можно ли найти работу на работном сайте с закрытым для работодателей резюме? нет, конечно! можно не удивляться, что на резюме никто не пишет и не звонит? в италии, можно, не одна я такая, кто ищет и не находит! а можно ли полтора года не знать, что твое резюме спрятано от взляда посторонних и его видишь только ты??? оказывается, тоже можно!
сегодня я открыла в себе кретинизм2.0, причем совершенно случайно. залезла на сайт обновлять резюме и менять пароль, в связи со смертью всех cookies, и боковым зрением на баннере увидела вопрос- а каков уровень видимости твоего резюме СЕГОДНЯ? не кликая баннер,я начала проверять ВСЕ свои настройки (после замены пароля)и вот выяснила, что резюме было написано "в стол" и только с сегодняшнего дня можно ждать хоть какого-то эффекта от него.

В Аквилле- очередное землетрясения, пусть и не смертоносное.а вот Ferrovie dello Stato, оповешая меня регулярно о своих офертах, сегодня приглашают всех съездить на поезде в течение месяца в Абруццо туда- обратно из любой точки Италии со скидкой 30% .
Тупой и кровожадный у них маркетолог, мне кажется. Лучше бы с каждого (любого) купленного билета брал 10 центов в помощь жертвам... Были бы собраны тысячи евро за это время....

чтобы осознать, что у нас украли велик, после приятнейшего кино-вечера на свежем воздухе, мне потребовалось несколько десятков секунд. пялюсь на бичи-парковку, вижу свой велик, обшарпанный, но любимый. а там, где должен бы стоять второй, - только колесо переднее и цепь, выполняющая роль замка... т.е просто открутили колесо от велика и сперли то, что поценней!!!! рядом мы увидели еще 2 жертвы- окрученное седло на велике справа и открученное колесо на велике слева.
Ф.выругался очень крепко, выкурил от злости залпом 2 сигареты. Мимо проехали carabineri, но к ним обращаться не было смысла. возращались мы пешком, мой велик “шел” рядом со мной. обсужали фильм, тезис о том, что важно заботиться в жизни об отношениях, а не предметах.
Так что пусть себе велик под чужой попой километры наматывает! А мы себе другого найдем!

в обмен на ХХХ евроденег 25июня сего года мы с Ф. вступили в клуб фотопомешанных и фотоозабоченных.
и, как следствие, уже снится съемка.. уже руки горят применить на практике теорию и уже запланированы новые траты на полгода вперед... и имя ему Nikon D 60, doppio kit

Если я раньше просто рассуждала пространно , то сейчас я абсолютно убеждена, что самый главный человек в государстве это учитель и воспитатель. у них не должно быть никаких проблем, бытовых или финансовых. ибо это они холят и лелеют то, чему быть будушим государства- детей и подростков.
семья, безусловно, тоже важна, и я даже признаю ее примат в воспитании и в образовании, но.. давайте будем откровенны, институт семьи в последние 50 лет переживает самый серьзный кризис за всю историю существования человечества, статистика неумолима..

чойто я так бросилась признаваться в любви к педработникам?
дело в том, что я 2 утра провела с детьми 7-9 лет, в рамках волонтерского проекта, что-то вроде летнего городского лагеря для школьников (детей из семей, где 1 или 2 родителей неитальянцы)
столько всего пережито за эти 8 часов с ними, что я теперь в серьезных сомнениях по поводу своей готовности к материнству. особенно в италии...

на следующей недели, наверное, схожу туда еще, как только морально подгоотовлюсь к новым ¨контактам с реальностью¨

должна признать, объективности ради, что мои бумажные дела стали двигаться намного быстрей, с того момента, как я стала синьорой.
результаты таковы: по вмж (permesso di soggiorno)- 2 месяца ожидания, по прописке (residenza)- 1 месяц. удостоверение личности (carta d'identità) выдали сразу, в моем присутствии, и это казалось чудом. и не так уж важно, что туда мне влепили casalinga (домохозяйка), поскольку официально я не могу еще работать, как только я изъявлю желание, мне подчистят эту графу в базе данных и заменят само удостоверение.
в общем, удовлетворили меня, наконец!

мне осталась самая малость- пересдать экзамены на права. и я даже не сопротивляюсь, мне бы совсем не помешало освежить свои навыки вождения и знание правил.
спасибо всем тем, кто следил за моей историей с внж, в ее парадоксальной форме. обещаю больше не ныть на эту тему и не поминать лихом госслужащих belpaese.

сегодня от соседей мы узнали, что на синьора снизу было совершено нападение в нашем же садике, кто то пробрался на дворовую территорию и поджидал жильцов.
синьор отделался легким испугом и часами rolex, которые пришлось срочно подарить неизвестному. с такими вот новостями мы отмечаем 3 месяц переезда в элитный район города.
а так вообще прелесть: зелень, хороший воздух, красивые дома, вежливые и нарядные люди тут живут.

Globe and Mail

CSIS beefs up screening for Tamil Tigers

Extra agents added in Sri Lanka as backlog grows for Canadian visa requests

Bill Curry

Ottawa

Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2009

Canada is boosting its immigration screening in Sri Lanka – shifting overseas CSIS agents from New Delhi to Colombo in a bid to keep defeated Tamil Tiger terrorists from landing here.

In addition to moving agents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Canada Border Services Agency from their posts in India, the federal immigration department is adding staff to manage the growing backlog of Sri Lankan visa requests.

Richard Fadden, the deputy minister of Citizenship and Immigration who takes over as head of CSIS on June 27, told MPs Tuesday that any hint of association to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam now triggers in-depth screening.

“We are insisting that all applications that have any possibility of involvement with the LTTE be referred to secondary review either by CBSA or by CSIS,” Mr. Fadden said during an appearance before the House of Commons immigration committee.

Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis, whose Scarborough-Agincourt riding is home to many Tamil-Canadians, accused the government of unnecessary delays at a time when families are desperate to be united in Canada.

“Is it because your department and your government has a view that if you're a Tamil, you're a Tiger, you're a terrorist?” he asked.

“Of course it's not,” replied Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who appeared with Mr. Fadden.

Mr. Kenney has vowed to speed up family-reunification applications coming from Sri Lanka. But his deputy, Mr. Fadden, said security concerns can lead to a second, and even a third round of interviews as part of the application process.

“While we do want to do everything we can to expedite the handling of files, one aspect that can slow down these files are security concerns,” said Mr. Fadden.

в спутники жизни я выбрала себе человека, который в охотку
может съесть только 2 блина с икрой и 1 с nutella.
уж не ошиблась ли я в выборе?
у меня вот лично нет никаких проблем съесть двойную порцию лазаньи, ризотто frutti di mare или чего-то подобного

***** Update *****

Bill C-291 is stalled in the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, with Liberals joining Conservatives in blocking study of the bill.

At a Committee vote June 2 calling for immediate study of the bill, the Liberals split, allowing the motion to be defeated.

The CCR has written letters to the Liberal members of the Standing Committee, expressing dismay at the Party's betrayal of refugee rights.

The CCR urges the Committee to complete its study very quickly, given that the bill has already been studied by both the House and the Senate in the previous Parliament.

For nearly seven years, refugee claimants in Canada have been denied the appeal that Parliament granted them in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Instead their fate is determined by a single decision maker in a system never approved by Parliament. Correcting this injustice is long overdue.

The CCR calls on the government to implement the Refugee Appeal Division without delay and on Parliamentarians to ensure its implementation by quickly adopting Bill C-291.



Background
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act approved by Parliament in 2001 created the Refugee Appeal Division. However in 2002, the government implemented the Act but not the sections that give refugee claimants the right to appeal to the Refugee Appeal Division.

To correct this injustice, the last Parliament voted to force the implementation of the Refugee Appeal Division. Both the House of Commons (in 2007) and the Senate (in 2008) approved bill C-280, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act calling for the implementation of the Refugee Appeal Division. However, the bill did not become law because the House still needed to approve the amendments made by the Senate when the 2008 elections were called.

Since the Refugee Appeal Division was created by Parliament and the last Parliament voted to force its implementation, the current Parliament should adopt Bill C-291, which is the text of the former bill C-280, as amended by the Senate. Bill C-291 should be adopted immediately and without further debate.

Take action!

For organizations and individuals:

Call, meet with or write Members of Parliament in your area, urging them to press for rapid reintroduction and passage of Bill C-291, calling for the implementation of the Refugee Appeal Division as provided for the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

You can include this one-pager with your letter or give it to your MP if you meet.

For a guide on how to approach a meeting with an MP, please follow these tips on how to organize a meeting on the RAD

You can also used this suggested model letter to write to your MP.

Messages to give to MPs:

The bill is important. Providing refugee claimants with their right to appeal may save lives. Wrong decisions at the refugee hearing that go uncorrected can lead to refugees being returned to persecution, torture and even death. Contrary to much popular opinion, there is currently no appeal on the merits for refugee claimants – the limited recourses that are available are incapable of correcting many errors in refugee determination.
The bill needs to be passed quickly. It is already more than six years since the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act came into effect without implementing the right of appeal for refugees foreseen by the Act. As a result, for six years refugee claimants have been having their fate determined by a single decision maker in a system never approved by Parliament. Correcting this injustice is long overdue.
The bill was very close to becoming law. All that was left was for the House of Commons to vote on the amendments made by the Senate. It should therefore be a straightforward matter for the House and Senate to pass the same text without further debate and delays.
Thanks for letting us know how about any response your get - send a quick message to cfrench@ccrweb.ca with an update after speaking to an MP.

For organizations - another way to take action:

Fill out this formal endorsement of Bill C-291 to encourage Members of Parliament to vote in favour of the appeal for refugees, as requested by MP Thierry St-Cyr, who is sponsoring the Bill in the House of Commons. Send it to Mr St-Cyr at the address listed. He will use endorsements from organizations to call on MPs to vote in favour of Bill C-291.

For more information:
A backgrounder on the Refugee Appeal Division

CCR's Refugee Appeal Division webpage

The Parliamentary Standing Committee report, Safeguarding asylum – Sustaining Canada's commitments to refugees (see section on the Refugee Appeal Division, including the recommendation to implement the RAD immediately) – (pp. 9-13).

Availability of the Youth Report 2009

There are 96 million young people aged 15-29 in the European Union, constituting almost 20 % of the total population. Due to this importance of the youth, the Commission of the European Communities established the so-called Youth Report. This report is a compilation of data, statistics and brief analyses on the situation of young people in Europe. It provides an overview of the situation in the EU Member States in a range of different areas and outlines the differences between countries.

The Report is available online at:
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/news/doc/new_strategy/youth_report_final.pdf

I live, I vote!

The Italian association Forum Nazionale dei Giovani came up with the idea of a "pro-vote" project due to the necessity of young people to take an active part in the elections for the European Parliament between 4th and 7th of June 2009. In the past, a high absence of potential voters has been registered, thus this project should again increase numbers of participating young people.
Different parties are included in this project, such as the youth, civil associations and also institutions which want to achieve a captivating action and at the same time enrich the topics and capacities of communicating and discussing with young citizens about the idea of a new Europe.

Further information in Italian is available on http://www.iovoto2009.eu/

European Selections 2009

Twenty-seven countries, one election!
Between the 4th and 7th of June, 375 million people from 27 countries will vote for 1 unified parliament!
Do not miss your chance to vote in the European Elections 2009!
To find out when and for whom it is possible to vote in June click on:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2009/countries/default.htm?language=EN

Commissioner launches EuroMed News on 16 April 2009

The European Commissioner for External Relations has launched the EuroMed News project. This project aims to broaden knowledge about the EU's policies in the region and the relationship between the EU and individual Mediterranean countries.
EuroMed-News brings together broadcasters in Europe and in Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Morocco and Lebanon. Together, they will produce 300 news features, 40 short current affairs programmes and nine 26-minute documentaries about North African society and the economy.

Some topics that will be covered are:
- Young people and employment assistance schemes
- Rural women and the elimination of illiteracy
- Schemes to help young people set up companies
- EU strategy for development of Euro-Mediterranean cultural heritage

EuroMed-News is funded under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) through EuropeAid's regional information and communication programme. For more information refer to http://www.euromedinfo.eu/site.168.news.en.5599.html

Overview of SALTO Youth EuroMed Resource Centre 2009 activities

The EU-funded SALTO-Youth Euromed Resource Centre has already announced a great number of 2009 activities - a complete list can be found on http://www.salto-youth.net/tceuromed2009/ The activities are open for participation and their focus/ topics range from intercultural dialogue, education, democracy, training and workshops, youth programmes and networking.

Next Series of European Citizenship Training Courses

Due to the success of the six training courses which took place from September 2008 to May 2009, a
new series of EC TCs (training courses) will be organised in 2009-2010:

• EC TC Slovenia from 23-29 November 2009;
• EC TC Czech Republic from 22-28 March 2010;
• EC TC France from 12-18 April 2010;
• EC TC UK from 14-20 June 2010.

Please visit the following website for more information:
http://youth-partnership.coe.int/youth-partnership/training/EC_2009-2010

EVS - European Voluntary Service

Partners' search for Multilateral projects Afsai is looking for non European partners for future collaboration within EVS programme. We ask all organizations, interested in establishing fruitful partnership with us on the theme of social inclusion and intercultural dialogue. Is required a previous experience within the EVS programme.
For further information please send CV of your organization to the following address: sve@afsai.it.

Youth Ministers met to evaluate their past cooperation and discuss future Youth strategy

During its meeting of 11th May 2009, the Council adopted conclusions on the evaluation of the current framework for European cooperation in the youth field and future perspectives for the renewed framework.
Commissioner Figel presented to the Council the recently adopted Commission Communication on an EU strategy for Youth: Investing and Empowering. A public exchange of views on this topic was held and the Strategy was positively welcomed by the Member States.

In the conclusions the Council and the representatives of the governments decided to call on the Member States and the Commission to consider and discuss several actions in the youth field in respect of the overall framework and the instruments and tools, such as Open Method of Coordination, the European Youth Pact, a cross-sectoral approach and a structured dialogue.

AVSO VACANCY - Call for Director

AVSO, the Association of Voluntary Service Organisations, is looking for an acting Director to cover a maternity leave full time in its Brussels Secretariat, starting immediately.
The successful candidate will be responsible to manage the AVSO office and staff during the maternity leave of its current director, and report directly to the Board of Directors. A prolongation of the post is a possibility in the capacity of policy officer. The position is open ASAP and the duration is at least until February 2010.
The successful candidate will have a university degree in political science, economics, law or a related field, at least 5 years experience in international networks, European affairs and excellent knowledge of the EU institutions. He or she will be fluent in spoken and written English; other languages are an advantage. He or she will be a strong team player able to work effectively in a global network setting. Successful candidates will be required to take initiative and work independently.
The post will be offered under a Belgian contract.
A motivation letter and CV should reach AVSO no later than 5 June 2009 and be sent to info@avso.org. Interviews will take place in the week of 15 June.

Ubuntu Conference: International Voluntary Service as a Tool for Development Education
25th of June 2009

In the framework of the Ubuntu International Youth Voluntary Service Award 2009, AVSO - the Association of Voluntary Service Organisations - is organising this conference which will take place in Brussels on the 25th of June 2009. The Conference is aimed at investigating how international voluntary service contributes to raising the awareness of development issues among young people and their environment. Experts in development and volunteering will be asked to discuss if and how volunteering is a tool for educating young people to development through the following core questions:
- What is the added value of hosting an international volunteer?
- How do the young volunteers change during the service?
- What do volunteers learn in terms of awareness of development issues?
- What are the real outcomes of international volunteering projects?
- Do the young volunteers become active citizens?
- What are the impacts of international volunteers on the hosting community?
The conference will take place at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. For further information about the conference and the application procedure, to download the agenda and to download the registration form please visit http://www.avso.org/

AVSO Seminar on Partnership Building: Calling Partners

AVSO is organising a seminar about sustainable partnerships in voluntary service, concentrating on partnerships between European Union and South East Europe country youth organisations. For more information and to download the Part III please visit http://www.avso.org/index/index.htm

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News, Analysis and Updates
No One Is Illegal-Toronto
http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org
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MIGRANT JUSTICE

=(1)= Stop the Raids! Campaign Launched

=(2)= June 13: Good Jobs for All! Rally in Toronto

=(3)= June 18: Whose Security? Adil Charkaoui speaks in Toronto


INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY

=(4)= June 11: Grassy Narrows Clan Mothers Speak in Toronto (& JUNE UPDATE)

=(5)= Tyindenaga Mohawk Territory JUNE UPDATE

=(6)= Algonquins of Barriere Lake JUNE UPDATE

=(7)= Akwesasne/CBSA UPDATE JUNE 8, 2009


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Migrant Justice Advocates Launch "Stop the Raids!" Campaign in Toronto

Pledge to end racist scapegoating of migrant workers during economic
recession

On Saturday June 6, 2009, nearly a hundred people assembled to hear from
people directly affected by the recent Immigration raids that have
terrorized migrant communities.

Immigration raids conducted in April saw over 100 migrant workers arrested
and were followed by another raid in May where nearly 2 dozen workers were
arrested.

"We are not illegal" related Flor, a migrant farm worker who witnessed the
raids this May. "All we ask for is to make a living".

Another migrant worker who was arrested in the April raids explained her
situation: She was forced to quit the job she had a work permit for
because of horrendous conditions involving a criminal investigation
against her employer. She was arrested in an Immigration raids while
working and was jailed for a month.

These stories are typical of an immigration system that exploits migrants,
too-often people of colour, and then blames them for their exploitation.
Two other workers who were meant to speak on the day could not be present
because their deportation was scheduled for the same day.

The assembly vowed to stop immigration raids and the scapegoating of
immigrant communities. Instead, calling for dignity and respect for all
migrants, full regularization and an end to deportations. Renewed energy
was also directed towards the Access Without Fear campaign that aims to
make Toronto an accessible city for all its residents.

Prior to the assembly, workers and activists from nearly two dozen
organizations met to sow the seeds of the campaign that would include
education around immigration enforcement, political mobilization for a
comprehensive and inclusive regularization program and a broad response in
the event of a raid.

Follow up meetings for Education, Health, Community Organization, Legal
and Labor activists were announced. A large assembly is also planned for
the fall. To attend these follow up meetings and/or to support the Stop
the Raids campaign, please email nooneisillegal@riseup.net


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June 13 - 1pm
Good Jobs for All Rally

Its time
- To fix Employment Insurance to cover all workers, irrespective of
Immigration status
- To protect pensions
- To ensure strong accessible social services for all people
- Its time to put people before profits

Join the Migrant Justice contingent!
Bring banners and signs.
Meet at Metro Hall.

Rally organised by the Good Jobs for All Coalition.


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WHOSE SECURITY?
ADIL CHARKOUI SPEAKS IN TORONTO
with Barbara Jackman and Others.

| Thursday | 18 June | 6:30pm | 25 Cecil Street |

Canadian laws that claim to secure communities brutalize migrants, target
marginalized people, and use the fear of detention and deportation to
regulate every part of people's lives and justify coercion. These laws
make nobody safe.

Under the guise of national security, Canada has instituted laws that deny
basic human rights, civil liberties and justice to anyone that it deems
worthy of suspicion. Security Certificates, Secret Trials, Extraordinary
Renditions, Confinement without Trial, Overseas detention and Torture are
the dirty underbelly of Canadian immigration policy.

Come hear Adil Charkoui speak about Security Certificates and Secret
Trials. Adil will be joined by Barbara Jackman and others.

Adil Charkaoui, a Montreal teacher, father of three children, was held
without charge since May 2003 in Montreal. Released under severe
conditions in February 2005, he has only recently been allowed to travel
outside of Montreal. (See http://www.adilinfo.org/ for more)

"What is a security certificate?
A security certificate,
It's the right to be treated outside the law
It's two-speed justice
It's precedent for secret trials…
It's contact visits with no contact
It's the glass that separates you from loved ones,
It's deadlock, solitude; it's breathing corruption…
It's the guilt of being born elsewhere…
It's human folly clothed as wisdom.
It's me today, maybe you tomorrow! "
- Excerpt of poem by Adil Charkaoui, translated from French

Barbara Jackman has represented clients in a number of high profile cases
involving Canada's anti-terrorism laws and immigration security
certificates.

Hosted by: No One Is Illegal - Toronto, Toronto Action for Social Change,
Christian Peacemaker Teams Toronto, Canadian Arab Federation, Jesuit
Refugee and Migrant Service-Canada, The Council of Canadians,
Ontario/Quebec Regional Office, Toronto Coalition to Stop the War,
Parkdale Community Legal Services


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Grassy Narrows Clan Mothers Speak
Thursday June 11, 7pm

OISE Peace Lounge-7th Floor
252 Bloor Street West (near St. George Subway)

Gwa wich Taypaywaykejick (Roberta Keesick) and Barbara Fobister are
Indigenous Grassy Narrows trappers, clan mothers, grandmothers, and
blockaders. They have been a key force in sustaining the Grassy Narrows
blockade (now in its seventh year) and in the grassroots efforts of their
community to assert control over their traditional territory, protect the
earth, and exercise their right to self-determination.

In October, Roberta will go on trial for building a cabin on her family's
ancestral lands without a provincial building permit. The act for which
she now faces criminal charges is part of a process of reclamation and
revival where people are using the land on their territory as their
ancestors have for generations. It is a critically important piece of the
work that is being undertaken by the people of Grassy Narrows to empower
themselves and to sustain their families, revive their culture and heal
their community.

This is a unique opportunity to hear Roberta Keesick and Barbara Fobister
speak in Toronto - 1700 kilometers from their home in Grassy Narrows.

Suggested Donation: $10 (waged), $5 (unwaged and student).
NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY.

All Proceeds go to Roberta's legal defence fund. To donate to the legal
defence fund please contact: leah.m.henderson@gmail.com

Nearest cross street Bloor and St George
Closest TTC stop: St George Station.
Enter the OISE building, take the elevator to the 7th floor, look for
signs to the Peace Lounge.

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BACKGROUND

In early June, 2008 the Grassy Narrows First Nation's demand that
industrial logging on their territory stop was met when Abitibi-Bowater
announced that they would not be seeking a licence in the Whiskey Jack
Forest. However the struggle is not over. While the chainsaws have stopped
at Grassy Narrows, persecution of those that assert their traditional
rights on the land has not ended.

Roberta Keesick, a Grassy Narrows clan mother, trapper, blockader, and
grandmother, is facing charges in Red Lake Ontario for building a
trappers' cabin on her traditional family lands without a Provincial
permit. She has been a tremendous force in the grassroots struggles at
Grassy Narrows to reclaim traditional land and assert the right of self
determination. The act for which she now faces criminal charges is part of
a process of reclamation and revival where people are using the land on
their territory as their ancestors have for generations. It is a
critically important piece of the work that is being undertaken by the
people of Grassy Narrows to empower themselves and to sustain their
families, revive their culture and heal their community. This access to
land is crucial for the healing of First Nations, and it is this right
that is being challenged by the court with the charges that have been
brought against Roberta Keesick.

Roberta's trial date is in the spring. While Roberta has a lawyer who will
donate his services, he needs his costs of travel, and filing documents
with the court, covered. These costs will be approximately $4000. She is
seeking donations for a legal defence fund. The assertion of rights on
traditional land is one of the most important components of the ongoing
struggle for Indigenous rights. This case has the potential to set an
important precedent; Indigenous people have a right to traditional land
use on their traditional territories. This case represents an example of
the way that governments disable First Nations from sustaining and
empowering themselves. Roberta Keesick's actions-the building of a
trapping cabin on her own family's trap line-is a perfect example of how
people from Grassy Narrows are asserting their rights through the
straightforward actions of living an Anishnabe life. It is of the utmost
importance that any and all of us who are concerned with Indigenous rights
and the well being of First Nations communities, support the grassroots
struggles at Grassy Narrows and in other communities and to support
Roberta Keesick in her struggle to simply live her life on her land.
Please donate generously.

To make a donation to Roberta Keesick's legal defence fund through email,
cheque, or cash, please email leah.m.henderson@gmail.com.

For more information on Grassy Narrows, go to
www.FreeGrassy.org
http://www.amnesty.ca/themes/indigenous_grassy_narrows.php

For more information about this speaking event contact
david.sone@gmail.com


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TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY

In September and October of 2008, Tyendinaga community members objected to
the delivery of a $1.9 million pre-fabricated police station, funded
jointly by the Band Council and the federal Ministry of Public Safety and
Emergency Preparedness. The Band Council failed to consult the broader
community before making the decision that a new police station should take
priority over clean drinking water on the reserve and other pressing
issues. The reserve school down the road from the proposed police station
site lacks drinkable water, and the majority of reserve homes remain on a
boil-water advisory. Tyendinaga police issued 12 warrants for Tyendinaga
Mohawks and over the ensuing months, arrested and charged them in
connection with protests against the police station, as well as protests
against an illegal quarry operation on the Territory.

Tyendinaga Mohawks Shawn Brant, Tara Green and Jason Maracle continue to
fight a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed against them by CN, seeking
damages for the rail blockades on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in 2007.

In addition, there are still more than a dozen members of the community
facing charges for protesting, and the government has still not resolved
any of Tyendinaga’s outstanding land issues.

For more information, email support.tmt@gmail.com or visit:
http://www.ocap.ca/supporttmt/


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UPDATE ON THE ALGONQUINS OF BARRIERE LAKE (MITCHIKINABIKO'INIK) OF RAPID
LAKE, QUEBEC (4 HOURS NORTH OF MONTREAL)

The leadership of Benjamin Nottaway, supported by the majority of the
community and selected according to customary method, had offered to
resign and enter into a new leadership selection process, mediated by
respected former MP Keith Penner.

The offer had been rejected by the government-backed Chief Casey Ratt.
Nottaway had then proposed a reconciliation process to resolve the
leadership situation, to which the Ratt minority faction could nominate a
co-facilitator.

This was seen as urgent in light of the fact that DIA appears to be
preparing to use the leadership conflict as a pretext to impose an
electoral system on the community, unilaterally and unconstitutionally
sweeping aside their customary system, by invoking section 74 of the
Indian Act (for more information on this section, see:
http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/2560).

Ratt's lawyer, funded by a Third Party Manager using community funds, has
tried to block this reconciliation process with injunctions in federal
court. One injunction went so far as to attempt to block Elders
responsible for leadership customs from actually convening meetings. The
injunction, however, failed. As of writing, the government-backed Chief
has finally, though tentatively, agreed to the leadership resolution
process.

For more information, visit http://barrierelakesolidarity.blogspot.com/ or
write to barrierelakesolidaritytoronto@gmail.com


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Akwesasne/CBSA UPDATE JUNE 8, 2009

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Seaway International Bridge, on the Mohawk territory of Akwesasne,
remains closed
- Akwesasne community still not allowed full free movement on their own
territory
- Tyendinaga Mohawks shut down Skyway Bridge in support of Akwesasne -
Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan states that permanently "moving the
border crossing off the Akwesasne reserve" is an option

IN QUOTES:

"What the border has done to far too many of our First Nations communities
is horrific and atrocious on so many levels -- and it has poisoned our
minds to think in singular factions, instead of a full circle...Which way
is going to best resolve this situation I'm not sure of yet but I do know
we have a right to stand up for our own community, which will never solely
be in Canada or the United States. We belong to Mother Earth in whom no
one has claim over - and where there aren't any borders." - Jessica Yee,
Kanionke:haka (writing in rabble.ca, June 5, 2009)

"When the people make their decision, that's what needs to be carried out,
and the people have made their decision: there will be no firearms carried
by customs agents on our territory." -- Sakoietah, member of the Men's
Traditional Council at Akwesasne (in an interview with No One Is Illegal
Radio, June 4, 2009)

"[The Canadian Border Service Agency] is a foreign oppressive force who
occupies our sovereign community and territory. (They are) unwelcome,
uninvited and now carrying firearms. For lack of a different description,
that is considered by some an act of war." - Larry King, member of the
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory (quoted in the Ottawa Citizen, May 29, 2009)

"They'll have to accept armed border officers there." - Peter Van Loan,
Canadian Minister of Public Safety, responsible for the Canadian Border
Services Agency (quoted by Canadian Press, June 7, 2009)

[further updates, comprehensive chronology, and backgrounder included below]

RECENT ARTICLES, AUDIO, VIDEO & ANALYSIS:

1) "Akwesasne under siege" (rabble.ca, June 5, 2009):
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2009/06/akwesasne-under-siege

2) Mohawks continue struggle at border (Indian Country Today, June 5,
2009): http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/47044112.html

3) AUDIO: Interview with Sakoietah, member of the Men's Traditional
Council at Akwesasne (No One Is Illegal-Montreal Radio, June 4, 2009):
http://www.radio4all.net:8080/files/jaggisingh@gmail.com/2840-1-sakoiepah-final.mp3

4) Interview with Brendan White, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (Ottawa
Citizen, June 3, 2009):
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/This+unique+situation+have+Akwesasne+with+Mohawk+spokesman+Brendan+White/1658208/story.htm
l

5) VIDEO: Kanietakeron gives message to CBSA agents (video by Neddie
Thompson, May 31, 2009)
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-479EaojM
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH7zuzkbjuc

6) VIDEO: Protest at border crossing by Akwesasne Mohawks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRM6ev4FBVg

7) Mohawk Nation News (MNN) Articles:
http://www.mohawknationnews.com/news/news4.php?en=en&layout=mnn&category=26&srcurl=%2Fnews%2Fnews3.php%3Flang%3Den%26layout%3Dmnn%26sortorder%3D0

8) Akwesasne Forums:
http://akwesasne.ca/
http://myakwesasne.com/

9) PHOTOS from Akwesasne (by independent journalist Sandra Cuffe):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavagabunda/

10) Previous No One Is Illegal-Montreal Updates:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/06/akwesasne.html

UPDATES FROM MAY-JUNE 2009

* June 7, 2009: Tyendinaga Mohawks issue a release stating "Tyendinaga
Answers Akwesasne’s Call, Shuts Down Skyway Bridge in Tyendinaga Mohawk
Territory." The release in full:

“The community of Akwesasne has been living without the freedom of
mobility for one week. People have been cut off from family and friends,
barred from access to elder relatives in need of care, unable to get to
work and hundreds of children have had their school year disrupted. It is
no secret that there are significant tensions between the community of
Akwesasne and Canadian Border Services Agency. Hundred of complaints have
been filed for incidents like conducting a cavity search on a teenager,
subjecting a pregnant woman to repeated x-rays and interrogating children
after forcibly removing them from the care of adult family members. As a
result, the community of Akwesasne has clearly stated that it has
substantial concerns over the arming of these same guards. The position
of the Federal Government that it refuses any discussion with Akwesasne is
ludicrous and will only engender further mistrust and frustration.
Tyendinaga understands this frustration and calls for the Federal
Government to enter into meaningful discussions with the community of
Akwesasne. Ignoring the concerns of First Nations communities will not
make the issues go away.”

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/06/08/mohawk-bridge-blockade697.html

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_35153.aspx

* June 6, 2009: Akwesasne band council chief Tim Thompson states that
despite claims by politicians of dialogue with Akwesasne, federal
politicians are not in discussion with Akwesasne leaders. The only
concrete discussion was a request from CBSA to remove equipment out of the
customs facility, but the Akwesasne leader rejected the request.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/06/06/9698246-sun.html

* June 6, 2009: "A sense of emergency is in the air, but tensions remain
cool on Cornwall Island in light of the ongoing dispute over the arming of
border guards. Akwesasne residents have been chipping in to assist one
another in numerous ways as the international passage that bisects their
community remains closed as a result of the dispute. A food drive has been
set up on the U. S. side of Akwesasne, and food, supplies and money are
being dropped off and shipped to the island by boat."

http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1601017

* June 5, 2009: Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan states that
permanently "moving the border crossing off the Akwesasne reserve" is a
serious option being evaluated. Peter Van Loan says the government is
examining all options, including moving the port of entry that now links
Cornwall, Ont., and Massena, N.Y. Appearing Sunday on a national political
television program, he refused to say when a decision would be made.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Feds+confirm+relocation+border+crossing+under+review/1666915/story.html

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ipHHAbgXjqj4In9fuvY8cwlXpX5Q

* June 3, 2009: Canadian Border Services Agency states it is considering
entering third-party mediation with Akwesasne Mohawk leaders. Guy Lauzon,
Conservative MP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, said he has been told
a mediation process to settle the dispute is currently "in play".
Akwesasne band council chief Larry King said, as far as he knew, the band
council leadership had yet to be informed of the mediation proposal, but
said they were open to more talk.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Mohawks+border+agency+considering+mediation/1656859/story.html

* June 2, 2009: Mayor Bob Kilger of Cornwall is calling on the federal
government to resolve the current dispute in Akwesasne.

http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1593559

* As of 5 pm on June 1 2009, the bridge to the Akwesasne reserve is opened
for residents to return home, according to Akwesasne's Chief Tim Thompson.
The border crossing to the US remains closed.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Akwesasne+bridge+opened+local+residents/1651926/story.html

* On June 1, 2009, the federal Minister of Public Safety, Peter Van Loan,
states that the Canada-U.S. border crossing near Cornwall, Ont. won't
reopen until the Mohawk community accepts that guards at the border will
be armed with handguns.

http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090601/OTT_Border_Protest_090601/20090601?hub=Ottawa

* On June 1 2009, during the afternoon, the federal Minister of Public
Safety, Peter Van Loan, said the Cornwall Island crossing will not be
exempted from arming because the Conservative government plans on
committing to its promise to arm all 4,800 border officers at land and sea
ports of entry by 2016.

http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1593213

* June 1, 2009 (5:35am): More than 50 protesters are maintaining a
presence near the Canadian customs building on Cornwall Island. There are
at least five fires burning to keep demonstrators warm. Many more
residents and
supporters are expected to be on-site as the morning progresses.

http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2009/06/akwesasne.html

* On midnight of May 30, 2009, Canadian Border Services Agency workers
left their posts on Cornwall Island, citing safety concerns, in advance of
the Akwesasne Mohawk demonstration. Soon after the Canadian guards left,
their U.S. counterparts did the same thing and police on both sides
barricaded the crossing. Vehicular traffic onto the Seaway International
Bridge has been shut down by police on both sides of the border, although
pedestrians were still being allowed to access the bridge.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article
/ALeqM5jc3eZgl16gB4iY56X6QorsZC0a9A

* On May 29, 2009, over 100 Akwesasne Mohawks marched on the border and
served CBSA with yet another notice and demand that the CBSA not arm the
guards and that their demand be sent to officials in Ottawa. "What we are
waiting for is an answer from Ottawa. We don't get that answer, action has
got to be taken by the people," said Thomas Stacy. "We are not getting
anywhere with the government. The government is going to come over here
and take over everything."

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Mohawks+protest+slated+arming+Canadian+border+guards/1647377/story.html

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

- CBSA agents were due to be armed at the Port of Cornwall (Kahwehnoke)
crossing on June 1 2009, a policy universally opposed and condemned by the
Akwesasne Mohawk Community -

[CBSA press release (May 9, 2009):
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2009/2009-05-09-eng.html
]

The Mohawk territory of Akwesasne straddles the jurisdictions of Ontario,
Quebec and New York State, and is a major international border crossing
between Canada and the United States. Canadian Border Service Agency
(CBSA) guards began arming in 2007, and there are currently more than 800
armed CBSA guards across Canada. The entire CBSA aims to be armed, in
stages, by 2016. The CBSA announced that their agents at the Port of Entry
at Cornwall (at Akwesasne) would be armed by June 1 of 2009.

As written in Mohawk Nation News on May 3, 2009: "For the next month
Mohawks of Akwesasne will be protesting colonial Canadian border guards
arming themselves with Beretta 9 mm handguns in the middle of our
community. They hope to start on June 1. Akwesasne is on both sides of the
foreign Canada-U.S. border and home to the whole community regardless of
this imaginary line... A letter was sent to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
to have meetings with Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan and his
predecessor Stockwell Day over a year ago. There has been no response. We
hear that the European settler experience at the border is completely
different. They are often waved through without harassment." (For full
article visit: http://noii-van.resist.ca/?p=1076 )

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne passed resolution #318 on February 28,
2008 forbidding firearms to be carried by Canada Border Services Agents
CBSA on the territory of Akwesasne.

On May 8, 2009 over 250 Mohawks marched on the U.S.-Canada border. As
written in Mohawk Nation News: "We are the most policed people in the
world. Almost 20 U.S. and Canadian enforcement agencies traverse our
community." Daily disagreements have been instigated against Mohawks who
must pass through the checkpoint on a daily basis. There have been serious
injuries, hospitalizations, charges and assaults. So far there have been
no fatalities. There has been a steady increase in racial profiling and
slurs direct at us sanctioned by Canada. Incidents are being provoked to
justify armed guards. Hundreds of complaints have been filed with the
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Canada Justice Department and the Canadian
Human Rights Commission. No peaceful resolution has come forward."

During the month of May, the community attempted to pressure and negotiate
with the federal government and lobby at the international level. On May
26, 2009 Cornwall city council passed a resolution that no guns should be
given to the CBSA guards. On May 28, 2009 Skarohreh Doug Anderson of the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy presented a request to the Secretary of the UN
Security Council to ask the UN to send officials to Akwesasne. Kenneth
Deer of Kahnawake raised the issue of guns at Akwesasne with the Permanent
Forum on Indigenous People.

Excerpt of statement to Secretary of the UN Security Council in New York:
"On June 1 the Canada Border Services Agency guards will try to carry 9mm
Berettas, which are meant to kill people. The UN must stop this attempt at
ethnic cleansing at Akwesasne. Canada at the behest of the U.S. is trying
to commit genocide on us, the real people of mother earth. The reasonable
decision of the Haudenosaunee, our friends and supporters, is that there
should be no guns anywhere on the Canada-U.S. border on the Canadian side.
Canada is setting a precedent that any visitor arriving will have the
barrel of a gun in their faces, so to say. We want the border station to
be removed from the middle of Akwesasne. We know the power they presently
exercise without the guns. They ridicule and demean us as we come through
the border. They use their power of intimidation to pull us into their
building away from the protective eyes of our friends and relatives. We
have no choice but to cross many times a day to carry on our normal lives.
The violence will always be directed at us and not at them. We want peace.
These supposed peace officers are acting like war zone combatants. What a
contradictory message Canada sends out to the world."

The Akwesasne Mohawk Council Chiefs offered several compromise positions
to senior Canada Border Services Agency officials during a meeting in
Ottawa, but were rebuffed on May 28, 2009, according to Chief Larry King.
During the Ottawa meeting, the chiefs unsuccessfully asked that the move
be delayed for at least a year or until the end of CBSA’s arming process
in 2016 to allow more time for community consultations as well as time for
officers to be trained in cultural sensitivity by the community. The
meeting ended with a declaration from CBSA president Stephen Rigby that
our position is what it is; to which the chiefs responded, whatever
happens will happen said King. (Source:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Armed+border+guards/1644877/story.html )

SOME ADDITIONAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND:

-> Many members of the Akwesasne community currently opposing armed border
guards have referenced the story of Saiowisakeron (Jake Ice), a
traditional Mohawk man who was shot and killed by Dominion police in 1899.
There is a statue of Jake Ice at Akwesasne, which has become a focal point
to express opposition to armed border agents. More information about Jake
Ice available here: www.wampumchronicles.com/saiowisakeron.html

-> In 1968, members of the community blocked the border-crossing bridge
against the policy that forced Akwesasne residents to pay duty on
purchases they made in the United States, despite the fact that the Jay
Treaty of 1794, also known as the “Treaty of Amity, Commerce and
Navigation” affirmed that they were not required to do so. An NFB
documentary by Mort Ransen is available online at:
http://intercontinentalcry.org/you-are-on-indian-land/

For an extensive backgrounder, read “Forty-one year legacy of Mohawk
resistance at Akwesasne border” by Mohawk Nation News:
http://www.mohawknationnews.com/news/singlenews.php?en=en&layout=mnn&newsnr=709&backurl=%2Fnews%2Fnews3.php%3Flang%3Den%26layout%3Dmnn%26sortorder%3D0&srcscript=/news/news3.php

-> June 2008: Mohawk grandmothers attacked by CBSA guards; more info here:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/cbsa-attack.html

-> Katenies, a member of the Akwesasne community, has openly challenged
the colonial “Canada-US” border. She refuses to recognize the authority of
the Canadian courts to judge her for “border violations”. Article/Audio
compilation here:
http://nooneisillegal-montreal.blogspot.com/2008/06/katenies-cbsa-background.html

[Information compiled by Harsha (No One Is Illegal-Vancouver) & Jaggi (No
One Is Illegal-Montreal). Please send information for future updates to
BOTH noii-van@resist.ca AND nooneisillegal@gmail.com]

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Having a goal gives you a purpose for living and working hard to achieve that goal. My goal is making a difference in the world or even somebody's life.
Sometimes it's hard because I don't know where to start or because I "think" that I won't have the strength to do it or others doubt my ability to do so therefore they discourage me. However it is up to me to find the courage and strength to fight the demons in my head and others who try to put me down. Even if I fail, at least I owe to myself that I have tried.

Все выжили и даже прижились

Мама в отпуске, гостит у нас в Болонье, спрашивает:
-А чой-то у вас у соседей вечерами на кухне свет не горит?
-Наверно, потому что ужинают в ресторане. Могут себе позволить, несмотря на кризис. Или в гостях.

PS
Для меня загадка, как она узнала, что именно там уних кухня? На окнах ставни и жалюзи, ничего не видно. Запахи тоже не доносятся. И уж тем более крошки со скратерти не стряхивают в окно, как в других местах