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G8/G20 Summits Begin

1:20 pm By la Macha · Immigration|Money · 7 Comments

25 Jun 2010

It’s been a busy time around here with all the conferences (AMC and now the USSF) and now the G 8 and 20 summits are blasting off with rounds of protests. I was most interested to hear about this protest, which involved (as near as I can tell) indigenous peoples and immigrants.

Via BChannelNews.tv

In the days leading up to the G8/G20 Summits, activists and community organizers have been co-ordinating events and actions around Themed Days of Resistance, which highlight different issues each day, as a build-up to the Days of Action that are scheduled for June 25-27.

The theme for June 24 was Indigenous Sovereignty and the streets of Toronto saw a First Nations led march of over 1500 people.

Later in the day a press conference was held, and members of Defenders of the Land and No One is Illegal (two groups involved in the march) spoke to reporters in front of the three kilometre, $5.5 million security fence that has encircled the area around the summit site in downtown Toronto.

Here’s another good one:

We’ll be keeping our eyes out for more interesting news, let us know if you’re at the protests!

If You’re Going to Cross, Please Use the Ladder Provided

9:19 am By Maegan La Mala · Immigration · Comments Off

21 Jun 2006

Ranchers and other homeowners near the U.S./Mexico border are making it a little easier for immigrants coming into the United States, by providing ladders. Their reasons are not all that altruistic. Some Texas ranchers are adding ladders along their fences because they are tired of fixing torn down fencing and losing their animals through holes. But just because the ladders are there doesn’t mean people use them. Paul Johnson, a rancher in La Copa, just south of a U.S. Border Patrol highway checkpoint that went up 75 miles from the border said:

“They ignore it a lot,” Johnson said. “They’re afraid that they’re monitored by the Border Patrol.” Johnson plans to take the ladders down, worried about the message he’s sending. “I think what it does is give a signal that we are wanting them to cross there, don’t mind the crossing, and that kind of magnifies the problem,”

Other area ranchers like Michael Vickers, opt for something a little different, like ringing fences with 220 volts of electricity.

Via / Yahoo News

Building Fences and Now Quite Amnesty

8:35 am By Maegan La Mala · Controversia|Immigration · Comments Off

18 May 2006

The U.S. Senate is just fine with amnesty thank you very much, just don’t call it that. Yesterday the Senate give its nod to an immigration reform plan that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and hundreds of miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexican border. The House of Representatives is making it very clear however that anything resembling amnesty will be rejected. The Senate plan also calls for 500 miles of vehicle barriers.

Via / Yahoo

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Posts Tagged ‘border fences’

G8/G20 Summits Begin

If You’re Going to Cross, Please Use the Ladder Provided

Building Fences and Now Quite Amnesty

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