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NewsThe deportation of Mamadou Konaté
Deportation of Mamadou Konaté reveals the shortcomings of current immigration system
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NewsAttorney General of Quebec appeals historic trans & non-binary rights win; CGA to fight back
Quebec’s Attorney General is backtracking on a landmark ruling from January granting various rights to trans and non-binary people in the province.
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NewsNew virtual initiative aims to improve Indigenous students’ access to post-secondary education
The initiative aims to mix Indigenous knowledge systems into the classroom by incorporating more Indigenous voices and outdoor learning.
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NewsIndigenous activists decry lack of government action ahead of 11th annual MMIWG2S vigil
Speakers called for substantive change from the government in light of the 11th annual Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Trans & 2Spirit Relatives.
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NewsHistoric Superior Court win for trans and non-binary individuals in Quebec
Six years after filing the lawsuit, the verdict is in. Quebec’s Superior Court has ruled in favour for several of the Centre for Gender Advocacy’s demands, but not without its losses.
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Special IssueHow susceptible is a university to extremism?
The effects of the pandemic may cause students to become more vulnerable to extremist radicalization.
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Special IssueWhy we’ve progressed past the need for celebrities
Celebrities are the most visible representation of the wealthy class and are, therefore, both affirmers and beneficiaries of the idea of meritocracy.
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NewsEmotions run high at CSU town hall meeting, students exclaim “enough is enough”
An emotionally loaded CSU town hall meeting saw students demand Concordia’s administration do more to improve remote learning.
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Special IssueSharing a meal across barrier lines
Despite the occupation, Palestinian resilience can be seen through the food and its culture.
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NewsCouncillor Ahmadou Sakho resigns from CSU
After over a year on council, Ahmadou Sakho has resigned citing “constant drama.”
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NewsProtesters demand justice for Joyce Echaquan
The death of Joyce Echaquan is a sign of systemic racism in Quebec, activists say. Thousands descended upon Place Émilie-Gamelin on Saturday to call for justice.
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NewsCSU councillor against motion for more representation on committees
As more councillors label the CSU’s work environment as toxic, Tzvi Hersh Filler objects a motion to diversify the union’s committees.
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Special IssueA summer of protest
Link reporter Mzwandile Poncana reflects on a summer of unrest in Montreal.
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Fringe Arts‘Haiti Betrayed’ Reveals Reality Behind Canada’s Reputation as Peacekeeper
In one of the opening scenes of Haiti Betrayed, a Haitian man stands alone outside of the Canadian embassy in the arid landscape of Port-au-Prince, yelling out in frustration.
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NewsProtesters Chant ‘Status for All’ in the Streets of Montreal
Hundreds marched down Berri St. demanding legal status for undocumented migrant workers, international students, and asylum seekers.
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NewsAnti-Carceral Group Organizes Noise Demonstration Outside Bordeaux Prison
Protesters chanted “solidarity” alongside prisoners at Bordeaux prison to fight against systemic racism and the prison’s lack of precautions taken in light of COVID-19.
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Fringe ArtsMontreal Bookstores Are Struggling Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
The onslaught of COVID-19 is inevitably hitting small and local bookstores.
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Fringe ArtsThe Massimadi Film Festival Premieres ‘Our Dance Of Revolution’
The film Our Dance of Revolution directed by Phillip Pike had its Quebec premiere on Feb. 24, as part of the Massimadi Festival. The festival was in its twelfth edition, and included a line-up of films that mainly revolve around the Black LGBTQ+ experience.
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Special IssueThe Hidden Powers of Faith
For marginalized students, the relationship to spirituality can be a bit more complicated.
