[Wamvan] Video: Karla speaks out against deportation

[Harsha W.]

Karla Berenice García Ramírez Speaks Out Against Deportation

VIDEO (please share, post, forward):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh9nLk5kSgo


Award-winning Mexican journalist and now whistleblower Karla Berenice
García Ramírez, who writes under the penname Karla Lottini, fears for the
safety of herself and her family – including her two young Canadian born
daughters – as she awaits deportation orders. The calls for Karla  and her
family to remain in Canada have grown.

Below are excerpts from just some of the dozens of people who have written
in support of Karla and her family.

Also linked here: http://noii-van.resist.ca/?p=4637

Manuela Valle, a UBC Liu Institute Scholar: “Karla Lottini is an amazingly
brave woman, journalist, and mother who is facing deportation back to
Mexico. She has been denied political asylum despite the death threats she
has received after the publication of her book. The support from Canadians
to her case is absolutely critical to protect her and her family from an
increasingly violent and deadly climate of censorship in Mexico.”

Alexander Dawson, Director Latin American Studies at SFU: “Vendettas that
are unrelated to the drug war are often carried out with complete impunity
under its cover. This is why I believe that Karla Berenice Garcia
Ramirez’s claim is credible. It is my hope that the Canadian government
begin to adopt a posture that reflects the serious nature of these crises,
and acts in a less restrictive manner in these types of refugee claims.”

Elise Chenier, Associate Professor of History of SFU: “I fully support
her. She has already demonstrated herself to be an outstanding contributor
to our community, she has launched a boo with the support of our
universities, has been volunteering and contributing in a number of ways,
and has two young Canadian children who should not be forced to a country
they have never lived in.”

Rej Johanson, Department of English at Capilano University: “Karla’s life
is in danger because of her writing. As a writer and a teacher of writing,
I take this seriously. I understand that it is politically inconvenient to
acknowledge that Mexico is not a safe country. I understand that trade and
other agreements that the Government of Canada has with Mexico makes it
difficult to take a stand. It would, however, be outrageous if trade and
diplomatic expedience stood in the way of justice. The Government of
Canada must support brave individuals like Karla, even when the truth they
uncover is politically inconvenient.”

Irene Tsepnopoulos-Elhaimer, Executive Director of Women Against Violence
Against Women: “For the sake of her and her family’s safety and based on
the life that Karla has already established here in Canada, we fully
support her.”

Gary Jarvis, Second Vice President – Canadian Union of Public Employees
Local 391 “I am very concerned about Karla and her family’s future should
she be forced to leave the country. I hope the government will approve the
family’s application to remain in Canada.”

Margo Kendall, retired as Coordinator of Latin American Studies at Langara
College: “The reality is that she is not only an author, but also a
journalist and whistleblower and because of this she and her family faced
serious intimidation, harrassement and death threats after she exposed
government corruption and issues of impunity related to her former
workplace in Mexico. This is exactly the kind of case Canada needs to
support.”

Jessie Smith, Coordinator of Latin American Studies at Langara College:
“Canada’s refugee laws are there to protect people like Karla and her two
Canadian children.”




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