Letters
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Letter: GSA Needs More Accountability
Directors are supposed to avoid conflicts of interest, and should place the interest of the organization they represent above their personal interests. Directors are not supposed to abuse their positions for personal gain.
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Letter: Cannabis Prohibition is a Farce
The level of contempt citizens have for cannabis prohibition demands the end of the farce.
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Letter: No Tribunal for One Charged Student-Protester
As a student charged under the Code of Rights and Responsibilities for striking on April 1, 2015, I would like to thank one of the complainants for coming to an amicable, informal agreement with me, and I presume with the other students they charged as well, through the university.
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Letter: LAS Wants Charges Dropped, Better Working Conditions
We ask that you drop the charges against these students, and conduct a review of the Code that includes student representation.
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Letter: GSA Needs to Take a Stand on Austerity
Despite the problems in previous GSA’s general assembly, this is a very important assembly to attend. Please do not be discouraged from taking an active role, or from expressing your democratic right.
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Letter: An Apology From ASFA
We, the ASFA executive and board of directors are writing this letter to sincerely apologize to Mei-Ling on behalf of any student involved in ASFA, past or present, for creating a racially and sexually oppressive environment during her time in office.
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Letter: Anti-protest Laws Declared Unconstitutional—Student Tribunals Are Concordia Equivalent
The 2012 student strike, though momentous on a citizen level, was accompanied by a period of political repression from the Quebec government. They used highly controversial, unenforceable and even unconstitutional laws to violently stop people from gathering and protesting in the streets.
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Letter: Yes to CURE Concordia
I encourage my fellow Fine Arts students to vote “Yes to CURE Concordia” and support community-based art and more opportunities for Fine Arts at Concordia.