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A Home for the Holidays – A Facebook Auction Fundraiser for the Roblero-Morales family

18 November 2021 Bob Jonkman Leave a comment

Help find a home for the Roblero-Morales family this holiday season!

A Home for the Holidays – Auction

Facebook Auction from 15 November to 1 December 2021

Sandra Morales and her six children have been living with her brother-in-law’s family in Waterloo for over two years now, after her husband and the family’s main provider Daniel Roblero was deported by Canada to Guatemala. Sandra has since been trying to rebuild their life in Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, working full-time and caring for their children alone. After months of being threatened with deportation, Sandra and her kids recently received permanent status, but they are still waiting for the papers and it could be a long time before they are reunited with Daniel.

In the meantime, they are ready to move into a space of their own. The housing crisis has made finding a home extremely difficult, especially for families in their situation, so we hope this fundraiser can help alleviate some of the financial burden and lighten the load on Sandra.

All funds raised from this auction will go directly to the Roblero-Morales family, who will put the money towards rent over the next year.

Items to donate to the auction could include homemade crafts, art, services or skills, baking, gift cards, and so much more! Reach out if you have any questions about your item.

This auction is organized by KW community members who have known Sandra and her family for the last few years and are supporting their search for housing.

Learn more about their story in these news articles

On Radio Waterloo:

23 February 2020: Families Belong Together: A community Fundraiser

17 February 2020: Vegetarian Potluck Dinner in Support of the Roblero-Morales Family

November 2019: AW@L Radio – 2019-12-27 – Stacey Gomez – Supporting the Roblero Morales family

Families Belong Together: A Community Fundraiser

23 February 2020 Bob Jonkman 1 Comment

A fundraiser in support of the Roblero-Morales Family
Families Belong Together
A evening of Community Care for Migrant Justice

Join us for a night of community care for migrant justice in support of a local family facing deportation from Waterloo to Guatemala. Because we all deserve safety. Because no one is illegal. Because families belong together.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

We’ll be screening “In the Shadows of Borders”, a short film that explores if Canada really is as welcoming to migrants as one may think. After the film, we will hear from Sandra Morales, mother of six, whose husband, Daniel Roblero, was deported over 3 months ago. Sandra and five of her children have also been threatened with deportation and are currently waiting for a response on their application for permanent residence on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds. They came to Canada fleeing violence and persecution in Guatemala and the US. Daniel, husband and father, was the main provider for the family and so we are raising funds for the family to support them during this very difficult time.

Find out more about the case by reading Press Release: Community members deliver holiday card to Waterloo MP calling for permanent status for Roblero Morales family on Facebook.

There will be snacks, an amazing silent auction, community resources and a room filled with lovely people who care.

FUNDS FOR THE FAMILY

Tickets are sliding scale $5 to $15. Pay what you can snacks. Silent auction with many amazing pieces and baskets, stay tuned for some of the items you can get! Please bring cash. We will also accept e-transfers for silent auction items.

ALL money raised will go directly to the Roblero-Morales family. If you would like to donate a silent auction item or money and cannot attend the event, please email karly@lspirg.org

ACCESS INFO:

The space is:

wheelchair accessible but please email kwourtime@gmail.com if you require the use of the elevator
a vegetarian space, and there will be vegan and GF options
within a church but the neither the Civic Hub space nor our event are religious
if you have any other access needs for the film or rest of the evening, please email kwourtime@gmail.com

This is being held at the Civic Hub of Waterloo Region, in the Church of St. John the Evangelist. Come to the doors on Duke Street West and press the buzzer for the Social Development Centre Waterloo Region.

Families Belong Together: A Community Fundraiser | Facebook

What: Families Belong Together: A Community Fundraiser
When: Thursday 5 March 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Where: The Civic Hub of Waterloo Region
Location: 23 Water Street North, Kitchener Map

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Vegetarian Potluck Dinner In Support of the Roblero-Morales Family

17 February 2020 Bob Jonkman Leave a comment

There will be a Vegetarian Potluck Dinner in support of the Roblero-Morales family on Saturday, 22 February 2020 from 5pm to 7pm. This is a chance to meet the family and share a meal.

Dinner is at the Civic Hub of Waterloo Region, in the Church of St. John the Evangelist. Come to the doors on Duke Street West and press the buzzer for the Social Development Centre Waterloo Region.

There is also a fundraiser for the Roblero-Morales family on Thursday 5 March from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, also at the Civic Hub WR. There will be a silent auction, a film screening, snacks, with all proceeds going to the Roblero-Morales family. For additional info see the Facebook page Families Belong Together: A Community Fundraiser.

Please contact Nadeem Lawji <nlawji@gmail.com> if you plan to attend or need a ride to any of these events.

Some Background:

We are asking that Sandra Morales, Daniel Roblero and their children be granted status under compassionate and humanitarian grounds

Both Sandra and Daniel are originally from Guatemala. They met in the US, after having fled persecution and violence in their home country. While their children are US citizens, Sandra and Daniel remained undocumented while living in the US. The family became increasingly fearful when Trump was elected in 2017, terrified that their kids would be taken away from them and the family would be separated. They decided to come to Canada, where Daniel has family.

In Canada, the family has access to important medical services (three children have medical conditions or disabilities) that they would not be able to access in Guatemala. The family is already suffering from separation after Daniel was deported.

What: Vegetarian Potluck Dinner In Support of the Roblero-Morales Family
When: Saturday 22 February 2020 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Where: The Civic Hub of Waterloo Region
Location: 23 Water Street North, Kitchener Map

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AW@L Radio – 2019-12-27 – Stacey Gomez – Supporting the Roblero Morales family

27 November 2019 dan kellar Leave a comment

Today we speak with Stacey Gomez, a member of No One is Illegal Halifax/K’jipuktuk, and one of the many people working to support the Roblero Morales family as they struggle through the difficult process of seeking asylum and permanent residency from the Canadian state.

Listen here: AW@L Radio – 2019-12-27 – Stacey Gomez – Supporting the Roblero Morales family

In the spring of 2017 the Roblero Morales family crossed the border from the United States and made a refugee claim. While the family has been welcomed by communities in Waterloo, Ontario where they have been living, the canadian government has not been as welcoming, first denying them refugee status, then, on November 2nd 2019, deporting the father in the family Daniel Roblero to Guatemala, a country where he fears for his safety.

Weeks prior to his deportation, Daniel was arrested by the Waterloo regional police while driving his children to school. The police then handed Daniel over to the canadian border agents and after hunting down the rest of the family, the canadian state detained the whole family. While Sandra and 5 of the family’s children were released within a few hours, an 18 year old son was locked away for 48 hours, while Daniel was locked in a detention centre until his deportation.

On December 19th a demonstration in support of the Roblero Morales family was held at the offices of Kitchener-Waterloo member of parliament and the minister of “diversity, youth, and inclusion”, Bardish Chagger. Concerned community members and groups such as LSPIRG, Our Time KW, and the Alliance Against Poverty participated in the action where they delivered an over-sized christmas card asking the minister to support the family and allow Daniel to return to Canada. Despite the family being separated (potentially for years), being already denied refugee status, traumatized by detention, and facing a dangerous and uncertain future, Chagger told local news outlets that the system was “fair and compassionate”.

Supporters of the Roblero Morales family have asked folks to contact Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, and their local MPs to ask them to grant the family residency and to stop their deportation.

While still waiting for their residency application under humanitarian and compassionate grounds to be decided upon, the family did receive a minor reprieve when immigration officials agreed to not deport other family members until their “pre-removal risk assessment” was resolved, a process which could take years.

Background story:

http://www.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/36923

Banner drop in Halifax/K’jipuktuk on December 17th:

https://nsadvocate.org/2019/12/17/press-release-no-one-is-illegal-stages-anti-deportation-protest-at-halifax-mall/

Press Release for December 19th event:

http://www.grandrivermc.ca/news/press-release-let-them-stay201d-press-conference-holiday-action-to-halt-deportation-of-roblero-morales-family

To financially support the Roblero Morales family:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/roblero-family-deportation-to-guatemala

Other calls to action to support the Roblero Morales Family:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/no-one-is-illegal-halifaxkjipuktuk/take-action-to-stop-the-deportation-of-the-roblero-morales-family-in-kitchener-w/2627041117386020/

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino

Phone: 613-992-6361

Email: minister@cic.gc.ca + Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca

Tweet: @MarcoMendicino

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair calling him to stop the family’s removal:

Phone: 613-995-0284

Email: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca

Tweet: @BillBlair

CC your local MP. You can find their information here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en

If you live in Kitchener-Waterloo, contact MP Bardish Chagger (Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Youth) calling on her to raise this issue with the Ministers (as the family lives in her riding and she’s a Liberal MP)

Telephone: 519-746-1573

Email: Bardish.Chagger@parl.gc.ca

Fax: 519-746-6436

No One is Illegal Halifax:

email: noii.hfx@gmail.com

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoOneIsIllegalHalifax/

twitter: https://twitter.com/NOII_HFX

https://facebook.com/NoOneIsIllegalNetwork/

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