[tadamon-l] [Montreal] Saturday! Community Convergence on 'Reasonable Accommodation'. A Discussion on Racism in Quebec.

[Tadamon!]

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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