[IPSM] No One Is Illegal Radio 2009: REVIEW and ARCHIVE

Wed Jan 6 04:58:37 PST 2010

No One Is Illegal Radio reports about the frontline struggles for justice,
dignity and self-determination by migrants, refugees and indigenous peoples.
The shows airs monthly on the first Thursday of every month, as part of
CKUT’s Off the Hour (90.3 FM in Montreal, www.ckut.ca).

A compilation of the 12 monthly editions of No One Is Illegal in 2009 is
included below and linked here:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-one-is-illegal-radio-2009-review-and.html

No One Is Illegal Radio 2009 heard from members of the following groups,
campaigns and communities: Young Onkwehonwe United (Six Nations), Olympics
Resistance Network, Secwepemc Women’s Council, No 2010 Victoria, No One Is
Illegal-Toronto, Grassy Narrows, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI),
Pittsburgh Organizing Group, Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project, Caravan for
the Rights of Migrants and Refugees (Berlin), Initiative in Memory of Oury
Jalloh (Germany), Gipfelsoli (Germany), Anti-Racist Initiative (Berlin),
London No Borders (UK),, Grand River Territory of Six Nation, Secwecmec
Nation, Men’s Traditional Council (Akwesasne Mohawk Territory), Justicia for
Migrant Workers (Toronto), Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Kitigan Zibi, Quebec
Native Women’s Association, Chiconautla State Prison (Mexico), Palestinian
Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, Gaza Strip, Coalition Against
Israeli Apartheid (Toronto), Coalition Against Police Repression and Abuse,
Montreal-Nord Républik, Project X, Oventic (Chiapas), Huajuapan de Leon
(Oaxaca), Laguna Guadalupe (Oaxaca), American Indian Movement-West, and from
all over Montréal, including Montréal-Nord, Parc Extension, Côte-des-Neiges
and NDG.

No One Is Illegal Radio 2009 included the voices of: Uwhanaheenay and
Ojistori:yo (Melissa Elliott) from Six Nations, Gord Hill, Miranda Dick,
Adil Charkaoui, Syed Hussan, Zoe Blunt, Tamara Herman, Abousfian Abdelrazik,
Chrissy Swain, Mohamed Cherfi, Samuel Mckay, Alex Bradley, Mouctar Bah, Mai,
Matthias and Elke from Berlin, Dan from London, Melanie Morrison, Jacqueline
House, Arthur Manuel, Sakoietah from Akwesasne, Chris Ramsaroop, Kary Ann
Deer, Laurie Odjick, Ellen Gabriel, Roberta Keesick, Gloria Arenas Agis,
Yavar Hameed, Jamal Juma, Rami Almeghari, Rafeef Ziadah, Will Prosper, Robyn
and Neil from Project X, Jesus Nieto, Mandeep Dhillon, Omar Esparza, Antonio
Lopez Mendoza, Tony Gonzales and others.

For more information, see below or visit the No One Is Illegal Radio
archives at:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/search/label/No%20One%20Is%20Illegal%20Radio

To stay up-to-date about No One Is Illegal Radio:
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nooneisillegal at gmail.com
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ARCHIVES OF NO ONE IS ILLEGAL RADIO 2009

DECEMBER 2009

- UWHANAHEENAY & OJISTORI:YO: Uwhanaheenay and Ojistori:yo (Melissa Elliott)
are father and daughter, and both are residents of Six Nations in
southwestern Ontario. They have both been active and vocal in resistance to
the Olympic Torch Relay that will be passing their territory on December 21,
2009. Melissa Elliott has been mobilizing with youth of the community
against the Torch Relay and is the co-founder of Young Onkwehonwe United.
(15:53)

- GORD HILL: Gord is an artist and organizer who has been active with the
Native Youth Movement and other groups. He is a main contributor to
www.no2010.com as well as Warrior Publications, and is active with the
Olympic Resistance Network of the Coast Salish Territories. He currently
resides and organizes in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. (14:23)

- MIRANDA DICK: Miranda is a mother of 5, a part of the Secwepemc Women’s
Council, and a Warrior for the Land and People. The Secwepemc people from
the interior of “British Columbia” have resisted the Sun Peak’s ski resort
on their territory. (16:49)

LISTEN to the DECEMBER 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/38538

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-one-is-illegal-radio-december-2009.html
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NOVEMBER 2009

- TAMARA HERMAN and ZOE BLUNT, members of No 2010 Victoria, speak about the
disruptions in Victoria, BC of the Olympic Torch Relay. Local activists and
organizers have come together under the slogan “No Olympics on Stolen Native
Land.” (6:31, 8:06)

- SYED HUSSAN, a member of No One Is Illegal-Toronto, speaks about proposed
changes to Temporary Work programs for migrants in Canada, which continues
the trend of making migrant workers' status more precarious. (13:10)

- ADIL CHARKAOUI was living under a draconian security certificate since
2003, but was recently completely vindicated. No One Is Illegal Radio
presents an exclusive interview with Adil. (17:47)

LISTEN to the NOVEMBER 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/38537

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-one-is-illegal-november-2009.html
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OCTOBER 2009

- ABOUSFIAN ABDELRAZIK was arrested on the recommendation of the Canadian
Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) while on a visit to Sudan. Never
charged, he was beaten and threatened during two periods of detention, which
included CSIS interrogations. After his sixth year in exile, the government
was finally forced by the Federal Court to allow Abdelrazik to return to
Canada. This past September 24, 2009 he spoke out publicly for the first
time, and we hear from his talk on this edition of the show. (17:39)

- CHRISSY SWAIN is a youth from the Anishnabe First Nation of Grassy Narrows
in the midst of a 1800 km journey from Grassy Narrows to Ottawa – the 2nd
Walk for Mother Earth -- to raise awareness about issues around indigenous
sovereignty and self-determination. We hear an extended interview with
Chrissy during her walk. (21:53)

LISTEN to the OCTOBER 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/38536

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-one-is-illegal-radio-october-2009.html
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SEPTEMBER 2009

- A feature-length live in-studio interview with MOHAMED CHERFI, former
spokesperson with the Action Committee of Non-Status Algerians; deported
from Canada in 2004, detained in the United States for more than one year,
and now, after more than five years, back in Montreal. (54:30)

- An interview with SAMUEL MCKAY, a councillor with the Kitchenuhmaykoosib
Inninuwug (KI) First Nation on the shores of Big Trout Lake in northwestern
Ontario, resisting mining exploration by Platinex. (19:58)

- An interview with ALEX BRADLEY of the Pittsburgh Organizing Group and
Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project, about local resistance efforts against
the upcoming meeting of the G20 (September 24-25, 2009). (19:45)

LISTEN to the SEPTEMBER 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35480

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-one-is-illegal-radio-september-2009.html
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AUGUST 2009

Special Show on Fortress Europe, featuring interviews from Berlin (Germany)
and London (UK)

- The Case of Oury Jalloh I, with MAI of The Caravan for the Rights of
Migrants and Refugees in Berlin (12:13)
- The Case of Oury Jalloh II, with MOUCTAR BAH of the Initiative in Memory
of Oury Jalloh (6:48)
- Fortress Europe in Germany I, with MATTHIAS of Gipfelsoli (12:35)
- Fortress Europe in Germany II, with ELKE of Anti-Racist Initiative (6:10)

- The Calais No Border Camp, with DAN of London No Borders (12:48)

LISTEN to the AUGUST 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35141

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/08/no-one-is-illegal-radio-august-2009.html
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JULY 2009

- Interview with MELANIE MORRISON, the sister of Tiffany Morrison, who has
been missing from the community of Kahnawake for more than three years.
Tiffany is part of the more than 500 missing, murdered and disappeared
native women in Canada. (14:11)

- Speech by JACQUELINE HOUSE of the Grand River Territory of Six Nations,
from an event entitled “Defending the Land” at the Native Friendship Center
of Montreal (June 16, 2009). (15:54)

- Interview with ARTHUR MANUEL of the Secwecmec nation in BC as well as the
Indigenous network on economies and trade, for his perspectives on Canada
Day, plus the proposed Recognition and Reconciliation Act in BC. (13:59)

LISTEN to the JULY 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/38535

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-one-is-illegal-radio-july-2009.html
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JUNE 2009

- Akwesasne Mohawks oppose armed CBSA border guards: an interview with
SAKOIETAH, a member of the Men's Traditional Council (the Warrior Society)
at Akwesasne. (33:06)

- CBSA Raids on workplaces in southern Ontario continue: an interview with
CHRIS RAMSAROOP, an organizer with Justicia for Migrant Workers, an
organization working with migrant and undocumented workers in southern
Ontario. (18:20)

- Vigil for Tiffany Morrison, missing for 3 years: an interview with KARY
ANN DEER, a concerned community member from Kahnawake and an organizer of
the vigil for Tiffany Morrison. (9:29)

LISTEN to the JUNE 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/33759

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-one-is-illegal-radio-june-2009.html
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MAY 2009

- Interview with LAURIE ODJICK, who has been organizing and struggling for
justice and answers in the case of her missing 16 year-old daughter Maisy
Odjick.

- Interview with ELLEN GABRIEL of the Quebec Native Women's Association, for
background on the Sisters in Spirit campaign to raise awareness and
understanding about the more than 500 murdered, missing and disappeared
indigenous girls and women in Canada since 1980.

- An update about the struggle at Grassy Narrows in Northwestern Ontario
from ROBERTA KEESICK, a clan mother, trapper, blockader and grandmother who
is currently facing charges for building traditional cabins on the land of
the Anishinaabek.

LISTEN to the MAY 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/33758

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-one-is-illegal-radio-may-2009.html
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APRIL 2009

- Feature Interview with GLORIA ARENAS AGIS, former leader of the Insurgent
Peoples' Revolutionary Army (ERPI) in Mexico, imprisoned for close to 10
years [UPDATE: In late October 2009, Gloria and Jacobo Silva Nogales were
released from prison!] (46:02)

- A second 2009 "Report from a Raging Mexico" from MANDEEP DHILLON in Mexico
City. She reports on the disappearance of two indigenous activists, as well
as the campaign to free political prisoners Gloria Arena Agis and Jacobo
Silva Nogales. (18:54)

- An interview with YAVAR HAMEED the lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik, the
Sudanese-Canadian who was subcontracted to torture and currently languishes
in the Canadian Embassy in Sudan. (9:52) [UPDATE: On June 27, 2009,
Abousfian Abdelrazik returned to Montreal and was reunited with his family
at last; he continues to seek accountability.]

LISTEN to the APRIL 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/31974

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-one-is-illegal-radio-april-2009.html
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MARCH 2009

- Interview with JAMAL JUMA’, coordinator of the Palestinian Grassroots
Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign. (23:07)
[UPDATE:  On December 16, 2009, Jamal Juma was arrested and detained by
Israeli Occupation Forces; for updated info consult::
http://www.stopthewall.org/]

- Interview with RAMI ALMEGHARI, Palestinian journalist based in Gaza, and a
frequent contributor to the Electronic Intifada. (24:57)

- Interview with RAFEEF ZIADAH, organizer with the Coalition Against Israeli
Apartheid (CAIA) and a third-generation Palestinian refugee based in
Toronto. (14:22)

LISTEN to the MARCH 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/3197

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/03/no-one-is-illegal-radio-march-2009.html
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FEBRUARY 2009

PROJECT X: supporting youth surviving institutional racism and racial
profiling
- Segment 1: Show introduction with ROBYN and NEIL from PROJECT X speaking
about their group definitions of racial profiling. (9:46)
- CLIP 1: A testimony by a youth of NDG, recorded at the Walkley Community
Center in NDG in October 2008. (6:26)
- Segment 2: Robyn and Neil on examples of racial profiling beyond the
police, as a form of institutional racism. (6:40)
- MUSIC: "Street story" by rappers and youth in NDG; preceded by a poem by
Synatha (aka "Lady Royalty"). (4:15)
- Segment 3: Robyn and Neil breakdown some statistics about poverty in NDG
and Cote-des-Neiges, as well as talking about schooling as a form for
racism. (7:56)
- CLIP 2: More testimonies by youth of NDG, recorded in October 2008. (8:04)
- CLIP 3: Continued testimonies from youth in NDG about racism. (6:38)
- CLIP 4: An extended audio collage of clips by youth in NDG (recorded in
the summer of 2008 as part of Project X). (15:33)
- Segment 4: Show closing, with final words and thoughts by Robyn and Neil.
(4:29)

- Also includes an interview with WILL PROSPER of the Coalition Against
Police Repression and Abuse & Montreal-Nord Républik, about the upcoming
demonstration denouncing the police murder of Fredy Villaneuva. (7:35)

LISTEN to the FEBRUARY 2009 show HERE:
http://radio4all.net/index.php/program/31522

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/02/no-one-is-illegal-radio-february-2009.html
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JANUARY 2009

- Migrant Women: A Perilous Road: Interview with JESUS NIETO, examining the
conditions of migrant women from Central America who travel north attempting
to enter the United States (12:22)

- Festival of Dignified Rage: A live interview from Oventic, Chiapas with
MANDEEP DHILLON (9:41)

- Autonomous Radio and Struggle in Oaxaca: Interviews with OMAR ESPARZA and
ANTONIO LOPEZ MENDOZA, community radio organizers based in Oaxaca (22:32)

- No One Is Illegal: We are all one river/Somos un solo rio: Interview with
TONY GONZALES about the 40th Anniversary Gathering of the American Indian
Movement-West (19:29)

LISTEN to the JANUARY 2009 show HERE:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/38532

Background info available HERE:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-one-is-illegal-radio-january-2009.html
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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.

No One Is Illegal Radio archives are linked here:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/search/label/No%20One%20Is%20Illegal%20Radio

To stay up-to-date about No One Is Illegal Radio:
- Subscribe to the low-volume No One Is Illegal-Montreal announcements list:
https://lists.resist.ca/mailman/listinfo/nooneisillegal-l
- Join the No One Is Illegal Radio facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118298299083

INFO: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com
nooneisillegal at gmail.com
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