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International Day of Action
Cities around the world participated in an international day of action in support of Kader.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Montreal: 748 days
Kader has entered his third year of virtual imprisonment in the church.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Durban, South Africa
Outside the Canadian consulate in Durban, South Africa.
Date: 01/17/2008
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Solidarity among migrants
Baruti Amisi, a refugee from the Congo, outside the Canadian consulate in Durban. Baruti is a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Refugee Council.
Date: 01/17/2008
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Durban meeting
Baruti Amisi and Shannon Walsh met with an official in the consulate, who promised to fax it to the Canadian High Commission Office in Pretoria.
Date: 01/17/2008
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Montreal Press Conference
Meanwhile, back in Montreal, Kathy Ramsey of Kader's support committee speaks to media during the press point in Montreal.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Political support in Montreal
Press conference in Montreal: Father James Mcdonald, Kathy Ramsey, Thierry St-Cyr (member of Parliament for Kader's riding and Immigration spokesperson for the Bloc Quebecois), and Thomas Mulcair (MP, NDP-Outremont).
Date: 12/24/2007
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Father Macdonald
Father James Mcdonald, the priest at St. Gabriel's Church in Point St. Charles, Montreal, where Kader has lived since 1 January 2006. In the background, Marc Champagne, a close friend of Kader's from Point St. Charles.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Media scrum in Montreal
A very large presence of media at the march led to sympathetic coverage.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Wellington, New Zealand
While in New Zealand .... Robert Read, National Distribution Union President, and union colleague Huia Welton outside the Canadian High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand.
Date: 01/18/2008
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The Hague, Netherlands (Pays bas)
In front of the Canadian Embassy at the Hague, Netherlands.
Date: 01/18/2008
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Paris, France
In front of the Canadian Embassy in Paris.
Date: 01/18/2008
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Berlin, Germany
In Berlin, Germany activists distributed information to a lot of people passing the Canadian embassy.
Date: 01/18/2008
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Picket in Berlin
The picket in Berlin was organized by German friends who visited Kader in the church in 2007.
Date: 01/18/2008
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Berlin meeting with officials
Signed petitions, circulated by Ökumenische BAG Asyl in der Kirche (a German ecumenical church sanctuary coalition), and a letter of support were delivered to the Canadian Embassy in Berlin.
Date: 01/18/2008
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London, England
Several members of the UK No Borders Network delivered a letter to Canada House in Trafalgar square, London, England.
Date: 09/20/2007
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Ottawa, Canada
Friends of Kader's outside the Ministry of Immigration offices in Ottawa, Canada.
Date: 01/17/2009
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March in Montreal
Over 100 people marched for Kader in Montreal, including personal friends and representatives of a broad spectrum of groups.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Underground Montreal
The march went inside to Montreal's extensive underground, in an effort to reach out to many more people about Kader's situation.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Descending
With a wind and snowstorm brewing outside, most Montrealers were staying inside.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Through the underground ...
Date: 12/24/2007
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Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble
The music of the Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble kept the spirit lively and festive.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Escalators
Passers-by were surpised by the indoors march and were eager to get information about what was going on.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Placards featured a photo from the exhibit "Toujours là", showing at the Point St. Charles community legal clinic for the month of January.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Date: 12/24/2007
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Food court
The march circled a busy food court, where people were taking a lunch break.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Date: 12/24/2007
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Back outside
The march returned to the streets after about a half hour inside.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Date: 12/24/2007
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Blown away
Members of the marching band bravely continued playing despite sub-zero temperature and a bitter wind.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Solidarity across Borders
Indu Vishast spoke on behalf of Solidarity across Borders, expressing solidarity for Laibar Singh, a former Montrealer who is currently in sanctuary in a Gurdwara in Vancouver.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Point Libertaire
Marcel Sévigny of Point Libertaire expressed the strong community support fo Kader in his neighbourhood of Pointe St. Charles.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Boys in blue
Police escorted the march, providing a colourful splash of blue.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Letter of support
Participants and passers were given information and asked to sign postcards and a letter of support.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Diners
Diners in one of Montreal's posh downtown restaurants try to see what is happening.
Date: 12/24/2007
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Date: 12/24/2007
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End of march
The Montreal march ended in front of the Immigration offices, an oppressive building from which migrants are forcibly deported every week.
Date: 12/24/2007
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