[Sanctuarycity_hamilton] Fwd: Event updates and next meeting - response needed by Monday at 12noon

Mon Jan 4 15:57:22 PST 2016

Hi All,

I'll be there Tuesday, 40 posters in hand.

See you then.

Sarah

On 2 January 2016 at 12:43, Ajit Bir Singh <ajitvir.s at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> It's been a dramatic few weeks on my end. Sorry for not being responsive.
>
> I haven't been going to NGen for a while, but I'll try to stop by this
> week.
>
> Thanks for creating the event page and poster Caitlin and Blake, looks
> good. Also, the Tuesday meeting time works for me.
>
> All the best,
> Ajit
> On Jan 2, 2016 12:07 PM, "Caitlin Craven" <caitlin.e.craven at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Sarah, I've attached a slightly modified version of the poster here.  Let
>> me know if you need anything changed or if it doesn't work for printing.  I
>> don't think we need too many, as I imagine most of the promotion will be
>> online.
>>
>> Tuesday Jan 5 works for me, shall we say 4:30pm at the Library?
>>
>> I went ahead and sent an email to NGen with the poster and invite, but it
>> would be great if you can follow up with them if you're around Ajit about a
>> speaker the next time you're there.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Caitlin
>>
>> 2016-01-02 11:51 GMT-05:00 Sanctuary City Hamilton <
>> sanctuaryhamilton at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> hey folks, sorry i forgot to reply to list.
>>>
>>> Here is the fb event. ensure to invite your people
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Sanctuary City Hamilton <sanctuaryhamilton at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 9:03 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Sanctuarycity_hamilton] Event updates and next meeting -
>>> response needed by Monday at 12noon
>>> To: Sarah Hipworth <sarahndhipity at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey Folks,
>>>
>>> Here is the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/741447562652911/
>>>
>>> Ensure to invite your friends and stuff.
>>>
>>> Ajit have you/are you able to contact someone at Ngen?
>>>
>>> I could do the 5th in the evening.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 10:23 AM, Sarah Hipworth <
>>> sarahndhipity at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi. Me again. The poster and write-up are brilliant. My vote is "go
>>>> ahead".
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if you'd like me to print the posters. I like them a lot,
>>>> especially the flutterbyes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 28 December 2015 at 10:18, Sarah Hipworth <sarahndhipity at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> I likely still won't be able to make the meeting on January 3--I have
>>>>> an important deadline on January 4 and I've already declined to attend a
>>>>> Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War meeting that day for the same reason.
>>>>> I'd like to think I won't be in panicky last-minute mode, but I know myself
>>>>> too well and I'm always working up to the last minute before a submission.
>>>>>
>>>>> BUT I could probably be less panicky about my January 8th deadline if
>>>>> we meet Tuesday, January 5? I mean, if my presence is necessary?
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't read the "in lieu of meeting" part of the email yet, but I
>>>>> will get back about that before noon, although I'm sure it's brilliant!
>>>>>
>>>>> Will be in touch again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sarah
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 27 December 2015 at 12:57, Sanctuary City Hamilton <
>>>>> sanctuaryhamilton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So in lieu of being able to meet today, here are some
>>>>>> updates/requests about the event.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've attached a draft poster for everyone to look at along with a
>>>>>> slightly reworded event description based on the changes in circumstances
>>>>>> that have emerged since November.  Can everyone please comment on both of
>>>>>> these by *tomorrow, Monday, at noon* so that Blake can make a fb
>>>>>> event page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have not heard anything back from Carlos, and Blake has not heard
>>>>>> back from Hodon.  We will keep trying on these ends, but in the meantime,
>>>>>> Ajit could you get in touch with folks at NGen and find out if any of the
>>>>>> youth there would like to participate with their story?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can we try and meet again next Sunday, January 3rd at 11:30 am (same
>>>>>> location)?  Please let the group know if you can/can't attend.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks all, and hope the craziness of the month is not too
>>>>>> overwhelming.  Take care and see you all soon!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Caitlin
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Refugee Experience in Hamilton
>>>>>> In the past months, we have heard a lot about Canada’s generous
>>>>>> efforts to bring in refugees from the Syrian conflict.  In all the
>>>>>> talk about humanitarian responses and potential terrorists we have heard
>>>>>> less from refugees themselves.  On January 13th, Sanctuary Hamilton
>>>>>> invites you to come hear from refugees living in Hamilton about their
>>>>>> experiences getting here and the barriers they have and continue to face.
>>>>>> We hope this event is a chance to build stronger communities of
>>>>>> friendship and justice.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The commitment during the election to bring 25,000 refugees by the
>>>>>> end of 2015 and end Canada’s participation in the aerial bombardment in
>>>>>> Syria was a direct result of large scale mobilization across the country
>>>>>> under the banner of Refugees Welcome.  This movement called on the Canadian
>>>>>> government to take greater responsibility for both providing safe homes to
>>>>>> those fleeing war and for its own actions that make other people’s homes
>>>>>> unsafe. Since early December, picture after picture has emerged of Trudeau
>>>>>> smiling as he greets refugees coming to Canada.  Yet this is the same
>>>>>> Trudeau who caved to Islamaphobic pressure following the attacks in
>>>>>> Baghdad, Beirut, and Paris by reducing the target to 10,000 only to
>>>>>> announce that even this target will probably not be met.  At the same time,
>>>>>> war planes are still bombing and special forces have been deployed to Syria
>>>>>> to continue participating in a war that is only adding to the destruction
>>>>>> and displacement in the region.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the meantime, across Canada migrants continue to be held in
>>>>>> detention facilities, people continue to face long wait times to have their
>>>>>> claims processed, and those with temporary status continue to be among the
>>>>>> most exploited and vulnerable workers in the country.  Canadian
>>>>>> corporations continue to displace people in countries like Guatemala,
>>>>>> Eritrea, and Western Sahara largely with impunity. To call to Welcome
>>>>>> Refugees is not a simple statement of humanitarianism but a political
>>>>>> statement condemning war and economic violence that kills and displaces
>>>>>> thousands.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In hearing the words of those who have struggled to come and rebuild
>>>>>> their lives here, we can come together to demand the Freedom to Move, to
>>>>>> Stay and Return!
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Sanctuary City Hamilton Team
>>>>>> Email: sanctuaryhamilton at gmail.com
>>>>>> Phone: 905-527-4572 x 23
>>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
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