#open the border

[sugas6thtooth]

Share this. Israel can not keep getting away with its atrocities.

[pnwpol]

On August 22th in Val David, in front of the head office of construction Tisseur Inc., the company that is building the new prison for the migrant.e.s in laval.

GET INVOLVED

Solidarité sans frontière/Solidarity across border/Solidaridad sin frontera

Personne n'est illégal/No One Is Illegal

[pnwpol]

What is a Solidarity City?

Solidarity Across Borders is a migrant justice network based in Montreal, active since 2003. We are comprised of migrants and allies, and we organize together to support individuals and families who are confronting an unjust immigration and refugee system.

We mobilize around these main demands: an end to deportations and detentions and the abolition of the double punishment of migrants with criminal records. We demand Status for All! and are building a “Solidarity City” campaign. We demand that:

Everyone living here should have access to free health care in clinics, CLSCs and hospitals. Medical facilities should never ask for information on immigration status. Instead, they should work to provide appropriate and respectful care to all users. We want health care to be accessible to all and support efforts to defend the public health care system.

Everyone living here should be able to attend school free of charge, regardless of their – or their parents – immigration status. We are in favor of universal education for all, from kindergarten to university, and defend accessible education at all levels and for all people.

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) should not have any right to enter and arrest migrants in hospitals, clinics, shelters, schools, or any space providing essential services; ultimately, the CBSA should not be welcome anywhere in our communities.

Any person living here should have access to social housing, food banks, unemployment benefits and any other social welfare regardless of immigration status.

The “Solidarity City” campaign is an attempt to generalize and broaden some key organizing principles that have been applied in migrant justice work in Montreal.

In order to bring our vision of Solidarity City closer to reality, we are asking community organizations and centres, collectives, trade unions, healthcare providers, educational institutions, food banks, shelters, housing co-ops, and everyone else to commit to providing services equally to all, regardless of immigration status. As one important symbolic step, we ask these organizations and institutions to endorse the Solidarity City declaration (See link for full declaration).

If your organization would like to endorse this declaration, or needs more information (including a presentation about the Solidarity City campaign) get in touch: [email protected]

[2cutte2bcis]

Fuck any line drawn in the sand by a white hand

[kijiboop]

Opening up borders: An idea economists tend to love and politicians detest

For many economists, it's the simplest and most effective way to make the world richer and reduce poverty. For those in government, it's a political landmine.

This is an older article, but it still answers some of my questions to the politically moderate people I care about. 

It is economically viable to open the border. Why are we not doing that? Why can we not acknowledge that there are people all over the world who want to be here? Why is it illegal to come here without being a citizen at all? Why?

Why can’t we all just fucking get along?