Vancouver Mayday 2005

27 May, 2006 - Status for All!
National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights

Highlights from the 27 May, 2006 National Day of Action for Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Vancouver, organized by the Status Coalition.

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May 27, 2006 Vancouver - highlights RT: 6:00

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, VANCOUVER

27 May 2006, VANCOUVER: Migrants, refugees and their allies demonstrated in Vancouver Saturday May 27, 2006 against the deportation and detention of migrants and refugees, for a full, inclusive, unconditional and ongoing regularization program, and for full rights and dignity for immigrant communities against racism, poverty, and criminalization. The Vancouver event was one of eight similar actions in Canadian cities.

Across the Canada hundreds of thousands of people live without status, without sufficient access to health care or education, and in great fear of being detained or deported, all the while being the most exploited in the workplace. For decades immigrants have been scapegoated, and now since 9/11, the false link between immigrants and terrorism has developed with the racist use of Anti-Terrorism legislation and Security Certificates. Thousands of migrants, especially immigrant women, are forced to live in poverty; while thousands of temporary workers perform hard and dangerous labour, yet are denied their basic rights.

On May 27 Immigrant and Refugee groups and supporters refused to be silenced and refused to live in fear.

The National Day of Action was a celebration of community courage as immigrants and refugees and supporters stood together to demand status for all and dignity for friends, families, and communities!

The Vancouver event was organized by the STATUS Coalition, a coalition of Middle Eastern, Latino, South Asian, African, Iranian, Chinese, and South East Asian immigrant community-based organizations: Association of Chinese Canadians for Equality and Solidarity Society, Bolivia Solidarity Committee, Canadian Network for a Democratic Nepal, Consejo Indigena Popular de Oaxaca -Ricardo Flores Magon - Vancouver, Committee for Solidarity with Colombia, Iranian Federation of Refugees, Iranian Refugee B.C, La Surda Latin American Collective, Justicia 4 Migrant Workers B.C, No One is Illegal, Palestine Arab Women�s Association, Palestine Community Center, Salaam Vancouver, South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy, Vancouver Status of Women

ENDORSERS AND SUPPORTERS OF MAY 27TH RALLY (as of Monday May 22nd): Americana Latina Al Dia, Anti-Capitalist Community Forum, Anti-Trafficking Coalition Vancouver, Al-Awda Vancouver, Anti-Poverty Committee, Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS, B.C. Committee for Human Rights in the Phillipines, BC Latin American Collective, Bulland Awaaz, Bus Riders Union, Caf� Rebelde Coalition, Canada Palestine Association, Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) National, Canadian Union of Public Employees Union (CUPE) Local 15, Chetna Association, Collective Perspectives, Co-op Radio, Colouring Book Project, Downtown Eastside Residents Association, Filipino Nurses Support Group, Grassroots Women, Group of Relatives and Friends of Political Prisoners in Mexico, Haiti Solidarity BC, Headlines Theatre, Hospital Employees Union, International Solidarity Movement, Muslim Canadian Congress, Latin American Connexions, Latinos in Action, Kalayaan Resource & Training Centre, North Shore Women�s Centre, Palestine Human Rights Committee, Philippine Women Centre, of B.C, Poets Against the War, Red Star Club, Rainbow Refugee, SIKLAB (Overseas Filipino Workers), Red Mexicas in Canada, SFPIRG, Teaching Support Staff Union, Ugnayan Ng Kabataang Pilipino Sa Canada (Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance), Vancouver Internationalist Bolivarian Circle �Bob Everton, Voices of Palestine, Wake up with Co-op, Wall Must Fall Campaign Canada, War Resisters.

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Highlights from the 27 May, 2006 National Day of Action for Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Vancouver, organized by the Status Coalition.

Click on the links below for webcasts. Please be patient. Some files require time to download.

May 27, 2006 Vancouver - highlights RT: 6:00

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, VANCOUVER

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Click on the links below for webcasts.
Please be patient. Some files require time to download.