Work A Day was a huge success!

Hey folks;

Work a Day was a huge success! We raised over 1300$, which will be distributed to the different folks who are either facing or serving time on house arrest or in prison, due to G20 repression.

A big thanks goes out to everyone who worked a day, sent the fundraiser info far and wide, helped with cooking and preparation, and helped out in any way!

Also, we will be accepting donations until April 15th, at which point we will be sending money off. We will be accepting donations via a cheque (email workadaymtl@gmail.com for payment information) or make a payment online, using our paypal, on the sidebar at the left.

Thanks again!

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Thank You Brunch!

Here’s the menu for Sunday’s thank you brunch:

Scrambled Tofu and Vegetables (v)
Homestyle Hashbrowns (v)
Fresh Fruit Salad (v)
French Toast
Biscuits

Served with coffee, tea, and juice.

Everything (v) is vegan.

There will be letter-writing materials and addresses of folks who are serving sentences in jail on on house arrest; as well as an update of the current situation.

Thanks so much everyone for participating! And remember: we will be accepting donations until April 15th, at which point we will start distributing the funds to the dozen folks who are either facing or serving time in prison or on house arrest. So if you still want to participate in this fundraiser, please do! and PLEASE: pass this onto anyone interested!

See you on Sunday, April 1st, at 11 am!

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Peter’s out!

Hey folks;

Peter’s out! After spending 5 1/2 months locked up, he was released yesterday, March 15th! Now he can walk along the Don and Humber rivers, savouring the warm southern ontario weather.

 

To read more about Peter, please check out our G20 Prisoners page.

 

Also, if anyone’s had trouble with our paypal, please send us an email at workadaymtl@gmail.com, and we’ll try to figure something out.

 

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Facebook Page!

Hey folks!

We’ve created a Facebook Event for this fundraiser! Join us, add us, etc.

http://www.facebook.com/events/314140205307215/

Happy almost spring!

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Work a Day…for G20 Support!/Travaillez un jour pour…les prisonniers du G20!

English

Hello Everyone!

As I assume you have heard, there are currently dozens people going through the court system following the heavy repression of the G20 in Toronto. Currently, five people are serving prison sentences (Leah Henderson 10 months, Mandy Hiscocks 16 months, Greg Rowley 9 months, and Peter Hopperton 5 months), with several others awaiting sentencing, probable jail time, and serving house arrest.

 

The outcome of the g20 was one of the most unbelievable moments in Canadian judicial history,  where political ideologies and public dissent were heavily criminalized in the face of the courts. As many have recognized, this was and continues to be a serious challenge to our civil liberties. We cannot allow the dignity and morale of those individuals caught up in the judicial process be lost, simply because they were fighting for environmental and social justice.

It would be ignorant not to acknowledge that there are thousands of people going through the court and judicial system in Canada right now. It would be amazing to be able to work towards financially supporting every one of these people through their legal proceedings.

Unfortunately, as we attempt to support our community members through this situation, we are finding it hard to simply cover the costs of their incarceration. This is no small feat, as we are attempting to cover as much of their commissary, collect phone calls, visitor expenses, and outstanding legal fees as possible.

As is often the case with most social movements, money is always a stress, especially when our immediate social networks have been sucked dry due to the longevity of these court proceedings.

With this in mind, we are inviting you to help us in our endeavour to support those affected by the repression following the G20.

Work one day for the G20 prisoners.

We understand that everyone has a different strength when it comes to contributing towards greater social and environmental justice. Perhaps for the individuals currently negotiating the judicial process, organizing around the atrocities of the g20 was their strength. Now, it is time that the rest of us take advantage of our privileged place of relative freedom to contribute where we are strong; through financial contribution.

We are asking all of those who are able to work one day in the name of the g20 prisoners, and contribute anywhere from 40-100% of your daily wage to their incarcerated and legal fees. As part of a larger fundraising effort, our goal is to raise $5000 by the end of March.

We are naming March 15th, the International Day Against Police Brutality, as the date for this work-a-day fundraiser. However, this day was chosen for it’s symbolic significance, and donations will be graciously accepted at any time throughout March.

If you live in or around Montreal, we invite participants to come to the anti-authoritarian social space La Belle Epoque located in Pointe-St-Charles for a thank you brunch on Sunday, April 1st, to hand in their donations in person. We will also have postcards available to send to the prisoners, as well as an update about the current legal situation as it stands at the time.

For those of you unable to make it out in person but who still wish to donate funds, you can do so through our paypal account, located on the sidebar of this webpage.

If you are interested to know exactly where your money will be going, please send us an email at: workadaymtl@gmail.com

 If you know someone else who might be interested in participating in this fundraiser, please pass this information onto them! The more, the better!

The initiators of this fundraiser are located in Montreal, but if there are others who wish to promote this fundraiser in their own city you are highly encouraged to do so. Send us an email and we will add your city and information to this website as well as coordinate collecting the funds.

If you would like to know more about each individual and their case, you can visit the following websites for more information:

https://conspiretoresist.wordpress.com  – a website about the conspiracy prisoners

http://boredbutnotbroken.tao.ca – Mandy Hiscocks blog about her time in prison

http://guelphabc.noblogs.org/  – prisoner support group with lots of info and updates

 En Francais

J’imagine que vous en avez déjà entendu parler : il y a présentement une dizaine de personnes qui doivent faire face au système judiciaire depuis la lourde répression qui a suivi le G20 à Toronto. Actuellement, quatre personnes purgent des peines de prison (Leah Henderson 10 mois, Mandy Hiscocks, 16 mois, et Greg Rowley, 9 mois). Plusieurs autres sont en attente de leurs sentences, qui seront probablement des peines de prison et des assignations à domicile. Après le G20, on a assisté à un des moments les plus incroyables de l’histoire judiciaire canadienne, alors que les idéologies politiques etl a dissidence publique furent lourdement criminalisées devant le tribunaux. Comme plusieurs l’ont reconnu, cela représente un réel défi pour nos libertés civiles. Nous ne pouvons laisser la dignité et le moral de ces individus se perdre sous l’emprise du processus judiciaire et ce, tout simplement parce qu’ils se sont battu pour la justice sociale et environnementale.

On ne peut ignorer que présentement au Canada, des milliers de personnes font face aux tribunaux et au système judiciaire. Ce serait fantastique d’être en mesure de travailler à soutenir financièrement chacune de ces personnes dans leurs processus juridique. Alors que nous essayons de soutenir les membres de notre communauté à travers ce périple, nous constatons malheureusement qu’il est difficile de simplement couvrir les coûts de leurs incarcérations. C’est loin d’être une petite affaire : nous essayons de couvrir les frais de leurs avocats, les appels téléphoniques à frais virés, les frais des visiteurs et autant de coûts juridiques que possible.

Comme c’est souvent le cas dans la plupart des mouvements sociaux, l’argent est toujours une contrainte, surtout lorsque nos réseaux immédiats ont été asséchés de leur ressources monétaire à cause de la longévité de ces procédures judiciaires.

C’est avec cela en tête que nous vous invitons à nous aider à soutenir les personnes touchées par la répression qui a suivi le G20.

Travaillez un jour pour les prisonniers du G20.

Nous comprenons que chacun.e possède différentes forces lorsqu’il s’agit de contribuer à la justice sociale et environnementale. Les individus présentement aux prises avec le processus judiciaire ont montré leur force lors de l’organisation entourant les atrocités du G20. Maintenant, il est temps pour le reste d’entre nous de prendre avantage de notre place privilégiée – notre relative liberté – pour contribuer financièrement, si on le peut.

Nous demandons à tous.tes ceux et celles qui en sont capables de travailler un jour au nom des prisonnier.es du G20 pour ensuite donner une contribution équivalente à 40 à 100% du salaire d’une journée de travail. Cette somme servira au frais juridiques et aux frais d’incarcération des prisonnier.es. Ce projet faisant parti d’un effort plus large de collecte de fonds, notre objectif est d’amasser 5000$ d’ici la fin du mois de mars.

Nous choisissons le 15 mars, la journée internationale contre la brutalité policière, comme date pour cette levée de fonds. Cependant, cette date a été choisie pour sa signification symbolique et les dons seront gracieusement acceptés à tout moment du mois de mars.

Si vous habitez à Montréal ou dans les environs et que vous souhaitez participer à la levée de fond, nous vous invitons à venir à l’espace social anti-autoritaire La Belle Epoque, dans Pointe-St-Charles (1984 rue Wellington). Un brunch de remerciement aura lieu dimanche le 1er avril. Les participant.es pourront alors faire leurs dons en personne. Nous aurons aussi des cartes postales disponibles pour envoyer aux prisonnier.es et nous feront une mise à jour de la situation juridique.

Pour ceux et celles d’entre vous qui ne pourront venir offrir leur don en personne, vous pourrez le faire grâce à notre compte Paypal, sur le site web.

Si vous souhaitez savoir exactement où ira votre argent, visitez www.workaday.noblogs.org pour plus d’informations. Vous pouvez également nous écrire au  workadaymtl@gmail.com.

Si vous connaissez des gens potentiellement intéressés à participer à cette collecte de fonds, s’il vous plaît transmettez-leur l’information! Plus il y aura de participant.es et mieux ce sera!

Les initiateurs et initiatrices de cette collecte de fonds vivent à Montréal, mais si vous souhaitez promouvoir cette collecte de fonds dans votre  propre ville, vous êtes fortement encouragés à le faire. Envoyez-nous un courriel et nous ajouterons votre ville et vos informations sur le site; ainsi, nous pourrons coordonner la collecte de fonds.

 

 

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