[van-announce] REFUGEE CAMPS ARE NO ONE'S HOME! SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27th: Solidarity March with Montreal's Palestinian Refugees

Mon Sep 8 12:56:25 PDT 2003

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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:02:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: refugees at riseup.net

REFUGEE CAMPS ARE NO ONE'S HOME!
Solidarity March with Montreal's
Palestinian Refugees Facing Deportation from Canada

As Part of the International Days of Action Against Occupation and Empire!
Stop the Deportations!

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27th @ 1:00 PM
Gather at Norman Bethune Statue
corner of Guy and de Maisonneuve
(metro Guy-Concordia)
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Within the context of the international days of action against occupation
and empire a demonstration has been called in Montreal by the Coalition
Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees. This march will take to
the streets of Montreal to express solidarity with over 100 Palestinian
refugees who are facing deportation from Canada in the coming weeks and
months. Most of the refugees facing deportation are from the refugee camps
of Lebanon and from Occupied Palestine. They have claimed refugee status
in Canada over the last couple of years. Systematically Palestinian
refugee claims are being rejected by Immigration Canada post September
11th.

This march will put forward two demands to Citizenship & Immigration
Canada: 1) Immediately stop all deportations of Palestinian refugees & 2)
Accept Palestinian refugee claims, thus giving them the title of Landed
Status in Canada.

This march is being called as part of a growing political campaign in
Montreal to fight against these deportations. At this point hundreds of
calls, faxes, emails and letters have been sent to Coderre's offices in
Montreal and Ottawa in support of the Coalition's demands which have to
this point been endorsed by over 100 groups and organizations throughout
Quebec, Canada & the world. This last July a solidarity march in support
of the Campaign to Stop the Deportation of Montreal's Palestinian Refugees
brought hundreds of people to the streets of Montreal.

This march is being organized as part of a worldwide movement of immigrant
and refugee communities who are fighting back against the countless
injustices perpetuated against them by the Canadian State. Montreal's
Palestinian Refugees need your support to fight against Citizenship and
Immigration Canada's attempt to deport them to the illegal and deadly
Israeli military occupation which plagues everyday life throughout
Occupied Palestine and to the violence, poverty and persecution which
defines life in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon.

STOP THE DEPORTATIONS OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES!
NO ONE IS ILLEGAL!

Organized by the Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian
Refugees, Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), the No One is
Illegal Campaign.

For more information:
By Phone: 514.591.3171
By Email: refugees at riseup.net

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The Coalition Against the Deportation of
Palestinian Refugees is Supported By:

1. Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees/ Coalition
contre la dÈportation des rÈfugiÈs palestiniens
2. Association quÈbÈcoise des organismes de coopÈration internationale
(AQOCI), Montreal
3. Alternatives, Montreal
4. Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians, Capital Region
5. The Accessible Self-Defense Group, Concordia University (QPIRG), Montreal
6. Anti-Capitalist Community Action Ottawa (ACA), Ottawa
7. The Anti-Capitalist Convergence of Montreal (CLAC), Montreal
8. Al-Awda, Vancouver
9. Al-Awda, Toronto
10. Al-Awda, Ottawa
11. Al-Awda Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
12. Al-Nadeem Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Violence,
Cairo, Egypt
13. AnNahda, Montreal
14. Arab-palestine Association-BC, Vancouver
15. Arab Palestine Association of Ontario, Toronto
16. BÍte Noire (NEFAC), Montreal
17. Block the Empire/Bloquez l'Empire, Montreal
18. ComitÈ d'action des sans-status algÈriens, Montreal
19. Canadian Palestinian Foundation of Quebec (CPF-Q), Montreal
20. Canadian Friends of Sabeel, Ottawa
21. Canadian Federation of Students (CFS-Q), Quebec
22. Canadian Arab Federation (CAF), Canada
23. Canadian Muslim Forum (CMF), Montreal
24. Canadian Palestinian Centre, Ottawa
25. Canaanite Canadian Knowledge Centre, Ottawa
26. Canadians for Equality and Peace for Palestinians (CEPPal), Edmenton
27. Canadian Auto Workers Local 199, St Catharines and District
28. Centre Femmes Verdun, Quebec
29. Canadian Palestinian Congress, Toronto
30. Canada Palestine Trade Council, Toronto
31. Calgary Coalition for Peace & Anti-Racism, Calgary
32. Canadian Council of Muslim Women (Montreal chapter), Montreal
33. CKUT/CJLO Radio, Montreal
34. Coalition for the Human Rights of Immigrants (CHRI), New York
35. Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP), Toronto
36. Conseil central du MontrÈal mÈtropolitain (CSN), Montreal
37. ComitÈ rÈgional d'Èducation pour le dÈveloppement international de
LanaudiËre (CREDIL)
38. The Communist League, Montreal
39. Dar Al-Arqam, Montreal
40. Direct Action Casework Ottawa (DACO), Ottawa
41. Dragon Root Center for Gender Advocacy, Montreal
42. The East Jerusalem YMCA, East Jerusalem
43. L'Entraide missionnaire, Montreal
44. The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, Cairo Egypt.
45. Fire Women & Trans of Colour Collective, Montreal
46. Freedom School, Montreal
47. The Free Press, of Kitchener, Ontario
48. Human Concern International, Ottawa
49. Iranian Women's Association of Montreal, Montreal
50. International Socialists, Canada
51. International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Montreal
52. International Solidarity Movement (ISM) - Toronto
53. International Solidarity Movement - Northern California, Berkeley, CA,
USA.
54. Islamic Association for Palestine In North America, IL, USA.
55. Jews Against The Occupation, New York City, USA.
56. Jewish Alliance Against the Occupation, Montreal
57. A Jewish Voice for Peace, Oakland, CA, USA.
58. Justice for Palestinians, San Jose, CA, USA.
59. Kingston for Palestinian Human Rights, Kingston
60. Libertas Legal Collective, Montreal
61. Manitoba Islamic association
62. McGill Radical Law Community, Montreal
63. McMaster Students Against the Occupation
64. Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP), Montreal
65. MRAP-QuÈbec (Mouvement contre le racisme et l'antisÈmitisme et pour la
paix - ci-devant LICRA-QuÈbec)
66. Multi-Lingual Translators and Interpreters Group, Cairo, Egypt
67. Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM), Montreal
68. Muslim Student Association of the University of Alberta
69. Muslim Student Association at the University of Waterloo
70. New England Committee to Defend Palestine
71. No One Is Illegal, Vancouver
72. No One Is Illegal, Montreal
73. No One Is Illegal, Toronto
74. New Socialist Group, Toronto
75. Niagara Palestinian Association
76. The Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation, Toronto
77. NOWAR-PAIX, Ottawa
78. The NDP Westmount-Ville Marie Riding Association
79. L'OpÈration SalAMI, Montreal
80. Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP)
81. Ontario Public Interest Research Group at Carleton
82. Palestine Solidairty Group, Vancouver
83. Palestinian & Jewish Unity (PAJU), Montreal
84. Palestinian Women Union, Cairo, Egypt
85. Palestinian Students Committee, University of Wollongong, Dubai/UAE
86. Palestinian Cultural Club, American University in Dubai, Dubai/UAE
87. Parole Arabe, Montreal
88. Parti Marxist-Leninst Quebec
89. Quebec Public Interest Research Group at Concordia
90. Quebec Public Interest Research Group at McGill
91. Reach organization, Dubai/UAE
92. Rebel Desis, Montreal
93. Regroupement des Organismes du MontrÈal Ethnique pour le Logement
(ROMEL), Montreal
94. School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Palestine Society, London,
UK
95. Students for Palestinian Rights at the University of Waterloo
96. South Asian Women's Community Center, Montreal
97. STATUS Coalition, Toronto
98. Students for Justice (San Jose State University, San Jose, CA)
99. Solidarity with Iraqi & Palestinian Children at Carleton, Ottawa
100. SolidaritÈ Union CoopÈration (SUCO), Montreal
101. Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), Montreal, Ottawa,
Toronto
102. 'The Spot' - K-W Youth Resource Centre
103. Toronto Coalition to Stop the War, Toronto
104. Toronto Jewish Youth Against the Occupation, Toronto
105. United Muslim Students Association, Montreal
106. United Holy Land Fund, Toronto
107. Union des forces progressistes (UFP), Quebec
108. Voices of Conscience (OCVC), Montreal
109. Women Against the Occupation, Canada