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CUPECanadian Union of Public Employees
Mar 29 2007 - 1:00pm Mar 29 2007 - 3:00pm Etc/GMT+5 305 York Lanes, York University No One Is Illegal – Toronto, the Citizenship Studies Media Lab @ York and CUPE 3903 invite you to… Status for All!: Reflections on Immigrant Justice Movements in Canada and the US Thursday, March 29th with: Davina Bhandar, Professor of Canadian Studies, Trent University In preparation for large-scale May Day demonstrations for immigrant rights across Canada and the US, immigrant rights scholars and activists will come together to reflect on the demand for status. Within the context of nationalism and racism, how does the demand for status radicalize our communities? What is the impact of the racial organization of Canada on the question of status rights? What are the connections and alliances we need to make with other social justice movements? How are immigrant and refugee rights groups in Canada and the US mobilizing for change and how can we continue to build these movements? Join us for a panel discussion on the central issues facing non-status immigrants in Canada and the US and the social justice movements that are mobilizing for change. This event is part of a series leading to the May 5th "Status for All! Stop the Deportations" demonstration called by No One Is Illegal - Toronto. For more information, contact Jean McDonald at jean@riseup.net
Queering the Fight for Status Rights: Trans and Queer Immigrants Speak Out! Sunday, March 18th with: Rocio Velasquez, No One Is Illegal – Toronto Immigrant and refugee activists from local organizations speak on key issues facing trans and queer immigrants and refugees fighting for status in Canada. Multiple barriers face trans and queer people living without legal immigration status as they seek access to services in the Toronto area, such as housing, health care, legal representation, employment, and others. In their fight for status rights, immigrants and refugees encounter the transphobia, heterosexism and racism of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Rocio will speak on the broad issues facing queer and trans immigrants in Canada. El-Farouk will provide a more in-depth criticism of the Canadian immigration system. Alvaro will explain his encounters with the Immigrant and Refugee Board, who judged him ‘not gay enough’ for refugee status. We’ll hear Yasmeen discuss the need for access to services for newcomer and non-status immigrants living in Toronto. Suhail will address the need for broad community involvement and community development initiatives to challenge barriers facing queer immigrant/refugee youth in Toronto. And we will all strategize about how to mobilize for change. Free childcare available on-site. Wheelchair accessible. This event is part of a series leading to the May 5th "Status for All! Stop the Deportations" demonstration called by No One Is Illegal
CUPE ONTARIO'S MAY 2006 ANNUAL CONVENTION CALLS FOR SUPPORT AROUND NON-STATUS WORKERS AND RESOLUTION 17 (Passed at the 2006 CUPE Ontario Annual Convention) CUPE Ontario will: 2. Ask CUPE National to call on the CLC to prioritize the lobby for the regularization of all non-status peoples and commit to doing education within our union around the deplorable living and working conditions of non-status people in Canada. 3. Support both politically and financially the work of organizations that organize with non-status workers such as the Workers Action Centre in Toronto. Because:  |
No One is Illegal (Toronto) is a group of immigrants, refugees and allies who fight for the rights of all migrants to live with dignity and respect.
We believe that granting citizenship to a privileged few is part of a racist immigration and border policies designed to exploit and marginalize migrants. We work to oppose these policies, as well as the international economic policies that create the conditions of poverty and war that force migration. At the same time, it is part of our ongoing work to support and build alliances with Indigenous peoples in their fight against colonialism, displacement and the ongoing occupation of their land. WE DEMAND:
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