The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Legislative Council convened for its second-to-last meeting of the 2023-2024 academic year on Thursday, April 4. The meeting saw reports on the First Year Council (FYC), Library Improvement Fund Committee, Environment Committee, Services Review Committee, and Varsity Council; a presentation of the 2024-2025[Read More…]
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Sexual Violence Awareness Week emphasizes healing and support for survivors
Content warning: Mentions of sexual violence. The Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students’ Society (SACOMSS) held its annual “Sexual Violence Awareness week” from Feb. 2 to Feb. 6. The event aimed to provide a safe space for healing and to and equip attendees with tools to better support survivors.[Read More…]
A conversation about sexual violence against Indigenous peoples
As a part of Quebec Public Interest Research Group’s (QPIRG) Culture Shock 2019, the Sexual Assault Center of the McGill Students’ Society (SACOMSS) collaborated with the group to host a panel discussion on Nov. 23 about the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). The activists[Read More…]
Mandatory sexual consent and violence training to start Summer 2019
Beginning Summer 2019, McGill University will roll out mandatory online training modules for students, faculty, and staff on sexual violence awareness and consent. At a Feb. 15 information session for the university’s major stakeholders, Dean of Students Christopher Buddle and Associate Provost (Equity and Academic Policy) Angela Campbell revealed that[Read More…]
Consultations on Sexual Violence Policy aim to promote student engagement
As part of the revisions to McGill’s Sexual Violence Policy, students will be able to attend consultation sessions to provide feedback on McGill’s Policy Against Sexual Violence from Feb. 6-13. Hosted by the Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students’ Society (SACOMSS) and the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU),[Read More…]
In creation of McGill’s Sexual Violence Policy, transparent communication is paramount
On Sept. 12, McGill released a long-awaited Draft Policy for Sexual Violence, a final version of which will be shown to Senate next month. The Draft comes after a student working group’s Sexual Assault Policy Proposal (SAPP) was rejected in March. The administration’s draft is its compromise on the issue,[Read More…]
Finding room for faith
In 2005, McGill decided that due to space shortages it needed to evict the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and the Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students’ Society (SACOMSS) from their previous space. SACOMSS found a new home, but the MSA students were left without a space for daily prayers and[Read More…]
Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week discusses sexual violence through intersectional lens
Bringing awareness to sexual violence has traditionally proven to be a difficult task, but it is one that the Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students’ Society (SACOMSS) is once again ready to undertake. For many years, the volunteer-run organization has been committed to supporting survivors of sexual assault through[Read More…]
Politics in the kitchen: The history of Midnight Kitchen’s political mandate
Monday to Friday, come 12:30 p.m., a line of students winds through the hallway that leads to the fourth floor clubs lounge in the Shatner Building. Tupperware in hand, they await the arrival of Midnight Kitchen—McGill’s free vegan lunch service. What few are aware of, however, is that Midnight Kitchen[Read More…]
CKUT fee increase fails in SSMU referendum
The results of the 2015 Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) referendum were announced on Nov. 15. All referendum questions passed, with the exception of the CKUT fee increase. The Safety Network fee The first referendum question, which proposed the creation of a SSMU Safety Network Fee passed[Read More…]