Letter: Vote for Social Justice Research
I want to let my fellow students know about an amazing project on campus, which supports undergrads in making real-world research links with the Montreal-area social justice community.
The Community-University Research Exchange (CURE Concordia) is based on a simple premise: undergrads can engage in interesting research now, and not wait until after graduating or grad school.
CURE Concordia basically pairs up students with community organizations on research projects related to pressing issues such as missing and murdered indigenous women, environmental justice, food security, anti-racism, and more. And, the best thing is that students can get credit for the research.
CURE Concordia has built up a great network of Concordia faculty allies, and links with many community groups. But for this project to be relevant to more Concordia students, it needs more funding.
I encourage my fellow students who care about social justice and want to support community organizing to vote yes to the upcoming referendum on a fee levy for CURE Concordia.
— Sophia Sahrane, student advocate at the CSU Advocacy Centre
