From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Wed Oct 1 23:00:16 2008 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 02:00:16 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Recent highlights / Quelques contributions (No One Is Illegal blog/blogue Personne n'est illegal-MONTREAL) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [Please post and forward; SVP diffuser largement] Included below are some recent postings on the No One Is Illegal-Montreal website: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com Voici quelques contributions r?centes sur le site web de Personne n'est ill?gal-Montr?al: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com ---------- *Film: Raphael et Sasha (5 octobre, Parc Extension)* *"Un film r?alis? enti?rement par des jeunes, juste ici, dans Parc-Extension"; a message from Faiz Abhuani de la campagne Accommode donc ?a! / "A film made entirely by youth, right here in Parc Extension"; a message from Faiz Abhuani of the Accommodate This! Campaign.* Read more/Lire plus: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/film-raphael-et-sasha.html ----- *Radio Personne n'est ill?gal: Montr?al Nord R?publik* *Une heure sp?ciale sur la r?ponse populaire au meurtre de Freddy Villanueva par la police ? Montr?al-Nord. En studio, nos invit?Es: Rony Bastien, Guillaume H?bert et Nargess Mustapha de Montreal-Nord R?publik. Aussi, des extraits d'une manifestation organis?e par Montr?al-Nord R?publik enregistr?s dans la salle du conseil d'arrondissement de Montr?al-Nord et en dehors.* ?couter l'?mission: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/09/radio-personne-nest-illegal-septembre.html --- *Trapped Between Theocracy and Imperialism: The Reality of Iran* *"As an "Iranian" forced to leave Iran by a brutal regime, who is very conscious of past and present imperialist and colonial realities, I see no choice but to expose and resist with equal urgency the Iranian regime and US-led imperialism." ? Poya Saffari* Read more: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/reality-of-iran.html --- *Radio-Canada: Macadam Tribus: La murale comme outil politique* *"Je pense que les murales sont un t?moignage visuel de ce qui marque un peuple, et de ce qui d?finit un moment. Elles forment aussi un excellent outil d'?ducation et de mobilisation autour d'enjeux qui affectent des communaut?s, particuli?rement lorsqu'elles sont entreprises collectivement." -- Sarita Ahooja* Lire plus, voir la murale, et ?couter l'entrevue: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/09/macadams-tribus-la-murale-comme-outil.html --- *virtual diasporas: fire, fences and flight* *"Virtual Diasporas" are short experimental films by Ayesha Hameed, local artist, filmmaker and member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal. fire, fences and flight considers the relationship between migration, flight and borders. * Read more and see the film: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/09/fire-fences-and-flight.html --- *La Justice et Jean-Pierre Lizotte: po?te de la Prison de Bordeaux* *"Jean-Pierre Lizotte vient d'une r?alit? difficile, qui remonte ? son enfance et qu'il d?crit avec candeur dans ses po?mes et ses autres ?crits. Tard dans la nuit du 5 septembre 1999, sur un tron?on hupp? et branch? du Boulevard St-Laurent, la r?alit? de Jean-Pierre Lizotte s'est heurt?e ? celle, contrastante, de la client?le des restaurants, des portiers et des agents de police." ? Jaggi Singh* Lire plus: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/09/la-justice-et-jean-pierre-lizotte.html --- *Video: Resisting Apartheid: From Bil'in (Palestine) to Highway 30 (Kahnawake)* *An address by Sarita Ahooja, a member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal, at the recent Artists Against Apartheid event at Sala Rossa (September 7, 2008) organized by Tadamon.* View the video: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/09/resisting-apartheid-from-bilin.html --- *CN: Drop your racist lawsuit!* *Defend Shawn Brant and the Mohawks of Tyendinaga* Read more: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/09/supporttyendinaga.html --- *CN: L?che ton proc?s raciste!* *D?fendons Shawn Brant et les Mohawks de Tyendinaga* Lire plus: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/09/souteneztyendinaga.html --- *Update: Crown buys Fantino's Silence with Brant's Freedom* *Statement from the Tyendinaga Support Committee in Toronto.* Read more: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/crown-buys-fantinos-silence-with-brants.html --- *The El Salon Police Riot (2006)* *Why did 50 cops shut down a political-cultural event in support of Palestinian political prisoners?* Read more: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/el-salon-police-riot-2006.html --- *L'?meute des policiers ? El Salon (2006)* *Pourquoi 50 policiers ont ferm? un ?v?nement politique-culturel en soutien aux enfants prisonniers Palestiniens?* Lire plus: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/lemeute-des-policiers-de-el-salon-2006.html --- *Montreal Gazette: Justice and Jean-Pierre Lizotte: The Poet of Bordeaux Prison* *"But, what if there was a video of what happened outside the Shed Caf? in 1999 instead of the imperfect and contradictory memories of eyewitnesses at 2:30 in the morning? What if Jean-Pierre Lizotte was present in the courtroom, in a wheelchair and paralyzed, in front of the jury's own eyes?"* Read more: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/09/justice-and-jean-pierre-lizotte.html * ---* *No One Is Illegal Radio (August 2008)* *Fortress Europe at Ceuta (Spain); interview with David Moffette of No One Is Illegal-Quebec City & ICE Raid in Postville, Iowa; interview with members of the Wild Rose Rebellion Anarchist Network* Listen to the show: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/08/no-one-is-illegal-radio-august-2008.html --- To subscribe to the announcements list (3-4 messages a week)/Pour s'abonner sur la liste des annonces (3-4 messages par semaine): https://lists.resist.ca/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l Contact: nooneisillegal at gmail.com http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nooneisillegal at gmail.com Wed Oct 8 14:33:47 2008 From: nooneisillegal at gmail.com (No One Is Illegal Montreal) Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:33:47 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Exposing "Torture Canada" ::: No One Is Illegal Radio (October 2008; special show) In-Reply-To: References: <69215f6b0810060824m6868a073vc9522647623b8570@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: [please post and forward widely] EXPOSING TORTURE CANADA [Show description linked at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/no-one-is-illegal-radio-october-2008.html] No One Is Illegal Radio reports about the frontline struggles for justice, dignity and self-determination by migrants, refugees and indigenous peoples. The October 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio is a collaboration with the People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures and the "Torture Canada" series. We hear directly from the people resisting and exposing torture, indignity and injustice, whether at Guantanamo in Cuba, at Guantanamo North at Kingston or at a local prison here in Montreal, as well the continued efforts to seek clear answers, transparently and openly, about Canada's direct role in rendition to torture. On the October show, we hear about (and from): - ABOUSFIAN ABDELRAZIK: A former Montreal resident and Sudanese-Canadian citizen who was detained and tortured in Sudan, and currently unable to return to Canada where he has remained in limbo for 5 years; - IVAN APAOLAZA SANCHO: Basque prisoner at Montreal's RDP Prison for more than one year, facing imminent deportation to possible torture in the Spanish state; - HASSAN ALMREI: Currently detained at the Kingston Immigration Holding Center (Guantanamo North); held without charge or trial for seven years under a security certificate; - ABDULLAH ALMALKI: Canadian citizen, imprisoned in Syria for two years where he was brutally tortured and "opportunistically renditioned" by Canadian authorities; - MUAYYED NURREDIN: Also renditioned to torture in Syria, currently fighting for an open and transparent public inquiry into his case; - AHMAD EL-MAATI: Imprisoned and tortured in Syria and Egypt, who along with Almalki and Nurredin is demanding clear answers from CSIS and government authorities; - OMAR KHADR: Canadian citizen detained at Guantanamo Bay Prison since 2002; he has been detained since the age of 15 after a firefight in Afghanistan, and tortured by American soldiers at both Bagram and Guantanamo. As well, for context, we hear from YAVAR HAMEED, lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik, and KHALED MOUAMMAR of the Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) about the case of Omar Khadr. In-studio guests: MARY FOSTER and TATIANA GOMEZ of the People's Commission into Immigration Security Measures; host and producer: JAGGI SINGH of No One Is Illegal-Montreal. -> LISTEN to the OCTOBER 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio at: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/29566 Thanks to: the Caravan to End Canadian Involvement in Torture/Homes Not Bombs (Ontario); Darren Ell; CKUT's Community News Collective. Background information: www.peoplescommission.org * www.abdullahalmalki.com * www.bringomarhome.ca * www.adilinfo.org ----- THE SHOW: No One Is Illegal Radio Special on "Torture Canada -> LISTEN to the OCTOBER 2008 edition of No One Is Illegal Radio here: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/29566 SEGMENT 1 (10:46) Introduction to show; background to the Torture Canada series and the People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures by Tatiana Gomez; background to the case of Abousfian Abdelrazik; clip of interview with Yavar Hameed (lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik). On the upload: Full Interview with Yavar Hameed, recorded on September 28, 2008 (18:18) SEGMENT 2 (7:06) Background to the case of Ivan Apaolaza Sancho by Mary Foster; an audio clip of Ivan recorded from Rivi?res-des-Prairies (RDP) prison in Montreal. On the upload: Full Interview with Ivan Apaolaza Sancho, recorded from RDP prison on September 30, 2008 (7:24) SEGMENT 3 (9:50) Excerpt of an interview with Hassan Almrei from 2003; context by Mary Foster of the People's Commission. SEGMENT 4 (17:42) "The other Arars", context about the cases of Abdullah Almalki, Muayyed Nurredin, and Ahmad El-Maati by Mary Foster; clips from interviews and speeches by all three men. On the upload: Interview with Abdullah Almalki recorded on September 30, 2008 (17:15) SEGMENT 5 (13:27) The interrogation of Omar Khadr by CSIS at Guantanamo Bay (February 2003): a breakdown by Jaggi Singh of No One Is Illegal; end of show and announcements. On the upload: Interview with Khaled Mouammar of the Canadian Arab Federation (26:05) 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 shows are archived at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/search/label/No%20One%20Is%20Illegal%20Radio ---------- Some previous No One Is Illegal-Montreal Radio shows focusing on topics related to "Torture Canada" and the People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures: - June 2008: 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. -> To listen: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-one-is-illegal-radio-june-2008.html - Mars 2008 :LATIFA CHARKAOUI nous parle de la conf?rence qui s'est tenue ? Montr?al lors de la Journ?e internationale de la femme. -> ?coutez : http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/03/radio-personne-nest-illegal-mars-2008.html - Mars 2008 : ADIL CHARKAOUI, l'une des cinq personnes soumises ? un ? certificat de s?curit? ? explique en profondeur de la ? nouvelle ? loi sur ces certificats. -> ?coutez : http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/03/radio-personne-nest-illegal-mars-2008.html - September 2007 :BENAMAR BENATTA, Canada's first 9/11 rendition to torture: Benatta, a refugee from Algeria, was detained close to five years without charge in the United States after being illegally removed from Canada. In the US, Benatta was subject to abusive treatment and torture. He is now back in Canada, pursuing his asylum claim, and demanding answers from Canadian authorities. -> To listen: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/09/no-one-is-illegal-radio-september-2007.html - May 2007: SOPHIE HARKAT, live from Ottawa. Sophie is an activist against secret trials and security certificates, and the partner of Mohamed Harkat, one of Canada's "Secret Trial Five". Sophie speaks about the current fight against deportation by Mohamed, as well as the severe bail conditions faced by her and her husband. -> To listen: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/05/may-2007-no-one-is-illegal-radio.html - June 2006: HASSAN ALMREI: Hassan has been detained without charge since October 2001, one of the Secret Trial Five. For almost four years he was held in solidarity confinement, and he has undertaken several long-term hunger strikes to obtain basic rights while in prison. (9:17) -> To listen: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/21173 -June 2006: KAREN COQ: Karen is an organizer with No One Is Illegal-Kingston, and is active in mobilizing against the "Guantanamo North" prison at Millhaven, near Kingston, Ontario. (8:48) -> To listen: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/21173 - May 2006: LATIFA CHARKAOUI: Latifa is the mother of Adil Charkaoui, who was arrested and detained without trial on a security certificate in 2003. This excerpt is her testimony at the People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures in Montreal. (3:13)-> To listen: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/21172 - March 2007: No One Is Illegal Radio Special on the launch of the People's Commission Report This special uploaded edition of No One Is Illegal Radio is a compilation of audio from the launch of the final report of the "People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures." The public launch of the report took place on February 1, 2007 at the Centre Communautaire Musulman de Montreal. FETYA AHMED, SARWAT VIQUAR & JARED WILL, commissioners: presenting the findings of the People's Commission SARITA AHOOJA, member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and a commissioner: speaking on the Land Reclamation at Six Nations KHADIJA BENNIS, spokesperson of the Justice for Anas Campaign: speaking about the killing of her brother by Montreal police MARY FOSTER, member of the Justice Coalition for Adil Charkaoui and an organizer of the People's Commission: speaking about the Kingston Immigration Holding Center ("Guantanamo North") and the Secret Trial Five TATIANA GOMEZ, member of Solidarity Across Borders and an organizer of the People's Commission: speaking about the case of Amparo Torres, a Colombia refugee facing deportation based on secret evidence HICHAM HALLAL, member of the Al Hidaya Association: speaking about Islamophobia and the racial and religious profiling of Arab and Muslim communities MARIE-EVE LAMY, member of the Justice Coalition for Adil Charkaoui and an organizer of the People's Commission: speaking about the case of Suleyman Goven, a Kurdish refugee to Canada who was denied status for 15 years due to CSIS harassment and intimidation LEILA POURTAVAF, member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and a researcher for the People's Commission: speaking on the current immigration regime in Canada LAURA SCHEVCHENKO, organizer with the Sogi Bachan Singh Support Committee: providing an update about the deportation to possible torture of Sogi Singh, based on secret evidence -> To listen: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/04/march-2007-no-one-is-illegal-radio.html 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 qpirgsprouts at gmail.com Thu Oct 9 23:16:44 2008 From: qpirgsprouts at gmail.com (QPIRG Concordia) Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:16:44 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Anti-colonial Thanksgiving! Action de grace anticoloniale! (Native Friendship Center, October 17) In-Reply-To: <8b38a38c0810092311t7bf67902w500f327cfbb833ee@mail.gmail.com> References: <8b38a38c0810092309l62592eccr4dd59ab1b2215b27@mail.gmail.com> <8b38a38c0810092310h21edd470u5727c02a2311bcfd@mail.gmail.com> <8b38a38c0810092311t7bf67902w500f327cfbb833ee@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8b38a38c0810092316l68fc76eaxefb23aab59fe80ea@mail.gmail.com> [fran?ais ci-dessous ou: http://www.qpirgconcordia.org/Article52.phtml ] [please post and forward widely] Anti-colonial Thanksgiving! Celebrating our cultures of resistance to colonialism FEAST, FILMS AND SPEAKERS Friday, OCTOBER 17, 2008 Native Friendship Center of Montreal 2001 boulevard St-Laurent (m?tro St-Laurent) Free! Welcome to all! Free childcare on-site; bring your kids! Traduction/Translation/Traduccion: fran?ais, English & espa?ol Unfortunately, our venue is not wheelchair accessible. Schedule: 6pm: - Free Dinner (an "anti-colonial Thanksgiving Feast") - Excerpts from Wapikoni Mobile (short films by youth from aboriginal communities all over Quebec) 7pm: Multi-media presentation by Michel Thusky & Norman Matchewan, members of the Lac Barriere Algonquin Community Other presentations: - presentation about land struggles at Kahnawake - testimony from a farm worker in the seasonal agricultural worker program, including excerpts from the film Los Mexicanos: The Struggle for Justice of Patricia Perez - information about campaigns and protests against the CP Spirit Train (October 18) and CN Rail (October 31) presented by Frigo Vert & QPIRG-Concordia with the support of: the Barri?re Lake Solidarity Committee-Montreal, Tyedinaga Support Committee-Montreal, the Shame Train Welcoming Committee, the Indigenous Solidarity Committee of the People's Global Action (PGA) Bloc in Montr?al, the Migrant Workers Support Center, Solidarity Across Borders, and others. INFO: 514-848-7586 ? info at qpirgconcordia.org www.qpirgconcordia.org :::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: Une Action de gr?ce anticoloniale une c?l?bration de nos cultures de r?sistance au colonialisme FESTIN, FILMS et CONF?RENCES Vendredi, 17 octobre 2008 ? 18h Centre d'amiti? autochtone de Montr?al 2001, boulevard Saint-Laurent (m?tro St-Laurent) Gratuit! Bienvenue ? tous! Garderie gratuite sur place: amenez vos enfants! Traduction/Translation/Traduccion: fran?ais, English et espa?ol Malheureusement, l'endroit n'est pas accessible aux fauteuils roulants Horaire 18h : Repas gratuit (? Gr?ce ? ? un festin anticolonial) Inclus : Extraits de la Wapikoni Mobile (courts films de jeunes autochtones en provenance de communaut?s du Qu?bec) 19h : Pr?sentation multimedia par Michel Thusky et Norman Matchewan, membres de la communaut? algonquine du Lac Barri?re Autres presentations: - pr?sentation au sujet des luttes pour la terre men?es ? Kahnawake - t?moignage d'un travailleur agricole du programme des travailleurs agricoles saisonniers, incluant des extraits du film Los Mexicanos: La lutte pour la justice de Patricia Perez - information sur les campagnes et les protestations contre le "Train de la fiert? du CP" (18 octobre) et le CN (31 octobre) Pr?sent? par le Frigo Vert et le Groupe de recherch? d'int?ret publique (GRIP) ? Concordia avec l'appui de: le Comit? de solidarit? avec Lac Barri?re, le Comit? de soutien avec les Mohawks de Tyendinaga ? Montr?al, le Comit? d'accueil du "Train de la Honte" ? Montr?al, le Comit? de solidarit? autochtones du Bloc Action Mondiale des Peuples (AMP) ? Montr?al, le Centre d'appui aux travailleurs et travailleuses agricoles, Solidarit? sans fronti?res, le Centre d'amiti? autochtone de Montr?al, et autres. INFO: 514-848-7586 ? info at qpirgconcordia.org www.qpirgconcordia.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbswire at gmail.com Fri Oct 10 03:07:41 2008 From: jbswire at gmail.com (JBS) Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:07:41 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] ! 12 Reasons to take to the streets of Montreal-Nord this Saturday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [Please post and forward widely; encourage EVERYONE you know to be at Parc Pilon (Henri Bourassa & Pie-IX) in Montreal-Nord this Saturday at 2pm! More info at http://montrealnordrepublik.blogspot.com] [La version fran?aise: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-raisons.html] [English version with hyperlinks: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-reasons.html] ----- This coming Saturday at 2pm at Parc Pilon in Montreal-Nord, a diverse cross-section of Montreal groups and individuals are coming together to denounce police brutality as part of a child-friendly demonstration. This is a crucial protest for all those who oppose poverty, racism and police brutality, as well as support autonomous, grassroots organizing for real justice and dignity. It comes just two months after the killing of Fredy Villaneuva in Montreal-Nord, one year after the tasering death of Quilem Registre in St-Michel, and more than two years after the unexplained shooting death of Anas Bennis in C?te-des-neiges. It comes in a context where 43 people have been killed by the bullets or electric shocks of the Montreal police in just 21 years. There are three main demands for this Saturday's demonstration: 1) a public and independent inquiry into the death of Fredy Villaneuva; 2) an end to racial profiling and to police abuses and impunity; 3) the recognition of the principle that as long as there is economic inequality there will be social insecurity. Below are 12 more reasons to get out and demonstrate this Saturday. Please post and forward widely, and do make a final effort TODAY (Friday) to encourage your networks and contacts to attend this Saturday. Police partout, justice nulle part! No justice, no peace! ----- 12 Reasons to take to the streets of Montreal-Nord this Saturday by jbswire at gmail.com 1) Breaking down fear and isolation; 2) Oppose "divide and rule" ? Part 1; 3) Oppose police investigating other police; 4) Oppose police attempts to shut down public transparency; 5) Oppose police and media smears of police killing victims; 6) "The 43 Reasons"; 7) The Montreal-Nord riots were justified; 8) Accommodate This!; 9) Oppose "divide and rule" ? Part 2: 10) Oppose sellout "community" gatekeepers: 11) Support grassroots community organizing; 12) For People Power [English version with hyperlinks: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-reasons.html ] 1) Breaking down fear and isolation It's not easy to confront police brutality and impunity. The police have tremendous power, as the armed force of the state. Individuals experience police abuses, brutality, and racial profiling on a daily basis, but are often too afraid to speak out. When we do speak out, we lack the resources to effectively take on the cops and government, and are marginalized by both mainstream groups as well as government-paid community hacks. This Saturday's demonstration is one clear way that we can all, collectively, come together to break down the fear and isolation we so often feel, and instead stand united behind clear demands for justice. 2) Oppose "divide and rule" ? Part 1 This past Thursday's cover story in Le Journal -- "Les Agitateurs s'en m?lent" -- is a transparent attempt by the police and their media allies to create divisions between the diverse groups that have come together to denounce police brutality. The police and government officials fear the emerging unity between grassroots, on-the-ground social justice groups and movements that have converged in support of the clear and powerful demands of this Saturday's demonstration. Let's show the hacks at Le Journal, and their cop friends, that we refuse to be divided. 3) Oppose police investigating other police Mayor Tremblay and all kinds of other politicians and so-called community leaders have constantly urged the public to refrain from judgment in the killing of Fredy Villanueva until the "investigation" has been completed. But, all the so-called investigations into police killings involve one squad of police investigating another. We are now supposed to trust the Sur?te de Qu?bec (SQ) to fairly investigate the Montreal police. This is the same SQ that has it own corrupt and deceitful past and present ? from the "Matticks Affair" where police officers were involved in illegal activities, to the recent Montebello protests where SQ officers acted as agent-provocateurs and tried to lie about it afterwards. Most recently, this past Monday, the SQ riot squad attacked members of the Lac Barri?re Algonquin Community, using tear gas and pepper spray even against children. There is a mafia-like "brotherhood" between cops that prevents them from ever honestly bringing any of their members to true justice, and gives them an incentive to cover-up each other's abuses. 4) Oppose police attempts to shut down public transparency When there are quasi-independent inquiries into police killings, the cops try to shut them down. More than two years after the police killing of Anas Bennis, and after a long public campaign led by the Bennis family, a corner's inquest was called to investigate the reasons for Anas' death. However, as they've done in other cases, the Fraternit? des policiers et polici?res de Montr?al have gone to court and sued the coroner and the Bennis family themselves, to try to shut the inquiry down. The police and their expensive lawyers have consistently tried to shut down even the most modest efforts at accountability. 5) Oppose police and media smears of police killing victims Recently, the lawyer for Montreal police officer Giovanni Stante, who was involved in the killing of homeless man Jean-Pierre Lizotte in 1999, wrote in both the Montreal Gazette and La Presse, claiming that Lizotte was not a victim of police brutality, and proceeding to smear Jean-Pierre Lizotte's reputation. Lizotte is not around defend himself, but that doesn't stop cop lawyers (and the media) from smearing the people killed by the cops. Innuendo and rumours have been used against other victims of police brutality. This Saturday's demonstration is occasion to stand in solidarity with, and give voice to, all those who have been shot down and smeared by the cops. 6) "The 43 Reasons" Anthony Griffin, Jose Carlos Garcia, Yvon Lafrance, Leslie Presley, Paul McKinnon, Jorge Chavarria-Reyes, Fabien Quienty, Yvan Dugas, Marcellus Fran?ois, Armand Fernandez, Osmond Fletcher, Trevor Kelly, Yvon Asselin, Richard Barnab?, Paolo Romanelli, Martin Suazo, Philippe Ferraro, Nelson Perreault, Daniel B?lair, Michel Mathurin, Richard Whaley, Yvan Fond-Rouge, Jean-Pierre Lizotte, Luc Aubert, S?bastien McNicoll, Michael Kibbe, Michel Morin, Michel Berniquez, Rohan Wilson, Beno?t Richer, Mohamed Anas Bennis, Quilem Registre, Fredy Villaneuva ... and 10 more individuals, women and men, whose names remain unknown. Together, they represent the 43 people killed by the Montreal cops in the last 21 years. Saturday's march is for all victims and survivors of police brutality. 7) The Montreal-Nord riots were justified This Saturday's demonstration is child-friendly. It will allow for all kinds of folks to come together in opposition to police brutality. But, that does not mean we should shy away from defending the justified community uprising that took place in the aftermath of Fredy Villaneuva's death in August. Politicians and media have worked overtime to attempt to divide "good" protesters (the community gatekeepers who stay docile and harmless) from the "bad" protesters" (those who are willing to take direct action). Saturday's demonstration is one way to clearly show solidarity with Montreal-Nord, including the riots that were a justified expression of our collective anger and rage against police brutality. 8) Accommodate This! During the xenophobic "debates" around reasonable accommodation in Quebec, immigrants were essentially being asked to justify their presence in Quebec. A Montreal cop even recorded a song ? played on youtube ? telling people from minority groups to "crisser vos camps" and "retournez chez toi". The reasonable accommodation debate clouded and confused the unity and solidarity we share -- as workers, poor, women, queer and trans people, migrants, and others -- fighting together to achieve real justice. It distracted from our unity together in confronting poverty, precarity, racism and racial profiling. This Saturday's protest is another occasion to tell the xenophobic and racist elements of Quebec society ? most embodied by the cops ? to accommodate this! (ie. "go fuck yourselves"). 9) Oppose "divide and rule" ? Part 2 As part of their divide and rule tactics, the cops have also been visiting community organizations, asking about their involvement in the demonstration this coming Saturday. Many community groups have taken a clear stance against police abuses, and the police response has been to intimidate behind the scenes, as well as to start a whispering campaign to denounce so-called radical protesters. We must refuse these police tactics to marginalize the groups and individuals that have taken principled stances against police impunity. 10) Oppose sellout "community" gatekeepers Various levels of government provide substantial money to so-called "community" organizations to provide basic services. One of the primary "services" of these groups is to act as "gatekeepers" preventing and sabotaging grassroots organizing for justice. The so-called "tables de concertation" in various neighborhoods (funded by the City of Montreal), or fake coalitions like "Solidarit? Montreal-Nord" (also set-up by the City) basically exist to dilute clear demands that speak to the reality of our communities. These gatekeepers refuse to clearly denounce racism, racial profiling and police brutality, and have taken on a prominent role after the death of Fredy Villaneuva, by denouncing "violence" without ever clearly denouncing police violence. They are groups comfortable marching with politicians like Marcel Parent, Gerard Tremblay and Denis Coderre. These groups are basically breeding grounds for the politicians from all political parties that will go on to screw us over in other ways. This Saturday's demonstration is beyond the grasp of the compliant gatekeepers, which is why it annoys the cops and government so much. Let's annoy them even more with a huge turnout! 11) Support grassroots community organizing In contrast to the fake community organizations (who are paid by government money) and their politician friends, diverse individuals and groups have engaged in autonomous, grassroots organizing, based on demands that come from our lived realities in poor and marginalized communities. This kind of organizing is not easy. We lack resources, and it's hard to find time to mobilize with our day-to-day grind for survival. But still, various on-the-ground networks, most notably Montr?al-Nord R?publik and M?res et Grandm?res pour la vie et la justice, have courageously spoken out clearly and openly against police impunity. 12) For People Power Our real power lies in our ability to unify, to break through fear and isolation, to name our enemy, and to confront it, united in our principles for social justice and dignity. This Saturday's protest is truly autonomous, beyond the sway of government-paid community hacks and politicians. It responds to the demands we know and feel daily. This Saturday's protest is one model for how we should continue to organize together, within our communities, and united between communities. Ce n'est qu'un d?but ... ----- Final Reminder: Get to Parc Pilon, at the corner of Henri-Bourassa & Pie-IX by no later than 2pm this Saturday, October 11. Rain or shine, be there. Bring your kids! Bring your friends! [To get to Parc Pilon, you can: -> from Henri-Bourassa metro, take Bus #69 east until rue Gari?py, the stop just before boulevard Pie-IX, in front of Parc Pilon; -> or, from Pie-IX metro, take Bus #139 north until rue Amos, in front of Parc Pilon.] written and distributed by jbswire at gmail.com traduction par patcad. merci sofia. a guru collaboration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbswire at gmail.com Fri Oct 10 03:23:27 2008 From: jbswire at gmail.com (JBS) Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:23:27 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] ! Douze raisons de descendre dans les rues de Montreal-Nord samedi prochain In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [Veuillez publier et distribuer largement; encouragez TOUT LE MONDE ? venir au Parc Pilon (coin Henri Bourassa & Pie IX) ? Montr?al-Nord, ce samedi (11 octobre) ? 14 h! Plus de renseignements ? http://montrealnordrepublik.blogspot.com ] [English version at: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-reasons.html ] [La version fran?aise avec des hyperliens : http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-raisons.html ] ----- Ce samedi ? 14 h, une foule diversifi?e, repr?sentant plusieurs segments de la population et des groupes populaires de Montr?al, se rassemblera au Parc Pilon de Montr?al-Nord pour d?noncer la brutalit? polici?re, et ce, dans le cadre d'une manifestation ? caract?re familial. Cette manifestation rev?t une tr?s grande importance pour tous ceux et toutes celles qui luttent au quotidien CONTRE la pauvret?, le racisme et la brutalit? polici?re, et POUR l'autonomie, l'organisation populaire, la justice et la dignit?. Cette mobilisation survient seulement deux mois apr?s le meurtre de Fredy Villanueva ? Montr?al-Nord, un an apr?s la mort par taser de Quilem Registre ? Saint-Michel, et un peu moins de trois ans apr?s la mort (toujours inexpliqu?e) d'Anas Bennis ? C?te-des-Neiges. Elle survient par ailleurs dans un contexte o? 43 personnes ont ?t? tu?es, par balle, ?lectrocution ou bastonnade, par la police de Montr?al au cours des 21 derni?res ann?es. Les groupes et individus qui organisent la manifestation de samedi portent trois revendications principales: 1) une enqu?te publique et ind?pendante sur la mort de Fredy Villanueva; 2) la fin du profilage racial, des abus et de l'impunit? polici?re; et 3) la reconnaissance du principe selon lequel tant qu'il y aura des in?galit?s ?conomiques, il y aura de l'ins?curit? sociale. Voici douze raisons de plus de descendre dans la rue ce samedi pour manifester. Veuillez publier ce texte et le distribuer largement, et faites tout ce que vous pouvez, AUJOURD'HUI (vendredi), pour encourager le plus grand nombre possible de vos parents, amiEs et connaissances ? participer ? la manifestation de samedi ? Montr?al-Nord. ----- Douze raisons de descendre dans les rues de Montr?al-Nord samedi prochain par jbswire at gmail.com 1) Briser la peur et l'isolement; 2) Confronter la politique de ? diviser pour mieux r?gner ? ? 1? partie; 3) D?noncer et contester les enqu?tes polici?res? sur la police!; 4) D?noncer les tentatives de la police d'entraver la transparence publique; 5) D?non?ons la diffamation des victimes par la police et les m?dias; 6) "Les 43 raisons"; 7) Les ?meutes de Montr?al-Nord ?taient justifi?es; 8) Accommode donc ?a!; 9) Confronter la politique de ? diviser pour mieux r?gner ? ? 2? partie; 10) D?noncer les ? gardiens communautaires ? vendus; 11) Soutenons les efforts d'organisation de la base; 12) Pour un pouvoir populaire [La version fran?aise avec des hyperliens : http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-raisons.html ] Premi?re raison : Briser la peur et l'isolement Il n'est ni simple ni facile de confronter la brutalit? et l'impunit? polici?res. En tant que bras arm? de l'?tat, la police dispose d'un ?norme pouvoir. Chacun de leur c?t?, les individus vivent quotidiennement les abus policiers, la brutalit? et le profilage racial, mais ont souvent peur de s'exprimer contre les abus de pouvoir. Quand nous choisissons de le faire, nous ne disposons pas des ressources n?cessaires pour affronter efficacement la police et le gouvernement, et nous nous retrouvons marginalis?s autant par les groupes dominants que par les ? faux jetons ? communautaires pay?s par le gouvernement. La manifestation de samedi est une occasion exceptionnelle de nous rassembler, de d?faire collectivement les barri?res invisibles entre nous, de briser la peur et l'isolement qui nous ?touffent trop souvent, et de nous tenir debout ensemble pour porter des revendications justes et l?gitimes. Deuxi?me raison : Confronter la politique de ? diviser pour mieux r?gner ? ? 1? partie Jeudi dernier (le 9 octobre), le Journal de Montr?al titrait en manchette ? Les agitateurs s'en m?lent ?. Cette sortie constitue une tentative ? peine voil?e, de la part de la police et de leurs alli?s au sein des m?dias capitalistes, de cr?er une division entre les diff?rents groupes qui se sont unis pour d?noncer la brutalit? polici?re. Le fait est que la police et les repr?sentants du gouvernement craignent l'?mergence d'une v?ritable unit? entre les groupes luttant pour la justice sociale sur le terrain et les divers mouvements populaires et communautaires qui se sont r?unis pour soutenir les revendications de la manifestation de samedi. Montrons aux bobardiers jaunes du Journal de Montr?al, et ? leurs amis de la police, que nous refusons d'?tre divis?s. Troisi?me raison : D?noncer et contester les enqu?tes polici?res? sur la police! Le maire Tremblay, ainsi qu'un assortiment de politiciens et de soi-disant leaders, invite constamment la population ? retenir son jugement sur l'affaire Villanueva jusqu'? ce que les r?sultats de l'enqu?te soient rendus publics. Mais les enqu?tes portant sur des meurtres commis par des policiers sont toujours men?es par un autre corps policier. Nous sommes cens?s faire confiance ? la S?ret? de Qu?bec (SQ) pour enqu?ter de fa?on impartiale sur la police de Montr?al. Il s'agit de la m?me SQ qui, ? plusieurs reprises, hier comme aujourd'hui, s'est av?r?e corrompue et d?loyale : de l'Affaire Matticks, o? les policiers furent impliqu?s dans des activit?s ill?gales, aux r?centes manifestations ? Montebello, o? la SQ avait infiltr? des agents provocateurs pour ensuite mentir publiquement sur la nature de leur op?ration. C'est la m?me SQ qui, il y a quelques jours ? peine, n'a pas h?sit? ? employer des gaz lacrymog?nes et du poivre de Cayenne pour violemment r?primer une manifestation l?gitime de quelques dizaines d'Algonquins (y compris des enfants!) ? Lac Barri?re, dans le Parc de la V?rendrye. Il existe entre les policiers un esprit de ? fraternit? ?, similaire ? l'omerta qui r?gne dans la mafia, qui les emp?che de traiter et punir justement les m?faits commis par leurs confr?res et les incite ? se prot?ger les uns les autres. Quatri?me raison : D?noncer les tentatives de la police d'entraver la transparence publique Lorsque des enqu?tes un tant soit peu ind?pendantes sont men?es pour faire la lumi?re sur des meurtres policiers, les flics font tout ce qu'ils peuvent pour les saboter. Pr?s de trois ans apr?s le meurtre de Mohamed Anas Bennis, et apr?s une longue campagne de pression men?e par la famille Bennis, une enqu?te de coroner a finalement ?t? command?e pour ?claircir les circonstances entourant la mort du jeune homme. Cependant, la Fraternit? des policiers et polici?res de Montr?al a d?cid? de poursuivre en justice le coroner et la famille Bennis pour emp?cher que l'enqu?te n'ait lieu. Les policiers, avec leurs avocats grassement pay?s, ont toujours syst?matiquement cherch? ? saboter tous les efforts, m?me les plus modestes, visant ? combattre l'impunit? et ? les rendre responsables de leurs m?faits. Cinqui?me raison : D?non?ons la diffamation des victimes par la police et les m?dias R?cemment, l'avocat de Giovanni Stante, un agent de la police de Montr?al impliqu? dans le meurtre de Jean-Pierre Lizotte en 1999, a fait para?tre une lettre dans la Presse et la Gazette, dans laquelle il ?crivait que Lizotte n'a pas ?t? victime de brutalit? polici?re. L'essentiel de la lettre visait manifestement ? salir la r?putation de ce dernier. Lizotte n'est plus l? pour se d?fendre, mais cela n'emp?che pas les avocats des flics (et les m?dias) de diffamer des personnes qui ont ?t? tu?es par la police. Des qu'en-dira-t-on et des rumeurs ont aussi ?t? utilis?s contre d'autres victimes de brutalit? polici?re. La manifestation de samedi est l'occasion de montrer notre solidarit? avec ceux qui ont ?t? abattus, puis diffam?s par la police. Sixi?me raison : "Les 43 raisons" Anthony Griffin, Jose Carlos Garcia, Yvon Lafrance, Leslie Presley, Paul McKinnon, Jorge Chavarria-Reyes, Fabien Quienty, Yvan Dugas, Marcellus Fran?ois, Armand Fernandez, Osmond Fletcher, Trevor Kelly, Yvon Asselin, Richard Barnab?, Paolo Romanelli, Martin Suazo, Philippe Ferraro, Nelson Perreault, Daniel B?lair, Michel Mathurin, Richard Whaley, Yvan Fond-Rouge, Jean-Pierre Lizotte, Luc Aubert, S?bastien McNicoll, Michael Kibbe, Michel Morin, Michel Berniquez, Rohan Wilson, Beno?t Richer, Mohamed Anas Bennis, Quilem Registre, Fredy Villaneuva ... et dix autres personnes dont le nom demeure inconnu. Ensemble, ce sont les 43 personnes tu?es par la police de Montr?al au cours des 21 derni?res ann?es. La marche de samedi est d?di?e ? toutes les victimes et survivantEs de la brutalit? polici?re. Septi?me raison : Les ?meutes de Montr?al-Nord ?taient justifi?es La manifestation de samedi sera ? caract?re familial. Elle permettra ? toute sorte de personnes, issues de plusieurs segments de la communaut?, de se rassembler pour d?noncer la brutalit? polici?re. Mais cela ne signifie pas que nous devrions ?viter de r?p?ter que le soul?vement de la communaut? qui a eu lieu suite au meurtre de Fredy Villanueva, en ao?t dernier, ?tait parfaitement justifi?. Les politiciens et les m?dias ont vraiment travaill? fort pour essayer de marquer une division entre les ? bons manifestants ? (les ? gardiens communautaires ? qui restent dociles et inoffensifs) et les ? mauvais manifestants ? (celles et ceux qui passent ? l'action directe). La manifestation de samedi est une fa?on de d?montrer clairement notre solidarit? avec tous les r?sidents de Montr?al-Nord, y compris les ?meutes qui furent une expression justifi?e de notre col?re et de notre rage collective contre la brutalit? polici?re. Huiti?me raison : Accommode donc ?a! Pendant les ? d?bats ? x?nophobes sur les pr?tendus accommodements raisonnables au Qu?bec, on a plus ou moins demand? aux immigrants de justifier leur pr?sence au Qu?bec. Un policier de Montr?al ? m?me eu l'audace d'enregistrer une chanson (qu'on a pu entendre sur YouTube) invitant les personnes issues de groupes minoritaires ? ? crisser leur camp ? et ? ? retourner chez eux ?. Le soi-disant d?bat sur les accommodements raisonnables n'a servi qu'? obscurcir les vrais enjeux et ? d?faire l'unit? et la solidarit? que nous partageons, en tant que travailleurs et travailleuses, pauvres, immigrants et immigrantes, personnes queer et trans et autres groupes minoritaires, dans la lutte pour une v?ritable justice sociale. Ce faux d?bat nous a ?cart? de la lutte unifi?e contre la pauvret?, la pr?carit?, le racisme et le profilage racial. La manifestation de samedi est aussi l'occasion de dire aux ?l?ments racistes et x?nophobes de la soci?t? qu?b?coise, parfaitement repr?sent?s par les flics : Accommodez donc ?a! (c.-?-d., allez donc vous faire foutre!) Neuvi?me raison: Confronter la politique de ? diviser pour mieux r?gner ? ? 2? partie Dans leurs tactiques sales visant ? diviser pour r?gner, les flics ont visit? plusieurs organismes communautaires pour leur demander s'ils sont impliqu?s dans l'organisation de la manifestation. Plusieurs organismes de la communaut? se sont clairement positionn?s contre les abus policiers, et la r?ponse du SPVM a ?t? de recourir ? l'intimidation et de r?pandre des ragots pour diaboliser certains manifestants pr?tendument radicaux. Nous devons d?noncer de telles tactiques polici?res visant ? marginaliser les groupes et individus qui, par principe, s'opposent ? l'impunit? polici?re. Dixi?me raison : D?noncer les ? gardiens communautaires ? vendus Tous les paliers de gouvernement fournissent des sommes substantielles d'argent ? des organismes soi-disant communautaires pour qu'ils soient en mesure d'offrir certains services de base. L'un des principaux ? services ? de ces organismes est d'agir ? titre de ? gardiens ? de la communaut? pour emp?cher ou saboter toute forme d'organisation de la base en faveur de la justice. Les soi-disant ? tables de concertation ? pr?sentes dans plusieurs quartiers de la ville (financ?es par la Ville de Montr?al), ou les coalitions bidon comme ? Solidarit? Montr?al-Nord ? (?galement mise sur pied par la Ville) n'existent en fait que pour noyer le poisson et att?nuer le sens des revendications tr?s claires ?nonc?es par les membres de la communaut? pour refl?ter leurs r?alit?s. Ces ? gardiens ? dociles se refusent ? d?noncer clairement le racisme, le profilage racial et la brutalit? polici?re. Ils ont pris un r?le d'avant plan, apr?s la mort de Fredy Villanueva, en d?non?ant la ? violence ? sans jamais, pourtant, d?noncer clairement la violence polici?re. Ces groupes n'ont aucun probl?me ? s'afficher avec des politiciens comme Marcel Parent, G?rard Tremblay ou Denis Coderre. Ces groupes sont en fait des terreaux fertiles pour les futurs politiciens, tous partis confondus, qui vont poursuivre leur carri?re en ce sens et continuer ? nous fourrer d'une fa?on ou d'une autre. La manifestation de samedi est hors de la port?e des dociles ? gardiens communautaires ?, et c'est pr?cis?ment ce qui d?range tellement les flics et les politiciens! ?nervons-les encore plus en nous mobilisant en grands nombres! Onzi?me raison : Soutenons les efforts d'organisation de la base Contrairement aux organismes communautaires bidon (financ?s par le gouvernement) et leurs petits amis politiciens, plusieurs individus et collectifs sont engag?s dans divers efforts d'organisation communautaire autonomes, fond?s sur les revendications qui ressortent des r?alit?s v?cues dans les communaut?s pauvres et marginalis?es. Ce type d'organisation est loin d'?tre facile. Nous avons peu de ressources et, ? travers nos efforts quotidiens pour survivre, il est parfois difficile de trouver le temps n?cessaire ? la mobilisation. Pourtant, plusieurs r?seaux de base, particuli?rement Montr?al-Nord R?publik et M?res et Grand-m?res pour la vie et la justice, ont courageusement pris la parole pour d?noncer clairement et ouvertement l'impunit? polici?re. Douzi?me raison : Pour un pouvoir populaire Notre v?ritable pouvoir r?side dans notre capacit? ? nous unir, ? rompre la peur et l'isolement, ? nommer notre ennemi commun et ? le confronter, unis dans nos convictions pour la justice sociale et la dignit?. La manifestation de samedi est vraiment autonome, au-del? de la port?e des faux jetons communautaires et des politiciens. Cette manifestation r?pond directement aux revendications que nous portons et sentons en nous au jour le jour. Cette initiative est un mod?le que nous devrions suivre pour continuer ? nous organiser ensemble, dans nos communaut?s et dans l'union de nos diverses communaut?s. Ce n'est qu'un d?but ... ----- RAPPEL : Rassemblons-nous au Parc Pilon, au coin d' Henri-Bourassa et Pie-IX, avant 14 h, ce samedi 11 octobre; beau temps, mauvais temps. Soyez-y! Amenez vos enfants et amiEs! Pour se rendre au lieu de d?part de la manifestation (parc Pilon), vous pouvez: -> vous rendre au m?tro Pie-IX et prendre l'autobus 139 nord jusqu'? la rue d'Amos, qui est face au parc Pilon; -> vous rendre au m?tro Henri-Bourassa et prendre l'autobus 69 est jusqu'? la rue Gari?py, qui est l'arr?t tout juste avant le boul. Pie-IX, en face du parc Pilon. written and distributed by jbswire at gmail.com traduction par patcad. merci sofia. a guru collaboration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com Mon Oct 20 22:28:43 2008 From: indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com (Indigenous Solidarity Montreal) Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:28:43 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] Shame Train disrupted in Montreal / Perturbation du Train de la Honte (MONTREAL) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [fran?ais ci-dessous ou: http://www.amp-montreal.net/?q=fr/node/31 ] ----- Shame Train ends in Montreal with successful disruption October 20, 2008 -- Over 100 protesters gathered in Montreal's Old Port this past Saturday to disrupt the CP Spirit Train's final stop. After successful protests and disruptions throughout it's route from the West Coast to Montreal, the Spirit Train ? dubbed the "Shame Train" -- was again met with protesters, and had to cancel or alter large parts of their Montreal program. -> Photos from the Montreal CP Spirit Train disruption are linked here: http://www.mediacoop.ca/photo/138 Among the protesters from the "Shame Train Welcoming Committee" was a large delegation from the Kahnawake Mohawk community, including Stuart Myiow Senior from the Mohawk Traditional Council, and Carol McGregor who spoke about continued resistance to the Highway 30 expansion south of Montreal [A protest report from a resident of Kahnawake is included below]. Protesters were also joined by Norman Matchewan of the Lac Barri?re Algonquin Community who addressed the crowd about the current struggle at Lac Barri?re, four hours north of Montreal (more information about the struggle at Lac Barri?re linked here: www.solidaritelacbarriere.blogspot.com ). Demonstrators also denounced the recent racist comments by Richard Pound, Canada's representative on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Chancellor of McGill University, who referred to 17th century Canada as "a land of savages". The Shame Train Welcoming Committee ? accompanied by a portable sound system, the Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble (Montreal's Anarchist Marching Band) and various noisemakers -- was easily able to access the main Spirit Train site. CP Rail Police, Montreal Police and security staff of the Spirit Train made feeble attempts to block access for the protesters, but the demonstrators manouvered their way around the "security". For a large part of the day the protesters outnumbered actual Spirit Train participants. None of the scheduled speakers or Olympic athletes took the stage, and both the CP Spirit Train Band and the "Qu?becois de service" band Bottine Souriante were disrupted (or had their tunes turned into anti-Olympics chants). The Olympic mascots systematically were escorted away each time protesters approached. The live media broadcasts by Spirit Train corporate media sponsors ? including Q92 and Team990 ? were also disrupted. At least a thousand "No Olympics on Stolen Land" stickers were plastered all over the CP Spirit Train site, and hundreds of flyers outlining "10 Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Olympics" were distributed (but mainly to passers-by, since so few people actually attended the Spirit Train event itself). In a Canadian Press report, CP claimed that 1500 people attended the Spirit Train event in Montreal, and 35,000 people attended in total at all the stops across the country; but it's evident that those numbers are wildly exagerrated. In fact, the whole Spirit Train spectacle was a grand failure, from the moment the opening ceremony was disrupted in Port Moody, BC, to activists courageously blockading the rail lines in Southern Ontario,to scheduling a Mississauga stop on Thanksgiving Monday (which resulted in a dismally low turnout) right through to the disruption at the last stop in Montreal. All-in-all, networks of grassroots indigenous solidarity activists across the country were able to effectively disrupt and expose the shame of the Spirit Train. This weekend's Spirit Train mobilization builds on recent awareness raising events in Montreal about anti-Olympics resistance: -> A video (in five-parts) from the visit of anti-Olympics Indigenous organizers Gord Hill and Angela Sterritt (May 2008) is linked here: http://www.isuma.tv/?site/displayFilm/id/521/webcam//thumbpage/1 -> A photo-report from the visit of anti-Olympics Indigenous organizers Kanahus Pellkey and Dustin Johnson (January 2008) is linked here: http://photos.cmaq.net/v/no2010/ -> Audio and news reports from Kanahus and Dustin's visit are linked here: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/02/2010media.html -> Previous reports and information in French are linked here: http://contrelesolympiquesde2010.anarkhia.org/ -> The 10 Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Olympics are linked here: http://www.amp-montreal.net/?q=fr/node/28 (click on page 54 of the Montreal PGA-Bloc Zine) Indigenous solidarity activists in Montreal, working with their Indigenous allies, will continue to raise awareness about resistance to the 2010 Olympics as part of "Resistance 2010". -- Report by members of the Shame Train Welcoming Committee. indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com - www.amp-montreal.net - 514-848-7583 ------------ Report from a resident of Kahnawake at the Shame Train Protest: From: hillofpeace at hotmail.com Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:52:04 -0600 Kw?, Gway, Salut, Hello! Anti 2010 (no2010.com) Vancouver Olympic protesters including Mohawk Traditional Council of Kahnawake elder Stuart Myiow Sr and woman speaker Carol Mc Gregor made their opposition known yesterday as the train was parked in Old Montreal. It was an animated but very peaceful demonstration gathering 150 protesters whereas very few visitors to Old Montreal - Old Port were interested in the Spirit of Olympic Train, PR kiosks, rock bands, etc.. Stuart Sr spoke of the tradition of peaceful protest and dialog always displayed by the people of the Longhouse and Great Peace even though the Canadian government and politico-economic system has always provoked, stolen and trampled on on native lands and rights. He mentioned how a couple of hundred years ago chiefs travelling to this site in Montreal (Bonsecour Market) for a negociation with colonial peoples had been betrayed and torn apart by oxen. He called for all peoples to oppose the current politico-economic system and unite in coalitions respecting peaceful, non destructive developments and inter-people dialog. Carol McGregor spoke of the womens?right and responsibility to protect the earth from destruction in all situations for the planet is a living mother for all peoples. Both she and Myiow said that development projects like the Vancouver Olympics or the Montreal area Highway 30 south (sud est) extension project are destroying living space for ordinary folk and important agricultural - natural habitat areas. Highway 30 is being pushed quickly through the traditional Mohawk land claim area of Seigneurie Salut St. Louis by Transport Qu?bec without all the necessary expropriation or archaelogical works completed. Very many non native people and communities such as Candiac, groups from St. Constant, etc. are very disturbed by a southern, agricultural route for Highway 30 because for decades they have been told the exisiting urban 30 route would be upgraded and made safer. The Mohawk community of Kahnawake is very opposed to its development even though its band council is neither publicly speaking clearly for or against. Mc Gregor called on the women especially to keep all men on the good track of peace and sustainable development for only the women have the ability and true power to do so. In the traditional Mohawk clan system it is them who name and can also depose the chiefs. For further info please consult via Google (My Space and Mohawk Traditional Council), www.anti2010.cpm, www.sos30.com. Nia:wen, Merci, Thanks! In Peace and Friendship, Stone Iwaasa :::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: Le Train de la Honte aboutit path?tiquement ? Montr?al? dans un ?clat de perturbation anti-olympique! Montr?al, le 20 octobre 2008 ? Une centaine de manifestant-e-s se sont rassembl?-e-s dans le Vieux Port de Montr?al, samedi dernier, pour perturber le dernier toussotement public du soi-disant ? Train de la fiert? ? du Canadien Pacifique. Apr?s plusieurs manifestations et perturbations similaires tout au long de sa course ? travers le pays, de la c?te ouest jusqu'? Montr?al, le ? Train de la fiert? ? (surnomm? le ? Train de la Honte ?), a une fois de plus ?t? accueilli bruyamment par des manifestant-e-s et a d? modifier ou carr?ment annuler plusieurs ?l?ments du programme pr?vu pour la c?r?monie de cl?ture. -> Photos de la perturbation du Train de la fiert? du CP ? Montr?al : http://www.mediacoop.ca/photo/138 Parmi les manifestants et manifestantes du ? Comit? d'accueil du Train de la Honte ? Montr?al ? figurait un importante d?l?gation de la communaut? Mohawk de Kahnawake, dont Stuart Myiow Sr. du Mohawk Traditional Council, et Carol McGregor, qui a parl? de la r?sistance soutenue contre le projet d'extension de l'autoroute 30 sur la rive sud de Montr?al, ? travers le territoire de Kahnawake. [Un rapport de la manifestation r?dig? par un r?sident de Kahnawake se trouve ci-dessous.] Norman Matchewan, de la communaut? Algonquine de Lac Barri?re, a pr?sent? la lutte actuelle men?e par sa communaut?, ? quatre heures au nord de Montr?al, pour forcer le gouvernement ? respecter ses engagements (plus de renseignements sur la lutte des Algonquins de Lac Barri?re: www.solidaritelacbarriere.blogspot.com ). Les manifestant-e-s ont aussi d?nonc? les propos racistes tenus par Richard Pound, le repr?sentant canadien du Comit? international olympique (CIO) et chancelier de l'Universit? McGill, qui en ao?t dernier a affirm? que le Canada du 17? si?cle n'?tait rien qu'un ? pays de sauvages ?. Le Comit? d'accueil du Train de la Honte, muni d'un syst?me de son mobile et accompagn? par l'Ensemble Insurrection Chaotique (la fanfare anarchiste de Montr?al) a facilement r?ussi ? se rendre jusqu'au site principal du soi-disant ? Spirit Train ?. Malgr? les pitoyables efforts d?ploy?s par la police du Vieux Port, la police de Montr?al, la GRC? et le personnel du Train de la Honte pour bloquer leur passage, les manifestant-e-s ont facilement contourn? la ? s?curit? ?. Pendant la majeure partie de la journ?e, les manifestants et manifestantes ?taient en fait plus nombreux-euses que les spectateurs et spectatrices du Train de la honte! Les organisateurs de l'?v?nement ont d? annuler les discours des athl?tes pr?vus au programme, et les prestations musicales de ? l'orchestre maison ? du CP et des ? qu?b?cois de service ? de la Bottine Souriante ont ?t? tapageusement perturb?es par des slogans anti olympiques matraqu?s avec insistance par les protestataires. Les mascottes olympiques, quant ? elles, ont syst?matiquement d? fuir sous escorte chaque fois que les manifestant-e-s s'en approchaient pour d?noncer l'ind?cente r?appropriation culturelle dont elles sont un exemple aberrant. La diffusion en direct des commanditaires m?diatiques du ? Spirit Train ?, (Q92 et Team990) a ?galement ?t? perturb?e ? plusieurs reprises, au grand d?sespoir des r?alisateurs! Au moins un millier d'autocollants ont ?t? appos?s sur le site du Train de la Honte, et des centaines de d?pliant exposant les ? Dix raisons de s'opposer aux Olympiques de 2010 ? ont ?t? distribu?s (principalement aux passant-e-s, puisque pratiquement personne n'?tait sur place pour participer ? l'?v?nement du Train de la Honte!) Dans un reportage de la Presse Canadienne, le CP a affirm? qu'au moins 1 500 personnes ont particip? ? leur ?v?nement ? Montr?al, et qu'au total environ 35 000 personnes ont particip? aux activit?s du Train d'un bout ? l'autre du pays, mais il est ?vident que ces estimations sont ridiculement exag?r?es. En r?alit?, toute l'entreprise du soi-disant Tain de la fiert? fut un ?chec monumental, depuis son d?part de Port Moody, C.-B., jusqu'? son dernier stop ? Montr?al, en passant par l'id?e saugrenue de planifier un ?v?nement le lundi de l'Action de Gr?ce ? Mississauga, ON., et l'action courageuse des activistes qui se sont enchain?-e-s ? la voie ferr?e pour entraver le passage du Train dans le sud de l'Ontario. En fin de compte, les r?seaux de solidarit? avec les peuples autochtones ont ?t? en mesure de perturber le passage du Train de la Honte d'un bout ? l'autre du pays. La mobilisation du week-end dernier contre le Train de la Honte poursuit la s?rie d'?v?nements organis?s ? Montr?al pour sensibiliser la communaut? et mobiliser la r?sistance aux Jeux olympiques de 2010 : -> Une vid?o (en 5 parties) documentant la visite des organisateurs autochtones anti-olympiques Gord Hill et Angela Sterritt ? Montr?al (mai 2008): http://www.isuma.tv/?site/displayFilm/id/521/webcam//thumbpage/1 -> Un photo reportage documentant la visite des organisateurs autochtones anti-olympiques Kanahus Pellkey et Dustin Johnson ? Montr?al (janvier 2008): http://photos.cmaq.net/v/no2010/ -> D'autres reportages et informations en fran?ais : http://contrelesolympiquesde2010.anarkhia.org/ -> Dix raisons de s'opposer aux Olympiques de 2010 : http://www.amp-montreal.net/?q=fr/node/28 (consultez page 56 de la zine du Bloc-AMP) Des activistes de solidarit? avec les peuples autochtones continueront de travailler avec leurs alli?s autochtones pour sensibiliser la population au sujet de la r?sistance aux Jeux olympiques de Vancouver 2010 et de la campagne ? Resistance 2010 ?. -- Un rapport du Comit? d'accueil du Train de la Honte ? Montr?al indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com - www.amp-montreal.net - 514-848-7583 ---------- Rapport sur la manifestation d'opposition au Train de la Honte, par un r?sident de Kahnawake (Traduction par Patc.) Kw?, Gway, Salut, Hello! Des manifestant-e-s oppos?-e-s aux Jeux olympiques de Vancouver 2010, dont l'Ancien Stuart Myiow Sr. et Carol McGregor, du Mohawk Traditional Council, ont exprim? leur opposition au ? Spirit train ? hier, alors que le train ?tait stationn? dans le Vieux Port de Montr?al. Les quelques 150 manifestant-e-s formaient un cort?ge anim? mais pacifique, qui contrastait avec la poign?e de visiteurs-teuses du Vieux Montr?al et du Vieux Port authentiquement int?ress?-e-s par le Train, les kiosques (de relations publiques), les orchestres rock et autres activit?s organis?es par le Canadien Pacifique. Stuart Sr. a parl? de la tradition de r?sistance non-violente et de dialogue constructif soutenue par les Gens de la Maison Longue et de la Grande Paix, en d?pit des provocations, des vols de territoires et des violations de droits fondamentaux dont les Autochtones sont encore victimes. Il a relat? comment, il y a quelques centaines d'ann?es, des Chefs autochtones s'?tant d?plac?s jusqu'ici (le March? Bonsecours) pour participer a des n?gociations avec le gouvernement colonial furent trahis et ?cartel?s. Il a invit? tous les peuples ? s'opposer au syst?me politique et ?conomique actuel, et ? s'unir pour un d?veloppement non violent et non destructeur, dans un v?ritable dialogue entre peuples. Carol McGregor a parl? des droits des femmes et de la responsabilit? de prot?ger la Terre contre tous les actes de destruction, parce que la plan?te Terre est la M?re de tous les peuples. McGregor et Myiow ont tout deux mentionn? que des projets de d?veloppement comme les Jeux olympiques de Vancouver ou la prolongation de l'autoroute 30 sur la rive sud de Montr?al, d?truisent des espaces habit?s, des terres agricoles et des milieux naturels. L'autoroute 30 est actuellement construite par Transport Qu?bec ? travers le territoire traditionnel que revendiquent les Mohawks dans la Seigneurie Sault Saint-Louis, et ce, sans que les travaux arch?ologiques et les proc?dures d'expropriation n?cessaires aient ?t? compl?t?s. De plus, certaines communaut?s non autochtones des environs, comme Candiac et Saint-Constant, sont aussi tr?s perturb?es par la construction de cette nouvelle route rurale pour prolonger l'autoroute 30, d'autant plus que les gouvernements leur avaient plut?t promis depuis des d?cennies de r?nover et s?curiser le tron?on existant. La communaut? Mohawk de Kahnawake est tr?s oppos?e ? ce nouveau d?veloppement, m?me si le Conseil de bande ne s'est jamais officiellement prononc? pour ou contre le projet. McGregor, a particuli?rement invit? les femmes ? faire en sorte que les hommes restent sur le chemin de la paix et du d?veloppement durable, parce que seules les femmes ont vraiment la capacit? et le pouvoir de le faire. Dans le syst?me de clan traditionnel des Mohawks, ce sont les femmes qui ont le devoir de nommer et d?mettre les chefs. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez consulter : (Par Google) My Space + Mohawk Traditional Council, www.no2010.com, www.sos30.com Nia:wen, Merci, Thanks! Paix et amiti?, Stone Iwaasa ----------- INFO: indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com 514-848-7583 - www.amp-montreal.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron at resist.ca Thu Oct 23 10:06:44 2008 From: aaron at resist.ca (Aaron Lakoff) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:06:44 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] =?iso-8859-1?q?Assembl=E9e_de_fondation_du_CM?= =?iso-8859-1?q?I_=3A=3A_Founding_Assembly_of_the_IMC?= Message-ID: <4900AF24.6030105@resist.ca> ---((( ENGLISH BELOW )))--- :: Assembl?e de fondation du CMI :: Le dimanche 2 novembre prochain de 14h-18h Centre de m?dias ind?pendants de Montr?al 2035 St-Laurent 2i?me ?tage 514.843.2018 Le CMI est un espace libre et ouvert, plac? au service des m?dia-activistes et des membres de la communaut? qui souhaitent produire et diffuser des contenus d?information portant sur les mouvements sociaux, l?actualit?, l'activisme local, la th?orie politique, et bien plus. C'est aussi un espace de partage; un cadre autonome o? les connaissances et les comp?tences sont partag?es librement dans un esprit d?entraide et de soutien mutuel. Le Centre des m?dias est ouvert depuis le 20 septembre dernier et d?j? quelques activit?s s'y sont tenues alors que d'autres se pr?parent; voici un ?chantillon des projets propos?s jusqu'? pr?sent: * une station de radio Internet; * une station de montage audio et vid?o ainsi que la constitution d'une base de donn?e partag?e; * une audio-vid?oth?que assortie d?une station de visionnement; * un laboratoire d'informatique libre; * plusieurs activit?s de partage de connaissances (logiciels libres, portails internet dynamiques, journalisme ind?pendant, techniques d'entrevue, photographie et ?clairage, construction d'?metteur-r?cepteurs, s?curit? informatique, etc.); * Mise ? jour et am?lioration du CMAQ * s?rie hebdomadaire de projections de films documentaires et de fiction; * *INS?REZ VOTRE PROPRE ID?E ICI!* De plus, le collectif du CMI souhaite ouvrir l?espace aux individus, regroupements et collectifs cherchant un local pour y pr?senter des ateliers ou d?autres types d??v?nements touchant ? la justice sociale ou ? l?utilisation des m?dias dans une perspective lib?ratrice. L'assembl?e de fondation est le moment privil?gi? pour prendre part au d?ploiement du CMI! Proposition d'ordre-du-jour pour l'assembl?e : 1. Ouverture 2. Pr?sentation du projet 3. Division en sous-comit?s 4. Retour et discussion 5. Structure (coordination et suivi, permanences, etc.) 6. Prochaines rencontres des comit?s **La traduction chuchot?e sera organis? sur place. **Si vous avez besoin d'un service de garde, s'il vous pla?t nous en aviser 48h ? l'avance Le collectif du CMI ---((( ENGLISH STARTS HERE! )))--- :: Founding Assembly of the IMC :: Sunday, November 2nd 2-6pm Independent Media Center 2035 St-Laurent, 2nd floor 514-843-2018 info-cmi at revolte.biz The IMC is a free and open space, created as a tool for media activists and communities who are looking to produce and diffuse information relating to social movements, current events, local activism, political theory, and much more. It's also space for sharing; an autonomous framework where knowledge and skills can be spread in the spirit of support and mutual aid. The IMC has been open since September 20th, 2008, and has already hosted a few activities, while many more are being planned. Here is an example of some projects that have been proposed so far: * An internet radio station * Audio and video editing stations, as well as regular workshops on these skills * An audio-videotheque complete with a viewing station * A free software lab * Tons of skill-share workshops (free software, independent journalism, interview techniques, lighting and photography, building transmitter- receivers, computer security, etc.) * Updating and improving the CMAQ.net website * A weekly film projection series of documentary and fiction films * * INSERT YOUR IDEA HERE ** Beyond that, the IMC collective is hoping to open its space to individuals, groups, and collectives looking for venues to present workshops or other events in the framework of social justice and free media. The founding assembly is the perfect moment to take part in the blossoming of the IMC! Proposed agenda for the assembly: 1. Opening 2. Introduction to the project 3. Divide into sub-committees 4. Report-backs from sub-committees 5. Structure (coordination and follow-up, shifts, etc.) 6. Next meetings for the committees **Whisper translation will be available at the assembly (english-french) **Childcare will be available for this meeting. If you need childcare, please contact us 24 hours in advance at info-cmi at revolte.biz In solidarity, The IMC collective _______________________________________________ cmi mailing list cmi at revolte.biz https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cmi-revolte.biz From indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com Mon Oct 27 07:07:32 2008 From: indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com (Indigenous Solidarity Montreal) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:07:32 -0400 Subject: [Bloquez l'empire!] vendredi/Friday (12h): CN: lache ton proces raciste! Drop your racist lawsuit! (manifestation/picket) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [Svp diffuser largement; please post and forward widely!][English below or: http://www.amp-montreal.net/?q=fr/node/32 ] CN: l?che ton proc?s raciste! Solidarit? avec les Mohawks de Tyendinaga Manifestation VENDREDI LE 31 OCTOBRE, 12h Gare centrale de Montr?al m?tro Bonaventure (Entrez par le m?tro, ou par l'entr?e du 895 de la Gaucheti?re ouest, entre les rues University et Mansfield) Point de rendez-vous ? l'enseigne D?parts/Arriv?es, dans le hall principal de la gare. info : indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com - 514-848-7583 ----- Tyendinaga est une communaut? Mohawk situ?e sur les rivages de la Baie de Quinte, entre Toronto et Montr?al, dans l'est de l'Ontario. La Nation Mohawk est l'une des cinq nations ? l'origine de la Conf?d?ration Iroquoise. Impliqu?s dans une longue lutte pour les terres et l'autonomie ? incluant le probl?me non r?solu des terres r?clam?es, la pauvret?, le suicide et les eaux pollu?es - les membres de la communaut? Mohawk de Tyendinaga se sont organis?s afin de d?fendre leur territoire. De nombreuses actions, incluant des blocages, ont ?t? men?es afin d'acc?l?rer le long processus de n?gociation concernant le Culbertson Tract, un bout de terre longtemps reconnu par le gouvernement et qui a ?t? vol? aux Mohawks. En mars 2007, ils se r?appropri?rent une carri?re pr?sente sur le site ; depuis, les Mohawks font acte d'une pr?sence permanente sur le terrain. Plusieurs membres de Tyendinaga ont ?t? accus?s de graves d?lits et il leur est d?sormais interdit de participer ? toute manifestation. Au lieu de reconna?tre la l?gitimit? des exigences des Mohawks de Tyendinaga, le gouvernement et la police criminalisent la communaut?. Nous ne devons pas laisser l'Etat remporter son attaque les Mohawks de Tyendinaga. En tant qu'alli?s non-autochtones, r?sidant dans des communaut?s coloniales ou tout pr?s des territoires Mohawks, nous devons nous lever en solidarit? avec la souverainet? et l'autonomie des peuples Autochtones. ? Quand CN attaque, on bloque la "track" ? Tandis que de nombreux activistes Mohawks font face ? des charges criminelles, d'autres sont tra?n?s dans des proc?s au civil men?s par la Canadian National Railway (CN), une compagnie r?alisant plusieurs milliards de profits et install?e d'un oc?an ? l'autre. Les quartiers g?n?raux de la compagnie CN se trouvent ? Montr?al (935, rue de la Gaucheti?re Est, juste devant la Gare Centrale). Les rails de la CN traversant le territoire de Tyendinaga ont ?t? bloqu?s en avril 2006 et en juin 2007. Dans une man?uvre l?gale qu'on ne peut d?crire que comme coloniale, la CN est en ce moment en train de poursuivre en justice trois activistes du territoire Mohawk de Tyendinaga ? Shawn Brant, Jason Maracle et Tara Green - pour plus de 100 millions de dollars. Le proc?s men? par la CN est encore plus agressif quand on consid?re que les chemins de fer de la CN traversent, dans tout le ? Canada ?, des territoires autochtones. Ce proc?s est une tactique d'intimidation et de marginalisation des organisateurs autochtones radicaux ? ceux qui sont actifs dans la d?fense l?gitime de leur terre et de leur gagne-pain. La CN se sert de la loi et des tribunaux pour attaquer les activistes autochtones, alors que le CEO (chef de la direction) de la compagnie, E. Hunter Harrison, est un membre du Conseil Nord-Am?ricain de Comp?titivit? (CNAC). Le CNAC est un ?l?ment-cl? du tr?s r?cent Partenariat nord-am?ricain pour la S?curit? et la Prosp?rit? (PSP) ? entente entre le Canada, les Etats-Unis et le Mexique. Le PSP poursuit les m?mes but pro-corporatistes que ceux de l'ALENA (Accords de Libre-Echange Nord-Am?ricains) et des politiques parano?aques de ? S?curit? Int?rieure ?. Quand les voyageurs parlent de "l'inconv?nient" des trains retard?s, ou encore des ponts ou des autoroutes bloqu?s, il y a un terrible contraste entre cet inconv?nient provisoire par rapport au vol permanent et syst?matique des terres autochtones et les conditions sociales mis?rables que des centaines d'ann?es de g?nocide ont produit. En parall?le avec la campagne de soutien aux Mohawks de Tyendinaga, des organisateurs de la r?gion de Montr?al ont lanc? une campagne qui d?nonce la CN pour son r?le raciste et colonial dans l'attaque port?e contre les Mohawks de Tyendinaga. Nous exigeons de la CN qu'elle abandonne son proc?s raciste. info: indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com 514-848-7583 ? www.amp-montreal.net :::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: CN: Drop your racist lawsuit! Support the Mohawks of Tyendinaga Picket and Demonstration FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, NOON Montreal Central Train Station m?tro Bonaventure (enter via the metro, or via the street at 895 de la Gaucheti?re West, between University and Mansfield) Meet at the large departures/arrivals sign in the main lobby of the train station. info: indigenoussolidaritymontreal at gmail.com 514-848-7583 ? www.amp-montreal.net ---------- Tyendinaga is a Mohawk community located on the shore of the Bay of Quinte between Toronto and Montreal, in eastern Ontario. The Mohawk Nation is one of the five original nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. As part of long-standing struggles for land and self-determination ? including unresolved land claims, poverty, suicides and polluted water -- members of the Tyendinaga Mohawk community have organized to defend their territory. In particular, several actions, including blockades, have taken place to expedite the slow negotiation process over the Culbertson Tract, a piece of land the government has long acknowledged was taken illegally from the Mohawks. A quarry on the land was reclaimed in March 2007, and Mohawks have maintained a fulltime presence on-site ever since. Because of their actions in defence of their land, several members of the Tyendinaga community have been charged with serious offences, and forbidden from participating in protests. Instead of acknowledging the just claims of the Tyendinaga Mohawks, the government and police are criminalizing the community. We must not let the state succeed with their attacks on the Mohawks of Tyendinaga. As non-native allies, living in settler communities on or near Mohawk lands, we need to stand up in support of Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. "When justice fails, block the rails" While various Mohawk activists are facing criminal charges, some are also facing civil lawsuits by CN Rail, a multi-billion dollar company with installations and tracks from ocean-to-ocean. CN's corporate headquarters are in Montreal (935 de La Gaucheti?re Street West, right beside the main Central Train Station). CN's rails through the territory of Tyendinaga were blocked in April 2006, and again in June 2007. In a legal maneuver that can only be described as colonial, CN is currently suing three activists from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory ? Shawn Brant, Jason Maracle and Tara Green -- for over $100 million. CN's lawsuit is that much more offensive when you consider that CN tracks cross native territories all over "Canada." Their lawsuit is about intimidating and marginalizing effective indigenous organizers, who are active in the legitimate defense of their land and livelihood. While CN uses the courts to attack native activists, the company's CEO -- E. Hunter Harrison -- is a member of the North American Competitiveness Council, a key promoter of the recently formed "Security and Prosperity Partnership" (SPP) between Canada, the United States and Mexico. The SPP continues the imposition of the pro-corporate North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), combined with paranoid "Homeland Security" policies. When travelers consider the "inconvenience" of delayed trains, or blocked highways and bridges, contrast that temporary inconvenience with the permanent and deeply entrenched theft of land from native communities, and the adverse social conditions that hundreds of years of genocide have produced. As part of the campaign of support for the Mohawks of Tyendinaga, Montreal-area organizers are also organizing a campaign to target CN Rail for their colonial and racist role in attacking the Mohawks of Tyendinaga. 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