[Bloquez l'empire!] Ivan Sancho, Gurpreet Singh, Ramon Bultron, Marylynn Poucachice & Angela Sterritt (No One Is Illegal Radio, April/June 2008)

Sun Jun 8 13:37:26 PDT 2008

*[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*

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*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*
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well as opposing the displacement and genocide of indigenous peoples on
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