[Sanctuarycity_hamilton] event description

[Sarah Hipworth]

Hi all,

Given the stress everyone seems to be under right now, a banner drop seems
preferable to a forum. It will be nice to have Blake's description when we
get around to the event--thanks Blake!

My cousin can also do the stickers and pamphlets. He's good that way.

Sorry for the short answer. I'm pooped!

Sarah

On 24 November 2015 at 14:38, Caitlin Craven <caitlin.e.craven at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm also feeling a bit concerned about having the time to pull this
> together, especially trying to reach out to people.  I agree with Ajit that
> we should do something to respond to what is going on right now, though.  I
> like the idea of a banner drop that welcomes refugees.  Ajit, would YCL be
> interested in collaborating on something like this?  I also like the idea
> from some folks out east about making stickers and signs available for
> people to put up. That said, I still want to make this event happen in
> January if we have to postpone - I think it is still important to have,
> especially as people might be turning their attention away from the issue.
>
> I also wanted to add that a few things from the past months have been
> catching up to me and my level of anxiety has been quite high (to the point
> where I am finding it hard to do the tasks I said I would do on this
> event).  I have contacted Tings about speaking, but haven't heard back from
> her yet.  I've been procrastinating a bit about the posters and calling
> people I said I would, though. I'm really sorry about this, and I am
> working on rearranging my work load to prioritize Sanctuary Hamilton.  If
> the group wants to go ahead with the event in December, I will help in
> whatever way I can.
>
> Caitlin
>
> 2015-11-24 12:20 GMT-05:00 Ajit Bir Singh <ajitvir.s at gmail.com>:
>
>> I would be okay with postponing the forum. But I also feel that this is a
>> time sensitive issue. Meaning that refugees, terrorism, and Islamophobia
>> are all very popular right now. I still want to strike while the iron is
>> hot, so to speak.
>>
>> Some folks in the YCL have discussed organizing an anti-Islamophobia,
>> anti-militarism, welcome refugees rally/event soon. Similar to the rally
>> this past weekend in Toronto. Would any SH folks be interested in
>> collaborating?
>>
>> Ajit
>> On Nov 24, 2015 11:22 AM, "blake mccall" <bwmccall at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey folks,
>>>
>>> Here is the event description.
>>>
>>> "There has been a lot of talk about refugees in Canada over the past
>>> months. Most if not all of the voices talking have not been refugees. On
>>> Dec 9th (location tba) come and hear from refugees who now reside in
>>> Hamilton. Hear about their experiences getting here and barriers they have
>>> faced.
>>>
>>> During the Election Trudeau committed to bringing 25000 Syrian refugees
>>> to Canada, and ending Canada aerial bombardment of Syria. After the
>>> terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Beirut and Paris, unwarranted fear and
>>> suspicion has been cast against refugees, leading to states barring
>>> refugees and many accusing them of terrorists. This has brought increased
>>> pressure on the Canadian Government to continue bombing and halt
>>> resettlement. It is necessary at this for the community to rally around the
>>> message, all refugees are welcome here!
>>>
>>> To Call to Welcome Refugees is not a simple statement of humanitarianism
>>> but a political statement condemning war, and borders that kill and
>>> displace thousands. Together to can demand the Freedom to Move, to Stay and
>>> Return"
>>>
>>> That being said, I am realizing that we only have two weeks to pull this
>>> off. With still no location, and not all the speakers confirmed. I wonder
>>> if people would want to hold off doing this event till January, we still
>>> keep working on it, but we make sure it is done right. For me this is even
>>> more important as we are making contact with local refugee communities, so
>>> I don't want to mess it up.
>>>
>>> I think in the mean time we could plan a banner drop over the QEW, and
>>> maybe do some postering or stickering so there is at least a visual
>>> presence.
>>>
>>> Thoughts on the description, and or the postponement?
>>>
>>> In Soli,
>>> Blake
>>>
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