[Migrantjusticedocumentary] indiegogo - last steps

[Catherine Kendler]

Hi Nico,

Here's the text for indiegogo you asked to be edited!


On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 7:04 PM, Nicolas Quiazua <nicolas.quiazua at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hiii-  Hope you are all doing well. Welcome back ceraaaaaa :)
> So, the indiegogo is almost ready to be launched. If you want, you can
> sign in on indiegogo with:
> migrantjusticedocumentary at resist.ca & the pw: migrantarchive
> *So this is where things are at:*
> - We have a trailer. I will send on the list tomorrow to see if folks are
> ok with it.
> - I copied the text that we would be using, below. It's based partly on
> what Otto had put together!! //////// Can someone please check spelling
> and grammar, and maybe help me out with the french translation?
> - We still need to compile a list of perks and for how much we are giving
> them for. We can maybe finalize this next time some of us are at the
> office?
> - Anddd, we need to compile a list of emails that we can send and have
> some folks ready to throw a few hundred bones our way as soon as we launch
> it. (ighss)
> Let me know if i'm missing anything!
> <3 Nico
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>
> *The Montreal Migrant Justice Documentary Project Needs Your Help!*
>  Who are we & what is this project
>
> We are a group of community organizers and media-activists in Montreal who
> have been working on a video documentary project about grassroots migrant
> justice struggles in Canada. At its core, our documentary is meant to serve
> as a popular education tool for both people who already do migrant justice
> work as well as the broader Montreal community and beyond.
>
> Through the testimonies of migrants who have struggled or are struggling
> today to remain in Canada, the documentary attempts to debunk the myth of
> Canada as a welcoming multicultural country, and to expose the
> exploitative, colonial and imperial foundations of Canada and its
> immigration system. It is also a platform for people struggling against the
> immigration system to tell their stories and to highlight the ongoing
> resistance by migrants and allies to undermine the racist colonial borders
> of the Canadian state.
>
> Throughout the duration of this project, we have worked in collaboration
> with members of many migrant justice groups such as Solidarity Across
> Borders, the Immigrant Workers Centre, Mexicans United for Regularization,
> No One Is Illegal, the Temporary Foreign Workers Alliance, and people
> directly affected by Canada’s unjust immigration policies. Thus, our
> project has always prioritized and been shaped by the voices of Montreal’s
> migrant justice community and directly affected people. We believe that
> this documentary will be an invaluable resource to use within our
> communities and to spread education about migrant justice struggles both
> nationally and internationally as well.
>
> Over the past year and a half, we have been consulting with local migrant
> justice groups, filming marches, community events, and press conferences,
> as well as conducting interviews and spending countless hours editing. Our
> project is nearing its final stages but we need your help in order to
> complete this project and distribute this resource around!
>
> What We Need & What You Get
>
>  If we break down these costs:
>
>    - In order to finish this project, we need your help to cover the
>    costs of post-production and distribution.
>    - We need to translate and subtitle our film in French and Spanish,
>    sound correct our film, create inetractive graphics and credits, create a
>    website and online archive of all our interviews and b-roll for future
>    filmmakers to use free of rights, support our pruduction crew, and burn
>    DVDs so we can spread our documentary far and wide!
>    - Estimated total costs of $7500
>
> *Don't forget to claim a perk!!*
>
>
>  The Impact
>
> Not only will this documentary be a popular education tool helping to
> foster netwtworks of mutual aid and shared resistance, but it will provide
> an anticolonial perspective of the immigration system in so-called
> Canada, and elevate the voices of migrants who have struggled or are
> directly affected today by Canadian immigration policies and programs.
>
> The goal of this project is to share our struggles, educate our peoples
> and communities, and garner popular support. As first time filmmakers, we
> hope to share the skills we have learned over the past year with other
> radical media-activists and community organizers.
>
>    - Explain why your project is valuable to the contributor and to the
>    world.
>    - Point out your successful track record with projects like this (if
>    you have one).
>    - Make it real for people and build trust.
>
> Other Ways You Can Help
>
> A small donation, *even $5 will help tremendously*.
>
> Some people just can't contribute, but that doesn't mean they can't
> help. If you can share this request with your networks, by email, Facebook
> and/or Twitter I think we can make our goal!
>
> *So please share and tell your friends! *
>
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