From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Sun Jun 8 13:37:26 2008 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:37:26 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Ivan Sancho, Gurpreet Singh, Ramon Bultron, Marylynn Poucachice & Angela Sterritt (No One Is Illegal Radio, April/June 2008) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *[The callout for the April 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio, with Marylynn Poucachiche of the Lac Barriere Algonquin Community, and Angela Sterritt of Native 2010 Resistance is below the June callout or at : http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-one-is-illegal-radio-april-2008.html ]* *No One Is Illegal Radio reports about the frontline struggles for justice, dignity and self-determination by migrants, refugees and indigenous peoples. On the JUNE 2008 edition of the show we hear from: IVAN APAOLAZA SANCHO, a Basque political prisoner who has been detained at Montreal's Riviere-des-Prairies prison for almost one-year, facing removal to the Spanish state; GURPREET SINGH, a freelance journalist based in Surrey, British Columbia, who provides a critical view of the recent apology offered by the federal and provincial BC government for the Komagata Maru incident of 1914, when migrants from India were refused entry to Canada; and RAMON BULTRON, of the Asia-Pacific Mission for Migrants in Hong Kong, who speaks about the historic International Migrants Alliance conference that will take place later this month. --> LISTEN to the JUNE 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio here: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=27799 * More info: *Basque political prisoner in Montreal: Ivan Apaolaza Sancho* IVAN APAOLAZA SANCHO is a Basque political prisoner who, as of this coming June 20, will have been detained in Montreal's Riviere-des-Prairies (RDP) prison for one year. He has lived in Canada for seven years, but has been declared ineligible for entry by the Canadian state, partially on the basis of evidence obtained by torture in Spain. In this exclusive interview, Ivan phoned No One Is Illegal Radio from his prison block at RDP, and shares his views about his detention, the evidence against him, his struggle for basic rights at RDP prison, and more. Background: http://www.peoplescommission.org/ivan.php *"Samosa politics"and apologies for the Komagata Maru incident* In 1914 a boatload of mainly Punjabi migrants from then-British India landed off the West Coast of Canada, where they aimed to settle as "British subjects". They were not even allowed to land on-shore, and with the use of the racist "continuous journey" provision, meant to restrict non-white migration to Canada, the migrants were forced to return to British-controlled India, where many were slaughtered in a one-sided skirmish with British imperial troops. In May 2008, 94 years later, the federal and provincial governments have offered formal apologies. For a critical view of the Komagata Maru apology, we speak with GURPREET SINGH who works with Radio India, and is a columnist for the South Asian Post and Surrey Now in British Columbia. Gurpreet criticizes the "samosa politics" of community gatekeepers, and asserts that the Komagata Maru incident of 1914 has very relevant lessons for migrant justice struggles today. Background: "Komagata Maru has lessons for the whole world" http://www.canada.com/surreynow/news/viewpoint/story.html?id=628bfe2e-8930-4c9f-9d14-3774171c8f65&k=32619 "Remembering the past to serve the future" http://www.southasianpost.com/portal2/pageView.html?id=c1ee8c441a0ce5b3011a32016aac039d *The International Migrants Alliance founding conference in Hong Kong* Later this month, the International Migrants Alliance (IMA) founding conference will take place in Hong Kong. The IMA comes together around the theme: "Migrants and refugees of the world: Unite to defend and fight for our rights! Struggle against imperialist attacks! Promote international solidarity!" We speak with RAMON BULTRON of the Asia-Pacific Mission for Migrants about the historic conference. Originally formed to fight for justice for Filipino migrants in the Asia-Pacific region, the Asia-Pacific Mission for Migrants now encompasses migrant workers -- both so-called illegal and legal -- from all over the Asia-Pacific region, including the Middle East. From Saudi Arabia to South Korea, from Hong Kong to Dubai, the Mission defends the interest of migrant workers from the Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and elsewhere. Background: http://apmigrants.org/ http://pinas.net/ima/ *--> LISTEN to the JUNE 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio here: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=27799* *:::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::* *On the April 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio we hear from MARYLYNN POUCACHICE of the Lac Barriere Algonquin Community, and ANGELA STERRITT of Native 2010 Resistance.* *--> LISTEN to the APRIL 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio here: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=27798* MARYLYNN POUCACHICE: Marylynn is a member of the Lac Barriere Algonquin Community, located 5 hours north of Montreal, and a spokesperson for the Customary Chief and Council. The community has been resisting the imposition of Department of Indian Affairs-imposed chiefs, as well as the occupation of their community by the Surete de Quebec (SQ). In this interview, Marylynn describes the ousting of the Customary Chief and Council of her community in early March, during an SQ raid. She also speaks about the struggle to teach Algonquin in Lac Barriere schools, the blockades against logging in La Verendrye Park, the failure by governments to implement the trilateral agreements of 1991, and more. For background and more info: http://barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com/ ANGELA STERRITT: Angela is a grassroots organizer, artist and writer who belongs to the Gitxsan Nation of the Gitanmaax band in occupied "British Columbia". She works with the Indigenous People's Free Skool, the International Indigenous Youth Network and Native 2010 Resistance. In this extended interview, Angela addresses the legacy of native elder Harriet Nahanee, the colonial origins of the Olympics, direct actions against natives who are collaborating with the organization of the 2010 Olympics, the appropriation of art and culture, the use of art and culture as resistance, the support campaign for John Graham, and the current activities of Native 2010 Resistance. For background and more info: http://harrietspirit.blogspot.com/ *--> LISTEN to the APRIL 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio here: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=27798* ---------- No One Is Illegal Radio broadcasts live on the first Thursday of every month, from 5-6pm (EST), as part of "Off the Hour", produced in collaboration with the community news collective at CKUT. We're at 90.3 FM in Montreal, and www.ckut.ca on the web. --> If you are interested in re-broadcasting our programs or interviews, please get in touch at nooneisillegal at gmail.com --> No One Is Illegal Radio's previous shows are archived at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/search/label/No%20One%20Is%20Illegal%20Radio 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, as well as opposing the displacement and genocide of indigenous peoples on Turtle Island. INFO: 514-848-7583 -- nooneisillegal at gmail.com http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blocktheempire at gmail.com Tue Jun 10 07:18:36 2008 From: blocktheempire at gmail.com (Block the Empire) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:18:36 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] (Quebec, 3 juillet) 400 ans de colonialisme: pas de quoi celebrer! Canada hors d'Afghanistan! In-Reply-To: <73150c490806100700v4b1543bi560c7e23ee560d02@mail.gmail.com> References: <73150c490806100700v4b1543bi560c7e23ee560d02@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <73150c490806100718vabb045dsd12f44129d439bc1@mail.gmail.com> *[English below; espa?ol abajo]* *** [Veuillez afficher et distribuer largement]* ** * 400 ANS DE COLONIALISME ET DE MILITARISME : PAS DE QUOI C?L?BRER! DE QU?BEC ? KABOUL: PAS DE JUSTICE SUR DES TERRES VOL?ES ET OCCUP?ES! D?NON?ONS LA MASCARADE COLONIALE DU 400e DE QU?BEC!* * +++++++++++++++ Manifestons contre la parade du "DROIT DE CIT?" des Forces arm?es canadiennes! CANADA HORS D'AFGHANISTAN! Le 3 JUILLET 2008 Rendez-vous ? 7 h pile Devant le 1455, De Maisonneuve ouest, Montr?al VEUILLEZ R?SERVER VOTRE PLACE D?S AUJOURD'HUI blocktheempire at gmail.com +++++++++++++++* Le 3 juillet prochain, la ville coloniale de Qu?bec comm?morera le 400e anniversaire de sa fondation par Samuel De Champlain au nom du roi de France. ? cette occasion, le fleuron provincial de la couronne britannique, le Royal 22e R?giment des Forces arm?es canadiennes (tout juste revenu de sa campagne en Afghanistan) se pr?vaudra de son ? Droit de cit? ? en paradant dans les rues de Qu?bec ? tambours battant, drapeaux flottants et ba?onnettes aux canons ?. ? l'appel de la coalition Guerre ? la guerre, Bloquez l'Empire! vous invite ? rejoindre les rangs de la dissidence et ? manifester ?nergiquement contre cette d?monstration ?coeurante de la domination coloniale et du pouvoir imp?rial. Notez que la convergence, de fa?on g?n?rale, sera ? caract?re familial. * ENDOSSEZ LE CONTINGENT ANTICOLONIALISTE!* Dans le cadre de cette convergence anti-guerre, Bloquez l'Empire! lance un appel ? la formation d'un CONTINGENT ANTICOLONIALISTE pour marquer notre opposition au caract?re colonial du Canada et du Qu?bec, pour exprimer notre solidarit? avec les luttes d'autod?termination men?es par les peuples autochtones de l'?le de la Tortue (Am?rique du Nord occup?e) et pour d?noncer la mascarade du 400e anniversaire de la ? fondation de Qu?bec ?. Nous vous invitons ? marcher sous la banni?re ? 400 de colonialisme : Rien ? c?l?brer! Le Canada et le Qu?bec sont des terres vol?es! ?. Nous encourageons tous les groupes, collectifs et organismes ? endosser le Contingent anticolonialiste et ? participer ? la mobilisation. Communiquez avec nous ? blocktheempire at gmail.com ou au 514-848-7583. Pour plus de contexte sur l'opposition anti-colonialiste au 400e anniversaire de Qu?bec, visitez lehttp://j3.amp-montreal.net/j3_fr.html#contexte * EMBARQUEZ-VOUS POUR QU?BEC* Des autobus partiront de Montr?al le 3 juillet, ? 7 h PILE, du 1455 De Maisonneuve ouest (m?tro Guy-Concordia), pour rejoindre la manifestation ? Qu?bec. Veuillez r?server votre place par t?l?phone (514-848-7583) ou par courriel ( blocktheempire at gmail.com) AU PLUS TARD LE 30 JUIN. Veuillez aussi nous indiquer votre num?ro de t?l?phone pour que nous puissions communiquer avec vous advenant tout changement d'ordre logistique. Des membres de Bloquez l'Empire! pourront aussi vous appeler pour vous r?veiller vers 5h30, si vous le d?sirez, pour inciter tout le monde ? rejoindre les autobus ? temps. Veuillez nous indiquer lors de votre r?servation si vous souhaitez recevoir un appel ? r?veille-matin ?. Nous demandons une contribution de 10 $ par personne pour arriver ? payer les co?ts de location des autobus. SVP, donnez plus si vous le pouvez. Personne ne sera refus? pour des raisons mon?taires. Les dons peuvent ?tre vers?s ? l'embarquement. * IMPLIQUEZ-VOUS!* Finalement, les individus et groupes int?ress?s ? participer ? la coordination o? ? soutenir les efforts d'organisation (aide financi?re, pr?t de v?hicules, mobilisation et r?seautage, arts, soutien l?gal, etc.) peuvent communiquer imm?diatement avec nous ? blocktheempire at gmail.com. INFO: blocktheempire at gmail.com ? 514-848-7583 http://j3.amp-montreal.net Visitez http://www.coalition-valcartier-2007.resist.ca/ * ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::**: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::**: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::**:* * 400 YEARS OF MILITARISM AND COLONIALISM : NOTHING TO CELEBRATE! FROM KABUL TO QUEBEC CITY: NO JUSTICE ON STOLEN AND OCCUPIED LAND +++++++++++++++ Protest the parade of Canadian Armed Forces soldiers in the Old City of Quebec; Canada out of Afghanistan! JULY 3, 2008, QUEBEC CITY Rendez-vous: 7am sharp; in front of 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest, MONTREAL PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SPOT ON THE BUS NOW blocktheempire at gmail.com +++++++++++++++* This coming July 3, 2008, Quebec City is commemorating the 400th anniversary of its colonial foundations, "discovered" by Samuel de Champlain in the name of the King of France. On the same day, the 22nd Royal Regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, just returned from Afghanistan, will be openly parading on the streets of old Quebec City. In response to a call to action by the Guerre ? la guerre Coalition in Quebec City to continue opposition to the war in Afghanistan, Block the Empire Montreal invites you to join the resistance on the streets to oppose this unabashed show of colonial domination and imperial power. The main mobilization in Quebec City will be child-friendly. * ENDORSE THE ANTI-COLONIAL CONTINGENT* In support of the anti-war demonstrations in Quebec City on July 3, 2008, Block the Empire-MONTREAL is organizing an "ANTI-COLONIAL CONTINGENT" to highlight opposition to the colonial underpinnings of Canada & Quebec, to demonstrate solidarity with ongoing indigenous struggles for justice and self-determination on Turtle Island, and to protest against the 400th anniversary celebrations of the "founding of Quebec." We encourage you to join us behind the banner: "400 Years of Colonialism: Nothing to Celebrate! Canada and Quebec are stolen land!" We encourage your group, collective or organization to endorse the Anti-Colonial Contingent, and to help mobilize for it. Get in touch via blocktheempire at gmail.com or 514-848-7583. For background and context to the anti-colonial opposition to the 400th anniversary celebrations in Quebec, visit:http://j3.amp-montreal.net/j3_eng.html#background * GET ON THE BUS* Buses will be leaving from Montreal at 7am in order to reach Quebec City in time for the demonstration in the late morning. Please reserve your spot on the bus by phone (514-848-7583) or by e-mail ( blocktheempire at gmail.com) BY JUNE 30. Please provide us with your phone number so that we can get in touch with any logistical changes. BLEM members are also on-call to make "wake-up calls" at 5:30am, so that everyone arrives at the rendez-vous by 7am sharp.; please specify if you'll need a wake-up call. We are asking for donations of $10/person to help pay the costs of the bus rental. Please give more if you can. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. * GET INVOLVED!* Individuals and groups interested in helping support the organizing efforts towards July 3 and the Anti-Colonial Contingent (fundraising, lending vehicles, mobilizing and networking, art&theatre, legal support, etc), can get in touch at blocktheempire at gmail.com or phone 514-848-7583. INFO: blocktheempire at gmail.com ? 514-848-7583 http://j3.amp-montreal.net http://www.coalition-valcartier-2007.resist.ca/ * ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::* * 400 A?OS DE MILITARISMO Y COLONIALISMO: NADA QUE CELEBRAR! DE KABUL A LA CIUDAD DE QU?BEC: NO HAY JUSTICIA EN TIERRAS ROBADAS Y OCUPADAS +++++++++++++++ Protestar el desfile de los soldados de las Fuerzas Armadas Canadienses en la vieja ciudad de Qu?bec 3 DE JULIO, 2008, CIUDAD DE QU?BEC Cita: 7:00am de la ma?ana en punto; en frente de 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest, MONTREAL POR FAVOR RESERVEN SU LUGAR EN EL AUTOB?S AHORA blocktheempire at gmail.com +++++++++++++++* Este 3 de julio, 2008, la ciudad de Qu?bec est? conmemorando el cuatricentenario de sus fundaciones coloniales, tras los"descubrimientos" de Samuel de Champlain en nombre del rey de Francia. El mismo d?a, el 22ndo Regimiento Royal de las Fuerzas armadas canadienses, reci?n regresado de Afghanist?n, estar? desfilando abiertamente en las calles de la vieja ciudad de Qu?bec. Respondiendo a la llamada a la acci?n de la Coalici?n Guerra a la Guerra en la ciudad de Quebec para seguir la oposici?n a la Guerra en Afghanist?n, el grupo Bloquear el Imperio (Bloquez l'Empire) Montreal te invita a unirte a la resistencia en la calle para oponerte a este espect?culo desvergonzado de dominaci?n colonial y de poder imperial. La movilizaci?n en la ciudad de Qu?bec podr? incluir a ni?os pero habr? tambi?n acciones complementarias m?s directas, siempre respetando la integridad f?sica de todos los participantes. * CONTINGENTE ANTI-COLONIAL* En apoyo a las manifestaciones contra la guerra en la ciudad de Qu?bec el 3 de julio, 2008, Bloquear el Imperio (Bloquez l'Empire) est? organizando un "CONTINGENTE ANTI-COLONIAL" para resaltar la oposici?n al substrato colonial de Canad? & Qu?bec, para demostrar la solidaridad con las luchas ind?genas por la justicia y la auto-determinaci?n, y para protestar contra las celebraciones del cuatricentenario de "la fundaci?n de Qu?bec." Te animamos a unirte bajo la bandera: "400 A?os de Colonialismo: ?Nada que Celebrar! Canad? y Qu?bec son tierras robadas!" Te animamos a ti, a tu grupo, tu colectivo o organizaci?n a apoyar el Contigente Anti-Colonialista, y a ayudar a la movilizaci?n para este contingente. Puedes contactar ablocktheempire at gmail.como 514-848-7583. * LOS AUTOBUSES (MONTREAL-QUEBEC)* Los autobuses ir?n de Montreal a las 7 de la ma?ana para llegar a la ciudad de Qu?bec a tiempo para la manifestaci?n. Te pedimos que tomes en cuenta las dificultades que implica la reserva de autobuses y te pedimos que reserves tu lugar lo m?s pronto posible. Reserva tu plaza antes del 30 de junio para que sepamos cuantos autobuses hay que reservar. Los individuos y los grupos interesados por apoyar los esfuerzos de organizaci?n para el 3 de julio y el Contingente Anti-Colonial (recaudar fondos, prestar veh?culos, movilizar y crear enlaces, apoyo legal, etc), pueden ponerse en contacto con blocktheempire at gmail.com INFORMACI?N: blocktheempire at gmail.com ? 514-848-7583 http://j3.amp-montreal.net http://www.coalition-valcartier-2007.resist.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Tue Jun 17 18:57:57 2008 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:57:57 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Report: Mohawk grandmothers attacked by CBSA guards; one person jailed, another suffers heart attack In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *Mohawk grandmothers attacked by Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) guards* --> The report below is also linked at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/cbsa-attack.html --> Background articles and interviews are linked at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/katenies-cbsa-background.html *[June 17, 2008 -- Reported by members of No One Is Illegal-Montreal who attended Katenies' court hearing in Cornwall on June 16, 2008; please post and forward widely.]* This past Saturday, June 14, 2008, around 2:30pm, a vehicle with two outspoken Kanion'ke:haka (Mohawk) activists, writers and grandmothers was stopped at Akwesasne while crossing into "Canada" from the "USA". Akwesasne is a Kanion'ke:haka Indigenous community that includes parts of so-called Ontario, Quebec and New York, and community members routinely cross between "states" and "provinces". Katenies lives in Akwesasne, with her mother and near her daughter and three grandchildren, who reside on both sides of the "border". Kahentinehta, also a grandmother, is from Kahnawake. Katenies and Kahentinehta publish Mohawk Nation News (www.mohawknationnews.com) and were delegates to the Indigenous Peoples Border Summit in San Xavier, Tohono O'odham Nation (Arizona) in November 2007. Katenies was targeted for arrest by Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) guards on an outstanding warrant for allegedly "running the border" in 2003, and offenses resulting from her refusal to appear in court and validate the colonial justice system. Katenies has maintained since 2003 that border officials and the Canadian colonial courts have no jurisdiction over Kanion'ke:haka people or land. [Background information to Katenies' struggle against border and court officials is linked at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/03/background-katenies-defies-colonial-us.html] This past Saturday, Katenies reiterated that she does not recognize the authority of the CBSA over Kanion'ke:haka land, as she has always done. She was then brutally arrested, with at least four male guards forcing her face down onto the ground, handcuffing her, and taking her into custody, where she remained for three days. CBSA guards then demanded that Kahentinehta, 68, leave the car she was driving. She refused, and she too was brutally overpowered by at least four male CBSA guards and handcuffed tightly. Kahentinehta suffered a heart attack while handcuffed. However, due to the timely intervention of her brother ? a local lawyer who was crossing the border at that time -- she was eventually taken to the local hospital in Cornwall, Ontario by ambulance, where she has spent the last three days in the Critical Care Unit. Her condition is stable and she will be transferred to a hospital in Ottawa for further treatment and possible surgery. The CBSA had originally indicated that they would charge Kahentinehta with various offenses, but those charges were never brought forward, most likely to help cover-up the brutal way in which she and Katenies were arrested in the first place. Meanwhile, Katenies was jailed after her brutal arrest, and was only able to have a bail hearing, at the Superior Court in Cornwall this past Monday (June 16, 2008). Supporters from Six Nations, Sharbot Lake as well as Akwesasne attended court to be witnesses to Katenies' continued defiance of Canada's colonial courts. Several of the elders from the Akwesasne community referenced the bridge blockades undertaken in the 1960s and 70s to assert free movement of Indigenous peoples at the border. They consider Katenies' current stance as part of the same ongoing and long-term struggle for sovereignty. At the hearing, the federal Crown lawyer objected to Katenies' release on bail. A senior investigator with the CBSA who seems to have launched a vendetta against Katenies since 2003, testified for the Crown. He outlined the various warrants and court dates in the case, and Katenies' continual and consistent refusal to recognize the authority of the colonial court system, or the jurisdiction of the CBSA over the border. In the words of the CBSA investigator, Katenies "has nothing but contempt for the Canadian judicial system." The investigator, who has lived and worked at the Cornwall border crossing for two decades, was forced to admit that it's "not uncommon" for Mohawks to cite the lack of jurisdiction directly to border officials, although he called Katenies "an extreme case." Both Katenies and her mother, Nancy Davis, addressed the court. Nancy Davis refused to tell the court whether she lived in the "Ontario" or "Quebec" part of Akwesasne, stating clearly that she "lives on Kanion'ke:haka territory" and is a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. She remarked with a smile: "I'm the only one who has authority over my daughter." Under cross-examination by the Crown lawyer, Nancy Davis stated: "We feel we have the right to travel where we want, to go where we want. [The border] is an imaginary line for Americans and Canadians, not Mohawks." Asked outright if she recognized the authority of the court, Nancy Davis replied simply: "No." Katenies also addressed the court, while reiterating from the start that she did not recognize its jurisdiction, and pointedly refused to accept all charges, declining to have them read to her. When the court clerk tried to swear her in, Katenies stated: "I can only tell what I know." Katenies emphasized that she continues to demand that the courts address the jurisdiction question; that is, under what authority can colonial Canadian courts, agencies or officials claim to have jurisdiction over sovereign Mohawks. She stated forcefully: "I'm a passionate person, I'm a mother and I'm a grandmother. But, I've had no respect. No one has looked at what I've put forward." Katenies already served the court with a Motion to Dismiss, and invoked the jurisdiction question, back on January 18, 2007, almost one-and-a-half years ago. Her complete motion is linked here: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/03/katenies-serves-court-with-jurisdiction.html Under cross-examination, Katenies was asked by the Crown lawyer if she would accept paying a cash bond; she replied: "That would be extortion at this point because jurisdiction has not been dealt with." She added: "I don't see why you should incarcerate me and beat me into submission without answering my question." She threw the accusation of contempt back at the Crown, stating: "It is [your law] and your constitution that you keep talking about. Why do you continue to ignore me and our people, who have our own land and constitution?" In his final submissions, the Crown argued that Katenies "has nothing but complete disdain for the laws of these courts." He also made the somewhat obvious point: "Quite frankly, your worship, both mother and daughter don't recognize our jurisdiction." He asked the court to keep Katenies in custody, adding: "She's not interested in appearing in court and she doesn't recognize us." Nonetheless, the presiding Justice-of-the-Peace, Ms. Leblanc, decided to release Katenies under some basic conditions: that Katenies reside with her mother and notify the Akwesasne police of any change of address (Katenies has lived with her mother for the past 8 years, since the passing of her father): that her mother post a surety (ie. a $1000 bond without any deposit); and that Katenies appear in court or designate counsel to appear in court for her. Her next court date was set for July 14, 2008 at 9am at Cornwall's Superior Court. Both Kahentinehta and Katenies, despite the brutal attack on them by CBSA officials, maintain their defiance and vow to continue to challenge the jurisdiction of the courts and border officials. *-- reported by Nazila & Jaggi, members of No One Is Illegal-Montreal* nooneisillegal at gmail.com - 514-848-7583 http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com *BACKGROUND INFORMATION & CONTEXT:* All articles and interviews below are linked at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/katenies-cbsa-background.html * Mohawk grandmother remains in hiding, defying arrest warrant (March 5, 2007) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/03/mohawk-grandmother-remains-in-hiding.html * Background: Katenies defies the US-Canada colonial border (March 4, 2007) http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/03/background-katenies-defies-colonial-us.html * Katenies' "Motion to Dismiss" (January 18, 2007), demanding that the jurisdiction question be addressed: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/03/katenies-serves-court-with-jurisdiction.html * Mohawk Nation News: "Katenies will not walk the line" (January 5, 2007): * Mohawk Nation News: Katenies in Cornwall Court(December 16, 2006) *No One Is Illegal Radio Interviews* * Interview with Katenies about her refusal to recognize the colonial courts and the colonial US-Canada border. (February 2007) http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/jaggisingh at gmail.com/2840-1-20070214-Katienies-UPLOAD.mp3 * Interview with Katenies about the Gathering of the Indigenous People of the Americas in Vicam, Yaqui Territory, Mexico between October 11-14, 2007 and the Indigenous Border Summit of the Americas that took place on the territory of the of the Tohono O'odham nation (Arizona) on November 7-10, 2007. (November 2007) http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/jaggisingh at gmail.com/2840-1-20071105-Katenies-FINAL.mp3 * Interview with Kahentinehta with reflections on the July 11 anniversary of the police invasion at Kanehsatake in 1990 (the so-called Oka Crisis). Kahntinetha, with her daughters, was directly involved in the resistance at Kanehsatake. (July 2006) http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/jaggisingh at gmail.com/2840-1-20070104-Kahentinehta.mp3 * Interview with Kahehti:io, a Mohawk youth activist from Kahnawake. He was arrested and detained at the Six Nations Land Reclamation, after a police raid on April 20, 2006. Kahehti:io refused to recognize the authority of the colonial courts and was eventually released from custody without charge after several days of detention. (May 2006) http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/jaggisingh at gmail.com/2840-1-20070104-Kahedio.mp3 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blocktheempire at gmail.com Mon Jun 23 23:27:02 2008 From: blocktheempire at gmail.com (Bloquez l'empire-Montreal) Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:27:02 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] (Quebec, 3 juillet) 400 ans de colonialisme: pas de quoi celebrer! Canada hors d'Afghanistan! In-Reply-To: <73150c490806232326u27fcff93ud3a700fdb997c7aa@mail.gmail.com> References: <73150c490806100700v4b1543bi560c7e23ee560d02@mail.gmail.com> <73150c490806100718vabb045dsd12f44129d439bc1@mail.gmail.com> <73150c490806232311h4872f970xb4388affaf65bad1@mail.gmail.com> <73150c490806232326u27fcff93ud3a700fdb997c7aa@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <73150c490806232327g7c388246h8dec18adcb0b71dc@mail.gmail.com> *[English below; espa?ol abajo]* *** [Veuillez afficher et distribuer largement]* [RAPPEL: Veuillez r?server votre place sur les autobus de Montr?al au plus tard le 30 juin.] ** * 400 ANS DE COLONIALISME ET DE MILITARISME : PAS DE QUOI C?L?BRER! DE QU?BEC ? KABOUL: PAS DE JUSTICE SUR DES TERRES VOL?ES ET OCCUP?ES! D?NON?ONS LA MASCARADE COLONIALE DU 400e DE QU?BEC!* * +++++++++++++++ Manifestons contre la parade du "DROIT DE CIT?" des Forces arm?es canadiennes! CANADA HORS D'AFGHANISTAN! Le 3 JUILLET 2008 Rendez-vous ? 7 h pile Devant le 1455, De Maisonneuve ouest, Montr?al VEUILLEZ R?SERVER VOTRE PLACE D?S AUJOURD'HUI blocktheempire at gmail.com +++++++++++++++* Le 3 juillet prochain, la ville coloniale de Qu?bec comm?morera le 400e anniversaire de sa fondation par Samuel De Champlain au nom du roi de France. ? cette occasion, le fleuron provincial de la couronne britannique, le Royal 22e R?giment des Forces arm?es canadiennes (tout juste revenu de sa campagne en Afghanistan) se pr?vaudra de son ? Droit de cit? ? en paradant dans les rues de Qu?bec ? tambours battant, drapeaux flottants et ba?onnettes aux canons ?. ? l'appel de la coalition Guerre ? la guerre, Bloquez l'Empire! vous invite ? rejoindre les rangs de la dissidence et ? manifester ?nergiquement contre cette d?monstration ?coeurante de la domination coloniale et du pouvoir imp?rial. Notez que la convergence, de fa?on g?n?rale, sera ? caract?re familial. * ENDOSSEZ LE CONTINGENT ANTICOLONIALISTE!* Dans le cadre de cette convergence anti-guerre, Bloquez l'Empire! lance un appel ? la formation d'un CONTINGENT ANTI-COLONIAL pour marquer notre opposition au caract?re colonial du Canada et du Qu?bec, pour exprimer notre solidarit? avec les luttes d'autod?termination men?es par les peuples autochtones de l'?le de la Tortue (Am?rique du Nord occup?e) et pour d?noncer la mascarade du 400e anniversaire de la ? fondation de Qu?bec ?. Nous vous invitons ? marcher sous la banni?re ? 400 de colonialisme : Rien ? c?l?brer! Le Canada et le Qu?bec sont des terres vol?es! ?. Nous encourageons tous les groupes, collectifs et organismes ? endosser le Contingent anticolonialiste et ? participer ? la mobilisation. Communiquez avec nous ? blocktheempire at gmail.com ou au 514-848-7583. Le Contingent Anti-Colonial est organis? par le collectif Bloquez l'empire Montr?al avec l'appui des groupes suivants: - Centre Social Autog?r? (Montr?al) - Centre de travailleurs et travailleuses Immigrants (Montr?al) - Collectif oppos? ? la brutalit? polici?re (Montr?al) - Collectif Piranha (Qu?bec) - Collectif de recherche sur l'autonomie collective (Montr?al) - Collectif de r?sistance anti-capitaliste (Saguenay) - Comit? Fahad (Montr?al) - Comit? de Solidarit? avec Lac Barri?re (Montr?al) - Conseil Traditionel Mohawk de Kahnawake - Ensemble d'Insurrection Chaotique (Montr?al) - NEFAC (Montr?al) - Operation Objection (Montr?al) - La Pointe Libertaire (Montr?al) - Personne n'est ill?gal (Montr?al) - Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (Montr?al) - Solidarit? sans fronti?res / Solidarity Across Borders (Montr?al) - Tadamon! (Montr?al) Pour plus de contexte sur l'opposition anti-colonialiste au 400e anniversaire de Qu?bec, visitez lehttp://j3.amp-montreal.net/j3_fr.html#contexte * EMBARQUEZ-VOUS POUR QU?BEC* Des autobus partiront de Montr?al le 3 juillet, ? 7 h PILE, du 1455 De Maisonneuve ouest (m?tro Guy-Concordia), pour rejoindre la manifestation ? Qu?bec. Veuillez r?server votre place par t?l?phone (514-848-7583) ou par courriel ( blocktheempire at gmail.com) AU PLUS TARD LE 30 JUIN. Veuillez aussi nous indiquer votre num?ro de t?l?phone pour que nous puissions communiquer avec vous advenant tout changement d'ordre logistique. Des membres de Bloquez l'Empire! pourront aussi vous appeler pour vous r?veiller vers 5h30, si vous le d?sirez, pour inciter tout le monde ? rejoindre les autobus ? temps. Veuillez nous indiquer lors de votre r?servation si vous souhaitez recevoir un appel ? r?veille-matin ?. Nous demandons une contribution de 10 $ par personne pour arriver ? payer les co?ts de location des autobus. SVP, donnez plus si vous le pouvez. Personne ne sera refus? pour des raisons mon?taires. Les dons peuvent ?tre vers?s ? l'embarquement. * IMPLIQUEZ-VOUS!* Finalement, les individus et groupes int?ress?s ? participer ? la coordination o? ? soutenir les efforts d'organisation (aide financi?re, pr?t de v?hicules, mobilisation et r?seautage, arts, soutien l?gal, etc.) peuvent communiquer imm?diatement avec nous ? blocktheempire at gmail.com. INFO: blocktheempire at gmail.com ? 514-848-7583 http://j3.amp-montreal.net Visitez http://www.coalition-valcartier-2007.resist.ca/ * ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::**: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::**: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::**:* * 400 YEARS OF MILITARISM AND COLONIALISM : NOTHING TO CELEBRATE! FROM KABUL TO QUEBEC CITY: NO JUSTICE ON STOLEN AND OCCUPIED LAND +++++++++++++++ Protest the parade of Canadian Armed Forces soldiers in the Old City of Quebec; Canada out of Afghanistan! JULY 3, 2008, QUEBEC CITY Rendez-vous: 7am sharp; in front of 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest, MONTREAL PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SPOT ON THE BUS NOW blocktheempire at gmail.com +++++++++++++++* This coming July 3, 2008, Quebec City is commemorating the 400th anniversary of its colonial foundations, "discovered" by Samuel de Champlain in the name of the King of France. On the same day, the 22nd Royal Regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, just returned from Afghanistan, will be openly parading on the streets of old Quebec City. In response to a call to action by the Guerre ? la guerre Coalition in Quebec City to continue opposition to the war in Afghanistan, Block the Empire Montreal invites you to join the resistance on the streets to oppose this unabashed show of colonial domination and imperial power. The main mobilization in Quebec City will be child-friendly. * ENDORSE THE ANTI-COLONIAL CONTINGENT* In support of the anti-war demonstrations in Quebec City on July 3, 2008, Block the Empire-MONTREAL is organizing an "ANTI-COLONIAL CONTINGENT" to highlight opposition to the colonial underpinnings of Canada & Quebec, to demonstrate solidarity with ongoing indigenous struggles for justice and self-determination on Turtle Island, and to protest against the 400th anniversary celebrations of the "founding of Quebec." We encourage you to join us behind the banner: "400 Years of Colonialism: Nothing to Celebrate! Canada and Quebec are stolen land!" We encourage your group, collective or organization to endorse the Anti-Colonial Contingent, and to help mobilize for it. Get in touch via blocktheempire at gmail.com or 514-848-7583. The Anti-Colonial Contingent is organized by Block the Empire-Montr?al with the support of the following groups: - Autonomous Social Center (Montr?al) - Barrier Lake Solidarity Committee (Montr?al) - Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble (Montr?al) - Collectif oppos? ? la brutalit? polici?re (Montr?al) - Collectif Piranha (Qu?bec City) - Collectif de recherche sur l'autonomie collective (Montr?al) - Collectif de r?sistance anti-capitaliste (Saguenay) - Comit? Fahad (Montr?al) - Immigrant Workers Centre (Montr?al) - Mohawk Traditional Council of Kahnawake - NEFAC (Montr?al) - Operation Objection (Montr?al) - La Pointe Libertaire (Montr?al) - No One Is Illegal (Montr?al) - Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (Montr?al) - Solidarity Across Borders (Montr?al) - Tadamon! (Montr?al) For background and context to the anti-colonial opposition to the 400th anniversary celebrations in Quebec, visit:http://j3.amp-montreal.net/j3_eng.html#background * GET ON THE BUS* Buses will be leaving from Montreal at 7am in order to reach Quebec City in time for the demonstration in the late morning. Please reserve your spot on the bus by phone (514-848-7583) or by e-mail ( blocktheempire at gmail.com) BY JUNE 30. Please provide us with your phone number so that we can get in touch with any logistical changes. BLEM members are also on-call to make "wake-up calls" at 5:30am, so that everyone arrives at the rendez-vous by 7am sharp.; please specify if you'll need a wake-up call. We are asking for donations of $10/person to help pay the costs of the bus rental. Please give more if you can. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. * GET INVOLVED!* Individuals and groups interested in helping support the organizing efforts towards July 3 and the Anti-Colonial Contingent (fundraising, lending vehicles, mobilizing and networking, art&theatre, legal support, etc), can get in touch at blocktheempire at gmail.com or phone 514-848-7583. INFO: blocktheempire at gmail.com ? 514-848-7583 http://j3.amp-montreal.net http://www.coalition-valcartier-2007.resist.ca/ * ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::* * 400 A?OS DE MILITARISMO Y COLONIALISMO: NADA QUE CELEBRAR! DE KABUL A LA CIUDAD DE QU?BEC: NO HAY JUSTICIA EN TIERRAS ROBADAS Y OCUPADAS +++++++++++++++ Protestar el desfile de los soldados de las Fuerzas Armadas Canadienses en la vieja ciudad de Qu?bec 3 DE JULIO, 2008, CIUDAD DE QU?BEC Cita: 7:00am de la ma?ana en punto; en frente de 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest, MONTREAL POR FAVOR RESERVEN SU LUGAR EN EL AUTOB?S AHORA blocktheempire at gmail.com +++++++++++++++* Este 3 de julio, 2008, la ciudad de Qu?bec est? conmemorando el cuatricentenario de sus fundaciones coloniales, tras los"descubrimientos" de Samuel de Champlain en nombre del rey de Francia. El mismo d?a, el 22ndo Regimiento Royal de las Fuerzas armadas canadienses, reci?n regresado de Afghanist?n, estar? desfilando abiertamente en las calles de la vieja ciudad de Qu?bec. Respondiendo a la llamada a la acci?n de la Coalici?n Guerra a la Guerra en la ciudad de Quebec para seguir la oposici?n a la Guerra en Afghanist?n, el grupo Bloquear el Imperio (Bloquez l'Empire) Montreal te invita a unirte a la resistencia en la calle para oponerte a este espect?culo desvergonzado de dominaci?n colonial y de poder imperial. La movilizaci?n en la ciudad de Qu?bec podr? incluir a ni?os pero habr? tambi?n acciones complementarias m?s directas, siempre respetando la integridad f?sica de todos los participantes. * CONTINGENTE ANTI-COLONIAL* En apoyo a las manifestaciones contra la guerra en la ciudad de Qu?bec el 3 de julio, 2008, Bloquear el Imperio (Bloquez l'Empire) est? organizando un "CONTINGENTE ANTI-COLONIAL" para resaltar la oposici?n al substrato colonial de Canad? & Qu?bec, para demostrar la solidaridad con las luchas ind?genas por la justicia y la auto-determinaci?n, y para protestar contra las celebraciones del cuatricentenario de "la fundaci?n de Qu?bec." Te animamos a unirte bajo la bandera: "400 A?os de Colonialismo: ?Nada que Celebrar! Canad? y Qu?bec son tierras robadas!" Te animamos a ti, a tu grupo, tu colectivo o organizaci?n a apoyar el Contigente Anti-Colonialista, y a ayudar a la movilizaci?n para este contingente. Puedes contactar ablocktheempire at gmail.como 514-848-7583. * LOS AUTOBUSES (MONTREAL-QUEBEC)* Los autobuses ir?n de Montreal a las 7 de la ma?ana para llegar a la ciudad de Qu?bec a tiempo para la manifestaci?n. Te pedimos que tomes en cuenta las dificultades que implica la reserva de autobuses y te pedimos que reserves tu lugar lo m?s pronto posible. Reserva tu plaza antes del 30 de junio para que sepamos cuantos autobuses hay que reservar. Los individuos y los grupos interesados por apoyar los esfuerzos de organizaci?n para el 3 de julio y el Contingente Anti-Colonial (recaudar fondos, prestar veh?culos, movilizar y crear enlaces, apoyo legal, etc), pueden ponerse en contacto con blocktheempire at gmail.com INFORMACI?N: blocktheempire at gmail.com ? 514-848-7583 http://j3.amp-montreal.net http://www.coalition-valcartier-2007.resist.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blocktheempire at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 07:09:37 2008 From: blocktheempire at gmail.com (Bloquez l'empire-Montreal) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:09:37 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] LUNDI/MONDAY: L'action directe anti-imperialiste (Carrefour d'education populaire de Pointe-Saint-Charles) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <73150c490806250709i7484f4e4m89996f183f21a3ca@mail.gmail.com> [English below; please post and distribute widely] [SVP diffuser largement] Le comit? ?ducation populaire du Centre social autog?r? & L'Action Mondiale des Peuples (AMP)-Montr?al pr?sentent : *Une s?rie d'ateliers/discussions pour toutes et tous cet ?t?* *Au Carrefour d'?ducation populaire de Pointe-Saint-Charles* *2356 rue Centre (m?tro Charlevoix) * *Pour partager nos connaissances, nos id?es et nos analyses. Bienvenue ? tous et toutes, c'est gratuit! * *-- Lundi 30 JUIN, 19h --* *L'ACTION DIRECTE ANTI-IMPERIALISTE ? MONTR?AL DEPUIS 2003 * Du blocage du consulat ?tasunien ? l'occasion de l'invasion barbare de l'Irak en 2003, aux actions entourant le d?ploiement des soldats du Royal 22e r?giment en Afghanistan, ? l'?t? 2007, en passant par la perturbation syst?matique des profiteurs de guerre de passage ? Montr?al et par la mobilisation populaire contre le Partenariat nord am?ricain pour la s?curit? et la prosp?rit? (PSP), le travail de Bloquez l'empire Montr?al consiste ? exposer les liens entre la mondialisation, la guerre et le militarisme, le patriarcat, le racisme et toutes les formes d'oppression, ici comme ailleurs. Il y aura une pr?sentation multim?dia, suivie d'une discussion sur l'organisation et l'action directe anti-militariste. Cette activit? aura lieu quelques jours seulement avant la c?r?monie du Droit de cit?, ? Qu?bec (le 3 juillet), o? le Royal 22e r?giment paradera dans les rues de la ville ? tambours battant, drapeaux flottants et ba?onnettes aux canons ?. Bloquez l'Empire! participe aux mobilisations visant ? perturber cette mascarade s'inscrivant dans les activit?s du 400e anniversaire de la colonie fran?aise ? Qu?bec. Pr?sent? par des membres de Bloquez l'empire Montr?al (BLEM) info: http://j3.amp-montreal.net *-- Lundi 14 JUILLET 19h --* *? NOS TERRAINS DE LUTTE ? : Lutter contre l'Apartheid mondial et les fronti?res * Cet atelier multim?dia parcourra la recherche et les exp?riences servant de base pour une analyse dite ? personne n'est ill?gale ? ou ? no border ?. Parmi ses conclusions : tous les contr?les frontaliers sont fondamentalement racistes; tous les ?tats-nations sont oppressifs par nature; tout ?tre humain d?tient le droit autonome de migrer, de r?sister aux d?placements et de revenir. Par opposition aux notions impos?es de ? race ? ou de ? communaut? ?, nous luttons pour revendiquer des identit?s auto-d?finies. Dans un contexte d'Apartheid mondial, de r?els d?fis sont pos?s ? la pratique du militantisme libertaire, situ? sur un ? terrain de lutte ? qui est enracin? dans une r?alit? de r?sistance ? l'oppression v?cue au quotidien. Pr?sent? par des membres de Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al info : http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com *-- Lundi 4 ao?t 19h --* * LES COMMUNAUT?S EN R?SISTANCE EN COLOMBIE: Solidarit? directe, principes et actions * Au-del? de la solidarit? internationale, le PASC propose l'id?e de solidarit? directe, qui part d'une critique du d?veloppement. Le concept de d?veloppement est bas? sur une vision occidentale qui voit le d?veloppement comme lin?aire et qui implique une hi?rarchie entre les populations du Nord et du Sud. La solidarit? directe signifie plut?t ?tablir des relations horizontales et percevoir notre travail non comme une ? relation d'aide ?, mais plut?t comme un appui politique au processus de r?sistance civile et aux luttes sociales des populations du Sud. Nous voulons donc partager cette vision de la solidarit? directe tout en faisant des liens avec les lutes anti-coloniales et anti-capitalistes ici m?me sur l'?le de la tortue. Pr?sent? par des membres de Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie (PASC) info: www.pasc.ca *-- Lundi 25 ao?t 19h --* *VERS UN QUARTIER ?COLOGIQUE ET AUTOG?R?: L'enjeu du transport, une pr?sentation multim?dia* En plus d'amener une critique du mod?le de d?veloppement men? par la ville de Montr?al, cet atelier propose de prendre le virage ?cologique au niveau du transport urbain dans nos quartiers. La Pointe libertaire, groupe d'affinit? autonome du quartier Pointe-St-Charles, travaille entre autres sur les questions d'am?nagements urbains depuis plusieurs ann?es, et vise ? stimuler une dynamique d'autogestion du quartier. Pr?sent? par des membres de La Pointe Libertaire info : http://www.lapointelibertaire.org/ Pour les plus jeunes : Des activit?s ? la fois scientifique et ludique portant sur le transport et les ?nergies vertes. ? exp?rimenter ! Pr?sent? par des membres du Comit? ?ducation populaire/?cole libre du CSA *----------* *Traduction chuchot?e vers l'anglais disponible sur place.* *Garderie disponible sur demande (svp t?l?phoner au moins 48 heures ? l'avance).* *Le Carrefour d'?ducation populaire est ACCESSIBLE pour les gens en fauteuils roulants. * * Svp nous contacter si vous avez des besoins particuliers. * *INFO: info at amp-montreal.net - http://csa.revolte.biz - 514-848-7583 * * **::::::::::::::::::::* *::::::::::::::::::::* * * People's Global Action (Montreal) & the Popular Education Committee of the Autonomous Social Center (Pointe St-Charles) presents: *Popular Education Workshops and Discussions SUMMER 2008 * *At the Carrefour d'?ducation populaire de Pointe Saint-Charles 2356 rue Centre (m?tro Charlevoix) * *Four summer evening workshops and discussions, to share knowledge, ideas and analysis. Free & welcome to all! * *-- Monday, JUNE 30, 7pm --* *ANTI-WAR DIRECT ACTION: Organizing in Montreal Since 2003 * Since the blockade of the American consulate on the eve of the USA invasion of Iraq in 2003, to the actions against the deployment of Valcartier soldiers to Afghanistan in the summer of 2007; from the systematic disruption of war profiteers visiting Montreal, to the mobilizing against the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), the organizing of Block the Empire has been to try to expose the links between globalization, war, patriarchy, racism, and all forms of oppression, at home and abroad. This will be a multi-media presentation, followed by a discussion on anti-war direct action organizing. This workshop will take place just a few days before the parade of soldiers in (July 3) as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations of Quebec City. Block the Empire is participating in actions to disrupt the proceedings. Presented by members of Block the Empire-Montreal. http://j3.amp-montreal.net *-- Monday, JULY 14, 7pm --* *"OUR TERRAIN OF STRUGGLE": Migration, Borders and Global Apartheid * This multi-media presentation will explore the research and lived experiences that ground a "no one is illegal/no borders" analysis. Among the conclusions: all border controls are fundamentally racist; all nation-states are inherently oppressive; all human beings have the autonomous right to migrate, to resist displacement, and to return; and, in opposition to imposed notions of "race" or "community", we struggle to assert self-determined identities. In a context of global apartheid, there are very specific challenges for grassroots organizing on a shifting terrain of struggle that is rooted in the lived reality of those who daily confront oppression. Presented by members of No One Is Illegal-Montreal. info: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com *-- Monday, AUGUST 4, 7pm --* * COMMUNITIES IN RESISTANCE IN COLOMBIA: The principles and actions of direct solidarity * Beyond international solidarity, PASC proposes the idea of direct solidarity, which is a critique of Western development models based on a hierarchical relationship between North and South. Direct solidarity aims to establish horizontal based relationships, based in supporting civil resistance and social struggles of the people of the global South. We want to share this vision of direct solidarity by making the links with the anti-colonial struggles here on Turtle Island. Presented by members of Projet Accompagnement Solidarit? Colombie info: www.pasc.ca *-- Monday, AUGUST 25, 7pm ?* *BUILDING AN ECOLOGICAL AND AUTONOMOUS NEIGHBOURHOOD:* * A multimedia presentation about transportation* This workshop will look at the ecological turn for urban transport in our neighbourhoods, while critiquing the development model of the City of Montreal. La Pointe Libertaire, an affinity group based in Pointe-St-Charles, has worked on urban life issues for several years, aiming to stimulate true autonomy in the neighborhood. Presented by members of La Pointe Libertaire info : http://www.lapointelibertaire.org/ And, for the kids: Activities that are both scientific and fun, about transportation and green energy. Some things to experiment with! Presented by members of the Popular Education Committee/Free School of the Autonomous Social Center. *----------* *All presentations in French, with whisper translation towards English.* *Childcare available on request (please phone 48 hours in advance).* *The Carrefour d'?ducation populaire is wheelchair accessible. * * Please get in touch about any special needs. * *INFO: info at amp-montreal.net - http://csa.revolte.biz - 514-848-7583* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: