======================= TO MEET THE MARCH ON JUNE 25, 2005 - 8:00 am: Ecole secondaire Garneau, 6588 rue de la Carriere, Ottawa (corner of Orleans boulevard and Carriere) - 12:00 -noon: Marquis Park (corner of Ogilvy and Montreal Road). - 4:00 pm: Rally on Parliament Hill - 6:00 pm: Minto Park (corner of Elgin and Gilmour) CONTACT: 514-568-8283 or 514-298-9974 ======================== OTTAWA-- Refugees and their supporters, organized in a coalition called Solidarity Across Borders, are arriving today in Ottawa after a weeklong walk from Montreal to Ottawa that began on June 18th 2005. "We have been marching to Ottawa since June 18th. Despite this historical march, and despite the fact that this week marked the 5th anniversary of World Refugee Day, inhumane acts are currently being perpetrated against non-status refugees and immigrants . We are marching for justice and dignity for all those who've been victimized by the racist policies of the Canadian government. So far, Volpe has ignored us and our demand to meet with him" says Sarita Ahooja, spokesperson for Solidarity Across Borders. The No One Is Illegal March on Ottawa is in support of the main demands: the regularization of all non-status persons; an end to the deportation and detention of migrants, immigrants and refugees; and the abolition of security certificates. The march to Ottawa has become all the more urgent since members of Solidarity Across Borders have learned that on June 22, five children of a non-status Mexican family living in Montreal were seized by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) from their home. The children (aged 3, 5, 7, 11 and 18) are currently being detained at the Laval Immigration Detention facility. Solidarity Across Borders members are outraged that such an inhumane act would take place. We are marching to Ottawa to denounce the government's role in this case and in all cases where non-status people have faced racism, injustice and oppression at the hands of the Canadian government. Solidarity Across Borders is a coalition of self-organized refugee groups and their allies. Member organizations include: Action Committee of Non-Status Algerians, Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees...Human Rights Action Committee, No One Is Illegal, Action for Colombia, Justice Coalition for Adil Charkaoui, Support Committee for Basque Political Prisoners, Association of Filipina Women of Quebec, The Federation of Iranian Refugees, South Asian Women�s Community Center, laCommunauté catholique congolaise de Montréal,Immigrant Worker�s Center, and the Support Center for Migrant Workers.