Sports and politics are interwoven in increasingly complex ways. From Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ powerful silent protest on the podium during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics to Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games, athletes have used sport to have their voices heard. In the weeks[Read More…]
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McGill must be held accountable for its continued colonialism
On Nov. 17, organizers planted a white pine tree during a Haudenosaunee peace ceremony on McGill’s Lower Field as a symbol of peace, unity, and collaboration. The tree signified solidarity with the brutally dismantled Palestine Solidarity Encampment that resided at the same site, and the continuation of demands for McGill’s[Read More…]
Hundreds rally in solidarity with Palestine day before Superior Court of Quebec grants McGill an injunction
This is a developing story Several hundreds of protestors rallied in solidarity with Palestine through police-lined streets in downtown Montreal on Oct. 7. Protestors dispersed after police employed tear gas following individuals smashing the lower windows of the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute (SASSI) on Avenue des Pins. The following[Read More…]
Lettuce leaves falling: Who was crowned fourth Head of Lettuce?
While the leaves turned orange and red in the city, the Lower Field was filled with green on Sept. 27. Students enthusiastically gathered for the fourth annual lettuce eating contest, and this year, competition was more fierce than ever. Although midterm season was right around the corner, a dedicated crowd[Read More…]
McGill must confront its reliance on SPVM’s racist policing
Historically, police units have been known to target unhoused, queer, transgender, disabled, mentally ill, lower-income, Indigenous, Black, and other marginalized communities. Unhoused individuals sleeping on a park bench in Montreal can get fined up to $1000 CAD. Atif Siddiqi, who is transgender, alleged that the police laughed at them when[Read More…]
SPHR McGill calls on students to wear keffiyehs as sign of Palestinian solidarity
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McGill called on students to wear a keffiyeh on campus on Sept. 5 as a way to show solidarity with pro-Palestinian mobilization. Other pro-Palestinian activist groups from across Montreal joined their call, including SPHR Concordia, Groupe de Solidarité pour les droits humains des[Read More…]
Students walk out of classes to compel McGill to cut financial ties with Israeli state
More than 150 students walked out of classes and gathered in front of the James Administration Building at 1 p.m. on Aug. 30 to protest McGill’s complicity in the genocide of Palestinians and to demand divestment from companies and academic institutions with financial ties to the Israeli military. Protestors filed[Read More…]
McGill administration dismantles Palestine solidarity encampment after 75 days
In the early hours of July 10, police swarmed the lower field of McGill’s downtown campus to dismantle the student-led Palestine solidarity encampment. After being forced out, campers protested under the rain on Rue Sherbrooke alongside supporters from the broader Montreal community. The action by McGill’s administration brought an end[Read More…]
Remembering Alice Munro
Alice Munro died on May 13, and I ate half a grapefruit every morning for the next week. I first encountered the acclaimed author’s work in school, as Canadians often do. I remember enjoying her stories—particularly the landscapes within them—but was not yet entirely engrossed. Then moments began to emerge[Read More…]
Protestors occupy James Administration Building, demanding McGill heed encampment’s calls for divestment
At roughly 4:00 p.m. on June 6, student protestors occupied the James Administration Building to demand that McGill divest from companies complicit in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians. Protestors obstructed doors to the building using materials such as metal fencing and blocked paths leading to the entrance by standing side[Read More…]
