Over 100 tenants and fair housing activists gathered outside 955 av. d’Anvers on March 31 to denounce what organizers called abusive rent increases imposed on residents. Organized by the Regroupement des comités logement et associations de locataires du Québec (RCLALQ) and the Comité d’Action de Parc-Extension (CAPE), the rally’s attendees[Read More…]
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Black Sisterhood at McGill targeted with online racist harassment
Content warning: Mentions of racial violence After Black Sisterhood at McGill (BSISSY) began recruiting members to start an Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority chapter at McGill, co-founders Lena Karis Moussio, U1 Arts, and Astou Badiane, U1 Arts, received racist comments and threats of violence through the organization’s Instagram account. The[Read More…]
Referendum to boycott Israeli institutions passes with the highest voting turnout in recent LSA history
On March 19, voting for the Referendum Regarding the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel to Preserve Academic Freedom (PACBI) opened to all members of the Law Students’ Association (LSA). The motion, put forward by Law Students for Palestine at McGill (LS4PM) and McGill Radical Law Students’ Association (RadLaw), called[Read More…]
McGill investigating antisemitic vandalism in Faculty of Medicine
Content warning: Antisemitism and violent threats A recent act of antisemitic vandalism at McGill is raising renewed concerns about campus safety for Jewish students. The graffiti, found in a bathroom stall in the Faculty of Medicine, read “Kill all Jews” and “Jews out of McGill Med.” An official statement from[Read More…]
COFAM rallies outside the Arts building demanding counteroffer from McGill
On April 2, around 60 professors gathered outside the McCall MacBain Arts Building in a rally organized by the Confederation of Faculty Associations of McGill (COFAM). Following a few speeches delivered by faculty representatives, the group walked to the James Administration Building while chanting “Le mépris, ça suffit !” and[Read More…]
SSMU Legislative Council discusses athletic clubs and constitutional amendments
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) called to order its penultimate Legislative Council (LC) of the academic year on March 26. As the semester draws to a close, members are moving to finalize key decisions for a smooth transition into the summer months. Early in the session, Speaker Acadia[Read More…]
Post-secondary and CEGEP students strike against austerity in education
From March 23 to March 27, over 65,000 post-secondary and Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP) students participated in a week-long strike against austerity in education. The strikes were organized by the Coalition de résistance pour l’unité étudiante syndicale (CRUES), a union of 30,000 students in local and regional levels[Read More…]
Montreal police expand surveillance with Project Aurora
The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) says its new Project Aurora has already led to 20 arrests in just over six weeks, as part of a strategy aimed at preventing serious crimes such as arson, shootings, and home invasions through social media monitoring. Described by police[Read More…]
English Montreal School Board and other groups challenge Bill 21 in Supreme Court of Canada
On March 26, a four-day hearing concluded in the Supreme Court of Canada, where six groups challenged the Quebec government regarding Bill 21, continuing the debate over religious freedom, minority rights, and the use of the notwithstanding clause. The six opposing groups include the English Montreal School Board (EMSB), the[Read More…]
AGSEM rally encourages progress in ongoing workers’ rights negotiations with McGill
On March 18, approximately 40 McGill students, workers, and faculty members gathered outside the Leacock Building for the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM)’s rally. The rally, which advocated for a budget increase for the wages of graduate student workers, was timed to coincide with a McGill Senate[Read More…]