[tadamon-l] [Montreal] Community Convergence on 'Reasonable Accommodation'. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8th. A Discussion on Racism in Quebec.

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Community Convergence on 'Reasonable Accommodation'.
A Panel Discussion on Racism in Quebec.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8th. 7pm
Center Communautaire Musulman de Montreal [CCMM]
3300 Cremazie East, corner of St. Michel
[Saint-Michel Metro]
Donations Appreciated.
Child Care Available
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http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/post/1021

Organized by Refusing Intolerance in Québec (R.I.Qc), a network made up of 
a broad spectrum of groups, organizations, and individuals in the Montreal 
area opposed to the racist assumptions and the political manipulation of 
the current 'debate' surrounding "reasonable accommodations" by all major 
political parties in Québec and sensationalized by the corporate media.

A community forum aimed to create a space to collectively examine the real 
political and social roots of "Reasonable Accommodation", an opportunity 
to challenge its foundations in political opportunism, racism and 
xenophobia. An event organized to come together in an effort to build 
support and solidarity with the organizing efforts of marginalized 
communities to fight against racism, to demand respect and equality in 
Quebec, not 'accommodation' or 'tolerance'.


---> Presentations / Performances:

* HICHAM HALLAL: Community organizer with the Centre Communautaire 
Musulman de Montréal, established in 1999 mainly by the Lebanese 
community, located in north Montreal and dedicated to meet the spiritual, 
social and educational needs of Muslims in Montreal. Hicham has been 
intrinsically involved in the organizing and establishment of the network 
Refusing Intolerance in Québec (R.I.Qc) aiming to respond to the racism in 
Quebec surrounding the Bouchard-Taylor Commission.

* GADA MAHROUSE: Completing a doctoral degree in the Department of 
Sociology and Equity studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in 
Education of the University of Toronto. Her graduate studies were prompted 
by experiences in community feminist organizations. Her specific areas of 
interest include critical race, feminist & post-colonial theories; 
questions of power in solidarity and resistance movements; and social 
justice education. She has taught several courses with a focus on race and 
gender at the University of Toronto and at the University of Ottawa.

* NO ONE IS ILLEGAL: Presentation from the grassroots anti-colonial 
immigrant and refugee rights collective which has been centrally involved 
in the anti-racist organizing response surrounding the current 'debate' on 
'reasonable accommodation', including the organization of the recent 
pickets and speak-outs outside the Bouchard-Taylor Commission, which faced 
a police attack in which, uniformed officers pushed and punched 
protesters, and used batons; several police had also drawn their taser 
guns.

* 23 (tu-three): A Muslim artist transplanted from Florida now residing in 
Montréal, who will be performing a series of poems concerning the current 
'debate' in Quebec surrounding 'Reasonable Accommodation'. 23 (tu-three) 
has been directly involved in the creation of the organizing network 
Refusing Intolerance in Québec (R.I.Qc).


For more information on the grassroots organizing response from groups, 
organizations and collectives involved in the Refusing Intolerance in 
Québec (R.I.Qc) network visit the links below.

* Refusing Intolerance in Quebec.
http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/post/1019

* No One is Illegal: Police attack anti-racist protesters at Commission
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/11/police-attack-anti-racist-protesters-at.html

* Pickets and speak-out against racism (November 27 & 29, 6pm)
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2007/11/pickets-and-speak-out-against-racism.html

For more information on the public forum contact:
riq.montreal[at]gmail.com / 514 664 1036


---> Organized by:

* Al-Hidaya Association: http://www.ccmmontreal.com

* No One is Illegal: http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com

* Al-Rissala Lebanon/Canada Association.

* Immigrant Workers Center (IWC): http://www.iwc-cti.ca/

* Tadamon! Montreal: http://tadamon.resist.ca

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