[Sanctuarycity_hamilton] *Time Sensitive* please respond to using Coalition as supporter for anti-deportation campaign

[Caitlin Craven]

Thanks for responding Maria.

Because of the time sensitive nature of the request, Blake and I ended up
making the decision to add our group's name as a supporter for this
campaign.  Happy to talk about this more if folks have additional questions.

Check out this article from the Spec for some good reporting on the event
held on Friday:
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5251414-hamilton-man-faces-deportation-to-zimbabwe/

Also, Farai's court date is set for Tuesday and folks are hoping to pack
the courts with supporters.  We don't know where or when this will be, but
will pass along info as soon as possible.  It will be in the GTA somewhere,
not in Hamilton unfortunately so if you think you might want to go let
Blake know as he is also working on organizing rides.

Thanks folks!!

Caitlin

2015-01-07 10:14 GMT-05:00 Maria Antelo (HCLC) <m_antelo at lao.on.ca>:

>  I totally agree we should support, in fact we should support any similar
> event
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> Thanks for letting us know J
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> BTW  when is our next meeting?
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> *From:* Sanctuarycity_hamilton [mailto:
> sanctuarycity_hamilton-bounces at lists.resist.ca] *On Behalf Of *Caitlin
> Craven
> *Sent:* January-06-15 9:54 AM
> *To:* sanctuarycity_hamilton at lists.resist.ca
> *Subject:* [Sanctuarycity_hamilton] *Time Sensitive* please respond to
> using Coalition as supporter for anti-deportation campaign
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> Hi folks!
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> Hope you are all well and staying warm! I assume many of you remember the
> email circulated by Ken Stone back in December about the support meeting
> for the Justice for Farai campaign.  Blake and I were able to attend and
> have ended up getting involved in the organizing to support Farai and
> challenge his deportation order.  He is scheduled to be deported on January
> 13 (more details coming out once the campaign statement is approved by the
> lawyer and group).  The basics are that Farai, a young black man, was
> wrongly accused of a crime and pressured into pleading guilty.  After
> serving his sentence, he has be scheduled to be deported back to Zimbabwe
> even though his mother and siblings are here in Canada.  It's a pretty
> horrendous case and a lot of people are coming together to organize around
> it.
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> Blake and I wanted to check in because while we have been participating as
> individuals in the organizing, folks wanted to know if they could use the
> Hamilton Sanctuary City Coalition as a named supporter of the campaign.
> This would help lend support to the campaign and let people know that there
> is community support behind Farai. I know there aren't a lot of details
> here, and I'm happy to answer other questions folks have about the case,
> but I also think it is a good thing for our group to be public about our
> opposition to deportations.  I also wanted to check that it is okay with
> the group for us to use the database of supporters we have to circulate
> information about the campaign once the public message is ready.
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> Anyway, if people are able to let us know if they are comfortable with the
> campaign using Sanctuary City as a supporter as soon as possible (this is a
> time sensitive issue) that would be great!  Again, happy to answer any
> other questions as best as I can if there are any concerns.
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> Thanks all!
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> Caitlin
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> --
> "...there are no beginnings, not even to stories.  There are only places
> where you make an entrance into someone else's life and either stay or turn
> and go away." Timothy Findley
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where you make an entrance into someone else's life and either stay or turn
and go away." Timothy Findley
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