Articles by Geoffrey Vendeville
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Coming Together for Dragon Flowers
Community Supports Mile End Flower Shop After Fire
After Tamey Lau lost her Mile End flower shop in a devastating fire the night of April 23, thousands of people from the neighbourhood, and others as far away as Vancouver, came to her support. Every day since the fire, customers and friends have dropped by the boarded-up store to offer their sympathy and donate money to help rebuild Dragon Flowers, a Mile End fixture of 27 years.
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“La Belle Saison” to Unionize
Rural Quebec’s Labour Cycle & Migrant Workers’ Rights Held in Unsteady Balance
St. Rémi has all the trappings of a small Québécois town. Walking west down its thoroughfare, Notre-Dame St., you pass a fast-food joint, a depanneur and a bank before reaching the local church—a handsome, 170-year-old grey stone building with twin white spires.
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“It’s Like I Had No Freedom”
PINAY Points to Injustices of Canada’s Live-in Caregiver Program
Ms. Salazar never dreamed of leaving the Philippines for Canada.
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Magic on the Mat
ConU Olympian David Tremblay Says Goodbye to University Wrestling After Half-Decade in Maroon and Gold
If you ask any wrestler on Concordia’s varsity team about their teammate David Tremblay, the words “leader” and “role model” are never very far from their lips.
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The Post-Summit Scramble
Next Steps for University Leaders
Cameron Monagle says the Quebec government referring to the indexation of tuition fees as a “relative freeze” is a “load of baloney.”
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A Safe Space in the Church Basement
West Island Youth Centre Gives LGBTQ Youth a Community
Since she was eight or nine years old, Jessica Malz felt she was unlike any other girl she knew. While her friends chased boys around the schoolyard at recess, she remembers usually running after the girls.
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A View From the Summit
Government Proposes Annual Tuition Increase of 3%
As the Summit on Higher Education came to a close, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois concluded, “there are no losers here today.”
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Education Summit Begins in Montreal
After months of anticipation, debate, protest and political posturing, Quebec’s promised two-day summit on higher education began today.
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“For Five Minutes They Get to Be the Superhero”
The Ongoing Legacy of the Kahnawake Survival School Wrestling Team
If you were to ask Peter Montour to pick his proudest moment as part of the Kahnawake Survival School wrestling team, he would have trouble choosing just one.
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Café X Composting, Finally
Petition Pays Off for VA Building Location
After five months of firing off letters, emails and a petition to the university administration, the staff at Concordia’s Café X has finally acquired the little grey compost bin they have long been asking for.
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Does Concordia Have a Military Complex?
Questionable Links Between ConU, Military Uncovered
Last week, The Link received an email—subject “Concordia’s Military Complex.”
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Something Publishing Happening
Former Void Editor Puts ConU Writers in Print
When Concordia’s literary magazine, The Void, held an open call for submissions in 2011, fiction editor Jack Allen received a story so full of “misogynistic, racist, and violent” content, he knew it couldn’t appear in the pages of a student publication.
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Concordia Profs Weigh In On US Election Results
Three professors from Concordia’s political science department and a history professor convened on Thursday to analyze the 2012 American Presidential election.
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Dial M for Mind-Blowing
Local Music Showcase M for Montreal to Feature 100 Artists
In a city internationally recognized as of late for producing music acts like Arcade Fire and Grimes, M for Montreal was founded to help local bands, and other artists, make the same leap onto the big stage.
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“It’s Time to Tear Down This Wall of Silence.”
Vigil Remembers Victims of Police Brutality, Calls for Accountability
A crowd of more than 150 people packed the sidewalk and overflowed into the street in front of the offices of the Fraternité…
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“The Ugly Canadian”
Author and Activist to Present Latest Work On Canada’s Fearless Leader
Stephen Harper has his critics, but few are as unrelenting as Yves Engler.
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Breaking the Blockade By Sea
Pro-Palestinian Activist and Author Recounts the Journey of Bringing Aid to Gaza
On August 22, 2008, Greta Berlin and 44 other pro-Palestinian activists left Cyprus in a couple of ramshackle boats in an attempt to deliver aid to Gaza.