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L'Observatoire pour la justice migrante (OPLJM)

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SOLIDARITY NEIGHBOURHOODS WITHOUT BORDERSOrganized by the Observatory for Migrant Justice As part of the launch of Migrant Justice Action Month 2026, the Observatory for Migrant Justice is organizing a series of events around the theme &quot;Solidarity Neighbourhoods Without Borders.&quot; PROGRAMNovember 5<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Hours : 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ausgang Plaza, 6524 St-Hubert Street, Montr&eacute;al, H2S 2M3.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bilingual event with simultaneous French&ndash;English and English&ndash;French interpretation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Wheelchair-accessible venue</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Light refreshments will be served</li></ul>Panel discussion: Solidarity Neighbourhoods Without Borders: Setting Solidarity in Motion Through Community Knowledge For this evening of discussion, we are pleased to welcome Karl Gardner (author of Organizing Sanctuary: Migrant Justice and Abolitionist Activism in Canadian Cities, UBC Press, 2026), Amy Darwish (community organizer and coordinator of the Parc-Extension Action Committee &ndash; CAPE) and Laura Madokoro (professor in the Department of History at Carleton University and author of Sanctuary in Pieces: Two Hundred Years of Flight, Fugitivity, and Resistance, McGill-Queen&#39;s University Press, 2024).The conversation will be moderated by &Eacute;milie Nicolas, columnist at Le Devoir and the Montreal Gazette and PhD candidate in linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto. Schedule5:00 p.m.: Doors open5:30 to 6:00 p.m.: Opening remarks by Jeanne-Marie Rugira and Amel Zaazaa6:00 to 7:30 p.m.: Launch of the OPLJM&#39;s new video, followed by the panel discussion7:30 to 8:00 p.m.: Q&amp;A with the audience______________________________________________________ November 6<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: 7000 Parc Avenue, Montr&eacute;al, QC H3N 1X1</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Wheelchair-accessible venue</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided</li></ul>Workshops: Let&#39;s Organize Our Solidarity Neighbourhoods Without Borders!This day invites us to move from analysis to action. Through a variety of workshops led by organizations that work daily with people at risk of deportation, we will share strategies, knowledge and grassroots practices, while reflecting on the concrete actions we can take to make our neighbourhoods spaces of solidarity. Schedule9 a.m.: Welcome and opening of the day 10 to 11:45 a.m.: First block of workshopsTwo workshops will run in parallel. Participants may choose which workshop they wish to attend.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Workshop led by the Migrant Workers Centre (CTTI) Theme: &quot;Montr&eacute;al Stands Up Against Deportations&quot; campaign</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Workshop led by the Common Front Against C-12. Theme: Common Front Against C-12: From Mobilization to Action</li></ul>12 to 1 p.m.: Lunch break 1 to 2:45 p.m.: Second block of workshopsThese three workshops will run in parallel. Participants may choose which workshop they wish to attend.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Workshop led by Collectif Bienvenue Theme: Media Strategies as a Lever for Action Against Deportations</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Workshop led by Solidarity Across Borders Theme: Surviving as Undocumented in Montr&eacute;al, and How to Help as an Ally</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Workshop by the Parc-Extension Action Committee (CAPE) Theme: Neighbourhood-Level Mobilization: Collective Strategies and Actions</li></ul>2:45 to 3:00 p.m.: Coffee break 3 to 4 p.m.: Plenary session and proposals for collective action4 to 4:30 p.m.: Closing______________________________________________________ November 7<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Hours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Location: 7000 Parc Avenue, Montr&eacute;al, QC H3N 1X1</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Wheelchair-accessible venue</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Snacks and coffee will be available</li></ul>Morning of art workshops: &quot;To Create Is to Resist, to Resist Is to Create&quot;After two days devoted to analysis, knowledge-sharing and mobilization, this morning invites us to think about and experience migrant justice through the body, creation and artistic expression. Through a range of workshops, we will take the time to revisit the issues and experiences discussed over the previous days, to feel them differently, and to explore spaces for creation, care and collective healing.Please note that several workshops will run in parallel. Participants may choose which workshop they wish to attend. Schedule9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Community embroidery workshop with artist Poline Harbali (in French, with whispered interpretation into English) 9 to 11 a.m.: Zine-making workshop 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Talking circle led by the Binetna centre (French and English) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Art hive for children

SOLIDARITY NEIGHBOURHOODS WITHOUT BORDERSOrganized by the Observatory for Migrant Justice As part of the launch of Migrant Justice Action Month 2026, the Observatory for Migrant Justice is organizing a series of events around the theme "Solidarity Neighbourhoods Without Borders." PROGRAMNovember 5<ul><li>Hours : 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. </li><li>Ausgang Plaza, 6524 St-Hubert Street, Montréal, H2S 2M3. </li><li>Bilingual event with simultaneous French–English and English–French interpretation</li><li>Wheelchair-accessible venue</li><li>Light refreshments will be served</li></ul>Panel discussion: Solidarity Neighbourhoods Without Borders: Setting Solidarity in Motion Through Community Knowledge For this evening of discussion, we are pleased to welcome Karl Gardner (author of Organizing Sanctuary: Migrant Justice and Abolitionist Activism in Canadian Cities, UBC Press, 2026), Amy Darwish (community organizer and coordinator of the Parc-Extension Action Committee – CAPE) and Laura Madokoro (professor in the Department of History at Carleton University and author of Sanctuary in Pieces: Two Hundred Years of Flight, Fugitivity, and Resistance, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024).The conversation will be moderated by Émilie Nicolas, columnist at Le Devoir and the Montreal Gazette and PhD candidate in linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto. Schedule5:00 p.m.: Doors open5:30 to 6:00 p.m.: Opening remarks by Jeanne-Marie Rugira and Amel Zaazaa6:00 to 7:30 p.m.: Launch of the OPLJM's new video, followed by the panel discussion7:30 to 8:00 p.m.: Q&amp;A with the audience______________________________________________________ November 6<ul><li>Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: 7000 Parc Avenue, Montréal, QC H3N 1X1</li><li>Wheelchair-accessible venue</li><li>Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided</li></ul>Workshops: Let's Organize Our Solidarity Neighbourhoods Without Borders!This day invites us to move from analysis to action. Through a variety of workshops led by organizations that work daily with people at risk of deportation, we will share strategies, knowledge and grassroots practices, while reflecting on the concrete actions we can take to make our neighbourhoods spaces of solidarity. Schedule9 a.m.: Welcome and opening of the day 10 to 11:45 a.m.: First block of workshopsTwo workshops will run in parallel. Participants may choose which workshop they wish to attend.<ul><li>Workshop led by the Migrant Workers Centre (CTTI) Theme: "Montréal Stands Up Against Deportations" campaign</li><li>Workshop led by the Common Front Against C-12. Theme: Common Front Against C-12: From Mobilization to Action</li></ul>12 to 1 p.m.: Lunch break 1 to 2:45 p.m.: Second block of workshopsThese three workshops will run in parallel. Participants may choose which workshop they wish to attend.<ul><li>Workshop led by Collectif Bienvenue Theme: Media Strategies as a Lever for Action Against Deportations</li><li>Workshop led by Solidarity Across Borders Theme: Surviving as Undocumented in Montréal, and How to Help as an Ally</li><li>Workshop by the Parc-Extension Action Committee (CAPE) Theme: Neighbourhood-Level Mobilization: Collective Strategies and Actions</li></ul>2:45 to 3:00 p.m.: Coffee break 3 to 4 p.m.: Plenary session and proposals for collective action4 to 4:30 p.m.: Closing______________________________________________________ November 7<ul><li>Hours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Location: 7000 Parc Avenue, Montréal, QC H3N 1X1</li><li>Wheelchair-accessible venue</li><li>Snacks and coffee will be available</li></ul>Morning of art workshops: "To Create Is to Resist, to Resist Is to Create"After two days devoted to analysis, knowledge-sharing and mobilization, this morning invites us to think about and experience migrant justice through the body, creation and artistic expression. Through a range of workshops, we will take the time to revisit the issues and experiences discussed over the previous days, to feel them differently, and to explore spaces for creation, care and collective healing.Please note that several workshops will run in parallel. Participants may choose which workshop they wish to attend. Schedule9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Community embroidery workshop with artist Poline Harbali (in French, with whispered interpretation into English) 9 to 11 a.m.: Zine-making workshop 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Talking circle led by the Binetna centre (French and English) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Art hive for children

Solidarity neighborhoods without borders

QUARTIERS SOLIDAIRES SANS FRONTIÈRESorganisé par l’Observatoire pour la justice migrante Dans le cadre du lancement du mois d'action pour la justice migrante 2026, l'Observatoire pour la justice migrante organise une série d'évènements autour des du thème "Quartiers solidaires sans frontières". PROGRAMME Soirée du 5 novembre <ul><li>Horaire : 17h à 20h </li><li>Ausgang Plaza, 6524 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, H2S 2M3</li><li>Bilingue avec traduction simultanée fr-ang et ang-fr</li><li>Salle accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite</li><li>Des bouchées seront servis sur place</li></ul>Panel de discussion : Quartiers solidaires, sans frontières: mettre les solidarités en mouvement à partir des savoirs communautaires  Pour cette soirée d’échanges, nous aurons le plaisir d'accueillir Karl Gardner (auteur de Organizing Sanctuary: Migrant Justice and Abolitionist Activism in Canadian Cities, UBC Press, 2026), Amy Darwish (organisatrice communautaire et coordonnatrice du Comité d’action de Parc-Extension - CAPE) et Laura Madokoro (professeure au département d’histoire de l’Université Carleton et autrice de Sanctuary in Pieces: Two Hundred Years of Flight, Fugitivity, and Resistance, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024). La conversation sera animée par Émilie Nicolas, chroniqueuse au Devoir et à la Montreal Gazette et doctorante en anthropologie linguistique à l'université de Toronto. Déroulement 17h00: Accueil du public 17h30 à 18h : Mot d’ouverture par Jeanne-Marie Rugira et Amel Zaazaa18h à 19h30 : Lancement de la nouvelle capsule vidéo de l’OPLJM suivi par le panel de discussion 19h30 à 20h : période d’échange avec le public—-----------------------------------------------------------------------Journée du 6 novembre <ul><li>Horaire 9h à 16h30  </li><li>Lieu: <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?vet=10CAAQoqAOahcKEwj4xa2_opSXAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQEg..i&amp;udm&amp;fvr=1&amp;pvq=CgsvZy8xdGttbTUwdiIVCg83MDAwIGF2IGR1IFBhcmMQAhgD&amp;lqi=Cg83MDAwIGF2IGR1IFBhcmNImqjmmeaAgIAIWiEQABABEAIQAxgAGAEYAhgDIg83MDAwIGF2IGR1IHBhcmOSARthc3NvY2lhdGlvbl9vcl9vcmdhbml6YXRpb24&amp;cs=0&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=ca&amp;sa=X&amp;ftid=0x4cc91b92a7316771:0x67e8f19823f5a2da" target="_blank">7000 Av. du Parc, Montréal, QC H3N 1X1</a> </li><li>Salle accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite</li><li>Le dîner ainsi que les pause-cafés seront fournis</li></ul>Ateliers: Organisons nos quartiers solidaires et sans frontières!Cette journée invite à passer de l’analyse à l’action. À travers différents ateliers animés par des organismes engagés au quotidien auprès des personnes à risque de déportation, nous partagerons des stratégies, des savoirs et des pratiques de terrain, tout en réfléchissant aux actions concrètes que nous pouvons mettre en place pour faire de nos quartiers des espaces de solidarité. Déroulement 9 h : Accueil et ouverture de la journée 10h à 11h45  : Premier bloc d’ateliersDeux ateliers auront lieu en parallèle. Les participant·es pourront choisir l’atelier auquel ils et elles souhaitent prendre part.<ul><li>Atelier animé par le Centre des travailleuses et travailleurs migrants (CTTI)</li></ul>Thème: Campagne “Montréal Debout contre les déportations”<ul><li>Atelier animé par le Front Commun contre C-12</li></ul>Thème : Front commun contre C-12 : de la mobilisation à l’action  12h à 13h Pause dîner  13h à 14h45 - Deuxième bloc d’ateliersCes trois ateliers auront lieu en parallèle. Les participant·es pourront choisir l’atelier auquel ils et elles souhaitent prendre part.<ul><li>Atelier animé par le Collectif Bienvenue</li></ul>Thème : Stratégies de médiatisation comme levier d’action contre les déportations<ul><li>Atelier animé par Solidarité Sans Frontières </li></ul>Thème : Survivre comme sans papiers à Montréal, et comment aider en tant qu’allié·e<ul><li>Atelier par le Comité d’Action Parc-Extension (CAPE)</li></ul>Thème : La mobilisation à l’échelle d’un quartier : stratégies et actions collectives 14h45 à 15h Pause café  15h à 16h - Plénière et proposition de pistes d’actions collectives  16h à 16h30 - Clôture—-----------------------------------------------------------------------Journée du 7 novembre<ul><li>Horaire: 9h à 12h </li><li>Lieu: <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?vet=10CAAQoqAOahcKEwj4xa2_opSXAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQEg..i&amp;udm&amp;fvr=1&amp;pvq=CgsvZy8xdGttbTUwdiIVCg83MDAwIGF2IGR1IFBhcmMQAhgD&amp;lqi=Cg83MDAwIGF2IGR1IFBhcmNImqjmmeaAgIAIWiEQABABEAIQAxgAGAEYAhgDIg83MDAwIGF2IGR1IHBhcmOSARthc3NvY2lhdGlvbl9vcl9vcmdhbml6YXRpb24&amp;cs=0&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=ca&amp;sa=X&amp;ftid=0x4cc91b92a7316771:0x67e8f19823f5a2da" target="_blank">7000 Av. du Parc, Montréal, QC H3N 1X1</a> </li><li>Salle accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite </li><li>Des collations et du café seront disponibles </li></ul>Matinée d’ateliers artistiques: « Créer, c'est résister, résister, c'est créer »Après deux journées consacrées à l’analyse, au partage de savoirs et à la mobilisation, cette matinée propose de penser et vivre la justice migrante  par le corps, la création et l’expression artistique. À travers différents ateliers, nous prendrons le temps de revenir sur les enjeux et les expériences abordés au cours des journées précédentes, de les ressentir autrement et d’explorer des espaces de création, de soin et de guérison collective.Veuillez noter que plusieurs ateliers auront lieu en parallèle. Les participant·es pourront choisir l’atelier auquel ielles souhaitent prendre part. Déroulement  9h à 12h Atelier de broderie communautaire avec l’artiste Poline Harbali (FR) avec traduction chuchotée vers l’anglais 9h à 11h : Atelier de fabrication de zines 10h à 12h : Cercle de parole animé par le centre Binetna (FR et ANG) 9h à 12h : Ruche d’art pour les enfants

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