|
crowd
The live telethon event in Montreal took place at a cultural centre in Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 101
|
preparing
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 142
|
thermometer
During the evening, the sanctions-busting barometer continued to rise, indicating the pressure as more and more people decided to break the sanctions.
Date: 04/28/2010
Views: 198
|
|
room
Marie-Eve Lamy and Aaron Lakoff co-hosted the telethon
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 142
|
silde show
Because Abdelrazik’s name appears on the 1267 list, he is subject to financial sanctions.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 159
|
Phones update
Phone table update: in the end more than 150 people participated in this nonviolent direct action.
Date: 04/28/2010
Views: 208
|
|
phone lines
Telephone operators were overwhelmed with calls from all parts of the country.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 165
|
phones intense
Phone lines continued busy throughout the evening.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 68
|
Norman
Norman Nawrocki kicked off the evening of performances with his classic, The Real Terrorists.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 145
|
|
map at beginning
As calls came in, the locations of callers were added to a map of Canada.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 136
|
maria
Project Fly Home's Maria Forti gives an overview of the 1267 regime and why it is important to stand up to it.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 160
|
map
People called in from Vancouver to Halifax; from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Yukon and Nunavut.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 157
|
|
kids
Meanwhile, in the kids' corner, young sanctions-breakers took part in a variety of their own activities.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 146
|
Jou Jou
Fabulous story-teller Jou Jou Turenne was among the brilliant performers of the evening.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 161
|
kader
Recently released from his own virtual prison - four years of church sanctionary, Kader B also took part in the evening.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 150
|
|
Ehab
Montreal poet and activist Ehab Lotayef read from his new book, To Love a Palestinian Woman.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 144
|
food
The evening featured a free community dinner.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 144
|
aboud at ckut
CKUT 90.3 FM Radio broadcast live onsite, shown here interviewing Brian Aboud from Project Fly Home.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 143
|
|
Al and Jess Blair
Superb folk-singer sisters Al and Jess Blair
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 144
|
abdelrazik
Abdelrazik and interpreter. The sanctions mean that it is illegal for any Canadian to provide funds to him.
Date: 05/05/2010
Views: 139
|
|