[opirgyork] IMPORTANT: TOMORROW Speak Out Against Racial Profiling & Anti-Immigrant Raids + The Narrative (event) + People's Social Forum free BUS for racialized youth

[OPIRG York]

*Community Action!*
*Speak Out Against Racial Profiling and Anti-Immigrant Raids in Our
Community*

*Tuesday, August 19, 2014*
*5:00 pm*
*@ the South-East corner of Jane and Finch intersection*
*On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/250484791828220
<https://www.facebook.com/events/250484791828220> *

For more information, please read and sign this petition:
http://chn.ge/1lbFvON

Under the guise of a "routine traffic stop," Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) and Ministry of Transportation officials racially profiled,
forcefully IDd, arrested and detained at least 21 immigrants and handed
them over to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) last week in the Jane and
Finch and surrounding neighbourhoods. In detention, many were forced to
sign documents waiving their rights that weren't adequately translated. Now
our friends and family members face indefinite detention, deportation and
separation from their families simply for trying to put food on the table.

Join us at 5:00 pm this Tuesday to find out how to defend yourself and know
your rights in the face of racist police and immigration enforcement
officers. Call for an end to detentions and deportations and demand that
Kathleen Wynne stop doing Harper's dirty work. No racial profiling! No
anti-immigrant raids! Members of our community should not live in fear! We
welcome everyone in our community, with or without immigration papers!

We will have printed copies of the *Know Your Rights guides *but No One Is
Illegal Toronto in both English and Spanish (see below).

*English*: http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/knowyourrights
*This guide aims to provide basic legal information to people without
immigration status so that they will be able to better protect themselves
from the risks of immigration arrest and detention.*

*Spanish*: http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/kyrspanish
*La presente guía busca brindar información legal básica a personas que no
tienen estatus de inmigración para que puedan protegerse mejor de los
riesgos de detención y arresto por razones de inmigración.*

You can also learn more about the community organizing happening in Jane
and Finch through Jane Finch Action Against Poverty. Jane Finch Action
Against Poverty (JFAAP) is a resident-led grassroots coalition of community
residents, activists, workers and organizations working to eliminate
poverty in our community and in the world.
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This event is being hosted by Jane Finch Action Against Poverty (
http://jfaap.wordpress.com) and No One Is Illegal Toronto (
http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/).


*The Narrative*
*Tuesday, August 19, 2014*
*6:30 pm*
*RM 430 Student Centre, York University, 4700 Keele St.*
*On Facebook: **https://www.facebook.com/events/1461700130771361/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1461700130771361/>*

We Are Racialized in collaboration with the Peoples Social Forum - Forum
social des peuples presents The Narrative, an intimate live music and
spoken word event that explores the intricate stories and identities of
racialized bodies. Through sharing our experiences on stage, we aim to push
boundaries and disrupt oppressive spaces which serve to silence us and
dismiss who we are.

The event is to raise funds and awareness for the Peoples' Social Forum, a
massive gathering of social justive collectives and ideas, happening in
Ottawa from August 21 - 24. You can find more information at:

Website: http://peoplessocialforum.org/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/735414129823406/
#PSF

The Narrative is Featuring:
Xolisa
Shadiya
Mahlikah Awe:ri
Niko
Frank Conversation
Usman Shabbar


*GET ON THE BUS to the People's Social Forum:*
*Peoples' Social Forum - Keeping It Racialized----Build together, Win
together! The Future is Ours!*

*We're organizing a few buses for racialized youth (*Asian, Black, Brown,
etc.) to travel to Ottawa and take part in the People's Social Forum,
Canada's largest social justice event. (
https://www.facebook.com/events/735414129823406/)

*The caravan is completely free* and will also be returning everyone back
to Toronto, all you have to do is register for the event on our site:
www.peoplessocialforum.org/register

*If you're interested in registering for our caravan, *you can register
using our online form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dDVGTlVscDFVekVVU0dCY3lxRlN4UWc6MA

If you require further information, feel free to call/text Arden Maalik:
Tel: (416) 655-3964
FB: Arden Maaliq


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