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March 21st Public Assembly in Côte-des-Neiges

On Wednesday March 21st several dozen people attended a public assembly in Cotes-Des-Neiges, organized by the Justice For Anas Coalition to draw awareness to the case of Mohamed Anas Bennis and issues of racial profiling and police brutality in Montreal. The event took place at 6767 chemin Cote-des-Neiges, blocks away from where Anas Bennis was killed by Montreal police on December 1st, 2005 - to date no public inquiry has been made, and no charges have been laid against the officers responsible.

Khadija Bennis, twin sister of Anas, spoke first with details of her brother's case and information about the continuing campaign for justice. She was followed by May Chiu, who presented findings regarding racial profiling and "security" from the People's Commission on Immigration Security Measures, for which she was a commissioner; and Hind Charkaoui, whose brother, Adil, was imprisoned without charges for 2 years under a Security Certificate. Next Roderick Carreon, a founding member of Kabataang-Montreal, a Filipino youth organization, spoke about his group's activism around racial profiling, and confrontations with the Montreal police. The panel ended with Huguette Milberg, a member of Mothers United Against Racism, who spoke about her and her son's experience with racial profiling at the hands of the Montreal police, as well the struggles and victories that the Mothers United Against Racism have faced in their attempt to confront the police of Montreal.

The panel was followed by a question and answer period. The Justice for Anas Coalition will continue to organize in the coming months, building a campaign to demand the truth about the death of Mohamed Anas Bennis, and to denounce police brutality and impunity.