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Immigration and security issues for activists

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Thanks to the People's Commission Network, a Montreal organization opposed to the national security agenda, there is a workshop guide that not only includes a facilitation guide at the back based on group size and orientation (allies etc) - but each page doubles as a handout!

You can customize the workshop to suit any outline provided in the guide to be instructive, discussion based or to just host an extremely informative talk.

The workshop breaks down:

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Beit Zatoun
September 7, 2011 |
What action is required urgently by social service agencies and policymakers to meet the needs of newcomer women?
Needs No Introduction

Fear of the hordes: Barbara Jackman on human rights for non-citizens

March 17, 2011
| A recent conference titled 'Canada 2020: The future of public interest law' featured a keynote speech by prominent immigration lawyer and human rights advocate Barbara Jackman.

36:05 minutes (33.08 MB)
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

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)

Emergency public meeting: Immigration enforcement supports abusers, targets survivors

Feb 16 2011 - 3:00pm
Feb 16 2011 - 5:00pm

Location

519 Community Centre
519 Church Street, north of Wellesley
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 39' 59.094" N, 79° 22' 52.0536" W

In a stunning move, the Canadian Border Services Agency issued a national policy late Friday afternoon ordering its officers to enter and wait outside anti-violence against women spaces to detain and deport women survivors of violence. Immigration Enforcement has also been given instructions to follow women survivors of violence on their way to and from spaces where they may seek support.

Canadian Auto Workers
January 12, 2011 |
Bill C-49 proposes mandatory detention without independent review, which is easily classified as arbitrary detention and contrary to the Charter and to international law. Sign the petition to stop it.
Labour Show

Episode #17- Conservatives to require visas while denying human rights abuses: Part 1

September 16, 2009
| Discussion surrounding the recent re-imposition of visa requirements on people of Mexican and Czech-Roma descent, which blocks their entrance into Canada.

14:37 minutes (13.38 MB)
Labour Show

Episode #18- Conservatives to require visas while denying human rights abuses: Part 2

September 17, 2009
| Connecting the racist re-imposition of visas w/ the current state of the Canadian immigration system

21:06 minutes (19.32 MB)
Labour Show

Episode #19- Conservatives to require visas while denying human rights abuses: Part 3

September 25, 2009
| Connecting the racist re-imposition of visas w/ the current state of the Canadian immigration system.

9:32 minutes (8.72 MB)
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