talk about the more than 30 incursions into Palestinian cities and villages by the Israeli army in the last eight days, or the 14 fisherman shot off the coast of Rafah last week as they fished in Palestinian waters. He didn't talk about the 15 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in protests this week, or of 10-year-old schoolgirl, Abir Aramin, who died on January 20 as she left the grounds of her school in Anata. According to witnesses, Abir was pursued by Israeli forces as she tried to run awayand was shot in the head with a stun grenade or tear gas canister at close range. It's doubtful that MacKay raised the issue of last week's bulldozing of the entire "unrecognized" Bedouin village of Twail Abu-Jarwal in the Negev Desert. The Bedouin were displaced because they were illegally "trespassing" on the land of the Jewish state, despite the fact that their presence in the desert long predates the State of Israel. They are being forcibly relocated to urban reservations, while the Negev is prepared for settlement by the Jewish National Fund. In the "only democracy in the Middle East," at least 75,000 Bedouin live in more than 40 villages that are officially "unrecognized," where, like in Palestinian areas, building permits are denied and demolition orders are routinely carried out. The unrecognized villages have no infrastructure--no sewage, no water or electricity, and often no health or education facilities. While Arab and Bedouin homes are destroyed, Jewish ones are being built. On the same day that MacKay arrived in the region, the Olmert government announced that 44 new housing units would be built in the Maale Adumim settlement near Jerusalem, a settlement which effectively, if not absolutely, severs the West Bank in two. In fact, MacKay won't deal with the issue of settlements at all--not the 121 illegal settlements and 100 outposts in the West Bank, nor the scores of settlements in occupied-East Jerusalem, beyond acknowledging the massive infrastructure of permanent dispossession as a "hindrance." In fact, along with their Jewish-only roads and attendant security footprint, these settlements render a Palestinian state an impossibility. Rather than fortified colonies on illegally occupied land, the Canadian government calls the settlements "facts on the ground." Not to be outdone, Stephen Harper referred to the settlement blocs as "democratic realities" in addressing a Zionist advocacy group in early 2006 [pdf]. MacKay did not address the substance of the 700 km-long barrier of sniper towers, concrete walls and deadly electronic fences snaking deep into the West Bank (80 per cent of the wall is built on UN recognized Palestinian land) in order to annex the massive settlement blocs into Israel and isolate the Palestinians into enclaves. He did not visit the machinery of settlement and dispossession created by the wall, the checkpoints, the settlements, the settler-only roads. John Dugard, South African human rights lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory told the UN General Assembly, "In other countries the process would be described as ethnic cleansing, but political correctness [forbids] such language where Israel was concerned." MacKay certainly did not visit Gaza, where 1.5 million people (one million of whom are refugees) are sealed off from the rest of the world, teetering on the edge of total social and humanitarian collapse because of the cruel and comprehensive sanctions regime that he so proudly vanguards. MacKay boastfully declared "not a red cent to Hamas" when the movement won the Palestinian elections early last year, but failed to see what that means on the streets of Gaza. He did not visit the EU-funded power station that was destroyed by the Israeli Air Force in June, nor did he visit the refugee camps where a million of the world's poorest people have been condemned to endless months of crippling power shortages, random blackouts and Israeli- imposed shortages of cooking and heating gas. He didn't see the rubble left from thousands of aerial bombing raids and tens of thousands of artillery shells. He didn't see the roads shredded by tanks, or the pile of gravel in Beit Hanun that used to be an 800-year-old mosque. He didn't see the graffiti on the demolished houses that reads "we will never forget." He didn't walk in the refugee camps as winter rains and sewage run in rivers down the unpaved streets, or visit the beachside picnic site where the Ghaliya family was massacred in front of the eyes of seven-year-old Huda, whose horrified tears were broadcast around the world. He didn't visit the ambulance workers at the Red Crescent, four of whom were killed by the Israeli army since June. Where does Canada stand on the killing of medical relief workers, Mr. MacKay? And what about the home of the Atamna family in Beit Hanun, where blood still covers the walls and pieces of shrapnel are scattered on the floor and embedded in the cinderblock walls after an artillery barrage by the Israeli army? The IDF had used the family's home as a forward operating base in the November operation during which more than one hundred Palestinians were killed; the Atamna family was cordoned into one room and guarded by soldiers. The morning after the army left their home, the shells came. Within moments, 60 members of the extended family lay in the street, either maimed or dead. When asked what they would say to the Canadian government, defending Israel's atrocities as it does time and again, Iyad Atamna said: "We don't want your money or your political support, just come here for one day before you speak about justice." Jon Elmer is in Gaza City. From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Mon Feb 5 20:33:48 2007 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:33:48 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Declaration en reponse au debat sur les "accomodements raisonnables" :: No One Is Illegal Statement on the xenophobic debate about "reasonable accommodation" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [English below] [Des membres de Personne N'est Ill?gal-Montr?al ont tenu ? r?agir au ? d?bat ? x?nophobe remuant le Qu?bec au sujet des ? accomodements raisonnables ? en r?digeant la d?claration suivante. Si vous ?tes un groupe ou individu qui d?sirez signer cette d?claration, contactez-nous! Si vous d?sirez vous joindre ? des actions visant ? confronter et d?noncer le racisme et la x?nophobie tapissant ce d?bat, contactez-nous! ? noii-montreal at resist.ca ou 514-848-7583.] ----- D?claration en r?ponse au d?bat sur les ? accomodements raisonnables ? 5 f?vrier 2007 En tant que femmes racialis?es et migrantes, nous sommes outr?es devant l'inf?mante propagande x?nophobe et raciste articul?e dans le cadre du d?bat autour des ? accommodements raisonnables ?. En tant qu'actrices ? part enti?res, affirmant notre capacit? ? nous auto-d?terminer, nous rejetons le discours paternaliste et fondamentalement misogyne r?p?tant la n?cessit? que les structures de l'?tat nous prot?gent et nous sauvent de nos propres cultures. Nous affirmons qu'un tel discours est ? la fois raciste et sexiste : raciste, car il perp?tue la notion que nos cultures sont fonci?rement r?trogrades et barbares, en contraste avec la culture blanche et occidentale, envisag?e comme forme ultime de civilisation et de progr?s; et sexiste, car provenant d'une perspective qui tend ? infantiliser les femmes, ou celles-ci sont per?ues comme de simples victimes incapables d'oeuvrer ? leur propre bien-?tre. Cette notion de ? civilisation ? est intrins?quement li?e ? la rh?torique coloniale qui a men? au g?nocide des populations autochtones des Am?riques, un g?nocide qui perdure jusqu'? ce jour, alors que la disparition de plus de cinq cent femmes autochtones au Canada continue d'?tre trait? avec m?pris et indiff?rence, r?duit ? un simple fait divers. Nous rejetons le mod?le simpliste et r?ductionniste de conception des ? droits ? des femmes v?hicul? dans les m?dias de masse. Alors que nous r?clamons activement nos ? droits ? ? la libert?, ? la s?curit?, ? la dignit? tels qu'articul?s dans le paradigme traditionnel des ? droits humains ?, nous r?clamons tout autant nos ? droits ? ? l'expression de nos identit?s culturelles et religieuses. Nous c?l?brons la diversit? et le caract?re dynamique de nos cultures et de nos identit?s, notamment nos identit?s sexuelles ? en tant que femmes, et en tant que lesbiennes, bisexuelles, transexuelles ou toute autre forme d'auto-identification - et refusons la caricature simpliste et sch?matique r?duisant nos multiples communaut?s ? des repr?sentations uniques, homog?nes et incontest?es d'une tradition monolithique. ? cet ?gard, nous r?affirmons le caract?re dynamique des diff?rentes manifestations de croyances ou d'identit?s culturelles alors qu'elles se recoupent avec un contexte politique et social ext?rieur plus large. En particulier, nous insistons que l'analyse de l'oppression des femmes et de l'in?galit? des sexes telle qu'exprim?e dans les m?dias de masses, c'est-?-dire comme ph?nom?ne strictement interne aux religions ignore explicitement les syst?mes ext?rieurs universels de patriarcat et de sexisme auxquels toutes les femmes font face, tout en homog?n?isant et en fossilisant les religions de mani?re d?finitive. Nous d?non?ons le r?le de l'?tat et de ses structures dans la marginalisation des femmes racialis?es et migrantes, qu'elles soient de foi ou non. L'action de l'?tat et du syst?me capitaliste contribuent ? rendre le statut des femmes migrantes plus pr?caire en multipliant les barri?res ? l'obtention d'un statut l?gal, en cautionnant les diff?rentes formes de discrimination syst?mique et en d?cuplant la criminalisation des femmes, accentuent leur vuln?rabilit?. Nous d?non?ons ?galement la complicit? du discours f?ministe imp?raliste qui, sous couvert de solidarit?, impose des conceptions eurocentristes et assimilationnistes d'?galit? des sexes. Nous sommes critiques du paradigme f?ministe dominant qui place les choix des femmes occidentales comme l'unique et ultime chemin vers la lib?ration des femmes, malgr? l'accablante r?alit? que les femmes en Occident font face ? un sexisme quotidien. Nous sommes conscientes de la mani?re dont ce discours a ?t?, et continue d'?tre manipul? et instrumentalis? par la machine de propagande pro-guerre et anti-immigrante. Nous reconnaissons la continuit? historique de l'appropriation et de la manipulation du discours f?ministe par les mouvements colonialistes et imp?rialistes ? travers le monde. Toutefois, nous ne sommes pas partisanes du relativisme culturel qui tend ? justifier des pratiques oppressives et injustes au nom de la ? diff?rence ? et restons vigilantes afin que la libert? de religions ne nous emp?che pas de lutter activement contre l'oppression. Afin d'adopter une authentique position de solidarit?, nous devons ?couter les femmes que nous pr?tendons soutenir dans leurs luttes et comprendre que nous occupons diff?rentes positions de privil?ge et de pouvoir. Pour ce faire, nous devons activement lutter contre la d?shumanisation des communaut?s racialis?es et de foi et contre la victimisation des femmes. Nous devons soutenir les femmes qui sont ? l'avant plan de leurs propres luttes de lib?ration et les actrices de leur propre transformation. Nous devons nous engager dans ce processus non pas motiv?es par la piti? ou la charit?, mais anim?es d'un v?ritable sens de solidarit? et de respect. -- Personne N'est Ill?gal-Montr?al ----- --> Si vous ?tes un groupe ou individu qui d?sirez signer cette d?claration, contactez-nous! Si vous d?sirez vous joindre ? des actions visant ? confronter et d?noncer le racisme et la x?nophobie tapissant ce d?bat, contactez-nous! ----- noii-montreal at resist.ca http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com 514-848-7583 :::::::::: :::::::::: [Members of No One Is Illegal-Montreal are responding to the xenophobic "debate" in Quebec about "reasonable accomodation" with the following statement. For basic background, consult: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/bbc-racist-rules-in-herouxville-quebec.html or http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/les-qubecois-sont-ils-racistes.html If you wish to support this statement as a group or individual, please get in touch. If you want to help plan actions against the racism underlying this debate, please get in touch as well! noii-montreal at resist.ca or 514-848-7583.] ----- No One Is Illegal-Montreal statement on the racist Quebec debate about "reasonable accommodation" February 5, 2007 [ Translated from the original French: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/dclaration-en-rponse-au-dbat-sur-les.html ] As racialized and migrant women, we are outraged by the slanderous, xenophobic and racist propaganda that is being expressed in the debate about "reasonable accommodation". We assert our ability, as subjects not objects, to exercise our own capacity to self-determine our lives; we reject the repeatedly paternalistic, and fundamentally misogynist, discourse about the State that will supposedly save us from our own cultures. We assert that such a discourse is both racist and sexist. It is racist, because it perpetuates the idea that our cultures are fundamentally backwards and cruel, in contrast with white Western culture, which is seen as the ultimate achievement of civilization. It is sexist because it derives from ideas that render women childlike, or viewed as simple victims incapable of struggling for their own wellbeing. This idea of "civilization" is intrinsically linked to the colonial mentality that led to the genocide of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is a genocide that persists when, by way of example, the disappearance of more than five-hundred indigenous women in Canada continues to be treated with contempt and indifference. We reject the mass media's simplistic and reductive conception of women's "rights". While we actively assert our "right" to freedom, safety and dignity as articulated in the traditional paradigm of "human rights", we also assert our "right" to the expression of our cultural and religious identities. We celebrate the diversity and dynamism of our cultures and our identities ? including our different sexual orientations as queer, lesbian, trans, straight, or other forms of self-identification -- and refuse the simplistic caricatures that reduce our multiple communities to homogeneous and uncontested representations of a monolithic tradition. In this respect, we reassert the dynamic nature of the various manifestations of our beliefs or cultural identities, which express themselves within a larger social and political context. In particular, we observe that the analysis of the oppression of women and gender inequality, as expressed in the mass media, as strictly a phenomenon internal to religions, explicitly ignores the external, universal systems of patriarchy and sexism which all women face, while also definitively homogenizing religion. We denounce the role of the State and its structures in the marginalization of racialized and migrant women, whether they are religious or not. The actions of the State and the capitalism contribute to making the status of migrant women more precarious by increasing the barriers to obtaining legal status through various forms of systemic discrimination, and increasing the vulnerability of women by their criminalization. We also denounce the complicity of the imperialist feminist discourse which, under the cover of supposed solidarity, imposes Eurocentric and assimilationist ideas gender equality. We are critical of the dominant feminist paradigm that privileges the choices of Western women as the sole path towards liberation, despite the overpowering reality of daily sexism that Western women face. We are conscious of the way in which this discourse continues to be manipulated and used by pro-war, anti-immigrant proponents. We recognize the historical continuity of the appropriation and manipulation of feminist discourse by colonial and imperialist movements throughout the world. However, we are not supporters of cultural relativism that tends to justify oppressive and unjust practices in the name of the "difference". We remain vigilant so that the freedom of religion does not prevent us from fighting actively against oppression. To show true solidarity, we must listen to the women that we claim to support in their struggle, and we must understand that we occupy different positions of privilege and power. To do this, we must actively fight against the dehumanization of racialized and faith communities, and against the victimization of women. We must support the women who are on the frontlines of their own struggles for liberation, and subjects, not objects, of their own transformation. We must engage in this process not motivated by pity or charity, but by a true sense of solidarity and respect. -- No One Is Illegal-Montreal. ----- --> If you wish to support this statement as a group or individual, please get in touch. If you want to help plan actions against the racism underlying this debate, please get in touch as well! ----- noii-montreal at resist.ca http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com 514-848-7583 From fredburrill at gmail.com Tue Feb 6 21:12:17 2007 From: fredburrill at gmail.com (Fred Burrill) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 00:12:17 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] STAC Film Screening! Message-ID: <45c4305c0702062112x3657adadt5cde8524a2cc3b12@mail.gmail.com> QPIRG MCGILL'S ANNUAL WORKING GROUP FILM FESTIVAL presents... Thursday Feb 8th, 6:30-8:30pm, Cultural Studies Screening room at 3475 Peel Street. Plan Puebla Panama: La Conquista Sigue is a documentary on the latest neoliberal "development program," the Plan Puebla Panama, for Latin America. The PPP is aimed at increasing the profits of transnational corporations, by using military force to steal land, polluting the environment, putting workers in sweatshop conditions, and privatizing biological resources. Spanish, with English subtitles. Victoria de Todos Los Santos, a short montage of footage from Oaxaca City, Mexico, portraying the November 2 2006 popular reclamation of the local university from federal police forces. Film produced by a Oaxacan Video Collective. Sponsored by Students Taking Action in Chiapas (STAC) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abolissons at gmail.com Wed Feb 7 08:03:57 2007 From: abolissons at gmail.com (Hungerstrike Support Committee) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:03:57 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] UPDATE ON HUNGER STRIKES AT GUANTANAMO NORTH Message-ID: <00fa01c74ad2$5040a570$ad33cdcd@CPQ18145226471> (forward from Toronto, tasc at web.ca) UPDATE ON HUNGER STRIKES AT GUANTANAMO NORTH AND CALL TO ACTION. Wednesday, 7 February 2007 SITUATION CRITICAL WHILE "PUBLIC SAFETY" MINISTER LOST IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE "I saw large chocolate sauce." -- Stockwell Day, sounding like a B-movie actor in a 1950s sci-fi dud, Radio interview about the hunger strike, CINW, Montreal, Feb. 1 Links to developments in this email: 1. Reality Check: A Six-Point Guide to Countering the Lies and Deceptions of Stockwell "Chocolate Sauce" Day with respect to the hunger strike, http://www.homesnotbombs.ca/daylies.htm 2. Amnesty International writes to Day, http://www.homesnotbombs.ca/amnestytoday.htm 3. Letter from Chinese Canadian Redress Alliance, http://www.homesnotbombs.ca/chineseredress.htm 4. NDP MP Bill Siksay Questions Stockwell Day in the House of Commons, http://www.homesnotbombs.ca/siksay.htm 5. Rotating Solidarity Fast Gets Underway, http://www.homesnotbombs.ca/supportfast.htm 6. Senator Hugh Segal Calls on Government to Negotiate: http://www.thewhig.com/webapp/sitepages/printable.asp?paper=www.thewhig.com& cont entID=393136&annewspapername=The+Kingston+Whig%2DStandard The Secret Trial Security Certificate detainees - held without charge or fair trial for up to six and a half years under threat of deportation to torture - are in their third month of a hunger strike at Canada's Guantanamo North. Today is day 75 of the hungerstrike for Mahjoub, and day 64 for Hassan Almrei and Mahmoud Jaballah. The three are demanding minor improvements in prison conditions, including medical care and the appointment of the Correctional Investigator, an independent ombudsperson, to investigate complaints. DAY PREFERS SPIN: Despite a mounting public outcry (see letters referred to above), the government continues to expose the men to the risk of death by denying them daily medical monitoring during the hungerstrike. Rather than intervening urgently to find a solution, Day and Harper prefer to propagate misinformation and spin campaigns (see response to six false claims by Harper and Day at http://www.homesnotbombs.ca/daylies.htm). VICTORY AT HOUSE COMMITTEE: Thanks in part to the pressure exerted by people across Canada, a resolution was passed Tuesday, February 6 by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration calling on the federal government to respond to the crisis by appointing the Office of the Correctional Investigator, a federal prison ombudsperson, to assume control over Guantanamo North. All Tories on the committee shamefully voted against the motion. The same motion will go before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness on Thursday. It is crucial that calls go to those committee members calling on them to support the resolution (see below). ==> ACT NOW - THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL In the next days we are calling for : 1. PUBLIC ACTIONS There will be numerous actions February 7 protesting the callous and cruel manner in which Stockwell Day is refusing to negotiate a solution. While on the one hand he says (falsely) he cannot intervene because the matter is before the courts, on the other he has invaded the men's privacy by looking into a fridge and trying to make it sound like the trampling of their rights is okay because he saw "large chocolate sauce" in that fridge. Ongoing actions, however, are needed. Actions could take the form of delegations to present letters to officials, pickets, or theatrical media actions (orange jumpsuits and chocolate sauce: chocolate sauce in Guantanamo! or Let Them Eat Chocolate Sauce!) at relevant government offices. Actions should highlight the following demands: a) Begin providing regular medical monitoring of these three men IN THE LIVING UNIT, immediately and without conditions. b) Immediately appoint the federal Correctional Investigator to negotiate a solution to the hungerstrike. c) After the hungerstrike, act without delay to address the underlying reasons for the hunger strikes: indefinite detention, denial of a fair trial, and deportation to torture. 2. CALLS AND FAXES to "Public Safety" Minister Stockwell Day, demanding: a) Begin providing regular medical monitoring of these three men IN THE LIVING UNIT immediately and without conditions. b) Immediately appoint the federal Correctional Investigator to negotiate a solution to the hungerstrike. c) After the hungerstrike, act without delay to address the underlying reasons for the hunger strikes: indefinite detention, denial of a fair trial and deportation to torture. * Write or call to: The Honourable Stockwell Day Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Phone: (613) 995-1702 Fax: 613 952 2240 and Fax: (613) 995.1154 day.s at parl.gc.ca, communications at psepc.gc.ca *Send a copy of your letter and reports of your actions by email to the Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, tasc at web.ca. 3. CALLS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY STANDING COMMITTEE, urging them to support the resolution to appoint the federal Correctional Investigator to negotiate a solution to the hungerstrike. ** Focus, in priority, on Liberals and Bloc before the Conservatives -- the NDP member is on side. Public Safety Committee Members Name, Party, Constituency, Phone Number Gary Breitkreuz C, Yorkton-Melville, Sask., 613-992-4394 Gordon BrownC, Leeds-Grenville, Ontario, 613-992-8756 Pat Davidson, C, Edmonton Centre, 613-957-2649 Dave MacKenzie, C, Oxford, Ontario, 613-995-4432 Rick Norlock, C, Northumberland-Quinte, Ontario, 613-992-8585 Sue Barnes, L, London West, Ontario, 613-996-6674 Raymond Chan, L, Richmond, B.C., 613-995-2021 Roy Cullen, L, Etobicoke North, Ontario, 613-995-4702 Irwin Cotler, L, Mount Royal, P.Q., 613-995-0121 Serge Menard, BQ, Marc-Aurele-Fortin, 613-992-2617 Maria Mourani, BQ, Ahuntsic, 613-992-0983 Joe Comartin, NDP, Windsor-Tecumseh, Ontario, 613-947-3445 Breitkreuz.G at parl.gc.ca ; comartin.J at parl.gc.ca ; Cullen.R at parl.gc.ca ; Barnes.S at parl.gc.ca ; Brown.G at parl.gc.ca ; Chan.R at parl.gc.ca ; Cotler.I at parl.gc.ca ; MacKenzie.D at parl.gc.ca ; Menard.S at parl.gc.ca ; Mourani.M at parl.gc.ca ; Norlock.R at parl.gc.ca; Davidp at parl.gc.ca ----------------------------------------------- Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, tasc at web.ca, (416) 651-5800 From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Thu Feb 8 09:12:58 2007 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 12:12:58 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] News, Events and Analysis (February 5-11) :: Nouvelles, analyses et annonces (5-11 fevrier) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ::::: NO ONE IS ILLEGAL :: PERSONNE N'EST ILL?GAL-MONTR?AL News, Events and Analysis :: Nouvelles, analyses et annonces d'?v?nements February 5-11, 2007 :: 5-11 f?vrier 2007 ::::: --> If you want to receive regular updates from our low-volume announcements list (2-3 messages/week), you can subscribe at: https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l --> Si vous souhaitez recevoir des mises ? jour r?guli?res depuis notre liste d'envoi ? volume mod?r? ? 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Freedom NOW for Leonard Peltier! http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/thirty-one-years-of-injustice-freedom.html Australia: The People's Inquiry into Immigration Detention http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/australia-peoples-inquiry-into.html New York Times: U.S. Set to Begin a Vast Expansion of DNA Sampling http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/us-set-to-begin-vast-expansion-of-dna.html In These Times: Families Behind Bars: U.S. immigration policy is putting kids in jail http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/families-behind-bars-us-immigration.html Monthly Review: Transient Servitude: The U.S. Guest Worker Program for Exploiting Mexican and Central American Workers http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/transient-servitude-us-guest-worker.html Democracy Now!: The Case of Ali al-Marri: Can the Bush Administration Indefinitely Detain Legal Residents Without Charge? http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/case-of-ali-al-marri-can-bush.html CP: Refugee groups challenge U.S. status as safe third country http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/cp-refugee-groups-challenge-us-status.html Les Etats-Unis veulent pr?lever l'ADN des suspects et immigr?s http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/les-etats-unis-veulent-prlever-ladn-des.html La Mauritanie refuse d'accueillir des immigr?s pakistanais http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/la-mauritanie-refuse-daccueillir-des.html Sept morts apr?s un naufrage en mer Eg?e http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/sept-morts-aprs-un-naufrage-en-mer-ege.html More on the deadly West Africa to Europe (and North America) sea journey http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/more-on-deadly-west-africa-to-europe.html BBC: EU job centres to target Africans http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/bbc-eu-job-centres-to-target-africans.html BBC Photo Reports about the deadly West Africa-Canary Islands migration Route http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/bbc-photo-reports-about-deadly-west.html No More Silence - Rally for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada (February 14, Toronto) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/no-more-silence-rally-for-murdered-and.html 11i?me Journ?e internationale contre la brutalit? polici?re (15 mars, Montr?al) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/11ime-journe-internationale-contre-la.html De l'Irak ? 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Visitez notre site web r?guli?rement. -- No One Is Illegal/Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al ----- nooneisillegal at gmail.com http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com 514-848-7583 From aaron at resist.ca Fri Feb 9 06:27:30 2007 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 06:27:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?Radio-Canada=3A_Les_employ=E9?= =?iso-8859-1?q?s_=E0_l=27abri_du_Patriot_Act?= Message-ID: http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/regional/modele.asp?page=/regions/Montreal/2007/02/08/003-Expro-Tec-Patriot-Act.shtml Les employ?s ? l'abri du Patriot Act Les employ?s d'Expro Tec, de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, en sont venus ? une entente pour ?viter d'?tre assujettis ? l'application de la loi am?ricaine du Patriot Act. Cette l?gislation suspend le droit ? la protection des renseignements personnels et permet aux autorit?s am?ricaines d'exiger les dossiers des travailleurs d'une entreprise. Une clause de la convention collective pr?voit que les dossiers des employ?s canadiens demeureront au pays pour ?viter d'?tre soumis au Patriot Act. Transf?r?s au si?ge social am?ricain, les dossiers auraient ?t? assujettis aux lois am?ricaines, Patriot Act inclus. La controverse est n?e lors de la vente en janvier dernier de SNC Technologies, filiale de SNC Lavalin, ? l'am?ricain General Dynamics pour la somme de 315 millions de dollars. Expro Tec, l'une des composantes de SNC Technologies, est pass?e aux mains de la soci?t? am?ricaine bas?e ? Falls Church en Virginie. Expro Tec fabrique des poudres propulsives extrud?es ? usage militaire et sportif. La poudre est ?galement utilis?e dans la fabrication de coussins gonflables de l'industrie automobile. La D?fense nationale, la D?fense am?ricaine, les forces arm?es d'autres pays de l'OTAN et des corps policiers canadiens sont au nombre de ses clients. L'ITAR et Bell Helicopter Contrairement ? Expro Tec, la soci?t? canadienne Bell Helicopter a ?chou? dans sa tentative d'?chapper ? la l?gislation am?ricaine. Cette derni?re est forc?e d'appliquer l'International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) afin de conserver ses contrats avec la D?fense am?ricaine. L'ITAR oblige les entreprises qui font affaire avec les ?tats-Unis ? s'assurer qu'aucun employ? poss?dant la nationalit? d'un des 25 pays jug?s suspects par le gouvernement am?ricain ne soit impliqu? dans la conception de mat?riel militaire strat?gique. Une plainte pour discrimination a d'ailleurs ?t? d?pos? par un stagiaire canadiensd'origine v?n?zu?lienne renvoy? par Bell Helicopter. Plusieurs ing?nieurs, mais aussi du personnel administratif, des stagiaires et des concierges, qui totalisent de nombreuses ann?es de service au sein de l'entreprise, ont ainsi ?t? mis de c?t? par Bell Helicopter. From sansfrontieres at resist.ca Sat Feb 10 07:01:57 2007 From: sansfrontieres at resist.ca (sans frontieres!) Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:01:57 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Souper Communautaire :: Community Dinner :: Solidarite sans frontieres avec SIKLAB and Philippine-Canada Task Force (17 fevrier) Message-ID: [English below] ****************************************************** * REPAS COMMUNAUTAIRE GRATUIT * * avec * * SOLIDARIT? SANS FRONTI?RES et * * PHILIPPINES-CANADA TASK FORCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS! * ****************************************************** Ami-e-s et alli?-e-s, Joignez-vous aux membres de Solidarit? Sans Fronti?res, SIKLAB et le Philippines-Canada Task Force on Human Rights pour une soir?e de musique, de bouffe et de communaut?. Un retour de la r?cente mission d'enqu?te de terrain aux Philippines , une performance du groupe philippin Sinag Bayan ainsi que des mises ? jour de nos activit?s ? la poursuite de justice et de dignit? pour toutes les personnes migrantes et r?fugi?es sont au programme de cette soir?e. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> <> QUAND: 17 fevrier, ? 18h <> <> O?: Caf? TocToc, 6091 avenue du Parc <> <> (M?tro Place-des-Arts & autobus #80 Nord, <> <> M?tro Parc, autobus #80 Sud) <> <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> Le souper, c'est un potluck ? alors, si vous pouvez, apportez un plat ? partager. Un service de gardiennage gratuit ainsi que le transport aller-retour pour le souper est offert, svp appeler au 514-848-7583 pour organiser le tout. :::::::::::::::::::: Solidarit? sans fronti?res est un r?seau montr?alais engag? dans la lutte pour la justice et la dignit? pour les immigrant-e-s et les r?fugi?-e-s. Les membres de notre r?seau, migrant-e-s, immigrant-e-s, r?fugi?-e-s et alli?-e-s, se rassemblent autour de nos principales revendications: la r?gularisation de toutes les personnes sans-statut (Un statut pour tous et toutes!); l'arr?t des d?portations et des detentions et l'abolition des certificats de s?curit?. Contactez-nous au (514) 848-7583, sansfrontieres at resist.ca, et http://www.solidaritesansfrontieres.org PHOTO-REPORTAGES: http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/fr/node/202 Solidarit? Sans Fronti?res est un groupe de travail du GRIP-Concordia: 1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, suite 204 tel: 514-848-7583 fax: 514-848-7584 qpirgconcordia.org / info at qpirgconcordia.org :::::::::::::::::::: ****************************************************** * FREE COMMUNITY DINNER * * with * * SOLIDARITY ACROSS BORDERS and * * PHILIPPINES-CANADA TASK FORCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS! * ****************************************************** Friends and supporters, Join members of Solidarity Across Borders, SIKLAB, and the Philippines-Canada Task Force on Human Rights for an evening of food, music and community. This evening will featuring a report-back from a recent fact-finding mission to the Philippines, and a performance from Filipino cultural group Sinag Bayan, as well as updates on our ongoing activities demanding justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees. <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> <> WHEN: 6pm, Saturday, February 17th <> <> WHERE: Cafe TocToc, 6091 avenue du Parc <> <> (Metro Place-des-Arts and #80 bus <> <> north, Metro Parc and #80 bus south) <> <>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<> The dinner will be a potluck - please bring a dish to share if you can. Free childcare, and transportation to and from the dinner will be provided; please call us at 514-848-7583 to make arrangements. :::::::::::::::::::: Solidarity Across Borders is a Montreal-based network engaged in the struggle for justice and dignity of immigrants and refugees. We are comprised of migrants, immigrants, refugees and allies, and come together in support of our main demands: the regularization of all non-status people (Status for All!), an end to deportations and detentions, and the abolition of security certificates. Contact us at 514-848-7583, sansfrontieres at resist.ca, and http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org PHOTO REPORTS: http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/node/201 Solidarity Across Borders is a working group of QPIRG Concordia: 1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, suite 204 tel: 514-848-7583 fax: 514-848-7584 qpirgconcordia.org / info at qpirgconcordia.org :::::::::::::::::::: From bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca Sat Feb 10 19:34:52 2007 From: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca (bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca) Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:34:52 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?LA_F=CATE_DES_NEIGES_DE_MONTR?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=C9AL_C=C9L=C8BRE_25_ANS_DE_PLAISIRS_AU_COEUR_DE_L=27HIVER?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_!__=28fwd=29_?= Message-ID: LA F?TE DES NEIGES DE MONTR?AL C?L?BRE 25 ANS DE PLAISIRS AU COEUR DE L'HIVER ! Pour cette grande occasion, le parc Jean-Drapeau se transforme en un vaste terrain de jeu de neige et de glace o? petits et grands viennent profiter des joies de l'hiver que leur offre le plus bel ?v?nement de plein air ? vivre en famille et entre amis. Cette ann?e bien sp?ciale sera marqu?e de surprises dont on se souviendra longtemps! Cette invitation aux surprises ne sera pas tomb?e dans des oreilles sourdes! Une belle activit? festive est donc sp?cialement organis?e pour c?l?brer la tenue d'un stand de l'arm?e canadienne! Eh oui, car les Forces Arm?es animent un atelier de ? survie dans le Grand Nord ? ? la F?te des Neiges. Nous voulons signifier clairement que l'arm?e n'est pas la bienvenue dans un ?v?nement destin? aux familles et rappeler qu'elle joue un r?le d'occupation ? travers le monde (Afghanistan, territoires autochtones, Ha?ti, etc.) Nous irons distribuer des tracts et nous m?nerons une simulation de champ de bataille... Les costumes sugg?r?s sont des habits: loufoques, militaires, militaro-loufoques, carnavalesques, bon-enfant, amusants, ou seulement comme l'inspiration vous en dit. Les accessoires sugg?r?s sont: des fusils-jouets, des grenades-jouets, des bazooka-jouets, des kalachnikov-jouet, des thanks-jouets, des bombardiers-jouets, des portes-avions-jouets, des jouets-jouets, ouais-ouais. Quand tout ce plaisir aura lieu? Ce dimanche 11 f?vrier, ? 12h30 , on se retrouve au m?tro Berri-UQ?M au rond des cons (aussi connu sous le nom de: la pastille, la puck, le rond, etc.) Les sourires seront au rendez-vous! Et vous, y serez-vous? Quand l'arm?e, dans ses missions, n'entend pas ? rire, tant pis peur eux, c'est ce que nous entendrons! From abolissons at gmail.com Sun Feb 11 09:46:54 2007 From: abolissons at gmail.com (Hungerstrike Support Committee) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:46:54 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?=28Montreal=29_17_fevrier_Ras?= =?iso-8859-1?q?semblement_FERMEZ_=AB_GUANTANAMO_DU_NORD_=BB?= Message-ID: <024b01c74e04$fc794470$f233cdcd@CPQ18145226471> de justiceforadil at riseup.net FERMEZ ? GUANTANAMO DU NORD ? ! ARR?TEZ LA D?TENTION IND?FINIE ET ARBITRAIRE ARR?TEZ LA D?PORTATION VERS LA TORTURE RASSEMBLEMENT Samedi 17 f?vrier 2007, ? 13h Square Berri (parc ?milie-Gamelin, m?tro Berri) ***Deuxi?me anniversaire de la ?lib?ration? d'Adil Charkaoui*** ==> Affiches et tracts : http://fairtrademedia.com/temp/adil/ <== Le 18 f?vrier prochain, cela fera deux ans qu'Adil Charkaoui a ?t? lib?r? apr?s 21 mois de d?tention ? Montr?al, sans accusations ni proc?s pour finalement se retrouver avec des conditions tout aussi arbitraires qui limitent s?rieusement sa libert? et celle de toute sa famille. Il demeure ?galement sous la menace constante d'une d?portation vers la torture, un lourd tribut que lui et sa famille doivent payer, jour apr?s jour. Pendant ce temps au Canada, dans la prison de ? Guantanamo du Nord ?, situ?e au p?nitencier de Millhaven en Ontario, trois autres victimes des certificats de s?curit? sont d?tenues, dont une depuis pr?s de sept ans, en vertu de preuves secr?tes, sans accusations, tous sous la menace constante d'une d?portation vers la torture : Mohammad Mahjoub, Mahmoud Jaballah et Hassan Almrei. Les six cellules de cette prison de plusieurs millions de dollars, ouverte en avril 2006, ont ?t? construites sp?cifiquement pour d?tenir des non-citoyens, sans accusations ni proc?s, sur la base d'information secr?te. Guantanamo Nord a ainsi cr?? un pr?c?dent au Canada, signe de l'intention du gouvernement de maintenir sa politique injuste des ?certificats de s?curit??, allant ? l'encontre de l'objection de dizaines de milliers de Canadiens et de Qu?b?cois et des recommandations d'importantes organisations de d?fense des droits humains et de trois comit?s de l'ONU. Sans compter que la Cour Supr?me n'a pas encore rendu sa d?cision quant ? la constitutionnalit? des certificats de s?curit? et que ces derniers font toujours l'objet d'un examen parlementaire. Un autre homme, Mohamed Harkat, d?tenu pendant trois ans et demi, est actuellement en ?libert?? avec des restrictions parmi les plus s?v?res jamais impos?es dans un cas de lib?ration conditionnelle au Canada. Tout comme les autres hommes, il n'a jamais ?t? accus?, n'a pas eu droit ? un proc?s juste et ?quitable et vit ?galement sous la menace d'une d?portation vers la torture. Le 17 f?vrier, joignez-vous ? nous dans les rues de Montr?al pour exiger que le gouvernement canadien: 1. Ferme imm?diatement son ?Centre de surveillance de l'immigration de Kingston? (Guantanamo du Nord); 2. Rel?che imm?diatement les cinq d?tenus des certificats de s?curit? (Mahmoud Jaballah, Mohammad Mahjoub, Hassan Almrei, Mohamed Harkat et Adil Charkaoui) ou leur donne droit ? un proc?s juste et ?quitable; 3. Arr?te toutes les proc?dures de d?portation contre les cinq victimes des ?proc?s secrets?; 4. Abolisse les certificats de s?curit?; et 5. Mette fin aux d?portations vers la torture. Appuy? par : 2110 Centre Action Refugi? Montr?al Agir Ensemble pour la Paix (AEP) Alternative Perspective Media / Regard Alternative M?dia (APM-RAM) Andrew Telegdi, MP-Liberal Artistes pour la paix Association des avocats de la D?fense de Montr?al Association des Jeunes Libanais Musulman Barnard-Boecker Centre Foundation (Victoria) Bethune Institute for Anti-Fascist Studies Bill Siksay, NDP critic on immigration Block the Empire Montr?al Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada Canadian Alliance for Concerned Jewish Canadians Canadian Arab Federation Canadian Auto Workers Union Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture Canadian Council for Refugees Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Canadian Peace Alliance Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Centre des femmes d'ici et d'ailleurs Centre for Constitutional Rights (New York) Centre justice et foi Chinese Canadian Redress Alliance / Alliance des sinocanadiens pour la r?paration CKUT 90.3 FM Radio Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees Collectif Oppos? ? la Brutalit? Polici?re (COBP) Council of Canadians ?chec ? la guerre El-Hidaya Association F?d?ration des Congolais de l'?tranger (FCE-Canada) F?d?ration des femmes du Qu?bec Forum Musulman Canadien / Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) Human Rights Watch Immigrant Workers Centre Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (IPSM) International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) Jesuit Refugee and Migrant Service (Toronto) Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee Les Soeurs Auxiliatrices Ligue des droits et libert?s Monia Mazigh (married to Maher Arar) Muslim Council of Montreal NEFAC No one is illegal Montreal No One is Illegal-Toronto NOWAR-PAIX (Ottawa) NPD-Section Qu?bec Ontario Coalition against Poverty (OCAP) Parole arabe Presence musulmane montreal QPIRG Concordia QPIRG McGill Qu?bec Solidaire Rassemblement Outaouais contre la guerre (ROCG) Social Justice Committee Societ? Elizabeth Fry Qu?bec Solidarity across Borders Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes r?fugi?es et immigrantes (TCRI) Toronto Action for Social Change United Muslim Students Association (UMSA) * Organis? par : Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui www.adilinfo.org t?l. : 514.859.9023 justiceforadil at riseup.net From abolissons at gmail.com Sun Feb 11 09:49:04 2007 From: abolissons at gmail.com (Hungerstrike Support Committee) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:49:04 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 17 February Rally CLOSE GUANTANAMO NORTH Message-ID: <025f01c74e05$26d16a90$f233cdcd@CPQ18145226471> from justiceforadil at riseup.net CLOSE GUANTANAMO NORTH End Indefinite and Arbitrary Detention End Deportation to Torture RALLY Saturday, 17 February 2007, 1pm Berri Square (parc ?milie-Gamelin, in front of Berri Metro) ***2ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE 'LIBERATION' OF ADIL CHARKAOUI*** ==> Posters and flyers: http://fairtrademedia.com/temp/adil/ <== 18 February marks two years since Adil Charkaoui was released from 21 months of detention without charge or trial in Montreal only to be placed under equally arbitrary conditions which severely restrict his liberty and that of his entire family. He also remains under an active threat of deportation to torture, which takes its toll, day-by-day, on him and his family. Meanwhile, in Canada's 'Guantanamo North' prison, located in Millhaven Penitentiary in Ontario, three other "security certificate" detainees have been held up to 6.5 years on secret evidence, without charge, all under threat of deportation to torture: Mohammad Mahjoub, Mahmoud Jaballah and Hassan Almrei. The six-cell, multi-million dollar prison, which opened in April 2006, was built specifically for non-citizens detained without charge or trial on secret information. Guantanamo North established a precedent in Canada and signalled the government's intention to continue its unjust policy of "security certificates", over the objections of tens of thousands of Canadians and Quebeckers, against the recommendations of major human rights organizations and three UN committees, and despite a pending Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of security certificates and an unfinished parliamentary review. One other man, Mohamed Harkat, held for three and a half years, is currently "out" on some of the most severe restrictions on human liberty ever imposed in a Canadian bail release. He too has never been charged or provided with a fair trial; he too continues to live under the threat of deportation to torture. On 17 February, join us in the streets of Montreal to demand that the Canadian government: 1. Immediately close its 'Kingston Immigration Holding Centre' (Guantanamo Bay North); 2. Immediately release 'security certificate' detainees or provide them with a fair trial; 3. End all proceedings to deport the five victims of security certificates; 4. Abolish security certificates; and 5. End deportations to torture. * Endorsed by: 2110 Centre Action Refugi? Montr?al Agir Ensemble pour la Paix (AEP) Alternative Perspective Media / Regard Alternative M?dia (APM-RAM) Andrew Telegdi, MP-Liberal Artistes pour la paix Association des avocats de la D?fense de Montr?al Association des Jeunes Libanais Musulman Barnard-Boecker Centre Foundation (Victoria) Bethune Institute for Anti-Fascist Studies Bill Siksay, NDP critic on immigration Block the Empire Montr?al Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada Canadian Alliance for Concerned Jewish Canadians Canadian Arab Federation Canadian Auto Workers Union Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture Canadian Council for Refugees Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Canadian Peace Alliance Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Centre des femmes d'ici et d'ailleurs Centre for Constitutional Rights (New York) Centre justice et foi Chinese Canadian Redress Alliance / Alliance des sinocanadiens pour la r?paration CKUT 90.3 FM Radio Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees Collectif Oppos? ? la Brutalit? Polici?re (COBP) Council of Canadians ?chec ? la guerre El-Hidaya Association F?d?ration des Congolais de l'?tranger (FCE-Canada) F?d?ration des femmes du Qu?bec Forum Musulman Canadien / Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) Human Rights Watch Immigrant Workers Centre Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (IPSM) International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) Jesuit Refugee and Migrant Service (Toronto) Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee Les Soeurs Auxiliatrices Ligue des droits et libert?s Monia Mazigh (married to Maher Arar) Muslim Council of Montreal NEFAC No one is illegal Montreal No One is Illegal-Toronto NOWAR-PAIX (Ottawa) NPD-Section Qu?bec Ontario Coalition against Poverty (OCAP) Parole arabe Presence musulmane montreal QPIRG Concordia QPIRG McGill Qu?bec Solidaire Rassemblement Outaouais contre la guerre (ROCG) Social Justice Committee Societ? Elizabeth Fry Qu?bec Solidarity across Borders Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes r?fugi?es et immigrantes (TCRI) Toronto Action for Social Change United Muslim Students Association (UMSA) * Organised by: Coalition Justice for Adil Charkaoui www.adilinfo.org tel. 514 859 9023 justiceforadil at riseup.net From loca_bergeron at hotmail.com Tue Feb 13 11:38:13 2007 From: loca_bergeron at hotmail.com (loca_bergeron at hotmail.com) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:38:13 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Un texte du Devoir Message-ID: <200702131938.l1DJcDfR006662@www7.vdl2.ca> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From loca_bergeron at hotmail.com Tue Feb 13 11:42:40 2007 From: loca_bergeron at hotmail.com (loca_bergeron at hotmail.com) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:42:40 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Un texte du Devoir Message-ID: <200702131942.l1DJgeqk028569@www8.vdl2.ca> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Wed Feb 14 01:25:07 2007 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:25:07 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Indigenous resistance at the US-Canadian Border; "War on Terror" in New York City :: No One Is Illegal Radio (February 2007) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: No One Is Illegal-Montreal Radio (February 2007) part of CKUT's Open Conspiracy for Social Change 90.3FM in MONTREAL :::::::::: On this month's show: we look at indigenous resistance at the US-Canadian border, as well as migrant resistance to the War on Terror, with two interviews: --> KATIENIES, member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Community, who is currently wanted on an arrest warrant for refusing to appear in court as she steadfastly refuses to recognize the jurisdiction of the Canadian courts and border officials. AND --> KAVITHA PAWRIA, organizer with Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) in New York City, about the recent dawn arrest of an entire Pakistani family in New York City, part of the ongoing "War on Terror" in migrant communities. --> LISTEN to our February 13, 2007 show online at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=21783 :::::::::: :::::::::: KATIENIES was recently described as "lawless" by an official of the Canadian Border Services Agency. She is a member of the Akwesasne Community, part of the Mohawk Nation, and is currently wanted on an arrest warrant, from the Superior Court of Justice in Cornwall, Ontario, for refusing to appear on customs and border violations. Katienies refuses to recognize the authority of the Canadian courts, or any colonial courts and border officials, until they have clearly established their jurisdiction, if any, over the Mohawk peoples. She and her family -- including her daughter and two grandchildren -- have been harassed by border officials, in various incidents, since 2003. To visit her daughter, Katienies needs to make a simple 2-minute drive, but that drive takes her through two provinces, one state, and two countries. As recently as November 2006, she was accused of running the border. She was ordered to court this past January 18, 2007, but didn't appear. Instead, she earlier served the courts with her own Motion to Dismiss, demanding that the courts and border officials address the jurisdiction question; ie. does Canada, or the US, have any juridiction whatsoever over the Mohawk people. In this exclusive interview, Katienies discusses her current challenge to border officials, her refusal to recognize the colonial courts, her reflections on the re-establishment of the Confederacy House at Six Nations, attempts to introduce biometric "smart cards" into Mohawk communities, as well as her jurisidictional challenge to the Canadian authorities, and the precedents she cites within the Mohawk Great Law and the Two-Row Wampum. Katienies was interviewed this past weekend, from an undisclosed location, somewhere on Turtle Island. For background information, consult Mohawk Nation News: http://www.mohawknationnews.com :::::::::: :::::::::: On the early morning of January 9 of this year, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an entire family of Pakistani origin from their home in Queens, New York. The Siraj family, a father, mother and daughter, were all detained after a pre-dawn raid, just hours after a Federal Court judge sentenced their son and brother, Matan Siraj, to 30 years in prison on terrorism charges. The Siraj family were all active members of DRUM -- Desis Rising up and Moving -- a community-based organization in New York City that works with Muslim and South Asian immigrants that have been targeted in the so-called "War on Terror." DRUM has denounced the detention of the Siraj family, and the sentencing of Matan Siraj, as part of the US government's ongoing intimidation of Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities, seeking self-justifying pretexts for the "War on Terror". On this edition of No One Is Illegal Radio, we talk with KAVITHA PAWRIA, an organizer with DRUM who was active in mobilizing support for the Siraj family throughout the past month. She speaks about the current situation of the Siraj family -- mother and daughter were released on a prohibitive cash bond -- while the father remains in detention, facing deportation, and the son Matan Siraj is beginning an appeal of his 30-year prison sentence. Kavitha also speaks about the broader context of the attack on the Siraj family, and the ongoing organizing against the War on Terror within New York City's Muslim and South Asian communities. For background to DRUM, the Siraj case, as well as info about how to contribute to the support fund for the Siraj family, visit their website: www.drumnation.org :::::::::: :::::::::: --> Listen to our February 2007 show online at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=21783 ----- No One Is Illegal Radio is a monthly news and current affairs show on CKUT community radio in Montreal, produced and hosted by members of the No One Is Illegal collective. No One Is Illegal-Montreal is part of a worldwide movement of resistance, fighting for justice and dignity, and the right to self-determination for migrants, refugees and indigenous people. Our campaign is in public confrontation with the Canadian state, denouncing and taking action to combat racial profiling, police brutality, detentions and deportations, exploitation and wage-slave conditions, as well as opposing the displacement and genocide of indigenous peoples on Turtle Island. 514-848-7583 -- noii-montreal at resist.ca http://montreal.nooneisillegal.org Our January 2007 show is linked at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=21252 Our 2006 shows (May-December) are archived at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/01/no-one-is-illegal-radio-2006-archive.html From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Sat Feb 17 17:06:05 2007 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:06:05 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] News, Events and Analysis (February 12-18, 2007) :: Nouvelles, analyses et annonces (12-18 fevrier 2007) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ::::: NO ONE IS ILLEGAL :: PERSONNE N'EST ILL?GAL-MONTR?AL News, Events and Analysis :: Nouvelles, analyses et annonces d'?v?nements February 12-18, 2007 :: 12-18 f?vrier 2007 ::::: --> If you want to receive regular updates from our low-volume announcements list (2-3 messages/week), you can subscribe at: https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l --> Si vous souhaitez recevoir des mises ? jour r?guli?res depuis notre liste d'envoi ? volume mod?r? ? (2 ? 3 messages par semaine), inscrivez vous : https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l ----- Mohammad Mahjoub, longest held of Canada's Secret Trial detainees, to be returned to his family http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/mohammad-mahjoub-longest-held-of.html La Cour ordonne la lib?ration de Mahjoub, ? la veille d'une manifestation ? Montr?al pour exiger la fermeture du ? Guantanamo du Nord ? http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/dans-la-rue-contre-guantnamo-nord.html Toronto Star: Secret Trial detainee Mohamed Mahjoub ordered released with strict conditions http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/toronto-star-mohamed-mahjoub-ordered.html Updated background info to the situation at Guantanamo North: http://www.homesnotbombs.ca/gitmonorthstrike.htm Vid?o: D?portation Canada: Chaque ann?e, environ 10 000 personnes sont d?port?es de force du Canada vers des pays o? leur int?grit? physique est menac?e. Si vous vous retrouvez sur un vol avec l'une de ces personnes, vous pouvez emp?cher sa d?portation. Un vid?o par les Apatrides Anonymes. http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/vido-dportation-canada.html Video: Deportation Canada: Every year, approximately 10,000 people are removed from Canada towards countries where their physical well-being is threatened. If you find yourself on a flight with one such person, you can help stop a deportation. A video by the Apartrides Anonymes. http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/vido-dportation-canada.html D?claration de Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al en r?ponse au d?bat sur les ? accomodements raisonnables ? (Endoss? par: Association El-Hidaya, Centre 2110, Centre des femmes sud-asiatiques de Montr?al, Centre de travailleurs et travailleuses immigrantEs, Collectif Oppos? ? la brutalit? polici?re (COBP), Liberterre, No One Is Illegal-Vancouver, Solidarit? sans fronti?res et plusieurs individuEs ...) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/dclaration-en-rponse-au-dbat-sur-les.html No One Is Illegal-Montreal statement on the racist Quebec debate about "reasonable accomodation" (Endorsed by: 2110 Center for Gender Advocacy, Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP), El-Hidaya Association, Immigrant Worker's Center, Liberterre, No One Is Illegal-Vancouver, Solidarity Across Borders, South Asian Women's Community Center (SAWCC) and many individuals ...) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/statement-on-racist-quebec-debate-about.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid detains 51 workers http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/seattle-post-intelligencer-ice-raid.html "A march alone, no matter how large, will not bring us the change that we need! We must be organized in the streets of each barrio so that we can defend ourselves from the police, ICE and the Minutemen." ? Raza Rights Coalition of Los Angeles Organizing Summit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Raids by Raza Rights Coalition of Los Angeles http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/organizing-summit-against-ice-raids-by.html Audio: No One Is Illegal-Montreal Radio Interview with Kavitha Pawria of Desis Rising Up and Moving (New York City) on the recent ICE detention of the Siraj Family of Queens http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/jaggisingh at gmail.com/2840-1-20070214-Kavitha-UPLOAD.mp3 CP: Protesters disrupt Vancouver Olympics ceremony http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/cp-protesters-disrupt-vancouver.html Native Youth Movement: Warrior Targeted and Arrested at Anti-Olympic Protest in Vancouver http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/native-youth-movement-warrior-targeted.html Video: Olympic Ceremony Disruption (Vancouver 24) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/vancouver-24-video-of-olympic-ceremony.html Grassy Narrows protesters refuse to plea to charges http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/grassy-narrows-protesters-refuse-to.html Turtle Island News: Lawyer files jurisdictional question in Ontario Court http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/turtle-island-news-lawyer-files.html Audio: No One Is Illegal Radio Interview with Katenies. A member of the Akwesasne Community, part of the Mohawk Nation, Katenies is currently wanted on an arrest warrant, from the Superior Court of Justice in Cornwall, Ontario, for refusing to appear on phony customs and border violations. Katenies refuses to recognize the authority of the Canadian courts, or any colonial courts and border officials, until they have clearly established their jurisdiction, if any, over the Mohawk peoples. http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/jaggisingh at gmail.com/2840-1-20070214-Katienies-UPLOAD.mp3 Trevor Miller Set Free after Declaring Mohawk Sovereignty to the Colonial Settler-State of Canada http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/trevor-miller-set-free-after-declaring.html Hamilton Spectator: Tears, Applause as Six Nations prisoner Trevor Miller is Freed http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/hamilton-spectator-tears-applause-as.html Turtle Island News: Jeff "Hawk" facing Canadian Courts Alone http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/turtle-island-news-jeff-hawk-facing.html Audio: CKUT Interview with Jeff "Hawk" http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/fiona at resist.ca/1980-1-20070210-jeff_hawk_6N_criminalization.mp3 Support Chris Hill: Six Nations indigenous prisoner http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/support-chris-hill-six-nations.html GNN: Kwakiutl: "We are going to start fighting" http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/kwakiutl-we-are-going-to-start-fighting.html CBC: RCMP officer charged with torture of aboriginal man in BC http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/cbc-rcmp-officer-charged-with-torture.html Nine killed in fire at immigration detention facility in South Korea http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/nine-killed-in-fire-at-immigration.html BBC: At least 30 migrants drown off Yemen http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/bbc-at-least-30-migrants-drown-off.html AP: Violence could force 1 million Iraqis to flee homes http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/ap-violence-could-force-1-million.html Toronto Star: 9-year old Canadian boy in Texas immigration detention facility http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/toronto-star-9-year-old-canadian-boy-in.html Globe and Mail: Gay Nicaraguan wins temporary reprieve in bid to remain in Canada http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/globe-and-mail-gay-nicaraguan-wins.html More on how to support Alvaro Orazco, threatened with deportation to Nicaragua http://orangehabitat.com/alvaro/ 11i?me Journ?e internationale contre la brutalit? polici?re (15 mars, Montr?al) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/11ime-journe-internationale-contre-la.html De l'Irak ? 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Visitez notre site web r?guli?rement. -- No One Is Illegal/Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al ----- nooneisillegal at gmail.com http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com 514-848-7583 From christoff at resist.ca Sat Feb 17 19:23:32 2007 From: christoff at resist.ca (Stefan Christoff) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:23:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Montreal Mirror: No shame in slaughter Message-ID: Montreal Mirror: No shame in slaughter by Stefan Christoff Turkish scholar Taner Ak?am confronts the 1915 massacre of Armenians as his native country continues to deny it http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/021507/news2.html The histories of Turkey and Armenia are deeply intertwined. Dating back to the Ottoman Empire, the Armenian Orthodox Christians, a prominent minority community, specialized in commerce, often working as intermediaries for merchants from Europe and the eastern empire. But in the early 20th century, as momentum and support for Armenian independence expanded, Armenians faced mounting repression from Ottoman authorities. During the explosive events of World War I, Ottoman repression resulted in genocide, with an estimated 1.5 million Armenians massacred and expelled from the crumbling empire. The Armenian genocide persists as a matter of international controversy, one that Turkish activist and scholar Taner Ak?am continues to confront. As one of the first prominent Turkish historians to call the slaughter of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1917 a genocide, Ak?am's work has garnered international attention. His celebrated new book, A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility, incorporates archival material from British, German, U.S. and Ottoman records. Ak?am will be delivering two lectures in Montreal this weekend. Official silence "An official recognition of the Armenian genocide must take place in Turkey," Ak?am tells the Mirror. "The Armenian diaspora seeks a clear recognition of this historical injustice, which present-day Turkish pro-democracy advocates must support." "Despite the international attention toward my book, there has not been one single book review published in Turkey," he says. "People in Turkey can't touch the book publicly due to pressure from government authorities." Ak?am is not new to controversy. The historian and professor at the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota fled Turkey as a political refugee in the 1970s. After receiving a 10-year prison term for producing a student journal that focused on Turkey's treatment of the Kurdish minority, Ak?am was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International in 1976 and eventually granted asylum in Germany. "I was part of the 1968 generation, a common student movement in all of Europe and throughout the world," says Ak?am. "In Turkey, this student movement had multiple targets, including the U.S. war in Vietnam and democratization in Turkey, an important U.S. ally until today." In 2004, the Canadian federal Liberal government presented and passed an "acknowledgement resolution" within Parliament concerning the Armenian genocide. However, Conservative Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay recently tailored the Canadian acknowledgement of the Armenian genocide. MacKay's new position includes a statement in support of a recent Turkish proposal to create a joint investigative commission with Armenia concerning the events surrounding the genocide, which the Armenian Foreign Minister dismissed as a "smokescreen". Democratic demands Turkey currently faces multiple political crossroads. As negotiations on European Union accession continue, pro-democracy activists continue to mount pressure on the government to recognize the Armenian genocide. Ak?am argues that its open acknowledgment is essential to allow an honest discussion of Turkey's past, while opening contemporary political space to address the treatment of minorities today. "Recognizing the Armenian genocide is a crucial point in the process of building a vibrant Turkish democracy," says Ak?am. "Although the genocide occurred almost 100 years ago, it remains central to the Armenian identity and directly relates to how Turkey treats its minorities today, especially Kurds." Both the Turkish government and military continue to publicly deny the Armenian genocide, while grassroots political pressure to recognize the genocide has grown in recent years. "Turkey is facing a political fight between two forces. On one side, the democracy movement--a civil movement without central organization--and on the other side, the unelected authoritarian military bureaucracy which until now has refused to relinquish its grip on power," says Ak?am. "The current government is caught in between these two political forces." Last month, Armenian-Turkish newspaper editor Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul, allegedly by a Turkish ultra-nationalist. Days after Dink's death, hundreds of thousands gathered in Istanbul to denounce the murder in one of the biggest demonstrations in contemporary Turkish history. "The Armenian diaspora should follow closely the current developments in Turkey and build ties with the democracy movement," says Ak?am. "Turkey's movement for democratic change views the recognition of the Armenian genocide as part of its struggle, which is one of the messages I will be bringing to Montreal." Ak?am will speak on: * Friday, Feb. 16, at McGill's Chancellor Day Hall (3644 Peel), 5 p.m. * Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Society of Armenians from Istanbul (2855 Victor Dor?), 6 p.m. For more information, call (514) 398-3001 ext. 09950. ----------------------- From mfoster at web.net Sun Feb 18 07:00:44 2007 From: mfoster at web.net (mary foster) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:00:44 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] TODAY: Organizing meeting Message-ID: <016701c7536e$1350f850$258b8bcf@CPQ18145226471> (fran?ais ci-dessous) TODAY: ORGANIZING MEETING to oppose the meeting of the "Security and Prosperty Partnership" ministers =><=><=><=><=><=><=><=><= Sunday February 18th 2006 6pm QPIRG Concordia 1500 Maisoneuve Suite 204, Montreal (Metro Guy) =><=><=><=><=><=><=><=><= Next Friday, 23 February, the "Security and Prosperity Partnership" ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico will be meeting in Ottawa. These are the leaders who have done so much for the "security and prosperity" of indigenous people of the Americas; have greatly added to the tip-top happy security of Muslim, Arab and migrant communities through the introduction of such measures as "Safe Third Country", special registration, "anti-terrror" laws, and the use of the security certificate; are busy securing Afghanistan for the prosperity of others; have done such a fantastic job in raising the security and prosperity of Iraqis (655,000 securely dead since the beginning of the invasion, as of last Lancet study) ... and they are here to plan for much more ! Among expected participants are US Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice and Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Security. These two are responsible for the continued imperialist drive in Iraq - including the worst year of violence since the occupation began almost 4 years ago - and the continued war at home, increased arrests, continued policies of torture and indefinite detention. Also expected are Peter Mackay, whose ideas of security and prosperity seem to have been borrowed from his close ally, the apartheid state of Israel, and Stockwell Day, whose ignorance and arrogance in his horrific policies are typified in the way he has dealt with the almost 80-day hungerstrike of Mohammed Mahjoub, Hassan Almrei, Mahmoud Jaballah - playing with their lives because they have dared to ask for a tiny bit of dignity, using them as pawns in the "war on terror", that increasingly threadbare excuse for a particularly vicious and brutal expansion of North American economic and political interests in all corners of the world. The 23 February meeting is a preparatory meeting to a summit of the Security and Prosperity Partnership, probably taking place in Kananaskis, Alberta sometime between June 26-29. To help build for this mobilization, to reserve a seat on the bus from Montreal to Ottawa, and for more information contact Block the Empire: 514-848-7583, or bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca. ======================== AUJOURD'HUI : R?UNION DE PR?PARATION CONTRE LE PSP MANIFESTATION CONTRE LA RENCONTRE PR?PARATOIRE EN VUE DE LA MISE EN PLACE DU PARTENARIAT NORD-AM?RICAIN POUR LA S?CURIT? ET LA PROSP?RIT? (PSP). =><=><=><=><=><=><=><= Dimanche le 18 f?vier 2006 18h00 QPIRG Concordia 1500 Maisoneuve Suite 204 (Metro Guy) =><=><=><=><=><=><=><= La r?union ce soir vise ? pr?parer l'accueil qui sera fait aux repr?sentants des gouvernements canadiens, ?tats-uniens, et mexicains impliqu?s dans cette n?gociation capitaliste et qui seront ? Ottawa vendredi prochain (le 23 fevrier). ? lire plus d'informations sur l'enjeu de cette n?gociation plus bas. Nous avons besoin de monde qui pourrons se rendre sur place et manifester contre la mise en place de ce partenariat. ? ce sujet s'il vous pla?t r?servez vos places sur les autobus aupr?s de 514-848-7583 bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca CONTEXTE Voici se qui se pr?pare dans les officines de nos gouvernements. A propos du Partenariat nord-am?ricain pour la s?curit? et la prosp?rit? (PSP) La mise en marche des n?gociations du Partenariat nord-am?ricain pour la s?curit? et la prosp?rit? (PSP) a ?t? sign?e le 23 mars 2005 ? Waco au Texas par les chefs d'?tats du Canada, des ?tat-?tats-Unis et du Mexique. L'?ch?ance de ces n?gociations est pr?vue pour 2010 et au terme desquelles nous devrions assister ? la cr?ation d'un ?Super ?tat? englobant toute l'Am?rique du Nord. Il s'agit de mettre en place ni plus ni moins qu'un ?march? commun? pouvant faire le contre-poids ? l'Union europ?enne. Le projet vise m?me ? doter cette nouvelle entit? d'une monnaie commune dont le nom propos? est ?l'Amero?. Sur le site internet de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (AFSC), on peut lire que ?le PSP fournit un cadre qui garantit que l'Am?rique du Nord est un endroit s?r o? on peut faire des affaires et vise ? accro?tre la s?curit? et ? am?liorer la prosp?rit? dans les trois pays par une plus grande collaboration et une meilleure mise en commun de l'information.? Dans le d?tail, il s'agit d'uniformiser toutes les normes de s?curit? et de contr?le en mati?re de transport transfrontalier dans le but de permettre une meilleure circulation des marchandises (pour l'aspect prosp?rit?) tout en accroissant les mesures de surveillance des individus (pour l'aspect s?curit?). Sous le couvert de vouloir prot?ger les citoyens canadiens et dans l'optique de cette entente, le gouvernement canadien, par la voie du ministre de la S?curit? publique Stockwell Day, annon?ait le 12 janvier dernier un investissement de 431,6 millions de dollars dans les cinq prochaines ann?es pour renforcer des fronti?res intelligentes et s?curitaires. Par voie de communiqu? le ministre annon?ait que ? le nouveau gouvernement du Canada prend des mesures pour prot?ger les Canadiens de menaces potentielles ? leur sant? et ? leur s?curit?, tout en assurant la libre circulation du commerce ? la fronti?re. Cet investissement substantiel fait foi que notre gouvernement va de l'avant et travaille avec le milieu des affaires sur les programmes cl?s dans le but de renforcer la s?curit? et de contribuer ? la prosp?rit? ?conomique. ? Il s'agit d'une manoeuvre uniquement capitaliste qui va mettre en place les outils, notamment ?lectroniques, afin de rendre les fronti?res tout ? fait fluide pour le commerce d'une part, mais d'autre part utiliser ces m?mes outils pour contr?ler le d?placement des personnes ?par l'?mission de document s?rs?. Le PSP est un projet qui vise ? harmoniser le contr?le de l'information aux fronti?res et entend mettre ? contribution le ?secteur priv? afin d'am?liorer la s?curit? ? la fronti?re, de combattre le terrorisme et le crime organis? et d'aider ? d?tecter et ? emp?cher la contrebande.? Le Partenariat nord-am?ricain pour la prosp?rit? et la s?curit? n'a ? voir que la prosp?rit? des entreprises et l'enrichissement de leur dirigeants et la s?curit? pour assurer leurs activit?s commerciales sans contraintes. (Le texte en italique sont les termes employ?s par le gouvernement f?d?ral sur son site : www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/spp-psp-f.html) From aaron at resist.ca Mon Feb 19 11:46:22 2007 From: aaron at resist.ca (aaron at resist.ca) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:46:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?Condoleeza_Rice_in_Ottawa_-_G?= =?iso-8859-1?q?et_on_the_Bus!_//_Condoleeza_Rice_=E0_Ottawa_-_Montez_=E0_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?bord_l=27autobus!_?= Message-ID: (fran?ais ci-dessous) "Security" and "Prosperity" Partership Ministers meeting in Ottawa on Friday Feb 23rd! Get on the bus to Ottawa and confront Condoleeza Rice, Peter Mackay, Stockwell Day, US secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and others! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT ON THE BUS, EMAIL bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca or call 514 848 7583 [pay what you can, suggested donation $5-$10] :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Next Friday, 23 February, the "Security and Prosperity Partnership" ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico will be meeting in Ottawa. These arethe leaders who have done so much for the "security and prosperity" of indigenous people of the Americas; have greatly added to the tip-top happy security of Muslim, Arab and migrant communities through the introduction of such measures as "Safe Third Country", special registration, "anti-terrror" laws, and the use of the security certificate; are busy securing Afghanistan for the prosperity of others; are furthering plans for the construction of a border wall between Mexico and the USA while continuing to enforce policies which result in death and injury to thousands of migrants each year ; they have done such a fantastic job in raising the security and prosperity of Iraqis (655,000 securely dead since the beginning of the invasion, as of last Lancet study) ... and they are here to plan for much more ! Among expected participants are US Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice and Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Security. These two are responsible for the continued imperialist drive in Iraq - including the worst year of violence since the occupation began almost 4 years ago - and the continued war at home, increased arrests, continued policies of torture and indefinite detention. Mexican Secretary of the Interior Francisco Javier Ramirez Acu?a will also be present to defend the policies of their government, which has enforced brutal measures against the people of Oaxaca, who have been beaten, killed, injured and forced into hiding. The people of Oaxaca have been consistently resisting this repression, and defending their right to self-determination. Also expected are Peter Mackay, whose ideas of security and prosperity seem to have been borrowed from his close ally, the apartheid state of Israel, and Stockwell Day, whose ignorance and arrogance in his horrific policies are typified in the way he has dealt with the almost 80-day hungerstrike of Mohammed Mahjoub, Hassan Almrei, Mahmoud Jaballah - playing with their lives because they have dared to ask for a tiny bit of dignity, using them as pawns in the "war on terror", that increasingly threadbare excuse for a particularly vicious and brutal expansion of North American economic and political interests in all corners of the world. The 23 February meeting is a preparatory meeting to a meeting of the Security and Prosperity Partnership, probably taking place in Kananaskis, Alberta sometime between June 26-29. To help build for this mobilization, to reserve a seat on the bus from Montreal to Ottawa, and for more information contact Block the Empire: 514-848-7583, or bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca. ________________ R?union du Partenariat nord-am?ricain pour la ? s?curit? ? et la ? prosp?rit? ? ? Ottawa le 23 f?vrier prochain! Montez ? bord de l'autobus pour Ottawa et confrontez Condoleeza Rice, Stockwell Day, Peter Mackay, le Secr?taire ?tats-unien affect? au ? Homeland Security ? et d'autres ! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Pour r?server votre place ? bord de l'autobus, ENVOYEZ UN COURRIEL ? bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca ou APPELEZ au 514 848 7583. [Contribution volontaire sugg?r?e de $5 ? $10 dollars] :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Dans moins de deux semaines, les Ministres canadien, ?tats-unien et mexicain du ? Partenariat nord-am?ricain pour la s?curit? et la prosp?rit? ? se r?uniront ? Ottawa. Ce sont ces leaders qui ont tant accompli pour la ? s?curit? et la prosp?rit? ? des peuples autochtones du continent. Ce sont eux qui ont grandement ajout? au sentiment de s?curit? des populations arabes, musulmanes et immigrantes, de par la mise en place de mesures telles que le ? Tiers Pays S?r ?, l'enregistrement obligatoire (? special registration ?), les lois ? anti-terroristes ? et l'usage des certificats de s?curit?. Ce sont eux qui continuent d??laborer un plan pour la construction d?un mur ? la fronti?re des ?tats-Unis et du Mexique, tout en appliquant des mesures qui ont entra?n? des blessures, voire la mort pour des milliers de personnes migrantes. Ce sont ces leaders qui sont pr?sentement occup?s ? s?curiser l'Afghanistan, dans le but d'assurer la prosp?rit? de leurs amis. Ils ont d?j? fait un travail ?norme pour augmenter la s?curit? et la prosp?rit? des Irakien-ne-s (655 000 mort-e-s depuis le d?but de l'invasion, selon une ?tude du journal m?dical The Lancet) ... et ils se r?uniront le 23 pour en planifier beaucoup plus encore! Parmi les participant-e-s ? cette rencontre, on s'attend ? retrouver Condoleeza Rice, Secr?taire d'?tat des ?tats-Unis et Michael Chertoff, secr?taire du ? Homeland Security ? (s?curit? nationale ). Ces deux individus sont responsables des vis?es imp?rialistes continues en Irak - vis?es qui ont men? ? la pire ann?e de violence depuis le d?but de l'occupation il y a quatre ans - ainsi que du visage domestique de cette ? guerre au terrorisme ? qui se traduit par une augmentation de la r?pression, des arrestations et la continuation de mesures de torture et de d?tention ind?finie. Sera aussi pr?sent le Secr?taire du Gouverneur mexicain Francisco Javier Ramirez Acu?a qui d?fendra les politiques de son gouvernement, tandis que ce dernier m?ne depuis plusieurs mois une campagne de r?pression contre les peuples de Oaxaca, campagne qui a men? ? la mort de plusieurs personnes, ? de multiple bless?s et qui a contraint plusieurs personnes ? la clandestinit?. Les peuples de Oaxaca r?sistent ? ces assauts, dans le cadre d'une lutte pour leur autod?termination. Seront aussi de la partie Peter Mackay (lui qui semble prendre ses id?es sur la prosp?rit? et la s?curit? directement chez un de ses proches alli?s, l'?tat d'apartheid qui est Isra?l) et Stockwell Day, dont l'arrogance des politiques qu'il pr?ne a ?t? bien illustr?e dans la fa?on toute cavali?re par laquelle il a g?r? la gr?ve de la faim entreprise par Mohammad Mahjoub, Hassan Almrei et Mahmoud Jaballah et qui dure depuis pr?s de 80 jours. Day a choisi de jouer avec la vie de ces hommes parce qu'ils ont os? demand? ?tre trait?s avec un minimum de dignit? ; il a choisi de les utiliser comme pions dans cette soi-disant ? guerre au terrorisme ?, un pr?texte de moins en moins cr?dible pour continuer l'expansion brutale des int?r?ts ?conomiques et politiques nord-am?ricains dans les quatre coins du globe. La r?union du 23 f?vrier est une r?union pr?paratoire en vue d'une autre r?union de cette m?me organisation, qui aura lieu ? Kananaskis en Alberta entre le 26 et le 29 juin. Pour plus d'information ou pour r?server votre place ? bord de l'autobus, ?crivez ? bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca ou appelez au 514 848 7583. _______________________________________________ Blem-org mailing list Blem-org at lists.resist.ca https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blem-org From bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca Mon Feb 19 20:18:20 2007 From: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca (bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:18:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] mercredi/Wednesday :: Prochaine reunion d'organisation pour le contingent anti-imperialiste :: Next Organizing Meeting for the Anti-Imperialist Contingent Message-ID: [English below ...] --> Aidez ? organiser et ? mobiliser en vue du contingent anti-imp?rialiste ? Montr?al le 17 mars 2007 ,,, PROCHAINE R?UNION: MERCREDI LE 21 F?VRIER ? 18h30 ... Chers amiEs et alli?Es -- Il y aura le 17 mars prochain des manifestations partout ? travers le monde pour d?noncer l'occupation de l'Irak et la guerre qui y est men?e par les ?tats-Unis. ? la suite du ? contingent anti-imp?rialiste ? dans le rassemblement contre l'intervention du Canada en Afghanistan en octobre 2006, nous mobilisons ? nouveau en vue d'une autre manifestation contre la guerre et contre l'occupation dans les rues de Montr?al. Bloquez l'empire Montr?al esp?re organiser un fort contingent anti-imp?rialiste et aura besoin de votre aide. Plusieurs groupes ont endoss? le contingent anti-imp?rialiste, et nous esp?rons que des membres de votre groupe pourront assister ? une prochaine r?union qui visera ? discuter de l'organisation et de la mobilisation en vue de la manif du 17 mars. Lors de cette r?union, nous pr?voyons discuter des efforts de mobilisations ? travers la ville de Montr?al, de th??tre de rue, d'aspects artistiques, de la distribution des affiches et des tracts et de la planification des autres aspects de la manifestation. --> La PROCHAINE R?UNION D'ORGANISATION aura lieu MERCREDI LE 21 f?vrier ? 18h30 au GRIP-Concordia (1500 De Maisonneuve Ouest, bureau 204, pr?s du m?tro Guy-Concordia) <-- Le lieu de r?union est accessible en fauteuil roulant, et un service de garderie est disponible sur demande (514 848-7583). VEUILLEZ CONFIRMER si vous ou unE membre de votre groupe assistera ? cette r?union de mobilisation. En cumulant les forces de mobilisation de nos diff?rents groupes, nous pourront organiser un contingent tr?s efficace, qui pourra ensuite se joindre aux diff?rentes manifestations contre la guerre pr?vues pour le 17 mars. Solidairement, Bloquez l'empire Montr?al :::::::::::: :::::::::::: --> Help organize and mobilize for the Montreal Anti-Imperialist Contingent on March 17, 2007; NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 AT 6:30PM Dear friends and allies -- This coming March 17 there will be worldwide demonstrations in opposition to the US-led war and occupation of Iraq. Following up on the "anti-imperialist bloc" during demonstrations against Canada's role in Afghanistan this past October, we are mobilizing again for another anti-war, anti-occupation demonstration on the streets of Montreal. Block the Empire Montreal is hoping to organize another strong Anti-Imperialist Contingent, with your help. Dozens of groups have endorsed the anti-imperialist bloc, and we're hoping members of your group can attend the upcoming special meeting to discuss organizing and mobilizing for the March 17 demo. At this meeting, we hope to discuss city-wide outreach efforts, mobilizing, street theatre and art, as well as distribute posters and flyers and plan other aspects of the demonstration. --> The NEXT ORGANIZING MEETING will be WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 at 6:30pm at QPIRG-Concordia (1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204, beside Guy-Concordia metro). <-- The meeting space is wheelchair accessible; childcare is available on request (514-848-7583). PLEASE CONFIRM if you or a member of your group can attend this mobilizing meeting. With our collective mobilizing strength, we can organize a very effective contingent to join the anti-war demos on March 17. In solidarity, the members of Block the Empire-Montreal. INFO: 514-848-7583, bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca From amy at resist.ca Tue Feb 20 23:04:19 2007 From: amy at resist.ca (amy) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:04:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] the power behind the power behind the throne Message-ID: <33441.24.203.59.161.1172041459.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> --------------------------------------------------- *Washington's $8 Billion Shadow* Mega-contractors such as Halliburton and Bechtel supply the government with brawn. But the biggest, most powerful of the "body shops"?SAIC, which employs 44,000 people and took in $8 billion last year?sells brainpower, including a lot of the "expertise" behind the Iraq war. *By Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele 02/20/07 "**Vanity Fair* *" - March 2007 --- O*ne of the great staples of the modern Washington movie is the dark and ruthless corporation whose power extends into every cranny around the globe, whose technological expertise is without peer, whose secrets are unfathomable, whose riches defy calculation, and whose network of allies, in and out of government, is held together by webs of money, ambition, and fear. You've seen this movie a dozen times. Men in black coats step from limousines on wintry days and refer guardedly to unspeakable things. Surveillance cameras and eavesdropping devices are everywhere. Data scrolls across the movie screen in digital fonts. Computer keyboards clack softly. Seemingly honorable people at the summit of power?Cabinet secretaries, war heroes, presidents?turn out to be pathetic pawns of forces greater than anyone can imagine. And at the pinnacle of this dark and ruthless corporation is a relentless and well-tailored titan?omniscient, ironic, merciless?played by someone like Christopher Walken or Jon Voight. To be sure, there isn't really such a corporation: the Omnivore Group, as it might be called. But if there were such a company?and, mind you, there isn't?it might look a lot like the largest government contractor you've never heard of: a company known simply by the nondescript initials SAIC (for Science Applications International Corporation), initials that are always spoken letter by letter rather than formed into a pronounceable acronym. SAIC maintains its headquarters in San Diego, but its center of gravity is in Washington, D.C. With a workforce of 44,000, it is the size of a full-fledged government agency?in fact, it is larger than the departments of Labor, Energy, and Housing and Urban Development combined. Its anonymous glass-and-steel Washington office?a gleaming corporate box like any other?lies in northern Virginia, not far from the headquarters of the C.I.A., whose byways it knows quite well. (More than half of SAIC's employees have security clearances.) SAIC has been awarded more individual government contracts than any other private company in America. The contracts number not in the dozens or scores or hundreds but in the thousands: SAIC currently holds some 9,000 active federal contracts in all. More than a hundred of them are worth upwards of $10 million apiece. Two of them are worth more than $1 billion. The company's annual revenues, almost all of which come from the federal government, approached $8 billion in the 2006 fiscal year, and they are continuing to climb. SAIC's goal is to reach as much as $12 billion in revenues by 2008. As for the financial yardstick that really gets Wall Street's attention?profitability?SAIC beats the S&P 500 average. Last year ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, posted a return on revenue of 11 percent. For SAIC the figure was 11.9 percent. If "contract backlog" is any measure?that is, contracts negotiated and pending?the future seems assured. The backlog stands at $13.6 billion. That's one and a half times more than the backlog at KBR Inc., a subsidiary of the far better known government contractor once run by Vice President Dick Cheney, the Halliburton Company. It is a simple fact of life these days that, owing to a deliberate decision to downsize government, Washington can operate only by paying private companies to perform a wide range of functions. To get some idea of the scale: contractors absorb the taxes paid by everyone in America with incomes under $100,000. In other words, more than 90 percent of all taxpayers might as well remit everything they owe directly to SAIC or some other contractor rather than to the IRS. In Washington these companies go by the generic name "body shops"?they supply flesh-and-blood human beings to do the specialized work that government agencies no longer can. Often they do this work outside the public eye, and with little official oversight?even if it involves the most sensitive matters of national security. The Founding Fathers may have argued eloquently for a government of laws, not of men, but what we've got instead is a government of body shops. The unhappy business practices of the past few years in Iraq?cost overruns, incompetence, and corruption on a pharaonic scale?have made the American public keenly aware of the activities of mega-contractors such as Halliburton and Bechtel. Although SAIC takes on government projects such as those pursued by contractors like these, it does not belong in exactly the same category. Halliburton and Bechtel supply the government's brawn. They pour concrete, roll out concertina wire, build infrastructure. They call on bullnecked men to provide protection. In contrast, SAIC is a body shop in the brain business. It sells human beings who have a particular expertise?expertise about weapons, about homeland security, about surveillance, about computer systems, about "information dominance" and "information warfare." If the C.I.A. needs an outside expert to quietly check whether its employees are using their computers for personal business, it calls on SAIC. If the Immigration and Naturalization Service needs new record-keeping software, it calls on SAIC. Indeed, SAIC is willing to provide expertise about almost anything at all, if there happens to be a government contract out there to pay for it?as there almost always is. Whether SAIC actually possesses all the expertise that it sells is another story. What everyone agrees on is this: No Washington contractor pursues government money with more ingenuity and perseverance than SAIC. No contractor seems to exploit conflicts of interest in Washington with more zeal. And no contractor cloaks its operations in greater secrecy. SAIC almost nev5er touts its activities in public, preferring to stay well below the radar. An SAIC executive once gave a press interview and referred to the enterprise as a "stealth company," a characterization that is accurate and that has stuck. "Nobody knows who they are," says Glenn Grossenbacher, a Texas lawyer who has battled SAIC in court on a whistle-blowing case. "Everybody knows Northrop Grumman and G.E., but if you went out on the street and asked who the top 10 [defense] contractors are, I can guarantee you that SAIC would not be one of them." Which is all the more remarkable in light of two developments. The first is a mounting collection of government audits and lawsuits brought by former employees for a variety of reasons, some of them personal and some coming under federal whistle-blower statutes. In a response to written queries, SAIC characterized itself as a "highly ethical company and responsible government contractor, committed to doing the right thing." But a review by Vanity Fair of thousands of pages of documents, including corporate e-mail messages, offers disturbing revelations about the company's inner workings, its culture, and its leadership. The second development is that several of SAIC's biggest projects have turned out to be colossal failures, failures that have occurred very much in public. One involves the National Security Agency, America's intelligence-gathering "electronic ear" and for many years SAIC's biggest customer. The volume of telephone, e-mail, and other electronic communications that the N.S.A. intercepts worldwide is so massive that the agency urgently needs a new computer system to store it, sort it, and give it meaning?otherwise it will keep missing clues like the Arabic message "Tomorrow is zero hour," intercepted the day before 9/11 but not translated until the day after. SAIC won the initial $280 million, 26-month contract to design and create this system, called Trailblazer. Four years and more than a billion dollars later, the effort has been abandoned. General Michael V. Hayden, the former head of the N.S.A. and now the director of the C.I.A., blamed the failure on "the fact we were trying to overachieve, we were throwing deep and we should have been throwing short passes." Happily for SAIC, it will get the chance for a comeback in the second half. The company has been awarded the contract for a revised Trailblazer program called ExecuteLocus. The contract is worth $361 million. Another failed effort involves the F.B.I., which paid SAIC $124 million to bring the bureau, whose computer systems are among the most primitive in American law enforcement, into at least the late 20th century. The lack of information-sharing is one reason why the F.B.I. failed to realize that in the year leading up to 9/11 two of the future hijackers?including one with known "jihadist connections"?were actually living in the San Diego home of an F.B.I. informant. SAIC set to work on a system called the Virtual Case File. V.C.F. was supposed to become a central repository of data (wiretap transcripts, criminal records, financial transactions) from which all F.B.I. agents could draw. Three years and a million lines of garbled computer code later, V.C.F. has been written off by a global publication for technology professionals as "the most highly publicized software failure in history." The failure was due in part to the bureau's ever shifting directives, which points up the perverse nature of government-by-contract. When the government makes unrealistic demands, the contractors go along anyway: they are being paid not to resist but to comply. If it turns out they can't deliver, new contracts will simply be drawn up. Responding to questions about the F.B.I. project, the company conceded that "there were areas in which SAIC made mistakes, particularly where we failed to adequately communicate our concerns about the way the contract was being managed." These and other SAIC activities would seem to be ripe targets for scrutiny by the new Democratic Congress. But don't be surprised if you hear nothing at all: SAIC's friends in Washington are everywhere, and play on all sides; the connections are tightly interlocked. To cite just one example: Robert M. Gates, the new secretary of defense, whose confirmation hearings lasted all of a day, is a former member of SAIC's board of directors. In recent years the company has obviously made many missteps, and yet SAIC's influence in Washington seems only to grow, impervious to business setbacks or even to a stunning breach of security. Much to the embarrassment of a company entrusted with some of the nation's most precious secrets, its San Diego offices were mysteriously burgled in January of 2005. A censored San Diego police-department report reveals the basic outline. The report notes that the building "is patrolled by DOD certified security" and that "the interior lights are on motion sensors and would have been activated by the suspects." Nevertheless, burglars managed to break into SAIC's headquarters, pry open 13 private offices, and walk out with one desktop-computer hard drive and four laptops. By SAIC's account, the computers contained personal data on thousands of present and past employees, presumably including the company's many former C.I.A. operatives, N.S.A. executives, and Pentagon officials. To date, the burglary remains unsolved. SAIC has displayed an uncanny ability to thrive in every conceivable political climate. It is the invisible hand behind a huge portion of the national-security state?the one sector of the government whose funds are limitless and whose continued growth is assured every time a politician utters the word "terrorism." SAIC represents, in other words, a private business that has become a form of permanent government. A Plain Brown Envelope On the evening of January 17, 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower came down from the White House living quarters to the Oval Office and delivered his last address to the American people as president. This was the famous speech in which he warned against the "disastrous rise of misplaced power" in the hands of what he called "the military-industrial complex"?the sturdy hybrid formed by crossbreeding American corporate interests with those of the Pentagon and the intelligence community. As Eisenhower spoke, a quietly ambitious man on the other side of the country, John Robert Beyster, was going about his business as head of the accelerator-physics department at the General Atomic corporation, in La Jolla, California, one of many secretive companies that sprouted early in the atomic era. Beyster had grown up outside of Detroit, served in the navy during World War II, and earned a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from the University of Michigan before migrating to Southern California in the 1950s. He was a lanky and nerdy-looking technocrat, but the tortoiseshell glasses concealed a driven personality. Beyster believed that General Atomic didn't appreciate his ideas, and he began to lay plans. Within a decade of Eisenhower's farewell speech, Beyster would create an enterprise epitomizing the military-industrial complex that caused Eisenhower such dismay. Now, four decades later, that company epitomizes something beyond Eisenhower's worst nightmare?the "military-industrial-counterterrorism complex." Science Applications International Corporation was born in February of 1969 in a stucco office building in La Jolla next to a ballet studio overlooking the Pacific. "I was not the brilliant, flash-of-inspiration type of entrepreneur," Beyster would later recall; rather, he was more a "persistent builder type." The name he decided on for his company, though brilliantly opaque, reflected an assumption that the real future of national defense?or, at any rate, the real future profits to be had from national defense?lay in science and technology, not in boots on the ground. And a lot of that scientific work would necessarily be analytical; it would be about thinking as much as about making. Beyster's very first government contract came from the Defense Atomic Support Agency: he was given the task of calculating "the output of nuclear devices." Beyster understood that this particular moment of the American Century was the perfect time for shrewd consultants to get into the war business. The conflict in Vietnam was still raging, and the Cold War seemed to have become a permanent fixture of the geopolitical landscape. The Nixon administration was promoting a missile-defense system to protect its ICBM installations. Scientists were hard at work on a host of nuclear projects, including the fabled neutron bomb. Although computers had yet to revolutionize government and business, visionaries like Beyster could see that eventually they would, and so, for SAIC, computer systems represented another target of opportunity. Joined by research scientists from General Atomic and elsewhere, Beyster developed a straightforward business plan. As he later explained it, "People who came into the company went out and got contracts." Everyone who worked for SAIC had to carry his own weight. You might have a Ph.D. in physics or applied mathematics, but at SAIC your job fundamentally was to sell your high-tech ideas and blue-chip expertise to the army, navy, air force, C.I.A., N.S.A., Atomic Energy Commission, and any other government agency with money to spend and an impulse to buy. Contracts were everything. There is much to be said for SAIC's approach: in its four decades of existence, the company has turned a profit every single year. Beyster aggressively packed his company with former generals, admirals, diplomats, spies, and Cabinet officers of every kind to fill the company's board of directors and the upper echelons of its staff. These were the kinds of people who would always have easy access to the agencies they had left behind?and who someday might even go back into government. To be sure, every Beltway defense contractor tries to bring retired generals and admirals into the fold, but Beyster offered an incentive that others couldn't match: an internal stock-ownership program, which promised to make government officials rich after they left public service. The stock-ownership program would eventually be expanded to include everyone on the company's payroll, but it began as Beyster's way of rewarding favored executives and board members, whose identities were kept secret. A lucky recipient would learn of his good fortune when a messenger appeared in his office carrying a plain brown envelope containing a newly minted stock certificate. SAIC had its own brokerage subsidiary, licensed by the S.E.C., a kind of in-house Merrill Lynch called Bull, Inc. The name accurately predicted the stock's vitality. Beyster and his board managed every aspect of the stock?the number of shares, who received them, and, most important, the price. Unlike on Wall Street, where individual stock prices go up and down, the SAIC stock price, controlled by Beyster and his board, usually moved in one direction only: up. The more contracts you landed, the more stock you received. Even if you stayed at SAIC for only a short time, you could in the long run earn a lot of money. And if you left SAIC to go back into government service, you had considerable incentive to keep SAIC's continuing good fortunes in mind. SAIC's internal stock market was instrumental in the company's early success. Peter Friesen, a San Diego attorney who has represented former SAIC employees in civil complaints against the company, says, "If you find somebody [in government] who wants a job with SAIC later, and he sees the steady rise in the stock price over the years and knows he can get a job with stock options and stock bonuses, then he's going to be sending business over to SAIC. And it worked." SAIC opened its Washington office in 1970. Although San Diego would remain SAIC's home base, the workforce in the Washington area soon eclipsed the workforce everywhere else. To ensure support on Capitol Hill, corporate outposts were prominently set up in key congressional districts. Meanwhile, scores of influential members of the national-security establishment clambered onto SAIC's payroll, among them John M. Deutch, undersecretary of energy under President Jimmy Carter and C.I.A. director under President Bill Clinton; Rear Admiral William F. Raborn, who headed development of the Polaris submarine; and Rear Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, who served variously as director of the National Security Agency, deputy director of the C.I.A., and vice director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. SAIC's relative anonymity has allowed large numbers of its executives to circulate freely between the company and the dozen or so government agencies it cares about. William B. Black Jr., who retired from the N.S.A. in 1997 after a 38-year career to become a vice president at SAIC, returned to the N.S.A. in 2000. Two years later the agency awarded the Trailblazer contract to SAIC. Black managed the program. Donald Foley, a current SAIC director, came out of a top position at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon group responsible for developing new military technology. SAIC might as well operate an executive shuttle service between its McLean, Virginia, offices and the C.I.A., the F.B.I., the Pentagon, and the Department of Energy. Technically, federal ethics rules stipulate that former government officials must wait one year before contacting anyone in their former agencies. Sometimes they can't wait: Mark A. Boster left his job as a deputy assistant attorney general in 1999 to join SAIC, and was already calling Justice three months later on behalf of his new employers?a violation of federal law. Boster paid $30,000 in a civil settlement. The Young-Boy Network The driving force behind SAIC, the man who shaped its personality and culture across nearly four decades, until he was forced out in 2004, was of course Bob Beyster. From the beginning Beyster was indefatigable, constantly on the road, promoting SAIC to any government official who would listen. On a 10-day trip, he'd jam in as many as 80 appointments. If he had an hour between planes, he'd order his secretary to jam in one more. Beyster may have been a scientist by training, but he was a salesman at heart. He described himself as a "marketeer." Although he could be an engaging companion when dealing with military brass and agency heads, around the office Beyster could also be distant and imperious, an autocrat who ruled with an iron hand. SAIC presented itself as a friendly "employee owned" company. Inside, everyone understood how the stock program was really used?to punish and reward. No one harbored any illusions about whose company it was. "In Bob Beyster's mind, that company was not the shareholders' company, it was Bob Beyster's company," said Gerald Pomraning, a nuclear physicist who helped Beyster set up SAIC, in a legal proceeding. "When I was on the board of directors, he told us many times that the board of directors was simply a legal entity that was required, but it was his company." Beyster advocated a form of internal entrepreneurship that led to cutthroat competition for contracts. Operations were chaotic because divisions independent of one another frequently fought for the same business. Glenn Grossenbacher, the Texas lawyer, describes the dynamic as "eat what you kill." Chief financial officers, frustrated by Beyster's exacting and sometimes mercurial demands, came and went. The company's organizational chart was often in flux. According to one former executive, Beyster was known around the office as a "control freak" who undermined managers by going around them and dealing directly with their staffs. Bernice Stanfill King, a former SAIC executive who managed the company's internal stock program, says that Beyster would often assign a single job to two executives. "He would call in one high-level guy and put him on a project," she explains. "Then he would call another guy in a totally different part of the company and put him on the project. Then these guys would bump into each other and [wonder], 'What's he doing?' You never honestly knew what was going on inside. Nothing was ever in the open." As befits a company with deep ties to the intelligence and national-security community, SAIC's culture has always had a military cast to it. Employees are expected to follow orders. Even former employees are wary of discussing SAIC. One former manager who has worked on sensitive, even dangerous assignments abroad spoke about SAIC only after receiving assurances of anonymity, saying, "This is a very powerful company." In the years when most corporations had glass ceilings for women, few were lower or thicker than the one at SAIC. Although Beyster was married (and the father of three children), his behavior toward women often ranged from coolness to open hostility. His former secretary, Linda Anderson, once testified that Beyster was "uncomfortable with women." She recalled that when a woman came into a meeting Beyster's manner became stilted. "Even his posture changed," she said. King, who sued the company for sex discrimination and won, said in an interview with Vanity Fair that when passing Beyster in the hall she was not to speak to him or even to look at him. Women were made to address the boss as "Dr. Beyster"; men called him "Bob." When a woman made a mistake, Beyster typically called her on it, using words like "stupid" or "incompetent." When a man made a mistake?well, it was just that, a mistake. Beyster's former secretary testified that he once instructed her, on the eve of a major corporate function, to make sure he wasn't seated next to SAIC's one female board member, "because all women talked about was where they got their hair done." Beyster's close associates within SAIC were a succession of young men. Known as aides-de-camp, they were usually handsome, well educated, and intelligent, with a facility for numbers and a willingness to perform personal tasks for their boss. Beyster was an ardent sailor, and in the summertime he liked to spend afternoons cruising the waters off San Diego aboard his yacht in the company of these young men. George Wilson, who once headed SAIC's public-relations operation, has stated in a legal proceeding that the young men provided a variety of personal services for Beyster, including using SAIC equipment to make copies of pornographic movies that Beyster would watch aboard his boat. When Beyster traveled on business, he often took one of the aides-de-camp with him, and asked his secretary to arrange for them to stay in the same hotel room?this according to the secretary's courtroom testimony. Wilson said in a deposition that one of the young men he knew who slept in the same room with Beyster on these trips told him that he didn't like doing it, but that "it was part of traveling with Beyster." Some of the young aides-de-camp went on to become executives at SAIC. Bernice King testified that Beyster had a name for his young assistants: he called them his "baby boys." When asked about these assertions, which surfaced in a sex-discrimination case, Beyster declined to comment on any particulars, saying, "Although I cannot address the specific points you raise from court testimony, I will say that during this trial a number of very personal accusations were leveled against me that are not accurate." Klondike on the Euphrates Civilians at SAIC used to joke that the company had so many admirals and generals in its ranks it could start its own war. Some might argue that, in the case of Iraq, it did. There isn't a politically correct way to put it, but this is what needs to be said: 9/11 was a personal tragedy for thousands of families and a national tragedy for all of America, but it was very, very good for SAIC. In the aftermath of the attacks, the Bush administration launched its Global War on Terror, whose chief consequence has been to channel money by the tens of billions into companies promising they could do something?anything?to help. SAIC was ready. Four years earlier, anticipating the next big source of government revenue, SAIC had established the Center for Counterterrorism Technology and Analysis. According to SAIC, the purpose of the new unit was to take "a comprehensive view of terrorist threats, including the full range of weapons of mass destruction, more traditional high explosives, and cyber-threats to the national infrastructure." In October of 2006 the company told would-be investors flatly that the war on terror would continue to be a lucrative growth industry. SAIC executives have been involved at every stage of the life cycle of the war in Iraq. SAIC personnel were instrumental in pressing the case that weapons of mass destruction existed in Iraq in the first place, and that war was the only way to get rid of them. Then, as war became inevitable, SAIC secured contracts for a broad range of operations in soon-to-be-occupied Iraq. When no weapons of mass destruction were found, SAIC personnel staffed the commission that was set up to investigate how American intelligence could have been so disastrously wrong. It is Wednesday afternoon, March 25, 1998, and David A. Kay, who had been a U.N. official in Iraq in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, is on Capitol Hill testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Americans generally remember Kay as the head of the Iraq Survey Group, the man who showed that Saddam Hussein didn't possess W.M.D. when America invaded in 2003, and that the war was launched under false pretenses. But today, in 1998, he is not David Kay, weapons inspector, but David Kay, director of SAIC's Center for Counterterrorism Technology and Analysis. He is a stockholder in a company known to cognoscenti in the hearing room as a fraternal twin of the intelligence establishment. With great authority, Kay tells the committee that Saddam Hussein "remains in power with weapons of mass destruction" and that "military action is needed." He warns that unless America acts now "we're going to find the world's greatest military with its hands tied." Over the next four years, Kay and others associated with SAIC hammered away at the threat posed by Iraq. Wayne Downing, a retired general and a close associate of Ahmad Chalabi, proselytized hard for an invasion of Iraq, stating that the Iraqis "are ready to take the war overseas. They would use whatever means they have to attack us." In many of his appearances on network and cable television leading up to the war, Downing was identified simply as a "military analyst." It would have been just as accurate to note that he was a member of SAIC's board of directors and a company stockholder. (Downing was also the chief proponent of a weapons system called Metal Storm, capable of firing a million rounds of ammunition a minute; SAIC received $10 million from the Pentagon to develop prototypes, but in the last two years the Metal Storm company has lost millions.) In the run-up to the war, David Kay remained outspoken. He told NBC News in October of 2002, "I don't think it's possible to disarm Iraq as long as Saddam is in power and desires to maintain weapons of mass destruction." On all these points Kay and Downing were buttressing the views of Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and others in the Bush administration. They were also echoing the assertions of Iraqi exiles living in the United States, who had been trying to overthrow Saddam Hussein for years. Many of those exiles?people like Khidhir Hamza, a onetime atomic-energy official in Iraq, who insisted that Saddam posed an imminent nuclear danger to the United States?would in time receive paychecks from SAIC. Although his evidence had long been discredited by weapons experts, Hamza was among about 150 Iraqi exiles designated by the Pentagon as members of the newly chartered Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council. The plan was that, once American troops secured Iraq, the I.R.D.C. recruits would move into influential positions in a rebuilt Iraqi government. SAIC served as the paymaster for the Iraqi exiles under a $33 million government contract. It brought them all together in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, rented apartments for them, paid their living expenses, provided various support services, and, later, after the invasion and occupation, flew them to their jobs in the new, democratic Iraq. This SAIC operation reported to Douglas Feith, the undersecretary of defense for policy at the Pentagon, a key assistant to Rumsfeld, and one of the architects of the Iraq invasion and occupation. Feith's deputy was Christopher "Ryan" Henry, a former SAIC senior vice president. It was understood in Washington, long before the actual onset of "shock and awe," that the Iraq war would be a Klondike gold rush for contractors. Prior to the war, SAIC was awarded seven contracts, together worth more than $100 million, without competitive bidding. The Defense Department's justification for the no-bid contracts: "We need the immediate services of a fully qualified contractor who has the unqualified support and confidence of the Pentagon leadership." SAIC's personnel, designated "subject-matter experts," were expected to lend a hand on such matters as "business development, international and regional political relations, the role of women in government, and government reform." Among SAIC's subject-matter experts was Shaha Riza, an Arab feminist and communications adviser at the World Bank. Riza also happened to be the girlfriend of Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy secretary of defense. One week before the invasion, SAIC was awarded yet another no-bid contract, this one for $15 million, which within a year would balloon to $82 million. The contract gave SAIC the responsibility for establishing a "free and independent indigenous media network" in Iraq, and for training a cadre of independent Iraqi journalists to go with it. The selection of SAIC for this job may have seemed counter-intuitive. A year earlier, SAIC had been involved in a Pentagon program designed to feed disinformation to the foreign press. The program was overseen by a Pentagon entity with the Orwellian name of Office of Strategic Influence, and its aims proved sufficiently odious that someone inside the Pentagon leaked its existence to The New York Times. An unrepentant Donald Rumsfeld stated that he would shut down the Office of Strategic Influence?but in name only: "There's the name. You can have the name, but I'm going to keep doing every single thing that needs to be done." To create its Iraqi Media Network, SAIC hired professional newsmen from the United States as consultants. One of them was a former NBC News staff member, Don North, who had launched his career as a cameraman in Vietnam and eventually rose to become the NBC News bureau chief in Cairo. North began with high expectations. Once Saddam Hussein was ousted, he and his colleagues hoped to create a BBC-like news operation, instilling "standards of international broadcasting and news reporting" that Iraqis had never known before. It soon became clear that the Pentagon and the Coalition Provisional Authority had other ideas. To them, the Iraqi Media Network represented an opportunity to push the U.S. agenda in Iraq in the most simplistic sort of way. With SAIC's cooperation, the network quickly devolved into a mouthpiece for the Pentagon?"a little Voice of America," as North would put it. Iraqis openly snickered at the programming. Every time North protested, he recalls, he was rebuffed by SAIC executives. "Here I was going around quoting Edward R. Murrow," North says, "and the people who were running me were manipulating and controlling a very undemocratic press and media that was every bit as bad as what Saddam had established." In the end the network was turned over to Iraqi control. Today it is a tool of Iraq's Shiite majority and spews out virulently anti-American messages day and night. "And to think we started it," says North. The SAIC-created television network may be the only functioning weapon of mass destruction in today's Iraq. As everyone now acknowledges, no other such weapons have ever been found, although search teams ran through more than $1 billion looking for them. The closest they came was the discovery, in May of 2003, of a "mobile bioweapons lab" in the form of a tractor-trailer whose interior configuration looked suspicious. David Kay was on hand to lend credence to the notion that the trailer was a weapons lab. "This is where the biological process took place," he explained in one NBC News broadcast. "You took the nutrients. Think of it sort of as a chicken soup for biological weapons. You mixed it with the seed stock, which came from this gravity-flow tank up here into the fermenter, and under pressure with heat, it fermented." Kay outlined the process step by step. The discovery of the trailer was, as the NBC News interviewer allowed, "very close to that elusive smoking gun." It turned out, however, that the mobile weapons lab was nothing of the kind. To be sure, the military, back in the United States, did have in its possession something that looked a lot like the Iraqi trailer. In advance of the invasion, SAIC had built its own version of a mobile bioweapons lab, intended to help U.S. troops recognize such a facility if they ever came across one. SAIC had built, in effect, a self-fulfilling prophecy. After failing to find the W.M.D., Kay told Congress in January of 2004: "Let me begin by saying we were almost all wrong, and I certainly include myself here." The next month President Bush appointed a commission to look at how American intelligence managed to miss the truth about Iraq's weapons programs. The commission delivered its report one year later, and although it sternly pointed to obvious intelligence failures, it kept its gaze, as it had been told to do, at a very low level?and far away from the issue of whether senior policymakers had deliberately manipulated intelligence findings: "The Commission found no indication that the Intelligence Community distorted the evidence regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction," the report concluded. Three of the commission's staff members had direct ties to SAIC. One was Gordon Oehler, the commission's deputy director for review. When Oehler left the C.I.A., in October of 1997, after a 25-year career, he in essence walked down the street and into the McLean offices of SAIC to become a vice president for corporate development. A second commission staff member with ties to the company was Jeffrey R. Cooper, vice president for technology and chief science officer in one of SAIC's major sub-units. The third member was Samuel S. Visner, who holds a graduate degree in Washington's revolving-door system. From 1997 to 2001, Visner was an SAIC vice president for corporate development, and also a business-development manager. Next, he moved into a government spymaster job, becoming chief of signals-intelligence programs for the National Security Agency. During this time SAIC was one of several firms to receive a $280 million contract from the N.S.A. to develop one of its secret eavesdropping systems. In 2003, Visner returned to SAIC to become a senior vice president and the director of strategic planning and business development of the company's intelligence group. As for General Downing, he has become a regular contributor on television as a military expert on the war in Iraq and America's options. Everyone seems to have forgotten his earlier bellicosity. The Flying Hummer SAIC's ability to prosper is all the more remarkable given its record of lawsuits, charges brought by whistle-blowers, allegations of profiteering, fines assessed by federal judges, and repeated investigations and government audits. According to one former executive, in a sworn deposition in 1992, the practice of "mischarging" became "institutionalized within the company." (SAIC denies such allegations.) The job of establishing the Iraqi Media Network's infrastructure?cables, transmitters, dishes?was rife with corruption and waste. In one instance, government auditors questioned an SAIC invoice for approximately $10 million. (SAIC says it is unaware of the auditors' report.) In March of 2004 the Pentagon's inspector general found widespread violations of normal contracting procedures: improper payments to subcontractors, unsubstantiated equipment purchases, unauthorized personnel on the payroll. One of the more blatant transgressions concerned SAIC's overall manager of the media effort in Iraq. The investigators discovered that he had bought a Hummer and a pickup truck in the United States and then chartered a DC-10 cargo jet to fly them to Iraq. When a Pentagon official refused to allow the charge, the inspector general reported, "SAIC then went around the authority of this acquisition specialist to a different office within the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to gain approval and succeeded." SAIC's performance on the Iraqi Media Network contract is now, indirectly, at issue in a lawsuit brought by an employee who alleges that she was fired after she tried to draw the attention of SAIC executives to what she described in the suit as "unethical, illegal, and unsafe practices" by the company in Iraq. Because of the pending legal action, this employee declined to be interviewed, but considerable documentation is already part of the public record, including portions of her personnel file. SAIC's corporate priorities are suggested by one commendation the employee received, for her "excellent billing credentials." This way of doing business has been an SAIC character trait for years. In 1991, SAIC was charged with falsifying data submitted to the E.P.A. on soil samples from Superfund toxic-waste sites. The law required the E.P.A. to identify toxic dumps and determine which ones posed the gravest risks. To perform the analysis, the E.P.A. contracted with independent labs, including SAIC's Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, in La Jolla. The lab was supposed to test soil and water samples within a certain number of days of their being received "to ensure the chemicals being tested for would not have dissipated in the interim." But technicians at SAIC's lab tested some samples after the deadline and then backdated the results. SAIC mounted a high-powered behind-the-scenes campaign to escape prosecution. A member of SAIC's board of directors, former secretary of defense Melvin R. Laird, wrote a personal letter to Attorney General Dick Thornburgh. "I can assure you there was no wrongdoing on the part of the corporation," Laird stated. Criminal prosecution of SAIC, he went on, would be "entirely inappropriate." Ultimately the company was accused by the government of making "false, fictitious and fraudulent statements," and pleaded guilty to 10 counts of making false statements or claims. SAIC paid $1.3 million in fines and restitution. A few years later SAIC was in trouble again, this time over its efforts to design a flat-panel liquid-crystal-display screen to be used as a navigational device in the cockpits of air-force fighter jets. The initial contract had been awarded in 1987, but SAIC kept going back for more money. The government would shell out millions?even as SAIC assured the air force that steady progress was being made. And in fact air-force officials had no reason to believe otherwise: they had seen what they thought was a demonstration model when SAIC officials unveiled a slick-looking compact box with a backlit screen. SAIC officials traveled to military bases around the country to show off the prototype. A respected magazine, Engineering Design News, published a photograph of the display screen on its cover. But the box was a fake. SAIC had been unable to develop the actual technology. The prototype?in effect, nothing more than a cheap video game?had been cobbled together with components taken from TV sets, computers, and everyday consumer appliances. When two SAIC employees complained to their superiors, both were fired. Two employees later filed whistle-blower lawsuits charging SAIC with defrauding the government. While denying any wrongdoing, in 1995 SAIC settled the suit with the government and paid a fine of $2.5 million. The ill-fated cockpit-display project was hardly an isolated case. A recent case revealed one method SAIC employed to increase the profits on a contract. In San Antonio, the air force awarded SAIC a $24 million contract to clean up contaminated-waste sites at Kelly Air Force Base. Once the project was under way, the SAIC manager overseeing the job realized that the work would cost much less than the amount SAIC had negotiated. "It was massively overstaffed," Michael Woodlee, the former manager, said in an interview. "I didn't need that many [people]." Woodlee said he told one of his superiors that "there was no way under the moon we could spend all this money." This is not what SAIC wanted to hear. Woodlee said that, because he couldn't spend everything in his budget, his SAIC superiors suggested that he "harvest money out of [his] project and send it up the corporate ladder." After he resisted, Woodlee contended, the project was taken away from him, and he was laid off. In 2002, Woodlee filed a whistle-blower lawsuit charging SAIC with fraud under the federal False Claims Act. Working with air-force investigators, the U.S. attorney in San Antonio concluded that SAIC had in fact grossly understated profits on the contract: rather than the 8 to 10 percent profit the contract allowed, SAIC had, "unbeknownst to the Air Force," realized profits of three times that amount, and had submitted "false and fraudulent statements of its expected costs and profits." SAIC's response was audacious. It told federal officials, in effect, that the government was right: the company does increase the profit margin beyond the terms of the contract. But there's a reason: risk is involved, and the additional profit is compensation for that risk. According to documents in the case, SAIC explained that it employs something called "Quantitative Risk Analysis" to identify potential business risks, and that it factors those costs into its contracts, although without ever mentioning the fact to customers. In a written response, the company stated that this kind of risk analysis is "commonly used throughout industry" and "such purely judgmental information was not required to be disclosed under [federal law] based on longstanding legal principles." But by failing to disclose that information to federal negotiators, the air force maintained, SAIC induced it "to agree to much higher prices than [the air force] would have agreed to had SAIC truthfully disclosed its cost and pricing data." After SAIC's "risk defense" surfaced, the air force issued a written alert to warn other agencies about SAIC's business methods, which it said SAIC "intends to continue using." Although the amount of money in contention was relatively small, the principle involved was large, and it had potentially national implications. Was SAIC using the same formula in thousands upon thousands of other contracts it had with the government? We'll never know. For reasons that remain unclear, the Justice Department decided against expanding the probe beyond San Antonio. Is it possible that a call was made from one well-placed individual to another? In April of 2005, SAIC, while denying wrongdoing, settled the San Antonio lawsuit by paying a fine of $2.5 million. More important, the company had forestalled a wider investigation. One of Woodlee's lawyers, Glenn Grossenbacher, who has represented other whistle-blowers against other companies, describes SAIC as unlike any other company he has ever confronted. "These guys handle things very differently than other people," he said. "They had better access to the Pentagon than the government's own attorneys. They are so well connected they were able to isolate this one case. This should have been a [national] case. The reason it wasn't was because of their political clout to shut it down and localize it." Not every SAIC client is as forgiving as the United States government. When SAIC failed to deliver a highly touted security system for the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Greek government refused to make a final payment. SAIC had proposed the most extensive security shield in Olympic history: more than 100 command posts, vehicle-tracking devices and sensors everywhere, 1,600 video cameras, and a blimp loaded with "sensitive equipment" floating "silently overhead acting as an airborne surveillance center." As video feeds flowed to a central command post, SAIC's state-of-the-art software would link all these capabilities. The system was to remain in place as an anti-terrorism tool in Athens for years to come. But turmoil within SAIC plagued the effort from the start. Project managers came and went. On the eve of the games a source close to the Olympic planners stated that "the entire Committee without exception believe that the system doesn't work." The Olympics started up on schedule. SAIC's security system did not. A newspaper in Athens described the system as "operationally useless," and Greek officials improvised simply by adding more guards. Before the games began, SAIC and the Greek government had quietly come to an agreement that called for continued testing of the system and "final acceptance to occur no later than October 1, [2004]"?one month after the games ended. A payment of $23 million would follow. SAIC missed this deadline, too. After more wrangling the two sides, according to an Athens newspaper, reached an understanding that calls for SAIC to complete work by May 2008, almost four years after the Olympics. As of last fall, SAIC's losses on the project totaled a staggering $123 million, and the company acknowledges "our poor performance on the Greek Olympics contract." SAIC is trying to recoup some of its losses in an arbitration and so far has managed to keep the lid on potentially embarrassing revelations about the competence of a company whose operations are built on claims of technical expertise. Radiation Sickness Given that its founder came from a company called General Atomic it is hardly surprising that SAIC has been heavily involved in the nuclear business. One early project came in the 1970s and 80s, when SAIC received Pentagon contracts to reconstruct the amount of radiation absorbed by military personnel during atomic-bomb tests and other service-related exposures. The government's bookkeeping was so erratic from the early days of the Cold War that it was often difficult to tell how much radiation soldiers had received and whether it might have been responsible for their various cancers. When SAIC did the numbers, few veterans qualified for compensation. The Pentagon's nuclear testing was in effect off the hook, and ailing veterans were out of luck. After years of hearings, Congress in 1988 passed the Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act, which gave veterans the benefit of the doubt. It was presumed that their cancer was attributable to nuclear exposure without considering the radiation dose. By then many of the veterans were dead. A health physicist who testified later on behalf of the veterans spoke unkindly of the original SAIC work: "Atomic veterans have been deprived of benefits intended by Congress through [SAIC's] deceptive internal dose reconstructions and poor understanding of radioactive material distribution in the body." SAIC disagrees, saying that it "continues to work with the government to apply the best science to performing dose reconstruction for atomic veterans." Periodically over the years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy, prodded by executives in the nuclear industry, have sought to ease the rules against re-using "lightly" contaminated radioactive waste. The impetus has been the inexorably growing stockpile of nuclear debris?much of it lethal?that has been accumulating at weapons sites and power plants in America for decades. One way to draw down the stockpile would be to recycle large volumes of discarded nickel, aluminum, copper, steel, and other irradiated metals into usable products. If slightly radioactive metal were combined with other metals, the resulting material could be made into all kinds of consumer items?knives and forks, baby strollers, chairs, rings, eyeglass frames, bicycles, reclining rockers, earrings, frying pans. It also could be used in construction. Lest any of this sound improbable, in the 1980s radioactive table legs began turning up in the United States everywhere from restaurants to nursing homes. A radioactive gold ring cost a Pennsylvania man his arm. The public outcry was so great that in 1992 Congress set out to ban this form of recycling. The N.R.C., D.O.E., and nuclear industry saw the ban coming and were not happy about it, but they also saw a way out: maybe it would be possible to develop broad guidelines that would allow the contaminated waste to be recycled based on what were deemed "safe" exposure levels. Never mind that there is no such thing as a safe dose of radiation. Two months before the ban was signed into law, the N.R.C. gave the multi-million-dollar job of formulating the guidelines to an outside contractor. The contractor was SAIC. As the years slipped by, across town, another federal agency, the Department of Energy, was handing out a $238 million contract to B.N.F.L. Inc., at that time the U.S. subsidiary of British Nuclear Fuels, "to clean up and reindustrialize three massive uranium enrichment facilities" at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Tennessee. The agreement called for B.N.F.L. to recycle "hundreds of thousands of tons of metals." British Nuclear Fuels had a questionable track record in the nuclear industry. For decades it had dumped plutonium and other radioactive waste into the Irish Sea and the North Atlantic. Its workers had falsified critical quality-control data. When the D.O.E. announced the contract, SAIC was identified as a major subcontractor in the recycling of radioactive scrap metal. Because the N.R.C. and the D.O.E. for some reason weren't talking to each other, the elegance of this arrangement escaped everyone's attention. To connect the dots: SAIC was writing the regulations for one government agency, the N.R.C., which would set the permissible limits of radioactive contamination for recycling, even as it partnered with another company, under contract to a different federal agency, the D.O.E., to recycle the radioactive metal for which it was drafting the regulations. The synergy of this arrangement was discovered accidentally by a Washington lawyer, Daniel Guttman, whose longtime passion has been conflicts of interest that inevitably?purposefully?arise from government outsourcing. Guttman called attention in public hearings to what was happening, thoroughly embarrassing officials at the N.R.C. and the D.O.E. and stirring the ire of public-interest groups. The N.R.C. killed its contract with SAIC. The recycling project was put on hold. And the N.R.C. filed suit against SAIC, alleging "false and/or fraudulent representations to the effect that [SAIC] was providing services to the NRC which were free from bias." SAIC has denied the conflict-of-interest claims, and the suit is still pending. But SAIC is by no means out of the nuclear business. It may be under a cloud at the N.R.C., but it's still a partner, with the construction giant Bechtel, in the largest nuclear project of all?the $3.1 billion effort to build a repository for America's high-level radioactive waste. The firm Bechtel SAIC is constructing the repository deep under Yucca Mountain, Nevada, where the buried waste will remain lethal for at least 10,000 years. It could provide a revenue stream for SAIC as far into the future as one can imagine. The Permanent Government Bob Beyster turned 79 in 2003. He was in his 34th year with the company. A writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune, granted a rare interview around this time, observed that Beyster was a "little more stooped now," but still vigorous. He continued to run three or four miles almost every day. Over the years numerous executives rumored to be his successor had come and gone as it became apparent that Beyster had no intention of relinquishing power. But the sheer size of the company and its aggressive, internally competitive style were catching up to Beyster. Even Pentagon officials had begun to complain that SAIC's overlapping divisions were creating confusion. When the Pentagon talks, contractors listen. In 2003, the SAIC board forced him out. By 2004, SAIC had a new chairman, Kenneth Dahlberg, a top executive at General Dynamics with long experience in the defense industry. In October of 2006, SAIC carried out a long-anticipated I.P.O., selling 86 million shares at $15 a share in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange, raising $1.2 billion. Reflecting investor bullishness, shares rose to $21 in a matter of days. Its prospects have never looked brighter. Unlike traditional wars, which eventually come to an end, the Global War on Terror as defined by the Bush administration can have no end: it is a permanent war?the perfect war for a company that has become an essential component of the permanent government. Political change causes scarcely a ripple. As one former SAIC manager observed in a recent blog posting: "My observation is that the impact of national elections on the business climate for SAIC has been minimal. The emphasis on where federal spending occurs usually shifts, but total federal spending never decreases. SAIC has always continued to grow despite changes in the political leadership in Washington." And the revolving door never stops spinning. One of the biggest contracts ever for SAIC is in the works right now. It's for a Pentagon program called Future Combat Systems, which is described as "a complex plan to turn the U.S. Army into a lighter, more lethal, more mobile force" and also as "the most difficult integration program ever undertaken by the U.S. Department of Defense." The contract runs into the billions of dollars. The man who helped craft this program at the Pentagon was Lieutenant General Daniel R. Zanini. Zanini recently retired from the army, and he now has a new job. Can you guess where it might be? /Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele are Vanity Fair contributing editors/ *Click here to comment on this and other articles* /In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Information Clearing House has no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of this article nor is Information ClearingHouse endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)/ From solidarite6nations at gmail.com Tue Feb 20 09:23:39 2007 From: solidarite6nations at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?comit=E9_de_solidarit=E9_six_nations?=) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:23:39 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?windows-1252?q?SOLIDARITY_AND_ACTION_IN_SU?= =?windows-1252?q?PPORT_OF_SIX_NATIONS_/_SOLIDARIT=C9_ET_ACTION_D?= =?windows-1252?q?=92APPUI_AUX_SIX_NATIONS_!?= Message-ID: <94d77050702200923n3e4ba9ccm5e24f15ea9a69657@mail.gmail.com> [Please forward widely] [Fran?ais ci-dessous?] AN APPEAL FOR TURTLE ISLAND WIDE SOLIDARITY AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SIX NATIONS! One year is too long! Recognize the rights of Six Nations! February 28th, 2007 marks the one-year anniversary of the Six Nations Land Reclamation. One year ago, a group of people from Six Nations took back a piece of their land that was under construction by developers and demanded an end to the destruction of their land and to settler encroachment on their territory. Now, one year later, the Canadian government has yet to recognize the truth: that this land is not owned by them nor can it be sold by them. It is Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) territory, stolen and sold by the colonial authorities illegally. The people of Kanohnstaton, formerly "Douglas Creek Estates", have asked for and encouraged solidarity actions and a pressure campaign in support of the Reclamation. The Six Nations Land Reclamation needs your support and solidarity to make the Canadian government understand that Six Nations is not alone. We must speak out against the injustices of colonial land theft and genocide and take a stand for dignity, indigenous land rights, justice and autonomy. Despite the disinterest of the mainstream media, the Six Nations Land Reclamation represents a pivotal example in the history of indigenous decolonization in Turtle Island. We, as people living on stolen land, have a responsibility to support and demand that Haudenosaunee land rights and sovereignty be recognized. We must also demand that the government immediately cease the criminalization of those who have been involved in the Reclamation, as over 32 people continue to face bogus charges for defending their rights. It is time to stop spending tax-payer money on negotiators' and OPP salaries, to stop the lies, and to recognize the treaties between the Haudenosaunee and the colonial powers. The federal and provincial governments recently brought a pack of lies on paper to the negotiation table, claiming that Six Nations sold their land. Let them know that we will not be swayed by age-old colonial tactics of forgery and false dialogue. If the government has any issues with the Iroquois protecting their own territory, we suggest that they file a land claim with the traditional Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose credibility outweighs that of the Canadian government by a very large margin. ==>>> FAX/EMAIL/PHONE: February 26th to March 2nd, 2007 Speak out and make your voice heard! We have been asked to participate in a week-long fax, email and phone campaign to government "negotiators" and representatives starting on February 26 and ending on March 2, 2007. The contact information for this week-long pressure campaign can be found below. A sample letter is provided as well. Please take the time to make your voice heard, and make the government accountable for its unlawful actions and illegitimate claims. ==>>> TAKE ACTION: February 28th, 2007 Invitation to organize local activities and/or actions! The people of Kanohnstaton have asked for support demos and rallies for the one year anniversary. Local actions that can exert political pressure on our government are needed and encouraged. If you can organize locally, please let the people at the Six Nations Land Reclamation know. You can organize a delegation to a governmental body to deliver a letter, hold rallies and demonstrations, or simply participate in the week-long pressure campaign. In Montreal, supporters will rally at the federal government buildings located downtown at noon. Speakers from various Haudenosaunee territories will join us in the speak-out MONTREAL SPEAK OUT & RALLY Wednesday, February 28th 12PM Complex Guy-Favreau 200 R?n?-L?v?sque O. (m?tro Place des Arts) Bring noisemakers and banners of solidarity! Should you wish to get involved in the organizing or mobilization for the Montreal Rally and Speak-Out, please contact 6nationssolidarite at gmail.com ==>>> FEBRUARY 26 to MARCH 2, 2007 WRITE TO FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES TODAY! February 26th to March 2nd week-long fax, email and phone campaign to negotiators and government representatives: Demand: 1) That the government stop its' stalling tactics and recognize Six Nations title to the land once and for all. 2) That the government stop criminalizing the people of Kanohnstaton. 3) That the government fully recognize the traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the traditional government, and stop undermining the Confederacy they have been trying to squash since 1924. *(Sample letter below?)* To voice your concerns and demand that the government recognize Six Nations Land Rights, send an email, phone and/or fax: Prime Minister Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 Email: pm at pm.gc.ca Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Barbara McDougall, Federal Negotiator Former Cabinet Minister c/o Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Ron Doering- Federal Negotiator c/o Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa , Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Jane Stewart Provincial Negotiator, Province of Ontario Former Brantford MP and former Federal Indian Affairs Minister c/o Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park Toronto , Ontario M7A 1A1 Phone Number: (416) 325-1941 Fax Number: (416) 325-3745 Email: Dalton.McGuinty at premier.gov.on.ca Find and contact your own MP: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm ====>>>SAMPLE LETTER To: Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/ Jane Stewart/ Ron Doering Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation, respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six Nations land rights. I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations. It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally sold by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as "Douglas Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and the government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter: that this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation, and the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or leasing land that is not theirs. Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue. Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In addition to demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow basic universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government follow its own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the Constitution Act of 1982. Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of April 20th, 2006. Hazel Hill, spokesperson for Six Nations, has stated: "We didn't create the situation, we are only trying to rectify it, for our children and future generations. We have taken action and have re-claimed land that is rightfully ours. We are there in Peace, and have been since February 28th... Will Canada allow the hatred and violent displays of racism of its citizens to continue and possibly create another Ipperwash, or will it use the lessons of the past to ensure that the violence stops and admit to their citizens that it is through their own actions and abuse of assumed power that we are in this situation today." I strongly urge you to heed these words and take action to ensure a just resolution to this issue in a swift and fair manner. Sincerely, For further information on the Six Nations Land Reclamation visit the following pages: Info on the Reclamation: www.reclamationinfo.com Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty News Archive: http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive Autonomy and Solidarity's Six Nations/Caledonia Resource Page: http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2012 Turtle Island Native Network: http://www.turtleisland.org/news/news-sixnations.htm ---------------------------------------------Version fran?aise-------------------------------------- APPEL PAN CANADIEN ? LA SOLIDARIT? ET ACTION D'APPUI AUX SIX NATIONS ! Un an c'est trop long ! Reconnaissez leur droits aux six nations! Le 28 f?vrier 2007 ce sera le premier anniversaire de la r?clamation de terre de Six Nations. Il y a un an un groupe de personne de Six Nations ont repris un morceau de leur territoire qui ?tait devenu le chantier de construction d'un entrepreneur immobilier et ont demand? l'arr?t imm?diat de la destruction de leur territoire et l'annexion de la parcelle en question ? leur territoire. Maintenant, un an plus tard, le gouvernement n'a toujours pas reconnu la r?alit?: Cette terre n'est pas la leur et ils ne peuvent donc la vendre; Elle appartient au territoire Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) vol? et vendu ill?galement par les autorit?s coloniales. Les gens de Kanohnstaton, anciennement connu comme, "Douglas Creek Estates" (lieu de r?clamation) ont lanc? un appel ? un large mouvement de solidarit? ? la r?clamation de terre. La r?clamation de terre a besoin de votre soutient pour faire comprendre au gouvernement canadien que les Six Nations ne sont pas seules. Nous devons publiquement d?noncer l'injustice du vol colonial des terres, du g?nocide et prendre le parti de la dignit?, des droits territoriaux autochtones, de la justice et de l'autonomie. Malgr? le manque d'int?r?t des M?dias de masses, la r?clamation de terres des Six Nations est un ?v?nement majeur dans l'histoire de la d?colonisation de l'?le de la tortue (Canada). Nous, en tant que personne vivant sur une terre vol?e, nous avons la responsabilit? de supporter et revendiquer que les droits territoriaux et la souverainet? Handenosanee soient reconnus. Nous devons aussi revendiquer que le gouvernement cesse imm?diatement la criminalisation de celles et ceux qui se sont impliqu?es dans la r?clamation; tandis que au moins 32 personnes font faces ? des charges pour avoir d?fendu leurs droits. Il est temps d'arr?ter de d?penser l'argent public pour des n?gociateurs, les salaires de la police d'Ontario, d'arr?ter les mensonges, et de reconna?tre les trait?s entre Les Haudenosanee et les pouvoirs coloniaux. Les gouvernements provinciaux et f?d?raux ont r?cemment amen? un paquet de mensonges sur papiers ? la table de n?gociation, affirmant que les Six Nations avaient vendu leurs terres. Laissons leurs savoir que nous ne nous laisserons pas avoir par de vielle tactique coloniale de manipulation et de faux dialogue. Si le gouvernement a un probl?me avec le fait que les Iroquois prot?gent leurs terres, il devrait remplir un formulaire de r?clamation de terre ? la conf?d?ration traditionnelle Haudenosaunee, dont la r?putation et la cr?dibilit? surpasse largement celle du gouvernement canadien. ==>>> FAX/COURRIEL/T?L?PHONE: du 26 F?vrier au 2 Mars, 2007 Faites entendre votre voix ! Nous vous invitons ? participer ? une semaine de campagne d'envoie de fax, courriel et t?l?phone aux "n?gociateurs" du gouvernement entre le 26 f?vrier et le 2 mars 2007. Vous trouverez ci-dessous les contacts et un mod?le de lettre. Prenez le temps de faire entendre votre voix et de demander des compte ? ce gouvernement qui ne respecte ni les lois ni les revendications l?gitimes. ==>>> AGISSEZ: 28 F?vrier 2007 Organisez des ?v?nements ou des actions localement ! Des actions locales pour faire pression sur le gouvernement sont encourages. Si vous pouvez le faire, avertissez-en les gens sur le site de r?clamation de Six Nations. Vous pouvez organiser une d?l?gation ? un repr?sentant du gouvernement pour remettre une lettre ou simplement participer massivement ? la semaine d'envoie de lettre fax et d'appels. ? Montr?al un rassemblement aura lieu devant l'?difice du gouvernement f?d?ral du centre ville, plusieurs porte parole des territoires Haudenosaunee y interviendront. RASSEMBLEMENT ? MONTR?AL Mercredi 28 f?vrier 2007 12h Complexe Guy-Favreau 200 R?n?-L?v?sque O. (m?tro Place des Arts) Amenez du bruit et des banni?res de solidarit? ! Si vous voulez aider ? organiser ?crivez nous solidarite6nations at gmail.com ==>>> DU 26 F?VRIER AU 2 MARS CAMPAGNE D'APPEL, DE FAX ET DE COURRIEL. Ecrivez les gouvernements provinciaux et f?d?raux aujourd'hui ! Revendiquant : - Que le gouvernement reconnaisse le titre des communaut?s de Six Nations sur la terre une fois pour toute. - Que le gouvernement mette fin ? la criminalisation des personnes de Kanohnstaton. - Que le gouvernement reconnaisse le gouvernement traditionnel de la conf?d?ration Haudenosaunee. LES CONTACTES ET MOD?LE DE LETTRE (Vous pouvez faire votre proper lettre en fran?ais ou utilisez le mod?le de lettre disponible en anglais ci-dessous). Premier Ministre Stephen Harper 80 Wellington Street Ottawa K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 Email: pm at pm.gc.ca Jim Prentice, Ministere des Affaires Indiennes Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Barbara McDougall, N?gociateur F?d?ral Cabinet Minist?riel Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Ron Doering, N?gociateur F?d?ral Cabinet Minist?riel Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Jane Stewart N?gociateur provincial, Province d' Ontario Brantford MP c/o Dalton McGuinty, Premier Ministre d'Ontario ?difice Legislatif , Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 T?l?phone: (416) 325-1941 Fax : (416) 325-3745 Email: Dalton.McGuinty at premier.gov.on.ca Trouvez et contacter votre propre d?put?: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm MODELE DE LETTRE To: Prime Minister Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/ Jane Stewart/ Ron Doering Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation, respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six Nations land rights. I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations. It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally sold by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as "Douglas Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and the government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter: that this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation, and the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or leasing land that is not theirs. Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue. Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In addition to demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow basic universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government follow its own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the Constitution Act of 1982. Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of April 20th, 2006. Hazel Hill, spokesperson for Six Nations, has stated: "We didn't create the situation, we are only trying to rectify it, for our children and future generations. We have taken action and have re-claimed land that is rightfully ours. We are there in Peace, and have been since February 28th... Will Canada allow the hatred and violent displays of racism of its citizens to continue and possibly create another Ipperwash, or will it use the lessons of the past to ensure that the violence stops and admit to their citizens that it is through their own actions and abuse of assumed power that we are in this situation today." I strongly urge you to heed these words and take action to ensure a just resolution to this issue in a swift and fair manner. Sincerely, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pour plus d'information sur la r?clamation de terre de Six Nations veuillez visiter: www.reclamationinfo.com Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty News Archive: http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive Autonomy and Solidarity's Six Nations/Caledonia Resource Page: http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2012 Turtle Island Native Network: http://www.turtleisland.org/news/news-sixnations.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soutienkader at gmail.com Wed Feb 21 07:36:51 2007 From: soutienkader at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Comit=E9_de_soutien_d'Abdelkader_Belaouni?=) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:36:51 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 1er Mars//March 1st: SANCTUAIRE COMMUNAUTAIRE//COMMUNITY SANCTUARY: UNE CELEBRATION DES LUTTES POPULAIRES A POINTE SAINT-CHARLES// CELEBRATING STRUGGLES FOR JUSTICE IN POINT ST-CHARLES In-Reply-To: References: <56005.nora-b.1171994254.squirrel@tern.riseup.net> Message-ID: PLEASE FORWARD FAR & WIDE~ DIFFUSEZ SVP~ (Fran?ais ci-dessous) <0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0> COMMUNITY SANCTUARY: CELEBRATING STRUGGLES FOR JUSTICE IN POINT ST-CHARLES Thursday, March 1st, 6:30 pm St. Gabriels Church, 2157 Rue du Centre (metro Charlevoix) <0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0>< AN EVENING OF FOOD, ART, MUSIC AND RESISTANCE! FEATURING: ----> A short reading of 'CONDOVILLE', with author DAVID FENNARIO ----> LIVE MUSIC ---->'GOING CONDO', a short documentary film by Brett Story ----> a brief HISTORY of COMMUNITY RESISTANCE in the Pointe, with Marcel S?vigny ----> FREE DINNER & CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES! Stand with Abdelkader Belaouni as he enters his 14th month in sanctuary in, part of his ten-year fight for status. Celebrate the struggles being waged by the Point St-Charles community, from fighting Kader's deportation, to fighting against new condo developments. This evening of theatre, food, music & more will take place in St. Gabriels church, where Kader has been in sanctuary since January 1st, 2006. Donations appreciated (no one will be turned away) For more information: www.soutienpourkader.net soutienkader @ gmail.com 514-859-9023 **************************************************************************** <0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0> SANCTUAIRE COMMUNAUTAIRE : UNE CELEBRATION DES LUTTES POPULAIRES A POINTE SAINT-CHARLES Jeudi le 1er mars 2007, 18h30 ?glise Saint-Gabriel, 2157, rue Centre (m?tro Charlevoix) <0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0>< UNE SOIR?E DE BOUFFE, D?ART, DE MUSIQUE ET DE R?SISTANCE ! A NE PAS MANQUER... ----> un court extrait de la pi?ce 'CONDOVILLE? avec DAVID FENNARIO ; ----> de la MUSIQUE IRLANDAISE; ---->'GOING CONDO', un court m?trage de Brett Story; ----> un bref HISTORIQUE des luttes de R?SISTANCE POPULAIRE ? Pointe Saint-Charles, avec Marcel S?vigny; ----> SOUPER GRATUIT ET ACTIVIT?S POUR LES ENFANTS! Venez vous joindre ? Kader Belaouni afin de marquer son 14e mois en sanctuaire, ses quatre ans de luttes pour la r?gularisation de son statut, et pour c?l?brer les autres luttes populaires de la communaut? de Pointe St Charles: ? de la lutte contre la d?portation de Kader jusqu?? la lutte contre la construction des nouveaux condos. La soir?e comportera le visionnement de films, des performances musicales, du th??tre et un souper communautaire ? l'?glise o? Kader est en refuge depuis plus d'un an maintenant. Les dons sont appr?ci?s mais tout le monde est le bienvenue. Pour plus d'information : soutienpourkader.net soutienkader @ gmail.com ou 514-859-9023 From solidarite6nations at gmail.com Wed Feb 21 16:39:25 2007 From: solidarite6nations at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?comit=E9_de_solidarit=E9_six_nations?=) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:39:25 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?windows-1252?q?SOLIDARITY_AND_ACTION_IN_SU?= =?windows-1252?q?PPORT_OF_SIX_NATIONS_/_SOLIDARIT=C9_ET_ACTION_D?= =?windows-1252?q?=92APPUI_AUX_SIX_NATIONS_!?= Message-ID: <94d77050702211639q62e18958jce8bb7206e3b0153@mail.gmail.com> [Please forward widely] AN APPEAL FOR TURTLE ISLAND WIDE SOLIDARITY AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SIX NATIONS! ** Actions in Toronto and Montreal on February 28th, 2007** One year is too long! Recognize the rights of Six Nations! February 28th, 2007 marks the one-year anniversary of the Six Nations Land Reclamation. One year ago, a group of people from Six Nations took back a piece of their land that was under construction by developers and demanded an end to the destruction of their land and to settler encroachment on their territory. Now, one year later, the Canadian government has yet to recognize the truth: that this land is not owned by them nor can it be sold by them. It is Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) territory, stolen and sold by the colonial authorities illegally. The people of Kanohnstaton, formerly "Douglas Creek Estates", have asked for and encouraged solidarity actions and a pressure campaign in support of the Reclamation. The Six Nations Land Reclamation needs your support and solidarity to make the Canadian government understand that Six Nations is not alone. We must speak out against the injustices of colonial land theft and genocide and take a stand for dignity, indigenous land rights, justice and autonomy. Despite the disinterest of the mainstream media, the Six Nations Land Reclamation represents a pivotal example in the history of indigenous decolonization in Turtle Island. We, as people living on stolen land, have a responsibility to support and demand that Haudenosaunee land rights and sovereignty be recognized. We must also demand that the government immediately cease the criminalization of those who have been involved in the Reclamation, as over 32 people continue to face bogus charges for defending their rights. It is time to stop spending tax-payer money on negotiators' and OPP salaries, to stop the lies, and to recognize the treaties between the Haudenosaunee and the colonial powers. The federal and provincial governments recently brought a pack of lies on paper to the negotiation table, claiming that Six Nations sold their land. Let them know that we will not be swayed by age-old colonial tactics of forgery and false dialogue. If the government has any issues with the Iroquois protecting their own territory, we suggest that they file a land claim with the traditional Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose credibility outweighs that of the Canadian government by a very large margin. ==>>> FAX/EMAIL/PHONE: February 26th to March 2nd, 2007 Speak out and make your voice heard! We have been asked to participate in a week-long fax, email and phone campaign to government "negotiators" and representatives starting on February 26 and ending on March 2, 2007. The contact information for this week-long pressure campaign can be found below. A sample letter is provided as well. Please take the time to make your voice heard, and make the government accountable for its unlawful actions and illegitimate claims. ==>>> TAKE ACTION: February 28th, 2007 Invitation to organize local activities and/or actions! The people of Kanohnstaton have asked for support demos and rallies for the one year anniversary. Local actions that can exert political pressure on our government are needed and encouraged. If you can organize locally, please let the people at the Six Nations Land Reclamation know. You can organize a delegation to a governmental body to deliver a letter, hold rallies and demonstrations, or simply participate in the week-long pressure campaign. ****************************** In Montreal, supporters will rally at the federal government buildings located downtown at noon. Speakers from various Haudenosaunee territories will join us in the speak-out. MONTREAL SPEAK OUT & RALLY Wednesday, February 28th 12PM Complex Guy-Favreau 200 R?n?-L?v?sque O. (m?tro Place des Arts) Bring noisemakers and banners of solidarity! Should you wish to get involved in the organizing or mobilization for the Montreal Rally and Speak-Out, please contact 6nationssolidarite at gmail.com ******************************* In Toronto, supporters will gather at the provincial government buildings, seat of the Liberal government and of the Lieutenant Governor, the Queen's representative in Ontario. All are welcome to speak out in support of Six Nations. TORONTO SPEAK OUT & RALLY Wednesday, February 28th 12 PM Queen's Park (Front Lawn) Bring noisemakers and banners of solidarity! Should you wish to get involved, please contact ocap at tao.ca ==>>> FEBRUARY 26 to MARCH 2, 2007 WRITE TO FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES TODAY! February 26th to March 2nd week-long fax, email and phone campaign to negotiators and government representatives: Demand: 1) That the government stop its' stalling tactics and recognize Six Nations title to the land once and for all. 2) That the government stop criminalizing the people of Kanohnstaton. 3) That the government fully recognize the traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the traditional government, and stop undermining the Confederacy they have been trying to squash since 1924. *(Sample letter below?)* To voice your concerns and demand that the government recognize Six Nations Land Rights, send an email, phone and/or fax: Prime Minister Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 Email: pm at pm.gc.ca Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Barbara McDougall, Federal Negotiator Former Cabinet Minister c/o Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Ron Doering- Federal Negotiator c/o Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone:(613) 992-4275 Fax:(613) 947-9475 Email:Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Jane Stewart Provincial Negotiator, Province of Ontario Former Brantford MP and former Federal Indian Affairs Minister c/o Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 Phone Number: (416) 325-1941 Fax Number: (416) 325-3745 Email: Dalton.McGuinty at premier.gov.on.ca < https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Dalton.McGuinty%40premier.gov.on.ca > Find and contact your own MP: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm ====>>>SAMPLE LETTER To: Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/ Jane Stewart/ Ron Doering Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation, respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six Nations land rights. I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations. It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally sold by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as "Douglas Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and the government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter: that this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation, and the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or leasing land that is not theirs. Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue. Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In addition to demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow basic universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government follow its own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the Constitution Act of 1982. Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of April 20th, 2006. Hazel Hill, spokesperson for Six Nations, has stated: "We didn't create the situation, we are only trying to rectify it, for our children and future generations. We have taken action and have re-claimed land that is rightfully ours. We are there in Peace, and have been since February 28th... Will Canada allow the hatred and violent displays of racism of its citizens to continue and possibly create another Ipperwash, or will it use the lessons of the past to ensure that the violence stops and admit to their citizens that it is through their own actions and abuse of assumed power that we are in this situation today." I strongly urge you to heed these words and take action to ensure a just resolution to this issue in a swift and fair manner. Sincerely, For further information on the Six Nations Land Reclamation visit the following pages: Info on the Reclamation: www.reclamationinfo.com Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty News Archive: http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive Autonomy and Solidarity's Six Nations/Caledonia Resource Page: http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2012 Turtle Island Native Network: http://www.turtleisland.org/news/news-sixnations.htm ---------------------------------------------Version fran?aise-------------------------------------- APPEL PAN CANADIEN ? LA SOLIDARIT? ET ACTION D'APPUI AUX SIX NATIONS ! Un an c'est trop long ! Reconnaissez leur droits aux six nations! Le 28 f?vrier 2007 ce sera le premier anniversaire de la r?clamation de terre de Six Nations. Il y a un an un groupe de personne de Six Nations ont repris un morceau de leur territoire qui ?tait devenu le chantier de construction d'un entrepreneur immobilier et ont demand? l'arr?t imm?diat de la destruction de leur territoire et l'annexion de la parcelle en question ? leur territoire. Maintenant, un an plus tard, le gouvernement n'a toujours pas reconnu la r?alit?: Cette terre n'est pas la leur et ils ne peuvent donc la vendre; Elle appartient au territoire Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) vol? et vendu ill?galement par les autorit?s coloniales. Les gens de Kanohnstaton, anciennement connu comme, "Douglas Creek Estates" (lieu de r?clamation) ont lanc? un appel ? un large mouvement de solidarit? ? la r?clamation de terre. La r?clamation de terre a besoin de votre soutient pour faire comprendre au gouvernement canadien que les Six Nations ne sont pas seules. Nous devons publiquement d?noncer l'injustice du vol colonial des terres, du g?nocide et prendre le parti de la dignit?, des droits territoriaux autochtones, de la justice et de l'autonomie. Malgr? le manque d'int?r?t des M?dias de masses, la r?clamation de terres des Six Nations est un ?v?nement majeur dans l'histoire de la d?colonisation de l'?le de la tortue (Canada). Nous, en tant que personne vivant sur une terre vol?e, nous avons la responsabilit? de supporter et revendiquer que les droits territoriaux et la souverainet? Handenosanee soient reconnus. Nous devons aussi revendiquer que le gouvernement cesse imm?diatement la criminalisation de celles et ceux qui se sont impliqu?es dans la r?clamation; tandis que au moins 32 personnes font faces ? des charges pour avoir d?fendu leurs droits. Il est temps d'arr?ter de d?penser l'argent public pour des n?gociateurs, les salaires de la police d'Ontario, d'arr?ter les mensonges, et de reconna?tre les trait?s entre Les Haudenosanee et les pouvoirs coloniaux. Les gouvernements provinciaux et f?d?raux ont r?cemment amen? un paquet de mensonges sur papiers ? la table de n?gociation, affirmant que les Six Nations avaient vendu leurs terres. Laissons leurs savoir que nous ne nous laisserons pas avoir par de vielle tactique coloniale de manipulation et de faux dialogue. Si le gouvernement a un probl?me avec le fait que les Iroquois prot?gent leurs terres, il devrait remplir un formulaire de r?clamation de terre ? la conf?d?ration traditionnelle Haudenosaunee, dont la r?putation et la cr?dibilit? surpasse largement celle du gouvernement canadien. ==>>> FAX/COURRIEL/T?L?PHONE: du 26 F?vrier au 2 Mars, 2007 Faites entendre votre voix ! Nous vous invitons ? participer ? une semaine de campagne d'envoie de fax, courriel et t?l?phone aux "n?gociateurs" du gouvernement entre le 26 f?vrier et le 2 mars 2007. Vous trouverez ci-dessous les contacts et un mod?le de lettre. Prenez le temps de faire entendre votre voix et de demander des compte ? ce gouvernement qui ne respecte ni les lois ni les revendications l?gitimes. ==>>> AGISSEZ: 28 F?vrier 2007 Organisez des ?v?nements ou des actions localement ! Des actions locales pour faire pression sur le gouvernement sont encourages. Si vous pouvez le faire, avertissez-en les gens sur le site de r?clamation de Six Nations. Vous pouvez organiser une d?l?gation ? un repr?sentant du gouvernement pour remettre une lettre ou simplement participer massivement ? la semaine d'envoie de lettre fax et d'appels. ? Montr?al un rassemblement aura lieu devant l'?difice du gouvernement f?d?ral du centre ville, plusieurs porte parole des territoires Haudenosaunee y interviendront. RASSEMBLEMENT ? MONTR?AL Mercredi 28 f?vrier 2007 12h Complexe Guy-Favreau 200 R?n?-L?v?sque O. (m?tro Place des Arts) Amenez du bruit et des banni?res de solidarit? ! Si vous voulez aider ? organiser ?crivez nous solidarite6nations at gmail.com ==>>> DU 26 F?VRIER AU 2 MARS CAMPAGNE D'APPEL, DE FAX ET DE COURRIEL. Ecrivez les gouvernements provinciaux et f?d?raux aujourd'hui ! Revendiquant : - Que le gouvernement reconnaisse le titre des communaut?s de Six Nations sur la terre une fois pour toute. - Que le gouvernement mette fin ? la criminalisation des personnes de Kanohnstaton. - Que le gouvernement reconnaisse le gouvernement traditionnel de la conf?d?ration Haudenosaunee. LES CONTACTES ET MOD?LE DE LETTRE (Vous pouvez faire votre proper lettre en fran?ais ou utilisez le mod?le de lettre disponible en anglais ci-dessous). Premier Ministre Stephen Harper 80 Wellington Street Ottawa K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 Email: pm at pm.gc.ca Jim Prentice, Ministere des Affaires Indiennes Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Barbara McDougall, N?gociateur F?d?ral Cabinet Minist?riel Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Ron Doering, N?gociateur F?d?ral Cabinet Minist?riel Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Jane Stewart N?gociateur provincial, Province d' Ontario Brantford MP c/o Dalton McGuinty, Premier Ministre d'Ontario ?difice Legislatif , Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 T?l?phone: (416) 325-1941 Fax : (416) 325-3745 Email: Dalton.McGuinty at premier.gov.on.ca < https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Dalton.McGuinty%40premier.gov.on.ca > Trouvez et contacter votre propre d?put?: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm MODELE DE LETTRE To: Prime Minister Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/ Jane Stewart/ Ron Doering Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation, respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six Nations land rights. I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations. It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally sold by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as "Douglas Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and the government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter: that this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation, and the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or leasing land that is not theirs. Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue. Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In addition to demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow basic universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government follow its own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the Constitution Act of 1982. Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of April 20th, 2006. Hazel Hill, spokesperson for Six Nations, has stated: "We didn't create the situation, we are only trying to rectify it, for our children and future generations. We have taken action and have re-claimed land that is rightfully ours. We are there in Peace, and have been since February 28th... Will Canada allow the hatred and violent displays of racism of its citizens to continue and possibly create another Ipperwash, or will it use the lessons of the past to ensure that the violence stops and admit to their citizens that it is through their own actions and abuse of assumed power that we are in this situation today." I strongly urge you to heed these words and take action to ensure a just resolution to this issue in a swift and fair manner. 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URL: From fiona at resist.ca Wed Feb 21 22:58:37 2007 From: fiona at resist.ca (fiona at resist.ca) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:58:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Six Nations Prisoner Chris Hill's Mother Speaks Out Message-ID: <1689.69.28.232.172.1172127517.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> 1) CKUT RADIO interview with the mother of Chris Hill, Rhonda Martin. 2) Feb. 10th Six Nations Solidarity Committee call out for support for Chris Hill 3) Community of Friends Press Release: Feb. 25th Demonstration in Support of Chris Hill ============================================================================ 1) Listen to an interview with Rhonda Martin, the mother of Six Nations prisoner Chris Hill, who now sits in jail in Hamilton, Ontario for his role at the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Land Reclamation, adjacent to Caledonia, Ontario. Produced by Fiona Becker and Geronimo Inutiq for CKUT radio in Montreal. (anti-copyright) Available for listening and download at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=21901 ============================================================================ 2)[Feb. 10th call-out for support for Chris Hill from Six Nations Solidarity Committee in Montreal] Stop the Criminalization of Indigenous Resistance to Colonial Land Theft! Free Chris Hill! On January 3rd, Six Nations Police, in accordance with the demands of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), arrested and imprisoned Chris Hill, a 20 year old young Mohawk man of the Wolf Clan from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, for allegedly ?assaulting a police officer with a weapon? on April 20th, 2006 ? the very day that the OPP and the RCMP invaded Douglas Creek Estates and violently attempted to evict the people of Six Nations from their land. That day, the OPP used taser darts and batons on unarmed people, including women and youth, and arrested 16 people on a day that brought nation-wide attention to the struggle of Six Nations for land rights and autonomy. Since the Haudonausaunee of Six Nations reclaimed Douglas Creek Estates, at least 30 indigenous people have been charged by the settler-colony of Canada in relation to the Reclamation. Chris Hill is one of the latest to be charged. Interestingly, the warrant for his arrest in relation to April 20th was issued 6 months later in October of 2006. Since January 3rd, he has been sitting in Barton Street Jail in Hamilton, Ontario where he is locked up for 18 hours a day. Chris Hill was denied bail on the basis of his record of ?failure to comply? when he was a young offender. Chris Hill was denied access to legal aid on the basis of him not having a permanent address. His mother, Rhonda Martin, is a mother on assistance who just underwent surgery, and now faces lawyers? fees in the thousands in order to be able to free her son. Chris Hill sits behind bars for having defended his land. The proceedings at the Cayuga courthouse have proven to be extremely lengthy, as nearly all court appearances have resulted in remand after remand. Chris Hill needs moral, political and financial support and solidarity. Please send reading material and write letters of support to Chris Hill for him to receive while he awaits a trial date. Furthermore, please contribute to Chris Hill?s legal defense fund. Please continue to demand the end of the criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation. Address your letters of support to Chris Hill to: Chris Hill Wentworth Detention Center. 165 Barton Street East Hamilton, Ontario To contribute to the legal defense fund of Six Nations: Send checks marked ?legal defense? to: Janie Jameson RR1 Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1MO Alternatively, to support Chris Hill directly, send checks, marked ?legal defense? to Rhonda Martin P.O. box 383 Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1MO ============================================================================ 3) MEDIA RELEASE Community Friends Group Organizes Protest to Support Six Nations Political Prisoner Chris Hill ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tom Keefer Date: Feb 21, 2007 12:39 PM Subject: [six_nations_info] MEDIA RELEASE Community Friends Group Organizes Protest to Support Six Nations Political Prisoner Chris Hill To: Six Nations *please forward* MEDIA RELEASE - Community Friends Group Organizes Protest to Support Six Nations Political Prisoner Chris Hill Feb 21st, 2007 ? CALEDONIA, ON. The group Community Friends -- an organization comprised of Caledonia residents, members of the labor movement, community activists, and people from Six Nations working together to support indigenous sovereignty and the Douglas Creek Estates reclamation ? is organizing a public protest outside the Barton street Jail in Hamilton, Ontario to support Six Nations political prisoner Chris Hill and demand his release. On January 3rd, Six Nations Police, in accordance with the demands of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), arrested and imprisoned Chris Hill, a 20 year old young Mohawk man of the Wolf Clan from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, for allegedly "assaulting a police officer with a weapon" on April 20th, 2006 ? the day that the OPP and the RCMP invaded Douglas Creek Estates and violently attempted to evict the people of Six Nations from their land. That day, the OPP used tazer darts and batons on unarmed people, including women and youth, and arrested 16 people on a day that brought nation-wide attention to the struggle of Six Nations for land rights and autonomy. Since the Haudonausaunee of Six Nations reclaimed Douglas Creek Estates, some 30 indigenous people have been charged in relation to the Reclamation. Chris Hill is one of the latest to be charged. Since January 3rd, he has been sitting in Barton Street Jail in Hamilton, Ontario where he is locked up for 18 hours a day. On Sunday, February 25th from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Community Friends is organizing a peaceful protest to be held outside of the Barton Street Jail in Hamilton, Ontario to demand his release. Jan Watson, a spokesperson for the group is available for comment and can be contacted by phone at 289-284-0154. The webpage of the group is available at www.honorsixnations.com -30- _______________________________________________ six_nations_info mailing list six_nations_info at masses.tao.ca https://masses.tao.ca/lists/listinfo/six_nations_info From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Thu Feb 22 00:45:58 2007 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:45:58 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] News, Events and Analysis :: Sanctuary Updates, Six Nations, Anti-Police Brutality and more (February 19-25) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: NO ONE IS ILLEGAL News, Events and Analysis February 19-25, 2007 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> If you want to receive regular updates from our low-volume announcements list (2-3 messages/week), you can subscribe at: https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l --> No One Is Illegal-Montreal has a new frequently updated news, analysis and events website! Check it out at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com [ Pour la version fran?aise de ce bulletin, cliquez ici: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/nouvelles-analyses-et-annonces-19-25.html ] ----- * "Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP)": Get on the bus to Ottawa and confront Condoleeza Rice, Peter Mackay, Stockwell Day, US secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and others! (February 23) http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/north-american-security-and-prosperity.html * Anti-racist Show in Hochelaga (Montreal) (February 23) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/show-anti-raciste-dans-hochelaga.html * SIX NATIONS: An appeal for Turtle Island-wide solidarity and actions (February 26-March 2): One year is too long! Recognize the rights of Six Nations! http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/six-nations-appeal-for-turtle-island.html --> In Montreal, supporters will rally at the federal government buildings located downtown at noon. Speakers from various Haudenosaunee territories will join us in the speak-out MONTREAL SPEAK OUT & RALLY Wednesday, February 28th at12PM Complex Guy-Favreau 200 R?n?-L?v?sque O. (m?tro Place des Arts) Bring noisemakers and banners of solidarity! --> SIX NATIONS FLYER: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/flyer-support-six-nations-land.html * Stateless & Deported: Re-launch of bi-weekly pickets in solidarity with Palestinian refugees facing deportation (March 1st) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/stateless-deported-re-launch-of-bi.html * Reclaiming the Roots of Feminist Resistance: Women of Diverse Origins (March 8 & 10) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/reclaiming-roots-of-feminist-resistance.html --> 8th march - international women's day demo- 6pm place emilie-gamelin/berri square (corner berri + ste-catherine) all welcome. bring banners, drums, noise-makers. walk to phillips square * Bush out of Baghdad, Canada out of Kandahar! Join the Anti-Imperialist Contingent (March 17, Montreal): http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/01/bush-out-of-baghdad-canada-out-of.html * 11th International Day Against Police Brutality (March 15) http://www.cmaq.net/en/node/26718 --> Demonstration Against Police Brutality: Thursday March 15th, 2007, at 5PM at SNOWDON metro. * Poster for Montreal's International Day Against Police Brutality http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/blog-post_21.html * Poster Campaign: Justice for Anas! Killed by the Montreal Police http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/poster-campaign-justice-for-anas-killed.html :::::::::: Sanctuary Updates [There are at least seven public and ongoing sanctuary cases in the Canadian state: Ali Reza Monemi in North Vancouver (in sanctuary since May 2006); the Raza family in Winnipeg (since August 2006); an unnamed Costa Rican family in Toronto (since September 2005); Moti Nano in Ottawa (since January 2006); Kader Belaouni in Montreal (since January 2006); the Portnoy family of Newfoundland (since November 2005, although the father, Alexi, was deported in January 2006); and Alexi Kolosov of Newfoundland (since May 2005). There have been at least a dozen other public sanctuary cases in Canada since 2002. ? JBS.] * Montreal: Community Sanctuary: Celebrating Struggles for Justice in Point St-Charles (March 1, 2007) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/community-sanctuary-celebrating.html * Winnipeg: Refugee family's children allowed to attend school; Leave church for first time in six months http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/story/3886453p-4494978c.html * Newfoundland: Latvian national in St. John's church loses immigration appeal (still in sanctuary for close to 2 years) http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/02/16/latvian-appeal.html * Vancouver: Iranian refugee granted asylum after almost 3 years in sanctuary (February 19, 2007) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070220.BCSANCTUARY20/TPStory/National * Vancouver: Iranian Refugee Arrested and Forced out of Sanctuary by Vancouver City Police (February 18, 2007) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/iranian-refugee-arrested-and-forced-out_18.html :::::::::: * "Illegal" immigrant deaths at US-Mexico border rose dramatically between 2000-2005 http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/illegal-immigrant-deaths-at-us-mexico.html * Border Crackdown Spawns Violence: More Deaths Occurring as Smugglers Fight Over Valuable Human Cargo http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/18/AR2007021801340.html * Solidarity with Sami Al-Arian, on hunger strike for 30 days; Palestinian professor in Florida who has been the target of US "War on Terror" http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/solidarity-with-sami-al-arian-on-hunger.html * Northeast Anarchist Consulta (Boston, February 24-25) http://www.anarkismo.net/newswire.php?story_id=4747) * No One Is Illegal-Montreal statement on the racist Quebec debate about "reasonable accomodation" (Endorsed by: 2110 Center for Gender Advocacy, Centre des femmes d'ici et d'ailleurs, Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP), El-Hidaya Association, Immigrant Worker's Center, Liberterre, No One Is Illegal-Vancouver, Solidarity Across Borders, South Asian Women's Community Center (SAWCC) and many individuals ...) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/statement-on-racist-quebec-debate-about.html * PREVIOUS NEWSWIRES: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/search/label/Newswire * No One Is Illegal Montreal's Basis of Unity http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2006/12/no-one-is-illegal-montreals-basis-of.html ----- If you want to receive regular updates from our low-volume announcements list (2-3 messages/week), you can subscribe at: https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l No One Is Illegal-Montreal is an active member group of the Solidarity Across Borders immigrant justice network in Montreal. More about Solidarity Across Borders at: http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org Stay in touch! Check out our website regularly. -- No One Is Illegal-Montreal nooneisillegal at gmail.com http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com 514-848-7583 From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Thu Feb 22 00:49:37 2007 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:49:37 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Nouvelles, analyses et annonces :: sanctuaires, Six Nations, immigration clandestins et plus (19-25 fevrier) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: PERSONNE N'EST ILL?GAL-MONTR?AL Nouvelles, analyses et annonces d'?v?nements 19-25 f?vrier 2007 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: --> Si vous souhaitez recevoir des mises ? jour r?guli?res depuis notre liste d'envoi ? volume mod?r? ? (2 ? 3 messages par semaine), inscrivez vous : https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l --> Personne n'est ill?gal a un nouveau site web contenant des nouvelles r?guli?rement mises ? jour, des analyses et des annonces d'?v?nements! Visitez-le : http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com [For the English version of this newswire, visit: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/news-events-and-analysis-february-19-25.html ] ----- * R?union du Partenariat nord-am?ricain pour la ? s?curit? ? et la ? prosp?rit? ? : Montez ? bord de l'autobus pour Ottawa et confrontez Condoleeza Rice, Stockwell Day, Peter Mackay, le Secr?taire ?tats-unien affect? au ? Homeland Security ? et d'autres ! (23 f?vrier) http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/runion-du-partenariat-pour-la-scurit-et.html * Show Anti-Raciste dans Hochelaga (23 f?vrier) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/show-anti-raciste-dans-hochelaga.html * SIX NATIONS: Appel pan-canadien ? la solidarit? et action d'appui (26 f?vrier au 2 mars) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/six-nations-appel-pan-canadien-la.html --> ? Montr?al un rassemblement aura lieu devant l'?difice du gouvernement f?d?ral du centre ville, plusieurs porte paroles des territoires Haudenosaunee y interviendront. RASSEMBLEMENT ? MONTR?AL Mercredi 28 f?vrier 2007 ? 12h Complexe Guy-Favreau, 200 R?n?-L?v?sque O. (m?tro Place des Arts) Amenez du bruit et des banni?res de solidarit? ! --> TRACT: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/tract-solidarit-avec-six-nations.html * Apatrides et menac?s de d?portation: Relance des piquetages bimensuels de solidarit? avec les r?fugi?s palestiniens (1er mars) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/apatrides-et-menacs-de-dportation.html * Sanctuaire Communautaire: Une c?lebration des luttes populaires ? Pointe Saint-Charles (1er mars) http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/sanctuaire-communautaire-une-clebration.html * R?clamons les racines de la r?sistance f?ministe (les 8 et 10 mars) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/rclamons-les-racines-de-la-rsistance.html --> le 8 mars - journ?e internationale de la femme - 18h place emilie-gamelin/square (coin berri + ste-catherine) bienvenue ? toutes et tous * De l'Irak ? Afghanistan, il n'y a pas de justice sous occupation! Joignez-vous au Contingent anti-imp?rialiste (17 mars, Montr?al) http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/01/de-lirak-afghanistan-il-ny-pas-de.html * 11i?me Journ?e internationale contre la brutalit? polici?re (15 mars, Montr?al) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/11ime-journe-internationale-contre-la.html --> MANIFESTATION: Jeudi le le 15 mars 2007 ? 17h au m?tro Snowdon. * Affiche pour le 15 mars ? Montr?al http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/blog-post_21.html * Bilan des crimes officiels de la police de Montr?al et des grouinements de la Fraternit? en 2006 (le Collectif oppos? ? la brutalit? polici?re) http://www.cmaq.net/fr/node/26630 * Campagne d'affichage: Justice pour Anas! Tu? par la police de Montr?al http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/campagne-daffichage-justice-pour-anas.html * La Cour supr?me va se prononcer sur les certificats de s?curit? http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/la-cour-suprme-va-se-prononcer-sur-les.html * Radio-Canada: Amir Kazemian est libre http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/radio-canada-amir-kazemian-est-libre.html * PC: Un r?fugi? iranien vivant dans une ?glise est arr?t? ? Vancouver http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2007/02/pc-un-rfugi-iranien-vivant-dans-une.html * Des plus en plus en de migrants clandestins somaliens meurent en mer http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/des-plus-en-plus-en-de-migrants.html * Cinq clandestins noy?s en mer Eg?e apr?s le naufrage d'un bateau http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/cinq-clandestins-noys-en-mer-ege-aprs.html * Manifeste National pour les droits des immigrants (?tat Espagnol) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/manifeste-national-pour-les-droits-des.html * D?claration de Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al en r?ponse au d?bat sur les ? accomodements raisonnables ? (Endoss? par: Association El-Hidaya, Centre 2110, Centre des femmes d'ici et d'ailleurs, Centre des femmes sud-asiatiques de Montr?al, Centre de travailleurs et travailleuses immigrantEs, Collectif Oppos? ? la brutalit? polici?re (COBP), Liberterre, No One Is Illegal-Vancouver, Solidarit? sans fronti?res et plusieurs individuEs ...) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/02/dclaration-en-rponse-au-dbat-sur-les.html * BULLETINS PR?C?DENTS: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/search/label/Newswire * Personne n'est ill?gal ? Principes http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2006/12/personne-nest-illgal-principes.html ----- --> Si vous souhaitez recevoir des mises ? jour r?guli?res depuis notre liste d'envoi ? volume mod?r? ? (2 ? 3 messages par semaine), inscrivez vous : https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l Personne n'est ill?gal ? Montr?al est un groupe qui est membre actif de Solidarit? sans fronti?res, un r?seau bas? ? Montr?al qui lutte en faveur de la justice et de la dignit? pour tou-te-s les sans-statut. Plus d'information sur Solidarit? sans fronti?res: http://www.solidaritesansfrontieres.org Demeurez ? l'?coute. Visitez notre site web r?guli?rement: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com -- Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al nooneisillegal at gmail.com http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com 514-848-7583 From bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca Wed Feb 28 16:07:38 2007 From: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca (bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:07:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 17 mars: De l'Irak a Afghanistan, il n'y a pas de justice sous occupation! Joignez-vous au contingent anti-imperialiste Message-ID: Joignez-vous au contingent anti-imp?rialiste ? Bloquez l'empire! ... Dans le cadre d'une journ?e internationale d'action contre l'occupation de l'Irak DE L'IRAK ? L'AFGHANISTAN, IL N'Y A PAS DE JUSTICE SOUS OCCUPATION! ::::::: SAMEDI le 17 mars ? MIDI Parc Norman Bethune Coin Guy et De Maisonneuve (m?tro Guy-Concordia) ::::::: -> Appel en anglais: http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/march-17-bush-out-of-baghdad-canada-out.html -> Appel en espa?ol: http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/17-de-marzo-de-iraq-afganistn-no-hay.html Le mois de mars 2007 marquera le quatri?me anniversaire de l'invasion et de l'occupation de l'Irak par les ?tats-Unis et leurs alli?s. George Bush vient d'annoncer l'envoi de plusieurs milliers d'autres soldats en Irak, alors que le nombre de civil-e-s tu?s augmente de fa?on dramatique. La soi-disant ? guerre au terrorisme ? prend de l'expansion, par les bombardements r?cents en Somalie et par la torture et les abus qui ont toujours lieu dans les camps de concentration ? l'?tats-unienne, ? Guantanamo, ? Abu Ghraib, ? Bagram et dans des ? prisons secr?tes ? partout ? travers le monde. Pendant ce temps, le Canada continue ? appuyer l'imp?rialisme ?tats-unien au Moyen-Orient. Un appui illustr? par les milliers de soldats stationn?s en Afghanistan et par les propos de Stephen Harper, qui a d?crit l'offensive isra?lienne contre le Liban et la Palestine comme ?tant une ? r?ponse mesur?e ?. C'est en opposition ? la guerre, ? l'occupation et ? l'imp?rialisme que nous prendrons les rue le samedi 17 mars prochain pour crier haut et fort: DE L'IRAK ? L'AFGHANISTAN IL N'Y A PAS DE JUSTICE SOUS OCCUPATION! Joignez-vous au contingent anti-imp?rialiste ? Bloquez l'empire! ? Dans le cadre d'une journ?e internationale d'action contre l'occupation de l'Irak ::::::: SAMEDI le 17 mars ? MIDI Parc Norman Bethune Coin Guy et deMaisonneuve (m?tro Guy-Concordia) ::::::: Enfants bienvenus! Nous prendrons les rues ? partir de 12h30 (pile!) pour ensuite nous joindre aux autres manifestations anti-guerre ? Montr?al. ILS OCCUPENT NOUS R?SISTONS! Nous d?non?ons la guerre et l'occupation, et appuyons la r?sistance populaire: ... en Irak ... en Afghanistan ... en Palestine ... au Liban ... en Irak ... en Iran ... en Bolivie ... en Colombie ... dans le territoire Mapuche ... ? Oaxaca ... au Chiapas ... aux Philippines ... en Ha?ti ... ? Six Nations ... ? Kahnawahke ... ? Kanehsatake ... ? Nitassinan ... sur l'?le de la Tortue (Territoires Occup?s de l'Am?rique du Nord) ... et partout! INFO : bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca - 514 848-7583 ? http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com ----- POUR VOUS IMPLIQUER DANS L'ORGANISATION DU CONTINGENT -- : MOBILISATION : -- Nous cherchons ? mobiliser activement les Montr?alais et les Montr?alaises, pour passer le mot au sujet des actions anti-guerre du 17 mars, dans le cadre de la journ?e internationale contre l'occupation de l'Irak (et contre toutes les occupations militaires). Pour aider avec la mobilisation, contactez-nous! -- : ENDOSSEMENTS : -- En plus de d?noncer l'occupation de l'Irak et l'intervention du Canada en Afghanistan, nous voulons aussi dans le cadre du contingent anti-imp?rialiste souligner notre appui ? la souverainet? autochtone sur l'?le de la Tortue (Territoires Occup?s de l'Am?rique du Nord), signifier notre solidarit? avec les mouvements de r?sistance populaire ? l'imp?rialisme et r?it?rer notre opposition ? la guerre, ? la militarisation et ? l'occupation, ainsi que notre opposition ? la complicit? des entreprises canadiennes et des soi-disant ? ONG ? dans ces processus. Si votre groupe d?sire endosser le contingent, ?crivez-nous ? bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca ou appelez-nous au 514 848-7583. Il y a pr?sentement plus de 40 collectifs, groupes et organismes qui ont endoss? le contingent anti-imp?rialiste (voir la liste ci-dessous). -- : AFFICHAGE ET TRACTAGE : -- Au cours des prochaines semaines, nous afficherons dans les rues de Montr?al et distribuerons des tracts dans les m?tros et lors d'?v?nements publics. Si vous voulez aider avec l'affichage et le tractage, ?crivez-nous. -- : ART, TH??TRE ET R?SISTANCE CR?ATIVE : -- L'art, le th??tre de rue et les autres formes de r?sistance cr?ative sont des aspects importants du contingent anti-imp?rialiste. Plusieurs artistes et une fanfare se pr?parent actuellement en vue du contingent du 17 mars. Un comit? artistique pr?parera des banni?res et autres mat?riels pour la manif. Pour vous impliquer, ou pour vous tenir au courant des dates des r?unions du comit? artistique, contactez-nous par courriel ou par t?l?phone. -- : ORGANISATION : -- Si vous avez le temps, impliquez-vous directement dans le collectif Bloquez l'empire Montr?al, en assistant ? nos r?unions et ? nos ?v?nements. En plus du contingent anti-imp?rialiste du 17 mars, nous mobilisons pr?sentement contre le recrutement militaire, contre le d?ploiement prochain de plus de 2000 soldats en Afghanistan (issus de la base militaire de Valcartier), appuyons les luttes pour la souverainet? autochtone ? Six Nations, organisons diff?rents ?v?nements publics, et plus encore! BLOQUEZ L'EMPIRE MONTR?AL est un collectif anti-autoritaire et d'action directe, oppos? ? la guerre et ? la militarisation, et aux racines de ces probl?mes qui se trouvent dans les ph?nom?nes plus larges du colonialisme, de l'imp?rialisme et du capitalisme. Nous cherchons ? exposer les liens entre la mondialisation, le patriarcat, le racisme ainsi que toutes les formes d'oppression, ici autant qu'ailleurs. Notre travail au niveau local vise ? perturber et ? affecter directement les int?r?ts de ceux qui participent et/ou qui sont complices de ces syst?mes, que ce soit les entreprises qui contribuent et qui profitent de la guerre et de l'occupation ou les postes de garde de l'empire ?tats-unien et de l'?tat canadien. Nous endossons les principes de l'Action mondiale des peuples (AMP) et agissons en solidarit? avec toutes celles et ceux qui sont aux premi?res lignes des luttes contre l'occupation et l'exploitation -- de la r?sistance ? la ?guerre au terrorisme? raciste au Moyen-Orient, en Am?rique latine, en Afrique et en Asie, aux luttes pour la souverainet? autochtone ici-m?me sur l'?le de la Tortue (territoires occup?s de l'Am?rique du Nord). bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca ----- ENDOSSEMENTS Les groupes suivants ont endoss? le contingent anti-imp?rialiste ... - Action cr?ative/Acci?n creativa - L'Association ?tudiante du C?gep de Saint-Laurent (A?CSL) - L'Association g?n?rale ?tudiante du C?gep du Vieux-Montr?al (AGECVM) - L'Association facultaire des ?tudiants en sciences humaines de l'UQ?M (AFESH-UQ?M) - L'Association pour une solidarit? syndicale ?tudiante (ASS?) - Center for Philippine Concerns (CPC) - Collectif Piranha (Qu?bec) - Le Centre d'Asie du Sud (CERAS) - Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees (CADPR) - Le Collectif oppos? ? la brutalit? polici?re (COBP) - Le Comit? des sans-emploi (Montr?al-Centre) - Documentation Information Ressources Alternatives (DIRA) - Food Not Bombs - Le Frigo Vert - Le Front Rouge - Groupe d'action et de sensibilisation au pouvoir ?tudiant (GRASP?-McGill) - le Groupe de Recherche d'Int?ret Public (GRIP-UQ?M) - Haiti Action Montreal - La Otra Campa?a Montr?al - Immigrant Workers Center (IWC) - International Solidarity Movement (ISM)-Montreal - Liberterre - Northeastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists (NEFAC) - No One Is Illegal-Montreal/Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al - La Pointe Libertaire - La RueBrique - Libertad (C?gep du Vieux-Montr?al) - Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (PASC) - Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG-McGill) - Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG-Concordia) - R?seau anarchiste en milieu ?tudiant (RAM?) - R?sistance ha?tienne au Qu?bec - Soci?t? Bolivarienne du Qu?bec - Solidarit? sans fronti?res/Solidarity Across Borders - South Asian Women's Community Center (SAWCC) - Students Taking Action in Chiapas (STAC) - L'Observatoire de l'Asie Centrale et du Moyen-Orient - Tadamon! Montr?al - Unit? des socialistes iraniens ? Montr?al - Unit? th??trale d'interventions loufoques (UTIL) INFO: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca 514-848-7583 http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com From solidarite6nations at gmail.com Mon Feb 26 10:53:33 2007 From: solidarite6nations at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?comit=E9_de_solidarit=E9_six_nations?=) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:53:33 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] THIS WEEK!: TURTLE ISLAND WIDE SOLIDARITY IN SUPPORT OF SIX NATIONS/ CETTE SEMAINE: SOLIDARITE AVEC SIX NATIONS! Message-ID: <94d77050702261053m164f1b38qa44333c2f5a30a71@mail.gmail.com> [ fran?ais ci-dessous] [Please forward widely] THIS WEEK: TURTLE ISLAND WIDE SOLIDARITY AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF SIX NATIONS! ** Actions in Toronto and Montreal on February 28th, 2007** ** Week-long phone/fax/email campaign** One year is too long! Recognize the rights of Six Nations! February 28th, 2007 marks the one-year anniversary of the Six Nations Land Reclamation. One year ago, a group of people from Six Nations took back a piece of their land that was under construction by developers and demanded an end to the destruction of their land and to settler encroachment on their territory. Now, one year later, the Canadian government has yet to recognize the truth: that this land is not owned by them nor can it be sold by them. It is Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) territory, stolen and sold by the colonial authorities illegally. The people of Kanohnstaton, formerly "Douglas Creek Estates", have asked for and encouraged solidarity actions and a pressure campaign in support of the Reclamation. The Six Nations Land Reclamation needs your support and solidarity to make the Canadian government understand that Six Nations is not alone. We must speak out against the injustices of colonial land theft and genocide and take a stand for dignity, indigenous land rights, justice and autonomy. Despite the disinterest of the mainstream media, the Six Nations Land Reclamation represents a pivotal example in the history of indigenous decolonization in Turtle Island. We, as people living on stolen land, have a responsibility to support and demand that Haudenosaunee land rights and sovereignty be recognized. We must also demand that the government immediately cease the criminalization of those who have been involved in the Reclamation, as over 32 people continue to face bogus charges for defending their rights. It is time to stop spending tax-payer money on negotiators' and OPP salaries, to stop the lies, and to recognize the treaties between the Haudenosaunee and the colonial powers. The federal and provincial governments recently brought a pack of lies on paper to the negotiation table, claiming that Six Nations sold their land. Let them know that we will not be swayed by age-old colonial tactics of forgery and false dialogue. If the government has any issues with the Iroquois protecting their own territory, we suggest that they file a land claim with the traditional Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose credibility outweighs that of the Canadian government by a very large margin. ==>>> FAX/EMAIL/PHONE: February 26th to March 2nd, 2007 Speak out and make your voice heard! We have been asked to participate in a week-long fax, email and phone campaign to government "negotiators" and representatives starting on February 26 and ending on March 2, 2007. The contact information for this week-long pressure campaign can be found below. A sample letter is provided as well. Please take the time to make your voice heard, and make the government accountable for its unlawful actions and illegitimate claims. ==>>> TAKE ACTION: February 28th, 2007 Invitation to organize local activities and/or actions! The people of Kanohnstaton have asked for support demos and rallies for the one year anniversary. Local actions that can exert political pressure on our government are needed and encouraged. If you can organize locally, please let the people at the Six Nations Land Reclamation know. You can organize a delegation to a governmental body to deliver a letter, hold rallies and demonstrations, or simply participate in the week-long pressure campaign. ****************************** In Montreal, supporters will rally at the federal government buildings located downtown at noon. Speakers from various Haudenosaunee territories will join us in the speak-out. MONTREAL SPEAK OUT & RALLY Wednesday, February 28th 12PM Complex Guy-Favreau 200 R?n?-L?v?sque O. (m?tro Place des Arts) Bring noisemakers and banners of solidarity! Should you wish to get involved in the organizing or mobilization for the Montreal Rally and Speak-Out, please contact 6nationssolidarite at gmail.com ******************************* In Toronto, supporters will gather at the provincial government buildings, seat of the Liberal government and of the Lieutenant Governor, the Queen's representative in Ontario. All are welcome to speak out in support of Six Nations. TORONTO SPEAK OUT & RALLY Wednesday, February 28th 12 PM Queen's Park (Front Lawn) Bring noisemakers and banners of solidarity! Should you wish to get involved, please contact ocap at tao.ca ==>>> FEBRUARY 26 to MARCH 2, 2007 WRITE TO FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES TODAY! February 26th to March 2nd week-long fax, email and phone campaign to negotiators and government representatives: Demand: 1) That the government stop its' stalling tactics and recognize Six Nations title to the land once and for all. 2) That the government stop criminalizing the people of Kanohnstaton. 3) That the government fully recognize the traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the traditional government, and stop undermining the Confederacy they have been trying to squash since 1924. *(Sample letter below?)* To voice your concerns and demand that the government recognize Six Nations Land Rights, send an email, phone and/or fax: Prime Minister Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 Email: pm at pm.gc.ca Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Barbara McDougall, Federal Negotiator Former Cabinet Minister c/o Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Ron Doering- Federal Negotiator c/o Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians Parliament Hill: House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone:(613) 992-4275 Fax:(613) 947-9475 Email:Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Jane Stewart Provincial Negotiator, Province of Ontario Former Brantford MP and former Federal Indian Affairs Minister c/o Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 Phone Number: (416) 325-1941 Fax Number: (416) 325-3745 Email: Dalton.McGuinty at premier.gov.on.ca < https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Dalton.McGuinty%40premier.gov.on.ca > Find and contact your own MP: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm ====>>>SAMPLE LETTER To: Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/ Jane Stewart/ Ron Doering Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation, respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six Nations land rights. I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations. It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally sold by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as "Douglas Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and the government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter: that this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation, and the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or leasing land that is not theirs. Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue. Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In addition to demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow basic universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government follow its own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the Constitution Act of 1982. Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of April 20th, 2006. Hazel Hill, spokesperson for Six Nations, has stated: "We didn't create the situation, we are only trying to rectify it, for our children and future generations. We have taken action and have re-claimed land that is rightfully ours. We are there in Peace, and have been since February 28th... Will Canada allow the hatred and violent displays of racism of its citizens to continue and possibly create another Ipperwash, or will it use the lessons of the past to ensure that the violence stops and admit to their citizens that it is through their own actions and abuse of assumed power that we are in this situation today." I strongly urge you to heed these words and take action to ensure a just resolution to this issue in a swift and fair manner. Sincerely, For further information on the Six Nations Land Reclamation visit the following pages: Info on the Reclamation: www.reclamationinfo.com Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty News Archive: http://sisis.nativeweb.org/actionalert/index.html#newsarchive Autonomy and Solidarity's Six Nations/Caledonia Resource Page: http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/2012 Turtle Island Native Network: http://www.turtleisland.org/news/news-sixnations.htm ---------------------------------------------Version fran?aise---------------------------------- CETTE SEMAINE: SOLIDARIT? ET ACTION D'APPUI AUX SIX NATIONS ! **RASSEMBLEMENT a Montreal Mercredi le 28 fevrier a midi** **FAX/COURRIEL/T?L?PHONE: Semaine du 26 F?vrier au 2 Mars, 2007** Un an c'est trop long ! Reconnaissez leur droits aux six nations! Le 28 f?vrier 2007 ce sera le premier anniversaire de la r?clamation de terre de Six Nations. Il y a un an un groupe de personne de Six Nations ont repris un morceau de leur territoire qui ?tait devenu le chantier de construction d'un entrepreneur immobilier et ont demand? l'arr?t imm?diat de la destruction de leur territoire et l'annexion de la parcelle en question ? leur territoire. Maintenant, un an plus tard, le gouvernement n'a toujours pas reconnu la r?alit?: Cette terre n'est pas la leur et ils ne peuvent donc la vendre; Elle appartient au territoire Haudonausaunee (Iroquois) vol? et vendu ill?galement par les autorit?s coloniales. Les gens de Kanohnstaton, anciennement connu comme, "Douglas Creek Estates" (lieu de r?clamation) ont lanc? un appel ? un large mouvement de solidarit? ? la r?clamation de terre. La r?clamation de terre a besoin de votre soutient pour faire comprendre au gouvernement canadien que les Six Nations ne sont pas seules. Nous devons publiquement d?noncer l'injustice du vol colonial des terres, du g?nocide et prendre le parti de la dignit?, des droits territoriaux autochtones, de la justice et de l'autonomie. Malgr? le manque d'int?r?t des M?dias de masses, la r?clamation de terres des Six Nations est un ?v?nement majeur dans l'histoire de la d?colonisation de l'?le de la tortue (Canada). Nous, en tant que personne vivant sur une terre vol?e, nous avons la responsabilit? de supporter et revendiquer que les droits territoriaux et la souverainet? Handenosanee soient reconnus. Nous devons aussi revendiquer que le gouvernement cesse imm?diatement la criminalisation de celles et ceux qui se sont impliqu?es dans la r?clamation; tandis que au moins 32 personnes font faces ? des charges pour avoir d?fendu leurs droits. Il est temps d'arr?ter de d?penser l'argent public pour des n?gociateurs, les salaires de la police d'Ontario, d'arr?ter les mensonges, et de reconna?tre les trait?s entre Les Haudenosanee et les pouvoirs coloniaux. Les gouvernements provinciaux et f?d?raux ont r?cemment amen? un paquet de mensonges sur papiers ? la table de n?gociation, affirmant que les Six Nations avaient vendu leurs terres. Laissons leurs savoir que nous ne nous laisserons pas avoir par de vielle tactique coloniale de manipulation et de faux dialogue. Si le gouvernement a un probl?me avec le fait que les Iroquois prot?gent leurs terres, il devrait remplir un formulaire de r?clamation de terre ? la conf?d?ration traditionnelle Haudenosaunee, dont la r?putation et la cr?dibilit? surpasse largement celle du gouvernement canadien. ==>>> FAX/COURRIEL/T?L?PHONE: du 26 F?vrier au 2 Mars, 2007 Faites entendre votre voix ! Nous vous invitons ? participer ? une semaine de campagne d'envoie de fax, courriel et t?l?phone aux "n?gociateurs" du gouvernement entre le 26 f?vrier et le 2 mars 2007. Vous trouverez ci-dessous les contacts et un mod?le de lettre. Prenez le temps de faire entendre votre voix et de demander des compte ? ce gouvernement qui ne respecte ni les lois ni les revendications l?gitimes. ==>>> AGISSEZ: 28 F?vrier 2007 Organisez des ?v?nements ou des actions localement ! Des actions locales pour faire pression sur le gouvernement sont encourages. Si vous pouvez le faire, avertissez-en les gens sur le site de r?clamation de Six Nations. Vous pouvez organiser une d?l?gation ? un repr?sentant du gouvernement pour remettre une lettre ou simplement participer massivement ? la semaine d'envoie de lettre fax et d'appels. ? Montr?al un rassemblement aura lieu devant l'?difice du gouvernement f?d?ral du centre ville, plusieurs porte parole des territoires Haudenosaunee y interviendront. RASSEMBLEMENT ? MONTR?AL Mercredi 28 f?vrier 2007 12h Complexe Guy-Favreau 200 R?n?-L?v?sque O. (m?tro Place des Arts) Amenez du bruit et des banni?res de solidarit? ! Si vous voulez aider ? organiser ?crivez nous solidarite6nations at gmail.com ==>>> DU 26 F?VRIER AU 2 MARS CAMPAGNE D'APPEL, DE FAX ET DE COURRIEL. Ecrivez les gouvernements provinciaux et f?d?raux aujourd'hui ! Revendiquant : - Que le gouvernement reconnaisse le titre des communaut?s de Six Nations sur la terre une fois pour toute. - Que le gouvernement mette fin ? la criminalisation des personnes de Kanohnstaton. - Que le gouvernement reconnaisse le gouvernement traditionnel de la conf?d?ration Haudenosaunee. LES CONTACTES ET MOD?LE DE LETTRE (Vous pouvez faire votre proper lettre en fran?ais ou utilisez le mod?le de lettre disponible en anglais ci-dessous). Premier Ministre Stephen Harper 80 Wellington Street Ottawa K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 Email: pm at pm.gc.ca Jim Prentice, Ministere des Affaires Indiennes Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Barbara McDougall, N?gociateur F?d?ral Cabinet Minist?riel Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Ron Doering, N?gociateur F?d?ral Cabinet Minist?riel Colline Parlementaire : Chambre des communes Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4275 Fax: (613) 947-9475 Email: Prentice.J at parl.gc.ca Jane Stewart N?gociateur provincial, Province d' Ontario Brantford MP c/o Dalton McGuinty, Premier Ministre d'Ontario ?difice Legislatif , Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 T?l?phone: (416) 325-1941 Fax : (416) 325-3745 Email: Dalton.McGuinty at premier.gov.on.ca < https://mail.resist.ca/src/compose.php?send_to=Dalton.McGuinty%40premier.gov.on.ca > Trouvez et contacter votre propre d?put?: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Language=E&source=sm MODELE DE LETTRE To: Prime Minister Stephen Harper/ Barbara MacDougall/ Jim Prentice/ Jane Stewart/ Ron Doering Object: Stop the Criminalization of the Six Nations Land Reclamation, respect the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and immediately recognize Six Nations land rights. I am writing to demand that the Canadian government uphold its responsibilities and return full title of Kanohnstaton (the Douglas Creek Estates) to the people of Six Nations. It has now been one year since the people of Six Nations rightfully took back and reclaimed a piece of land that had been stolen and illegally sold by the Canadian government. This piece of land, formerly known as "Douglas Creek Estates", is Kanohnstaton, or The Protected Place, and the government is well overdue in recognizing the truth of the matter: that this is Six Nations land, guaranteed by the Haldimand Proclamation, and the Canadian government has no business claiming, selling, or leasing land that is not theirs. Land claims put forward by First Nations communities are highly overdue. Section 35 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms clearly states that: "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed." In addition to demanding that the federal and provincial governments follow basic universal rules of human decency, I demand that the government follow its own Charter of Rights and Freedoms outlined in the Constitution Act of 1982. Moreover, I demand that the ongoing criminalization of the people of Kanohnstaton cease immediately. Indeed, instead of charging, persecuting and criminalizing unarmed indigenous people who are rightfully and peacefully reclaiming their own land, you should be bringing to justice the OPP and RCMP officers who used violence with tasers and batons on unarmed people, causing injuries and bodily harm, on the vicious raid of April 20th, 2006. Hazel Hill, spokesperson for Six Nations, has stated: "We didn't create the situation, we are only trying to rectify it, for our children and future generations. We have taken action and have re-claimed land that is rightfully ours. We are there in Peace, and have been since February 28th... Will Canada allow the hatred and violent displays of racism of its citizens to continue and possibly create another Ipperwash, or will it use the lessons of the past to ensure that the violence stops and admit to their citizens that it is through their own actions and abuse of assumed power that we are in this situation today." I strongly urge you to heed these words and take action to ensure a just resolution to this issue in a swift and fair manner. 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URL: From bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca Wed Feb 28 16:08:09 2007 From: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca (bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:08:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] March 17: Bush out of Baghdad! Canada out of Kandahar! Join the Anti-Imperialist Contingent Message-ID: Join the "Block the Empire! Anti-Imperialist Contingent" Part of a worldwide day of action against the occupation of Iraq. BUSH OUT OF BAGHDAD! CANADA OUT OF KANDAHAR! SATURDAY, MARCH 17 at NOON Norman Bethune Park Guy and de Maisonneuve (metro Guy-Concordia) -> en fran?ais: http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/17-mars-de-lirak-afghanistan-il-ny-pas.html -> en espa?ol: http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/17-de-marzo-de-iraq-afganistn-no-hay.html March 2007 marks the fourth anniversary of the brutal invasion and occupation of Iraq George Bush is increasing -- despite worldwide opposition and outrage -- the number of American troops in Iraq, meaning more death and devastation for Iraqi civilians The so-called "War on Terror" expands, with the recent bombardment and occupation of Somalia, and continued torture and abuse at American-run concentration camps at Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, Bagram and at secret prisons all over the world. Meanwhile the Canadian government continues to support US-led imperialism in the Middle East with thousands of troops in Afghanistan, and Stephen Harper describing the deaths of civilians in Lebanon and Palestine as "measured and justified." In opposition to war, occupation and imperialism, this coming Saturday, March 17, 2007 we take to the streets to demand: BUSH OUT OF BAGHDAD! CANADA OUT OF KANDAHAR! Join the "Block the Empire! Anti-Imperialist Contingent" Part of a worldwide day of action against the occupation of Iraq. ::::: SATURDAY, MARCH 17, NOON Norman Bethune Park Guy and de Maisonneuve (metro Guy-Concordia) ::::: A child-friendly march. Bring your kids! We begin marching at 12:30pm (sharp) to join other anti-war marches in Montreal. OCCUPATION ANYWHERE, RESISTANCE EVERYWHERE! We are denouncing war and occupation, and supporting grassroots resistance and self-determination: Iraq Afghanistan Palestine ... Lebanon ... Iran ... Somalia Bolivia ... ... Mapuche territory ... Oaxaca Chiapas ... Philippines ... Haiti ... Six Nations ... Kahnawake ...Kanehsatake ... Nitassinan ... Turtle Island ... everywhere! INFO: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca ? 514-848-7583- http://blockthempire.blogspot.com ---------- HOW TO SUPPORT AND GET INVOLVED: --> Mobilizing and Outreach: We are actively reaching out to the Montreal community, to spread the word about anti-war mobilizations on March 17, as part of worldwide actions against the occupation of Iraq (and against all military occupations). To help with our efforts, get in touch! --> Endorsements: In addition to opposing the occupation of Iraq and Canada's involvement in Afghanistan, the Anti-Imperialist contingent is also highlighting support for indigenous sovereignty on Turtle Island, solidarity with grassroots resistance to imperialism, and clear opposition to war, militarization and occupation (including opposition to the complicity of Canadian corporations and so-called "NGOs"). If you endorse the contingent let us know by e-mail bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca or phone (514-848-7583). There are currently at least 40 collectives, groups and organizations that have endorsed the Anti-Imperialist Contingent (Full list below). --> Postering and Flyering: We will be postering throughout Montreal, and flyering at metros and community events in the coming weeks. To help with both efforts, get in touch. --> Art, Theatre and Creative Resistance: One very important part of the anti-imperialist contingent will be art, theatre and other forms of creative resistance. We have an active crew of artists, and a marching band, that are preparing for the contingent on March 17. An art committee will be preparing materials for the demo. To get involved, or to find out about art committee meetings, contact us by e-mail or phone. --> Organizing: If you have the time, get involved directly with Block the Empire-Montreal, by attending our meetings or events. In addition to organizing the anti-imperialist contingent on March 17, we are also campaigning against armed forces recruitment, organizing against the upcoming deployment of 2000 troops to Afghanistan from Valcartier, supporting indigenous sovereignty efforts at Six Nations, organizing popular efforts, and more. TO GET IN TOUCH AND STAY INFORMED: e-mail: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca telephone: 514-848-7583 web: http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com To get on our news and announcements e-mail list, e-mail us with "subscribe blem-nouvelles" in the subject line. ABOUT BLOCK THE EMPIRE-MONTREAL: Block the Empire-Montreal is an anti-authoritarian, direct-action collective opposed to war and militarization, and their roots and manifestations: colonialism, imperialism and capitalism. We seek to expose the links between capitalist globalization and patriarchy, racism and all forms of oppression, both here and abroad. Our work locally aims to disrupt and directly impact the interests of those who are actively complicit in these systems, from companies who fuel and profit from war and occupation, to the supporters and outposts of US Empire and the Canadian state. We endorse the People's Global Action (PGA) hallmarks, and we act in direct solidarity with all those on the frontlines of resistance and struggle against occupation and exploitation - from those resisting the racist "War on Terror" in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia, to the struggle for indigenous sovereignty here on Turtle Island (occupied North America). bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca ENDORSEMENTS The following groups have endorsed the Anti-Imperialist Contingent on March 17, 2007: - Action cr?ative/Acci?n creativa - L'Association ?tudiante du C?gep de Saint-Laurent (A?CSL) - L'Association g?n?rale ?tudiante du C?gep du Vieux-Montr?al (AGECVM) - L'Association facultaire des ?tudiants en sciences humaines de l'UQ?M (AFESH-UQ?M) - L'Association pour une solidarit? syndicale ?tudiante (ASS?) - Center for Philippine Concerns (CPC) - Collectif Piranha (Qu?bec) - Le Centre d'Asie du Sud (CERAS) - Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees (CADPR) - Le Collectif oppos? ? la brutalit? polici?re (COBP) - Le Comit? des sans-emploi (Montr?al-Centre) - Documentation Information Ressources Alternatives (DIRA) - Food Not Bombs - Le Frigo Vert - Le Front Rouge - Groupe d'action et de sensibilisation au pouvoir ?tudiant (GRASP?-McGill) - le Groupe de Recherche d'Int?ret Public (GRIP-UQ?M) - Haiti Action Montreal - La Otra Campa?a Montr?al - Immigrant Workers Center (IWC) - International Solidarity Movement (ISM)-Montreal - Liberterre - Northeastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists (NEFAC) - No One Is Illegal-Montreal/Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al - La Pointe Libertaire - La RueBrique - Libertad (C?gep du Vieux-Montr?al) - Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (PASC) - Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG-McGill) - Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG-Concordia) - R?seau anarchiste en milieu ?tudiant (RAM?) - R?sistance ha?tienne au Qu?bec - Soci?t? Bolivarienne du Qu?bec - Solidarit? sans fronti?res/Solidarity Across Borders - South Asian Women's Community Center (SAWCC) - Students Taking Action in Chiapas (STAC) - L'Observatoire de l'Asie Centrale et du Moyen-Orient - Tadamon! Montr?al - Unit? des socialistes iraniens ? Montr?al - Unit? th??trale d'interventions loufoques (UTIL) INFO: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca 514-848-7583 http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com From bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca Wed Feb 28 16:08:31 2007 From: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca (bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:08:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] 17 de marzo: De Iraq a Afganistan ... no hay justicia bajo la ocupacion! Message-ID: ?nase al contingente anti-imperialista de "?Bloqueen el imperio!" En el marco de un d?a de acci?n mundial contra la ocupaci?n de Iraq. ::::::: SABADO 17 de marzo al medio d?a Parque Norman Bethune Esquina Guy y De Maisonneuve (metro Guy-Concordia) ::::::: ?DE IRAQ A AFGANIST?N ... NO HAY JUSTICIA BAJO LA OCUPACI?N! -> en franc?s: http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/17-mars-de-lirak-afghanistan-il-ny-pas.html -> en ingl?s: http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com/2007/02/march-17-bush-out-of-baghdad-canada-out.html El mes de marzo 2007 marcar? el cuarto aniversario de la invasi?n y de la ocupaci?n de Iraq por los Estados Unidos y sus aliados. George Bush acaba de anunciar el env?o de varios miles de soldados mas en Iraq, mientras que el n?mero de civiles asesinados aumenta dram?ticamente. La llamada "guerra contra el terrorismo" se expande, por los recientes bombardeos en Somalia y por la tortura y los abusos que siguen ocurriendo en los campos de concentraci?n a lo gringo, en Guant?namo, en Abu Ghraib, en Bagram y en "prisiones secretas" en todas partes del mundo. Mientras tanto, el gobierno canadiense continua de apoyar el imperialismo estadounidense en el Oriente Medio, por los miles de soldados estacionados en Afganist?n y por el discurso de Stephen Harper quien describi? la ofensiva israel? en el L?bano y en Palestina como una "respuesta moderada". Es en oposici?n a la guerra, a la ocupaci?n y al imperialismo, que tomaremos las calles el sabado 17 de marzo para gritar con fuerza: ?DE IRAQ A AFGANIST?N NO HAY JUSTICIA BAJO LA OCUPACI?N! ?nase al contingente anti-imperialista de "?Bloqueen el imperio!" En el marco de un d?a de acci?n mundial contra la ocupaci?n de Iraq. ::::::: SABADO 17 de marzo al medio d?a Parque Norman Bethune Esquina Guy y De Maisonneuve (metro Guy-Concordia) ::::::: ? Bienvenido a los ni?os ! Comenzamos a caminar a las 12 y media (en punto!) para enseguida juntarnos a las dem?s marchas contra la guerra. OCUPAN... ?RESISTIMOS! Denunciamos la guerra y la ocupaci?n y apoyamos la resistencia popular: ... en Iraq ... en Afganist?n ... en Palestina ... en el L?bano ... en Ir?n ... en Somal?a... en Bolivia ... en Colombia ... en el territorio Mapuche ... en Oaxaca ... en Chiapas ... en las Filipinas ... en Hait? ... en Seis Naciones ... en Kahnawahke ... en Kanehsatake ... en Nitassinan ... en la Isla de la Tortuga (Territorios ocupados de Am?rica del norte) ... y en todos lados! INFO : bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca - 514 848-7583 - http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com ----- PARA INVOLUCRARSE EN LA ORGANISACI?N DEL CONTINGENTE -- : MOBILISACI?N : -- Pretendemos movilizar activamente la gente de Montreal, para pasar la palabra con respecto a las acciones anti-guerra del 17 de marzo, en el marco del d?a internacional contra la ocupaci?n de Iraq (y contra todos las ocupaciones militares). ?Para ayudar con la movilizaci?n, cont?ctenos! -- : APOYOS : -- Adem?s de denunciar la ocupaci?n de Irak y la intervenci?n de Canad? en Afganist?n, queremos tambi?n en el marco del contingente anti-imp?rialiste destacar nuestro apoyo a la soberan?a aut?ctona sobre la Isla de la Tortuga (Territorios Ocupados de Norteam?rica), manifestar nuestra solidaridad con los movimientos de resistencia popular al imperialismo y reiterar nuestra oposici?n a la guerra, a la militarizaci?n y a la ocupaci?n, as? como nuestra oposici?n a la complicidad de las empresas canadienses y de las llamadas "ONG" en estos procesos. Si su grupo desea apoyar al contingente, escriba a bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca o ll?menos al 514-848-7583. Hay actualmente m?s de 40 colectivos, grupos y organismos que apoyan el contingente anti-imp?rialiste. -- : AFICHES Y VOLANTES : -- Durante las pr?ximas semanas, publicaremos en las calles de Montreal y distribuiremos volantes en los metros y en acontecimientos p?blicos. Si quieren ayudar con los afiches y los volantes, escr?banos. -- : ARTE, TEATRO Y RESISTENCIA CREATIVA : -- El arte, el teatro de calle y las dem?s formas de resistencia creativa son aspectos importantes del contingente anti-imperialista. Varios artistas y una charanga se preparan actualmente para el contingente del 17 de marzo. Un comit? art?stico preparar? banderas y otros materiales para la marcha. Para involucrarse, o para estar al tanto de las fechas de las reuniones del comit? art?stico, cont?ctenos por correo electr?nico o por tel?fono. -- : ORGANIZACI?N : -- Si tienen tiempo, se puede involucrar directamente en el colectivo Bloqueen el imperio Montreal, asistiendo a nuestras reuniones y a nuestros eventos. ?Adem?s del contingente anti-imperialista del 17 de marzo, nos movilizamos actualmente contra la contrataci?n militar, contra el pr?ximo despliegue de m?s de 2000 soldados en Afganist?n (resultantes de la base militar de Valcartier), apoyamos las luchas para la soberan?a aut?ctona en Seis Naciones, organizamos distintos eventos p?blicos, y a?n m?s! Bloqueen el imperio Montreal es un colectivo antiautoritario y de acci?n directa, opuesto a la guerra y a la militarizaci?n, y a las ra?ces de estos problemas que se encuentran en los fen?menos m?s amplios del colonialismo, el imperialismo y el capitalismo. Pretendemos exponer los v?nculos entre la mundialisaci?n, el patriarcado, el racismo as? como todas las formas de opresi?n, aqu? y en todas partes. Nuestro trabajo a nivel local tiene por objeto perturbar y afectar directamente los intereses de los que participan y/o que son c?mplices de estos sistemas, que sean las empresas que contribuyen y que aprovechan de la guerra y de la ocupaci?n o los puestos de guardia del imperio estadounidense y del Estado canadiense. Asumimos los principios de la Acci?n mundial de los pueblos (AMP) y actuamos en solidaridad con tod at s l at s que est?n a las primeras l?neas de las luchas contra la ocupaci?n y la explotaci?n -- desde la resistencia a la "guerra al terrorismo" racista en Oriente Medio, en Am?rica Latina, en ?frica y en Asia, hasta las luchas por la soberan?a aut?ctona aqu?-mismo sobre la Isla de la Tortuga (territorios ocupados de Norteam?rica). ----- APOYOS - Action cr?ative/Acci?n creativa - L'Association ?tudiante du C?gep de Saint-Laurent (A?CSL) - L'Association g?n?rale ?tudiante du C?gep du Vieux-Montr?al (AGECVM) - L'Association facultaire des ?tudiants en sciences humaines de l'UQ?M (AFESH-UQ?M) - L'Association pour une solidarit? syndicale ?tudiante (ASS?) - Center for Philippine Concerns (CPC) - Collectif Piranha (Qu?bec) - Le Centre d'Asie du Sud (CERAS) - Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees (CADPR) - Le Collectif oppos? ? la brutalit? polici?re (COBP) - Le Comit? des sans-emploi (Montr?al-Centre) - Documentation Information Ressources Alternatives (DIRA) - Food Not Bombs - Le Frigo Vert - Le Front Rouge - Groupe d'action et de sensibilisation au pouvoir ?tudiant (GRASP?-McGill) - le Groupe de Recherche d'Int?ret Public (GRIP-UQ?M) - Haiti Action Montreal - La Otra Campa?a Montr?al - Immigrant Workers Center (IWC) - International Solidarity Movement (ISM)-Montreal - Liberterre - Northeastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists (NEFAC) - No One Is Illegal-Montreal/Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al - La Pointe Libertaire - La RueBrique - Libertad (C?gep du Vieux-Montr?al) - Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (PASC) - Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG-McGill) - Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG-Concordia) - R?seau anarchiste en milieu ?tudiant (RAM?) - R?sistance ha?tienne au Qu?bec - Soci?t? Bolivarienne du Qu?bec - Solidarit? sans fronti?res/Solidarity Across Borders - South Asian Women's Community Center (SAWCC) - Students Taking Action in Chiapas (STAC) - L'Observatoire de l'Asie Centrale et du Moyen-Orient - Tadamon! Montr?al - Unit? des socialistes iraniens ? Montr?al - Unit? th??trale d'interventions loufoques (UTIL) INFO: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca 514-848-7583 http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com From locarine at hotmail.com Fri Feb 23 13:20:03 2007 From: locarine at hotmail.com (Loca Noregreb) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:20:03 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?=C9ducation_=E0_la_non-violen?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ce?= Message-ID: Un vaccin contre la violence : l'?ducation ? la non-violence les 16 et 17 mars ? l'UQ?M. ?DUQUONS NOS DIRIEANTS ET GOUVERNEMENTS ? LA NON-VIOLENCE Le gouvernement canadien a investi dans la violence et dans la guerre 7 millards de $ avec l'achat d'avions de combat. IL aurait pu choisir d'investir dans l'?ducation ... CONF?RENCE :: VENDREDI 16 MARS 13 HEURES LOCAL N-510 Patrice BRODEUR, Ph.D. Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en Islam, Pluralisme et Globalisation, UdeM et L'Institut Pacifique ATELIERS - 15 h N-510 1- Pr?vention de la violence chez les jeunes; JCC la violence, Sophie BOURQUE 2- Pr?vention de la violence et philosophie pour enfants; La Travers?e, Catherine AUDRAIN 3- Les actions non-vilentes collectives; GRIP, Francis FAILLE 4- La diversit? culturelle INSCRIPTION : forum_nonviolence at hotmail.com Organis? par : Le R?seau International Humaniste http://quebecnonviolent.blogspot.com ********************************************************* ?cologiser les radicaux, radicaliser les ?colos Liberterre // La rage vivante d'une plan?te mourante... ********************************************************* _________________________________________________________________ Ne perdez pas de temps dans les files d?attente magasinez en ligne. http://magasiner.sympatico.msn.ca From locarine at hotmail.com Sun Feb 25 12:04:51 2007 From: locarine at hotmail.com (locarine at hotmail.com) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:04:51 -0500 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Un texte du Devoir Message-ID: <200702252004.l1PK4paK032604@www6.vdl2.ca> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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