Author Archives: Areeka R.
Worse Than Prison: How Vancouver Detains Non-Citizens (Excerpts from post 9/11 Canada)
In post 9/11 Canada, it is legal to detain non-citizens—including children—without formal trial or criminal charges. Immigrants, International Students, Permanent Residents, Refugees, & Undocumented peoples can be subject to indefinite immigration detention (think incarceration but without a stated length of detention, no criminal trial, no judges or jury weighing in).
Storm the Wall: A Symbol of Hope from UBC and Beyond
The Wall in Palestine. The mythologized/as-yet-unrealized wall at the U.S. – Mexico Border.
The Walls and structures that continue to oppress, dominate, and exploit.
#StormTheseWalls
At a time when new borders are created and existing borders are reified to enable violence and dehumanization, it is imperative that we take a stand.
We call on UBC students to stand in solidarity with ‘Storm the Wall’ & with global victims of colonial border walls, unjust militarization, detention, and other violences of border imperialism.
