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The Forum Against Police Violence and Impunity
January 29-31, 2010
Centre communautaire de Parc-Extension
419 rue St-Roch (métro Parc)

FREE. Welcome to all! 
(No police, no corporate media)
Childcare available on-site.
Not completely wheelchair accessible; 
please get in touch with access needs.

 

Friday, January 29, 6pm-9pm
Saturday, January 30, 10am-9pm
Sunday, January 31, 10am-6pm

The Forum Against Police Violence and Impunity is a collaborative effort by grassroots social justice activists and community organizers to create a space that will allow for discussion, sharing experiences, and developing strategies in the on-going struggle to live free of police violence.

The most effective way to combat police harassment, profiling and violence is by building meaningful relationships of solidarity and mutual aid in our various campaigns and struggles. Together, we hope to strengthen our movements against police violence and impunity in the here and now, while simultaneously working towards building a future society without police violence.

WHAT IS THE FORUM?: 
http://forumcontrelaviolencepoliciere.wordpress.com/what-is-the-forum 

The Forum will aim to reach out to various groups of people through different formats, including film screenings, musical & spoken-word performances, hands-on skill-sharing sessions, workshops, panel discussions and testimonials.

The following activities will take place during the Forum:
- Round-table: No Justice, No Peace — Why People Leave the Police
- Panel: A people’s history of police repression against social movements in Montreal
- Workshop: “At Risk” Youth:  At risk from whom?  Police profiling of street youth and youth of colour
- Interactive theatre presentation about police violence against people who use drugs
- Panel: Never again! Families speak out against police killings and impunity
- Workshop: The Gender of Police Violence
- “Writing our rhymes down” skill-share session
- “Know your rights” Workshop
- Strategizing session: Taking care of our communities: Justice without Police

For the COMPLETE SCHEDULE click HERE.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED?: Endorse the Forum … Promote the Forum … Meet with us … Tell us how you would like to be involved … Contribute. More details available here: http://forumcontrelaviolencepoliciere.wordpress.com/how-to-get-involved 

DOWNLOADS: Colour and black&white posters for the Forum Against Police Violence and Impunity are available for download here: http://forumcontrelaviolencepoliciere.wordpress.com/telechargementsdownloads 

The Forum Against Police Violence and Impunity is endorsed by: Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ) * Alfie Roberts Institute * Apatrides Anonymes * Artivistic * Association pour la Défense des Droits et l’Inclusion des personnes qui Consomment des drogues du Québec (ADDICQ) * CKUT (90.3FM) * Coalition contre la repression et les abus policiers (CRAP) * Coalition Justice pour Anas * Collectif opposé à la brutalité policière (COBP) * Head & Hands * Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC) * Jeunesse 2000 * Kabataang Montréal (KM) * McGill Anti-Racist Coalition (MARC) * No One Is Illegal-Montreal * Project X * Q-Team * Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG)-Concordia * Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG)-McGill * People’s Commission Network * Solidarity Across Borders * and more.

INFO:
forumcontrelaviolencepoliciere@gmail.com
www.forumcontrelaviolencepoliciere.net
514-398-3323

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