Migrant Justice Videos

In response to recent raids that have occurred under the public's noses, there have been many mass public actions throughout Canada denouncing these dehumanizing attacks on racialized working-poor (im)migrant communities, including in Guelph, Ontario. Formerly known as Student Support for Migrant Workers, Fuerza/Puwersa organized a potluck dinner and panel on April 30, 2009 in Downtown Guelph. This "Status for All!" May Day Dinner event featured speakers from several different associations including Janet McLaughlin (researcher on migration and instructor at the University of Guelph), Marco Luciano (coordinator with Migrante Ontario), and Craig Fortier (organizer with No One Is Illegal-Toronto). http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9085614140

Seventy-six men arrived off the coast of British Columbia in a barge from Sri Lanka in mid-October. All, but one, continue to be detained in a jail outside of Vancouver. The Sri Lankan government suggests these men have ties to the Tamil Tigers, but advocates say those accusations hold no truth. Todd Ross speaks for Canadian Human Rights Voice, a non-profit organization advocating for human rights in Sri Lanka.

Adil Charkaoui Speaks A public forum Thursday June 18, 2009 Steelworkers' Hall Toronto Ontairo

1:38 - 4:10 Jack Layton speaks after a protest in Solidarity with Iran at Toronto's Queen's Park 4:48 - 9:11 An interview with the founder of the Global Detention Project, tracking migrant detentions around the world. 10:07 - 13:59 Music by Pamela Brennan. The song is Amsterdam. 14:34 - 21:30 Cathi Bond speaks to Joseph Heath about Filthy Lucre: Economics for those who hate Capitalism 22:00 - 26:50 Music from Colin Linden

At this moment... dozens of migrant families are behind bars in a jail outside of Austin, Texas... The jail - T. Don Hutto - is built specifically for immigrant families. This jail is filled with women, men, children, and babies... none have been charged with any crime. Stark Raven interviews Lauren Martin who is working on the campaign to close T. Don Hutto. She's also studying migrant detention in the U.S. for her PhD at the University of Kentucky.