Here’s a short film editorial about an advertizing campaign in Montréal bus shelters. In this advert a runner in brand-name running shoes jumps the turnstile, presumably to avoid paying his fare to use the Metro. This short video, Tourniquoi? (2005) encourages brand-name running shoe manufacturers to subsidize public transportation by paying the fare every time someone jumps the turnstile in the Montréal Metro.
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Palestinian refugees face deportation from Canada
In 2001, Palestinians seeking refugee status in Canada began receiving responses from Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). Some were refused while others were accepted.
The IRB was accused of being arbitrary and prejudicial against Palestinians seeking refugee status in Canada. One case that the Montréal Palestinians often referred to to back up their claim are of two brothers who are both from the Burj el-Barajneh Refugee Camp.
Riot police violently evict housing rights activists from Montréal park
On July 5, 2003, approximately 400 housing rights activists and the homeless set up camp in Parc Lafontaine–one of Montréal’s larger parks, situated in the heart of the Plateau Mont-Royal. Prior to setting up the camp near the western edge of the park, the group staged a short march along the park’s perimetre before entering and raising tents.
