Forwarding the following, regarding a Montreal march as part of the National Day of Action: MARCH OF SOLIDARITY WITH FIRST NATIONS OF CANADAFor the NATIONAL DAY OF ACTIONMontreal, June 29th. 2007, 12h00 Noon This NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION is an opportunity for First Nations and Canadians to stand together in …
The second year of the whitening of New Orleans is coming to its close, and it’s a process i have unfortunately not been able to keep on top of, or write much about. Thought i would give a heads up about the article in the latest Black Commentator, How To …
Julie Cox, holding her 4-year-old daughter Kheisha at a news conferenceyesterday, was arrested with her son Lynwald (right) after beingviolently abused by Montreal police last week Police officer’s from Montreal’s Station 25 harassed, beat and pepper sprayed a Black motorist and his mother last week, on June 13th. Here is …
A woman was beaten at Berri-Uqam metro station on Monday – the first day that police were “making the metro safe” – right in front of two metro security guards, neither of whom lifted a finger to help her. Nor did anybody from her community – you know, the people …
BECAUSE the Societe de Transport de Montreal already reflects the realities of an unjust society. Whereas a disproportionate number of STM users are people of colour, and an absolute majority are women, over 80% of those employed by the STM are male and over 90% are white. (Source: STM 2005 …
Over the years i have seen quite a bit of violence against youth, and most specifically against Black youth, dished out by the security guards who patrol the Montreal metro system. It generally starts with someone being boisterous – once, for instance, a young Black guy happily shouted “Jah live!” …
Aaaaaaaarghhhh! Too many days with too little time to write too many things… And now another week has come and gone. While am not sad that i have stuff to do in life – the alternative would be depressing – there is shit i wanted to be able to discuss, …
This Monday, if you’re in montreal and available please come to this picket demanding justice for Mohamed Anas Bennis: June 18th: Solidarity Picket: Justice For Anas! FOR ACCESS TO ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEATH OF MOHAMED ANAS BENNIS, A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO THE EVENTS OF DECEMBER 1ST 2005, AND AN …
This came in on July 8th from my friend in Palestine: a demonstration was called for 5 june in nablus. well, at one of the checkpoints for nablus. the idea was to plant trees at huwarra, the infamous checkpoint where the iof has a reputation for being particularly cruel…not that …
According to an article in last Saturday’s Journal de Montreal, a thirteen year old girl was brought to the hospital after being thrown to the ground by police and then pepper sprayed. Here is my roughshoud translation: Unconscious, wounded and covered in pepper spray, a thirteen year old was brought …