Silver Bullet

TORONTO—“The soldiers came and killed my brother and grandfather,” said Diego Santiago Cedillo. The Maya Ixil man and genocide survivor was testifying on March 26, 2013, as part of the case against former Guatemalan President José Efraín Ríos Montt.

South American families push government to process humanitarian applications

Hundreds of families from Colombia, Venezuela and Haiti are affected by the immigration process they call “confusing and frustrating.”
What is happening with the humanitarian application of many South American families?
Photo of Fabiola Gomez and family.

Colombian and Venezuelan diasporas in Ontario are pushing the federal government to process applications for a family reunification program that were submitted before the deadline but are now being rejected due to space limitations. Advocates say at least 600 families are being affected.

Learning from Organizers – Saleh Waziruddin

A *Talking Radical: Resources* interview
Saleh Waziruddin

Saleh Waziruddin is a South Asian anti-racism activist who has participated in grassroots struggles throughout his adult life. In his 20s, he organized in the Muslim community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now in his 40s, he lives in Niagara, Ontario, and is active in the Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association (NRARA). Though not one of its founders, he has been part of the group since it started in 2018.

Migrant Spring Marches Held Across Canada, Calling for Status for All

Migrants and allies take action to push the slow-moving federal government to introduce a pathway to regularization for all immigrants
Protesters organizing a sit-in at Spadina and Bloor, in front of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's office. Photo: Andrew Oliphant

A series of nationwide demonstrations for migrant workers rights were held across eight Canadian cities this weekend.

Supporters in Toronto gathered at Christie Pits Park on Saturday demanding permanent residency status for all undocumented people in Canada. The “Migrant Spring” protest also called on the federal government to remove unfair immigration requirements for care workers and to end deportations immediately.

Op/Ed: A Movement for Palestine Solidarity Grows in Surrey

Palestine solidarity organizing in Surrey.
Protest outside restaurant.
Protesters with Palestine flags and signs.
Protest outside restaurant.
Riot fencing at city hall.
Palestine flag at city hall.
Palestine flag on table with street in background.
Scotiabank protest signs at door of Scotiabank.
Palestine solidarity picketers at Scotiabank.

As I reported recently, the mayor and council for the City of Surrey have been so desperate to keep Palestine solidarity voices from speaking at council meetings in an effort to get the city to vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, that they have taken to locking all residents out of council meetings. They have recently gone so far as setting up new riot fencing to keep the public from even coming within several meters of city hall.

Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in February 2024

Police killings in February 2024.
Waterloo Regional Police Cruisers. Via Wikpedia.

At least five people were killed in Canadian police actions in February 2024. These deaths include people who were directly killed by police, as in police shootings, or died during police deployments or in police custody. Three people were shot and killed by police in February, one was killed during a police chase, and one died during an arrest while in medical crisis. Two victims were in mental distress at the time police were deployed against them. One person was in a medical crisis.

Op/Ed: Something is rotten in the City of Windsor...the Windsor Police Service

Police abuse in Windsor, Ontario.
Windsor Police Service Patch.

I was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, and still have connections there. So I keep an eye on goings on in the old hometown and still have great interest in what is happening. It was there that, as a blue-collar kid, I was first set upon, targeted, and harassed by cops, and that I started to figure out what policing was really all about.

Pages

Subscribe to The Media Co-op RSS