On Tuesday night i was one of a hundred people who gathered on the ground floor at the Palais des Congres conference center to protest against the racist reasonable accommodation hearings being held there (on the third floor) that night. (i would have posted about this earlier, but have been …
::::::::::::::::::::NO TO RACISM, XENOPHOBIA AND SEXISM!Denounce the racist Bouchard-Taylor CommissionSolidarity across borders, not “reasonable accommodation”::::::::::::::::::::: — PICKETS AND SPEAK-OUTS —TUESDAY, November 27, 6pm&THURSDAY, November 29, 6pm– in front of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission at the Palais de Congrès, corner of Viger and de Bleury– by metro: exit at metro Place d’armes; …
A network of individuals involved in various groups / organizations / collectives have been in discussion throughout recent weeks concerning the Quebec ‘debate’ on ‘Reasonable Accommodation’. This past weekend members of Al-Hidaya Association, Tadamon! Montreal, No One is Illegal, Solidarity Across Borders, Immigrant Workers Center and individuals met to discuss …
For immediate releasePhilippines-Canada Task Force on Human RightsSeptember 21, 2007 Filipinos driven away from their own community by Montreal police intimidation (Montreal, Quebec) During a peaceful demonstration yesterday in front of the Plamondon metro station in Montreal’s Cote-des-Neiges area, peace-loving Filipinos and Canadians were driven away from their own community …
Lynwald Cox Being Arrested by Police : photo taken on someone’s cell phone It would seem that Montreal police have been harassing and brutalizing Black people in Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood more than they usually do, and now city politicians are moving to defuse the situation… note the pig in this article …
about thirty people marched with Pervers/Cite in Montreal’sannual “LGBTA” Divers/Cite event this year Retrain your gag reflex: Don’t Swallow Corporate Pride translation: Queers against the Gaygeoisie’s Sole Model: Capitalist, White and Male another cop-hating faggot indeed…
You could say that i’m surprised. Pleasantly surprised, but surprised nevertheless that Montreal’s english daily paper, the Gazette, has called for a public inquiry into the police killing of Mohamed Anas Bennis. This is certainly a victory for the Bennis family and their supporters, who have met with nothing but …
It’s coming up that time of year again: Divers/Cite, Montreal’s “LBGTA” pride event. As some know, but too many do not, Pride in Montreal takes place later than in most North American cities, commemorating as it does not Stonewall, but Sexgarage, an after-hours party that was subject to a violent …
The following from the Justice for Anas coalition: HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS DEMAND JUSTICE FOR ANAS BENNIS! Medical Doctors from the Cote-des-Neiges neighborhood call upon Public Security Minister to uncover mystery surrounding death of young man killed by Montreal police Montreal, July 17th 2007 Physicians from the Cote-des-Neiges community have called …
Another person was killed by Montreal police today. It would seem the victim was holding up a motel in Montreal North when police arrived on the scene. Reporters are saying that “for reasons unknown” the police opened fire, shooting the man several times. A knife was later found near his …