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Tuesday, September 30 2008

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Our Terrain of Struggle: Migrant Justice Organizing and Resistance in Montreal

September 23, 2008 - 8:34am
Date: 
Sep 22 2008 - 9:30am - Oct 10 2008 - 4:00pm
Location: 
Montreal, QC
What: 

Our Terrain of Struggle:
Migrant Justice Organizing and Resistance in Montreal
Photos presented by Solidarity Across Borders
September-December 2008

A photo exhibit documenting the organizing of Solidarity Across Borders (SAB) and allied groups will be displayed at various locations in Montreal this fall and winter. The exhibit is comprised of 24 medium-sized photographs, mounted on 12 black frames, with descriptive captions. The exhibit is also accompanied by silhouettes representing Montreal migrants who have resisted removal in the past several years. The photos are a partial and incomplete glimpse into the diverse organizing that constitutes migrant justice struggle in Montreal. (The detailed schedule of the photo exhibition and related events is listed below.)

(informations en français: http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/fr/node/261)

Where: 

September 22 to October 10, 2008
FRIGO VERT (Concordia University)
2130 rue Mackay (métro Guy-Concordia)
Mondays-Fridays: 10am-7pm
[This location is not accessible to wheelchairs.]

Who: 

Solidarity Across Borders is a Montreal-based network engaged in the struggle for justice and dignity of immigrants and refugees. We are comprised of migrants, immigrants, refugees and allies, and come together in support of our main demands: the regularization of all non-status people (Status for All!), an end to deportations and detentions, and the abolition of security certificates.

( categories: Québec )
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Book Launch: From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States can Change the World

September 5, 2008 - 8:04am
Date: 
Sep 30 2008 - 7:00pm - Sep 30 2008 - 8:30pm
Location: 
Halifax, NS
What: 

From Poverty to Power, published by Oxfam International (2008), contributes to an urgent and fast-changing debate about development. Its analysis draws on the experience of Oxfam and the organizations it supports in more than 100 countries around the world, recent literature, and extensive discussions with numerous development professionals.

Mark Fried is the Advocacy Coordinator for Oxfam Canada and writes regularly on policy issues related to international development.

Where: 

North Branch Library, Gottingen St , Halifax

Who: 

Oxfam Canada
Public Engagement, Advocacy, and Campaigns Officers
2099 Gottingen St., Halifax, NS, B3K 3B2
902-425-7877

( categories: Nova Scotia )
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