[van-announce] FW: Wed. July 11th 6:30: Film Night on Deportation, Bledi: This is Our Home

[Grassroots Women]

Sorry for any cross-postings…

 

 

Please join Grassroots Women for a film showing on Wednesday July 11th at
6:30 at our office (1115B East Hastings, entrance on Glen)

 

Bledi: This Is Our Home (Mon pays est ici), 2006 directed by Malcolm Guy and
Eylem Kaftan. HYPERLINK
"http://www.pmm.qc.ca/bledi/"http://www.pmm.qc.ca/bledi/ 

 

Film description:

Fleeing their war-torn homeland, forty thousand Algerians come to Montreal,
Quebec in the 1990’s. Many are refused refugee status and are not allowed to
study or work normally. Years go by, children are born and Canada becomes
home.

Then comes 911. Deportations begin.

The “non-status Algerians” decide to fight to stay in Canada. Bledi, This is
Our Home follows some of the key actors in a roller-coaster of direct
actions, lobbying efforts, victories and setbacks. For the first time in
Canadian history, the tradition of sanctuary is violated when Mohamed Cherfi
is dragged out of a Quebec City church... then tossed in a U.S. jail.
Dramatic and personal, Bledi, This is Our Home raises crucial questions
about Canada’s refugee policies and its treatment of Muslims and Arabs.

 

There will be a discussion following the film and opportunities to find out
more about Grassroots Women’s participatory action research project on
deportation. For more information, please contact us at 604-682-4451 or
grassrootswomen at telus.net.

 

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Grassroots Women

1115B E. Hastings (entrance on Glen)

Vancouver, BC V6A 1S3

web: www3.telus.net/grassrootswomen

email: HYPERLINK "mailto:grassrootswomen at telus.net"grassrootswomen at telus.net

phone: 604-682-4451 (fax same #, please call first)


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