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More accounts of martial law at Toronto G20 protests (1 of 5)

August 17, 2010
| Protester speaks out about the police brutality and indiscriminate arrests at the G20 protests.

15:40 minutes (25.11 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Observing elections in the Philippines

August 18, 2010
| International election observer, Stefan Christoff, speaks about Philippine state repression on election day.

32:52 minutes (30.09 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Health as a right? Prioritizing health for migrants doing agricultural work in Ontario (1 of 3)

August 19, 2010
| Over 250 people working as migrant agricultural labourers attended "Health Day," which centered around health barriers imposed by the work they are allowed to do here in Canada.

13:31 minutes (12.39 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Philippine elections 2010: Voting amid violence and corruption

August 28, 2010
| An overview of the widespread politcal repression going on throughout the Philippines during the time leading up to the May 2010 general elections.

38:02 minutes (34.82 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

More accounts of martial law at Toronto G20 protests (2 of 5)

August 28, 2010
| Kristin Guité shares her experience of the police campaign of intimidation and scare tactics at the recent G20 protests in Toronto.

36:38 minutes (67.08 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Health as a right? Prioritizing health for migrants doing agricultural work in Ontario (2 of 3)

September 1, 2010
| The Conservative government continues to force a great number of people into a position where access to healthcare and a workplace free of health risks becomes attainable only in their dreams.
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9:13 minutes (2.11 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Health as a right? Prioritizing health for migrants doing agricultural work in Ontario (3 of 3)

September 3, 2010
| The Conservative government continues to force a great number of people into a position where access to health care and a workplace free of health risks becomes attainable only in their dreams.

13:41 minutes (12.52 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Mourning recent deaths of T.O. migrant workers (2 of 2)

September 4, 2010
| Workplace horror: This past Christmas Eve in Toronto four migrant workers had plummeted to their deaths, and a fifth worker left in permanent critical condition.

36:09 minutes (24.83 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

More accounts of martial law at Toronto G20 protests: Brandon's arrest story (3 of 5)

September 13, 2010
| Brandon shares his experience of being incarcerated without charges during the recent G20 protests in Toronto.

21:09 minutes (14.53 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Thinking critically about the Canadian immigration system (1 of 3)

September 21, 2010
| Who's let in? Who's left out? And why? Does the Canadian government care about how migrants live or just how much they can work?

27:54 minutes (38.32 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Mourning recent deaths of T.O. migrant workers (1 of 2)

September 1, 2010
| Workplace horror: This past Christmas Eve in Toronto four migrant workers had plummeted to their deaths, and a fifth worker left in permanent critical condition.

21:06 minutes (14.49 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Health & safety of migrant workers ignored

September 17, 2010
| Liz speaks to her experiences working under the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program and the hardships endured under it.

19:40 minutes (18 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Immigration minister's visit to Guelph, ON met by picnic denouncing federal immigration policies

September 26, 2010
| Picnic denounces federal Minister Jason Kenney's visit to Guelph, Canada's anti-migrant policies and the direction of conservative politics.

25:06 minutes (22.98 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Thinking critically about the Canadian immigration system (2 of 3)

September 30, 2010
| Who's let in? Who's left out? And why? Does the Canadian government care about how migrants live or just how much they can work?

32:54 minutes (45.19 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Migrant workers in Ontario embark on historic "Pilgrimage to Freedom" this Thanksgiving

October 8, 2010
| How were the recent workplace deaths of migrant agricultural workers, Ralston White and Paul Roach, preventable? What fuels this 50km march?

18:21 minutes (16.8 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Thinking critically about the Canadian immigration system (3 of 3)

October 15, 2010
| Who's let in? Who's left out? And why? Does the Canadian government care about how migrants live or just how much they can work?

52:03 minutes (47.66 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

More accounts of martial law at Toronto G20 protests (4 of 5)

October 18, 2010
| Another protester speaks out about the police brutality and indiscriminate arrests at the Toronto G8/20 protests.

17:27 minutes (11.99 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

More accounts of martial law at Toronto G20 protests: Sema's arrest story (5 of 5)

October 25, 2010
| Sema talks about police repression, including her own arrest and detention, at the protests.

17:53 minutes (16.38 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Spotlight on life in a Kenyan refugee camp

November 1, 2010
| Former refugees tell their story of people living in a refugee camp in Kenya.

33:51 minutes (30.99 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Burma's prescripted Nov 7 polls to prolong military rule

November 6, 2010
| Dr. Naing Aung talks about how the military has control of the upcoming elections in Burma, prolonging legitimacy of the military domination over the Burmese people.

31:56 minutes (29.23 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Thousands support Palestinians' right to education at World Education Forum, Montreal activist denied entry to Palestine

November 19, 2010
| Stefan talks about being refused into Palestine, education as a tool for emancipation from Israeli apartheid, and how international solidarity helps fight the occupation and apartheid.

17:11 minutes (15.73 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Behind local produce: Temporary work permits leave working-poor migrants open to exploitation

November 29, 2010
| Everyday throughout the growing and harvest seasons, non-citizen people put in day-long exhausting labour so that Canadians can eat at convenience and inexpensively.

34:58 minutes (32.02 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

The Cuban 5 are still behind bars 12 years later

December 13, 2010
| Their heroism and innocence denied, the Cuban 5 have remained in jail since their arrest 12 years ago. Lawyer Lorne Gershuny shares the latest on the case and speaks about its political significance.

34:57 minutes (32.01 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Torturing Omar Khadr since he was a child at Guantánamo

February 25, 2011
| The latest on Khadr's case. The horrors of his ongoing detainment. Why and how the Canadian goverment has supported his torture.

31:29 minutes (28.83 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Canada's support for an undeniably apartheid state

March 22, 2011
| Alan Sears, professor of sociology and founder of Faculty for Palestine, talks about the Palestinians' long struggle of being uprooted from their homeland, and denied freedoms and status.

18:43 minutes (17.15 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Jose Figueroa and the human cost of Canada's refugee laws

April 13, 2011
| Why has the Canadian government recently chosen to change their mind and label the FMLN as a terrorist group? What does Jose's deportation order mean for the Figueroa family? For Canadians?

56:08 minutes (51.39 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

New film adds perspective on the lives of people working Canada's 'temporary' agricultural jobs

April 23, 2011
| Does Canada really foster a nurturing society where everyone is equal? Hear the perspective of people working here without full rights.

40:12 minutes (36.81 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Communist Party of Canada on why 2011 election spells great danger to working and poor people

April 28, 2011
| On the party's platform and what's at stake in the May 2, 2011 election for working and poor people, (im)migrants, and Aboriginal people if Big Business succeeds in driving the country to the right.

53:44 minutes (49.2 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Mayday panel: Speaking from the forefront of the struggle for (im)migrant justice and workers' rights (1 of 2)

April 30, 2011
| The experiences of racialized working-class (im)migrants here. The abuses inherent in (forced) migration to Canada. The importance of these communities defending themselves.

60:37 minutes (65.02 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Mayday panel: Speaking from the forefront of the struggle for (im)migrant justice and workers' rights (2 of 2)

May 1, 2011
| The abuses inherent in (forced) migration with a spotlight on Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program. The importance of working in solidarity with racialized working-class (im)migrant communities here.

49:36 minutes (68.12 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Shameless U.S. news personality Lou Dobbs still given a mainstream platform

May 18, 2011
| Dobbs' ultra right-wing views were regularly showcased on CNN, fueling the movement to scapegoat immigrants. He criticizes "illegal" employers, but, wait! Macdonald has uncovered he is one.

41:10 minutes (37.69 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

It's the ReadNex Poetry Squad

July 30, 2011
| Poets to read about. Three-fifths of the squad speak their mind about all things at the heart of hip-hop including women and youth poets, and solidarity work with the most socially disempowered.

34:15 minutes (31.37 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Queer discussions on im/migration and criminalization

October 10, 2011
| The intersections of local queer organizing, anti-colonial and no-borders analyses. The recent victories and struggles of organizing in these realms.

54:39 minutes (46.43 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Seven Deadly Myths: Denying the Palestinian narrative

October 15, 2011
| A new film on the collective denial which has led to emotional and physical walls between the Isrealis and Palestinians. The bloodshed and psychological abuse bred from the conflict on Canada's hands

33:19 minutes (76.27 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Michael Parenti's 'The Face of Imperialism'

October 23, 2011
| Speaking with progressive scholar Michael Parenti, mainly talking about two of his recent books: 'The Face of Imperialism' and 'The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome'.

24:54 minutes (57 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

The powerful sacred life stages of women, Cree, Métis and Ojibway

November 12, 2011
| Nurturing and appreciating women, at each life stage, sustains healthy communities. The Sacred Feminine and story as healing forces in the decolonization and recovery of Aboriginal communities.

43:31 minutes (39.84 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Mapuche communities deserve liberation of their land and people

December 12, 2011
| I sat down with Jaroslava, who is with the Women's Coordinating Committee For a Free Wallmapu, to talk about the struggles against the termination of the Mapuche culture and people at home and abroad.

34:42 minutes (47.66 MB)
Migrant Matters
Migrant Matters

Guelph hosts vigil to honour 11 victims of migrant worker van tragedy

February 21, 2012
| Year after year, migrants without full status die in Ontario. Speakers at a Guelph vigil talk about the latest news on this -- the 10 people who were killed in a Hampstead, Ont. crash this month.

10:59 minutes (10.06 MB)