[Bloquez l'empire!] Sunday: STATUS FOR ALL! March in Cote-des-Neiges (metro PLAMONDON, 12h30)

[Solidarité sans frontières]

[Final Update; please post and forward widely; please also post on your
websites and blogs]
[français ici:
http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2008/04/un-statut-pour-tous.html]
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STATUS FOR ALL!
A march for immigrant justice,
and against poverty, racism & racial profiling

SUNDAY, MAY 4th, 12:30pm
Starting Point: Corner of Victoria & Van Horne
in Côte-des-Neiges
(metro PLAMONDON, Van Horne exit)

This is a child-friendly demonstration.
Food and drinks will be available.
There will be vehicles on-hand for those with reduced mobility.

As part of a National Day of Action for immigrant rights, Solidarity Across
Borders is again taking to the streets, with our allies, to demand justice
and dignity for all migrants. In opposition to deportations and detentions,
we demand STATUS FOR ALL! There is no such thing as an "illegal" human
being, only illegitimate laws and governments.

Daily, we resist deportations and detentions, we fight for justice in the
workplace, we demand safe and secure housing, and we oppose racism and
racial profiling. In contrast to the xenophobia promoted by the false
"reasonable accommodation" debate in Quebec, we take to the streets to
celebrate our collective struggles for justice and dignity in all its
diversity and strength.

This year, we march in urgent opposition to the sneaky immigration changes
proposed by the Harper government under Bill C-50. The bill allows the
re-introduction of explicitly racist policies into Canadian immigration law
and promotes temporary work programs over full status and dignity for
migrants. We reject this commodification of migrants. Instead, we seek a
full, inclusive and ongoing regularization program for those in Canada
without status, and freedom of movement as a fundamental human right.

This year, we march through the streets of Cote-des-Neiges, a predominantly
poor, working class and immigrant neighbourhood. Our march will mark the
culmination of "Mayworks!", a festival of working class and immigrant
culture, organized by the Immigrant Workers Center (IWC). Our march is also
part of the Mayday tradition, as we celebrate the struggles of working
people locally and throughout the world.

Join us -- with your friends, family, co-workers and neighbours -- on
Sunday, May 4, and add your voice and presence to the growing numbers of
people in Montreal and beyond who are demanding "STATUS FOR ALL!"

READ BELOW for more info about how you can help support the march. The
poster for the May 4 Status for All march is linked at:
http://solidarityacrossborders.blogspot.com/2008/04/affiches.html

Organized by Solidarity Across Borders, in collaboration with the Immigrant
Workers Center (IWC) and Mayworks!

Endorsed and supported by: The "Accommodate This!" Campaign * Alliance of
South Asian Community Organizations * Les Apatrides Anonymes * L'Association
des locataires de Villeray (ALV) * Black Coalition of Quebec * Bloquez
l'empire Montréal * Le Centre Afrika * Le Centre des femmes d'ici et
d'ailleurs * Center for Philippine Concerns * Le Collectif Opposé à la
brutalité policière (COBP) * Le Comité d'aide aux réfugiés (CAR) * Le Comité
pour les droits humains en Amérique latine (CDHAL) * Le Comité des
sans-emploi Montréal-centre * Committee in support of Abdelkader Belaouni *
La Coalition Justice pour Adil Charkaoui * La Coalition Justice pour Anas *
DIRA Anarchist Library * Le Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain
(FRAPRU) *  Head and Hands/À Deux Mains (NDG) * Ici La Otra Montréal *
(Im)Migrant Workers Rights - (I)MWR * Interpares * Iranian Women's
Association in Montreal * Justice for Mohamed Harkat Committee * Lamour
Workers Support Committee * Latin America Committee of the Quebec Social
Forum * March 8th Committee of Women of Diverse Origins * Midnight Kitchen *
Migrant Workers Support Center of Quebec * Mountain Sights Community Center
* No One Is Illegal-Montreal * People's Global Action Bloc (Montréal &
Ottawa) * Organisation populaire des droits sociaux (OPDS) * La Pointe
Libertaire * PINAY (The Filipina Women's Organization of Montreal) * Projet
Accompagnement Solidarité Colombie (PASC) * Quebec Public Interest Research
Group (QPIRG Concordia & McGill) * Q-Team Montréal * Les Sorcières * South
Asian Women's Community Center (SAWCC) * STELLA Sex Workers Organization *
Tadamon! Montréal * Tamil Elders Association of Quebec  * Tamil Women's
Association of Quebec * Union Locale de Montréal – NEFAC * and others ...

INFO: sansfrontieres at resist.ca – 514-848-7583 –
www.solidarityacrossborders.org

For background to previous migrant justice marches in Montreal (2003-2007),
visit:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/01/montrealmigrantjusticemarches2003-2007.html
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ENDORSE & MOBILIZE!

This year's Status for All march is supported and endorsed by at least 40
collectives, groups and organizations; to add your group's name to our
endorsement list, please contact solidaritesansfrontieres at gmail.com (phone
514-848-7583), AND/OR encourage your members to attend on May 4!

We also encourage you to announce the demonstration on your e-mail lists,
blogs and websites, and at your meetings and events.

If you need flyers and posters to mobilize within your networks, you can
visit QPIRG-Concordia (1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, #204, métro Guy-Concordia,
tel: 514-848-7583) or the Immigrant Workers Center (6420 Victoria, #9, métro
Plamondon, tel: 514-342-2111).

We also have promotional materials in Spanish, Arabic, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu,
Kurd, Basque, Farsi, Russian and other languages; get in touch to access
these materials.


GET INVOLVED!

If you can help with outreach this week (including flyering, postering and
telephone calls), please get in touch. And, if you can help with tasks
during the demonstration on May 4 (flyering, driving, banners, placards, and
more) get in touch as well! (solidaritesansfrontieres at gmail.com or
514-848-7583).


JOIN A CONTINGENT/ORGANIZE A CONTINGENT!

The Status for All March will include several contingents in support of
immigrant justice that will also highlight issues supported by Solidarity
Across Borders. Confirmed contingents include:

The RED UMBRELLA Bloc: The red umbrella symbolizes opposition to violence
against sex workers, including migrant sex workers. Organized by Stella, a
sex workers' support and justice organization, by and for sex workers. Info:
stellappp at videotron.ca

The PINK Bloc: The pink bloc is a contingent made up of queer-trans-allies
marching as members of, and in solidarity with, migrant communities.  We are
committed to understanding systems of power and domination as interlinked.
We're coming out, in pink, to denounce all oppressions, and demand status
for all!! Folks are invited to wear pink and join the pink bloc! Organized
by Q-Team. Info: qteam at riseup.net

JUSTICE FOR ADIL Bloc: The Justice For Adil Bloc will highlight opposition
to racial profiling, Islamophobia secret trials and two-tiered justice.
Organized by the Justice for Adil Charkaoui Coalition. Info:
justiceforadil at riseup.net

JUSTICE FOR KADER Bloc: Kader Belaouni, a refugee claimant originally from
Algeria, has been in sanctuary in the Saint-Gabriel's Church in
Point-St-Charles for more than two years. Kader can't attend the Status for
All demonstration, but his supporters will, marching together as part of the
Justice for Kader Bloc. Organized by the Committee to Support Abdelkader
Belaouni. Info: soutienkader at gmail.com

The PALESTINE SOLIDARITY Bloc: In opposition to Israeli apartheid, in
support of Palestinian refugees, and in defence of the right of return of
all Palestinians to their homeland, we will march together as part of the
Palestine Solidarity Bloc. Organized by Tadamon! Montreal. Info:
tadamon at resist.ca


MAYWORKS!

The Status for All March is the culmination of Mayworks, a festival of
working class and immigrant culture, based in Cote-des-Neiges, taking place
between April 25 to May 4. The full Mayworks! program is linked at:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/04/mayworks-montreal-2008-full-schedule-of.html


MAY 1st

Solidarity Across Borders is also endorsing the Anti-Capitalist Mayday
demonstration, and encourages our allies to attend: Thursday, May 1st, 6pm,
Corner of Ontario and Valois (metro Joliette). Info: 1erMai2008 at gmail.com


DONATE!

You can also support our efforts with a donation; whether $20, $50, $100 or
more, your donation will help us meet our expenses. If you can donate,
please make a cheque out to "Solidarité sans frontières" and send to the
address below. Alternatively, to arrange cash donations, just contact us by
e-mail or phone.

Cheques can be sent to:
Soldiarité sans frontières
c/o QPIRG-Concordia
1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, #204
MONTREAL H3G 1N1


INFO: sansfrontieres at resist.ca – 514-848-7583 –
www.solidarityacrossborders.org

Immigrant rights are workers rights! No borders, no nations, stop the
deportations!
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