Justice for Nicholas Gibbs, killed by the Montreal police in NDG; interview with Jeremy Gibbs

You're listening to an audio dispatch from No Borders Media. Today (October 21, 2018) marks the two-month anniversary of the Montreal police killing of Nicholas Gibbs in the neighborhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG). Nicholas, a 23 year-old father of three, was gunned down by Montreal police is still unexplained circumstances. His death raises once again serious questions about excessive deadly force and the practice of racial profiling by the police against the Black community in Montreal For more background to both Nicholas Gibbs the person, as well as police harassment of Black youth in NDG, No Borders Media speaks with Jeremy Gibbs, Nicholas Gibbs' nephew. Jeremy spoke out recently during anti-racist events in Montreal, including the Montreal versus Racism concert in NDG and the Demonstration Against Racism in downtown Montreal. Jeremy will also be speaking out tomorrow, October 22, during the 9th Annual Justice for the Victims of Police Killings Vigil. Our interview concludes with a track, Better Days, by NDG rapper Remy Picasso. ----- NO BORDERS MEDIA No Borders Media is an autonomous left-wing media network. We share and create content that supports the struggles of communities in resistance, with a focus on the self-determination struggles of Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees and working class people of colour in the context of opposition to capitalism and colonialism. Some current focuses include: migrant justice, resistance to borders, anti-fascism and anarchism. We are in the early stages our independent media project. To stay in touch send us an e-mail at nobordersmedianetwork@gmail.com or look for No Borders Media on facebook, twitter and soundcloud. Much more to come in the coming weeks and months. No Borders Media fb: www.facebook.com/NoBordersMediaNetwork soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/NoBordersMedia twitter: twitter.com/NoBordersMedia contact: NoBordersMediaNetwork@gmail.com