Just last week, the Israeli state massacred at least 34 Palestinians, including children, in Gaza. Israel’s unrelenting illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip has turned it into the world’s largest open-air prison.
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Organised by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights – SPHR Concordia and Solidarité pour les droits humains des Palestiniennes et Palestiniens UQAM, co-sponsored by Tadamon!
Montreal premiere of the new documentary ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom,’ followed by Q&A with Director Abby Martin, and activist and producer Mike Prysner.
—- We will have portable BBQ/grills and some food. Please feel free to bring what you’d like to grill and drink —-
This summer brought Omar the warmth and sunshine that he thought he would receive almost eleven years ago, when he landed in so-called Canada as a Palestinian refugee. Instead, he went through many years of stress and uncertainty, not unlike what other migrants face in Canada. Omar had left behind his wife and seven children back in Jenin, Palestine and had hoped for them to join him soon in Canada.
A panel discussion with Palestinians living in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), speaking of their experiences with the state violence and discrimination in occupied Palestine, and the state violence they now face in Canada.
This event is taking place as part of Israeli Apartheid Week-Montréal 2019. More information is available here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2312885085423229/
Join SOGEECOM and Tadamon for a Palestinian buffet, followed by a screening of Roadmap to Apartheid. This event is taking place as part of the 15th Israeli Apartheid Week.
In this award-winning documentary film, directors Ana Nogueira and Eron Davidson establish parallels between apartheid in South Africa and Israel, and highlight the physical and psychological consequences of these methods of segregations on oppressed populations.
To support this analogy, Ana Nogueira and Eron Davidson filmed moments of Palestinian daily life and drew upon archives from the era of apartheid in South Africa.
The screening will take place in the original English audio, with French subtitles.
For more information:
info@tadamon.ca
QPIRG Concordia
2100 Guy, suite 205
Metro Guy-Concordia
Join us for an evening of Palestinian food, music and dance in solidarity with Omar, for status, justice and dignity.
In June 2017, Omar, a stateless Palestinian refugee living and working in Canada for almost a decade, launched a public campaign, appealing directly to Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau demanding that he be granted permanent residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds and that he be allowed to reunite with his wife and seven children, from whom he has been separated for the past ten years.
For nearly a decade, Omar Ben Ali- a stateless Palestinian refugee- has been living in Montreal. Following the refusal of his refugee claim in 2008, Omar has been left in limbo- unable to obtain status, but unable to return to Palestine. In July 2017, Omar launched the #StatusforOmar campaign, demanding that he be granted permanent residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds be accepted and that he be allowed to reunite with his wife and seven children, from whom he has been separated for the past ten years.
Last month, Omar received news that his wife and children must complete medical examinations and submit additional documentation as part of the processing of his humanitarian and compassionate grounds application. Costs for the medical examinations, for passport renewals and for police certificates for family members above the age of 18 are expected to surpass $3,000. As the sole source of financial support for his family, Omar is unable to cover these expenses alone.
Tadamon is calling for donations to cover the costs required for the documents and exams. Below are some ways to donate:
* By Online Donation
You can make an online donation via the Status for Omar crowdfunding page: https://www.gofundme.com/status-for-omar-call-for-donations
* By Cheque
Please write your cheque out to “QPIRG-McGill”, specifying “Tadamon- Status for Omar Fundraiser” in the subject line. You can send the cheque by mail, or drop it off in person, at the following address:
QPIRG-McGill
3647 University Street, 3rd floor
Montreal, QC, H3A 2B3
QPIRG-McGill office hours are from noon to 6pm, from Monday to Thursday. Please note that the office is unfortunately not wheelchair-accessible.
* By Cash
To arrange a cash contribution, please contact info@tadamon.ca
More info on Omar’s campaign: https://www.tadamon.ca/campaigns/omar
Call to Protest the G7
From Gaza to Jerusalem: Solidarity with Palestine
70 years of colonization and occupation! 70 years of resistance!
On Friday, March 30 2018, the Israeli Defense Forces brutally murdered 19 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,400 in Gaza during a peaceful demonstration, the March of Return, which includes rallies and camp-ins planned to last for six weeks between land day and Nakba at the Israel-Gaza border to demand the right of return (al-awda) of Palestinians expelled from their land or fled in the war that followed the creation of Israel on May 14, 1948.
