No One Is Illegal Radio: 2007 Archive
Tune-in live to No One Is Illegal Radio on the 1st Thursday of every month, from 5-6pm, as part of CKUT’s “Off The Hour”. --> You can listen live in the MONTREAL-area at 90.3FM. - Ofelia Rivas, an activist, elder and grandmother from an O'odham village near the US-Mexican border in Arizona, from the frontlines of resistance to the Border Wall - Kahntinehta of Mohawk Nation News (MNN), who was a delegate to the Indigenous Border Summit on the territory of the O'odham Nation this past November, and protested at the Border Wall - Mahbub Alam of Migrant Workers Television in Seoul, speaking about the current crackdown on migrant workers, including the recent arrest and detention of the entire executive of the Migrant Worker's Trade Union (MTU) - Aliyah (aka TruTh) and Malik (aka TuThree), with two spoken word excerpts from the pickets and speak-outs against the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on "reasonable accommodation" in Quebec - Ken Mair, a Maori sovereignist activist based in Whanganui, Aotearoa/New Zealand, addresses the arrest of seventeen indigenous Maori, as well as allied anarchist and environmental activists, under that country's Terrorism Suppression Act . - Dustin Johnson (member of the Ts'mkiyen nation and editor of Redwire Magazine in Vancouver), Neecha (activist from the Anishnabe Ojibway nation) and Katenies (grandmother from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory)speak about the recent Gathering of the Indigenous People of the Americas took place in Vicam, in the state of Sonora, on the territory of the Yaqui tribe of Mexico. - Elliot Liu (New York City) and Owl (San Diego), organizers of the No Borders Camp at Calexico/Mexicali, the first No Borders Camp in North America. LISTEN to the November 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=25357 - Patricia Perez, the founder of the Migrant Worker's Support Center in Quebec, passed away on September 30, 2007, after a battle with cancer. She is remembered by Stan Raper of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, Andrea Galvez of the Migrant Worker Support Center, and Sarita Ahooja of No One Is Illegal-Montreal. - Bhagat Singh, was a key revolutionary figure in India's anti-colonial struggle, denounced as a terrorist and criminal, and hanged by the British in 1931 at the age of 24. Freelance Punjabi journalist, Gurpreet Singh, addresses the legacy of Bhagat Singh on his 100th birth annivesary. - Janet Hinshaw-Thomas, 65, was arrested by the Canadian Border Services Agency at the Lacolle border crossing while accompanying Haitian refugees. She was charged for a "crime" that is punishable by potential life in prison. Mitchell Goldberg, Janet's Montreal-based lawyer, speaks about the case. LISTEN to the October 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=24978 - Benamar Benatta, Canada’s first 9/11 rendition to torture, who was detained close to five years without charge in the United States after being illegally removed from Canada. - Shawn Brant, just released Mohawk organizer from Tyendinaga who was jailed since July 5, 2007 and denied bail in relation to his participation in native blockades of rail lines and highways to raise awareness about the reclamation of a piece of land called the Culbertson Tract, living conditions in indigenous communities, and struggles for sovereignty and self-determination. LISTEN to the September 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=24582 - Sverre Pederson, an anti-racism activist in Oslo, speaking about Afghan refugees refusing forcible removal from Norway; LISTEN to the August 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=24164 - Kahehti:io & Raiewate, youth activists from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, south of Montreal, speaking about the blockade of Highway 30 and the shutdown of the Mercier bridge on June 29, the inspiration of the resistance at Tyendinaga, the anniversary of Oka, and unity amongst indigenous activists. - Antonia Baker of the Prisoners Justice Action Committee (PJAC) in Toronto, about the series of “tough on crime” bills introduced by the Harper government, and Canada’s emerging Prison Industrial Complex Special CKUT Fundraising Show - Rhonda Martin, mother of former Six Nations political prisoner Chris Hill; Chris was held in a Hamilton-area detention centre for over three months in relation to charges relating to the Ontario Provincial Police raid on the Six Nations Land Reclamation that has been ongoing since February 2006; ::: April 2007 ::: - Shawn Brant of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Community in Eastern Ontario, about the ongoing occupation of a quarry, as part of a land reclamation effort on the Culberston Tract; ::: March 2007 ::: Special about the People’s Commission into Immigration “Security” Measures - Fetya Ahmed, Sarwat Viquar & Jared Will, commissioners: presenting the findings of the People's Commission; ::: February 2007 ::: - Katenies, member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Community, who is currently wanted on an arrest warrant for refusing to appear in court as she steadfastly refuses to recognize the jurisdiction of the Canadian courts and border officials; ::: January 2007 ::: - Kahntinetha of Mohawk Nation News from January 1, 2007; she reports on historic events at the Grand River Territory of Six Nations, where a traditional Confederacy House, shut down by the Canadian government in 1924, was re-opened. Tune-in live to No One Is Illegal Radio on the 1st Thursday of every month, from 5-6pm, as part of CKUT’s “Off The Hour”. --> You can listen live in the MONTREAL-area at 90.3FM. If you are interested in re-broadcasting our programs or interviews, please get in touch; community and alternative stations across North America re-broadcast excerpts of No One Is Illegal Radio monthly.
Topics covered on our 2007 shows:
* the struggle at Six Nations * hunger strike at Guantanamo North * the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility * indigenous resistance at the US-Canadian border * migrant resistance to the "War on Terror" * the People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures * the land reclamation at the Culberston Tract * ICE raids of migrant workers in Massachusetts * Justice for Anas Bennis, killed by the Montreal police * Mayday immigrant justice protests in the USA * the San Franciso 8 * the Secret Trial Five * Canada's emerging Prison Industrial Complex * anti-colonial grassroots resistance to the Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler * anti-detention protests at the Houston Detention Center * June 29 Indigenous Day of Action * anti-Canada Day actions on July 1 * Afghan refugees refuse forcible removal from Norway * the Algonquins of Sharbot Lake resist uranium mining * Community Assembly against the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) * Benamar Benatta: Canada’s first 9/11 rendition to torture * Shawn Brant on the struggle at Tyendinaga * a tribute to Patricia Perez of the Migrant Workers Support Center * the legacy of Bhagat Singh * grandmother arrested by the CBSA for accompanying refugees * arrests and raids of indigenous Maori activists and allies in Aotearoa * the Gathering of the Indigenous People of the Americas in Vicam * the No Borders Camp at Calexico/Mexicali * indigenous resistance to the US-Mexico Border Wall * crackdown on migrant workers in South Korea * "Hurray for Herouxville!" *
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::: December 2007 :::
LISTEN to the December 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=25741
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- Jenn Tsun, a dissident member of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation, speaking about indigenous sovereignty and the resistance to uranium mining by the Algonquins of Sharbot Lake;
- Farha Najah and Nazila Bettache of No One Is Illegal-Montreal, and Roderick Carreon of the Siklab Migrant Workers Support Group, speaking about the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) from a community assembly in Montreal.
::: July 2007 :::
- Gord Hill, member of the Kwakwaka'wakw nation who has been active with the Native Youth Movement, the Sutikalh Camp and other groups, speaking about the “collaborators” of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Indian Act band council system, actions on June 29 and Anti-Canada Day actions on July 1st, the inspiration of indigenous elders Harriet Nahanee and Louis Hall, the legacy of Oka, the “warrior spirit”, among other topics.
LISTEN to the July 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=23762
::: June 2007 :::
- Jill Chettiar of the Anti-Poverty Committee (APC) in Vancouver, about the disruptive tactics being employed to oppose the upcoming Olympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler in 2010, in support of anti-poverty and indigenous sovereignty efforts
- Ashley Turner and Rob Block of Sin Fronteras in Houston, Texas, about a recent protest at an immigration detention facility, as part of a Global Day of Action for Free Movement coinciding with anti-G8 protests in Germany
LISTEN to the June 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=23533
::: May 2007 :::
- Jason Maracle, a spokesperson for the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte who has been involved in the ongoing reclamation of a quarry site on a part of Mohawk land called the “Culberston Tract” as well as a 30-hour plus blockade of CN railway lines to put pressure on government officials to properly settle land claims;
- Maria Muentez of Families for Freedom reporting about the May 1 immigrant justice protests in New York City;
- Ashanti Alston, former Black Panther and prison justice activist, speaking about the importance of independent media, as well as providing an update about the San Franciso 8 trial of several former Black Panthers;
- Sophie Harkat, an activist against secret trials and security certificates, and the partner of Mohamed Harkat, one of Canada’s “Secret Trial Five,”speaking about the current fight against deportation by Mohamed, as well as the severe bail conditions faced by her and her husband;
- Amir Hodhod from Jersey City; a refugee from Egypt, and an active member of the Workers Solidarity Network and Solidarity Across Borders in Montreal, Amir lived as an “illegal” in Canada, and was deported to the United States where he was detained in December 2006.
LISTEN to the May 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=23164
- Corinn Williams, about a raid by Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a manufacturing plant, involving hundreds of armed agents, police, military, as well as helicopters, resulting in the detention of more than 350 migrant workers, mainly young women with infant and small children;
- Khadija Bennis, the twin sister of Anas Bennis who was killed by Montreal police in still unexplained circumstances on December 1, 2005;
LISTEN to the April 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=22676
- Sarita Ahooja, member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and a commissioner: speaking on the Land Reclamation at Six Nations;
- Khadija Bennis, spokesperson of the Justice for Anas Campaign: speaking about the killing of her brother by Montreal police;
- Mary Foster, member of the Justice Coalition for Adil Charkaoui and an organizer of the People's Commission: speaking about the Kingston Immigration Holding Center ("Guantanamo North") and the Secret Trial Five;
- Tatiana Gomez, member of Solidarity Across Borders and an organizer of the People's Commission: speaking about the case of Amparo Torres, a Colombia refugee facing deportation based on secret evidence;
- Hicham Hillal, member of the Al Hidaya Association: speaking about Islamophobia and the racial and religious profiling of Arab and Muslim communities;
- Marie-Eve Lamy, member of the Justice Coalition for Adil Charkaoui and an organizer of the People's Commission: speaking about the case of Suleyman Goven, a Kurdish refugee to Canada who was denied status for 15 years due to CSIS harassment and intimidation;
- Leila Pourtavaf, member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and a researcher for the People's Commission: speaking on the current immigration regime in Canada;
- Laura Schevchenko, organizer with the Sogi Bachan Singh Support Committee: providing an update about the deportation to possible torture of Sogi Singh, based on secret evidence
LISTEN to the March 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=22700
- Kavitha Pawria, organizer with Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) in New York City, about the recent dawn arrest of an entire Pakistani family in New York City, part of the ongoing "War on Terror" in migrant communities.
LISTEN to the February 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=21783
- Ahmad Jaballah, the 20-year old eldest son of Mahmoud Jaballah, one of the three detainees at the "Guantanamo North" prison near Kingston, Ontario. Jaballah was detained without charge, on secret evidence, for more than five years; includes a reading of the "Open Letter from Guantanamo North".
- Amir Hodhod, who on December 27, 2006, after several months living without legal status in Canada, was deported to the United States and spent 7 days in the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility.
LISTEN to the January 2007 show at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=21252
An archive of No One Is Illegal Radio's 2006 shows is linked HERE
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