thinking of the riveras, today and always
My grief for the Rivera family and my rage at this cruel, anti-democratic government roils unabated. I am haunted by thoughts of my dear friend Kimberly Rivera, who has given…
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the rivera family leaves canada. our hearts break, our anger rises.
Now that some of the details have been made public, I need to write about my experience yesterday and the last few days. As the public battle to keep Kimberly…
kim rivera to be deported from canada tomorrow. our struggle continues.
As you may have heard, the Federal Court has denied Kimberly Rivera a stay of removal and leave to appeal. Kim and her family are scheduled to leave Canada tomorrow.…
archbishop tutu calls on canada to let kimberly rivera stay
In today’s Globe and Mail: Don’t deport war resister Kimberly RiveraBy Desmond Tutu When the United States and Britain made the case in 2003 for the invasion of Iraq, it…
manitoba to defy jason kenney, cover refugee health care
The Province of Manitoba has announced that it will cover health care for refugee claimants, in defiance of Jason Kenney’s vindictive cuts to help at the federal level. (I haven’t…
what im reading: john henry days, by colson whitehead
Here I am again, gushing about another novel by Colson Whitehead. For my last grab at pleasure reading before trudging back to my grad-school cell, I went back to the…
leading canadian advocates say: let kimberly rivera stay. war resisters welcome here.
Author Judy Rebick, Alex Neve of Amnesty International Canada, Bruce Cox of Greenpeace, Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians, and Brigette DePape of “Stop Harper” fame: a great video.…
ndp: war resisters are welcome in canada
From the New Democratic Party: Allow conscientious objectors to stay in Canada SURREY – New Democrats are calling on the government to respect parliament’s commitment to allow conscientious objectors to…
this is what privatization looks like
The Harper Government has schooled us in austerity basics. Call it Privatization 101. Ottawa Citizen: DND to pay $100 million to private firm to replace laid-off workers Just months after…
cheri dinovo says: let kim stay
In this video, Provincial MP Cheri DiNovo introduces war resister Kimberly Rivera to the Ontario legislative assembly. She asks her fellow MPPs to contact the federal government on Kim’s behalf.…
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Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney613.954.1064
where i’ve been
I was planning on spending the final few weeks of my summer reading, and blogging the remainder of my notes from Marxism 2012. That all changed when the Rivera family…
new send a (new) letter to jason kenney: let kim stay
Please read, sign, and share! Change.org|How to Start a Petition All are welcome to sign; this is not limited to Canadians.
let them stay: action alert: what you can do to help stop the deportation of war resister kim rivera
See below for actions you can take to help US war resister Kimberly Rivera. We had an amazing community meeting in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto last night. More than…
amnesty: kim rivera is a conscientious objector. let her stay.
Gloria Nafziger at Amnesty International Canada: Amnesty International considers Kimberly Rivera to be a conscientious objector, and as such would consider her to be a prisoner of conscience should she…
headline letter in today’s star: let them stay
In today’s Toronto Star: Let U.S. war resister stay in Canada For the last few years, I have followed our government’s response to the issue of American war resisters in…
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Check back at Resisters.ca/Support the Rivera Familyfor updates on how you can help, including materials for download.
tonight in toronto: stand with the riveras
Tonight in Toronto, supporters of US war resisters and the Parkdale community will gather at United Church of Parkdale to support war resister Kimberly Rivera and her family. The Harper…