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  Concordia Well Represented at Third Annual Montreal Space Symposium

  Faculty, Space Concordia Members Give Talks on First Day of Symposium

  Alexandre Denis — Published October 14, 2019 | Comments

  Starry-eyed space enthusiasts gathered at the International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters in Montreal for the third annual Montreal Space Symposium.

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  Advocates and Allies Gather in Pointe-Saint-Charles to Break Down Racial and Religious Discrimination

  University of the Streets Café Initiates Discussion to Understand the Root of Islamophobia and Xenophobia in Quebec.

  Nanor Froundjian — Published October 11, 2019 | Comments

  During open discussion period, many veiled Muslim women defied the prejudice that men and husbands force them to cover themselves.

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  Trudeau, Scheer Main Targets at English Language Federal Leaders Debate

  All Six Main Party Leaders Get Platforms (and Punches) in 14 Days Before Election

  Olivier Cadotte — Published October 8, 2019 | Comments

  Themes included national and global leadership, affordability and economic insecurity, Indigenous issues, polarization, human rights and immigration, and environment and energy.

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  Revived Concordia Student Association puts the FOCUS on Filipino Youth

  The New Club Hopes to Break the Mould of What Filipinos Can Be

  Sheena Macmillan — Published October 7, 2019 | Comments

  The Filipino Organization of Concordia Students is going through a revival after over 10 years of inactivity.

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  Montreal North Greens Up to Fight Back Heat Islands

  Éconord Co-op Gives Away Free Trees to Make the Borough Greener

  Lucie Laumonier — Published October 7, 2019 | Comments

  Within three years, Éconord has found a home for some 1,500 trees, exceeding expectations of the program’s administrators. Montreal North is a borough with a poor tree cover, which makes this initiative highly valuable and meaningful.

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  Ville-Marie Candidates Debate Environment, Reconciliation

  Four Federal Candidates for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs Riding Made Their Case to Students.

  Alexandre Denis — Published October 7, 2019 | Comments

  The debate, organized by the Student’s Society of McGill University, assembled Liberal Minister Prime Marc Miller, Conservative candidate Michael Forian, New Democratic Party candidate Sophie Thiébaut, and Green Party candidate Liana Canton-Cusmano.

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  Fourteenth Annual Vigil Honours Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  Hundreds Gather Behind Musée d’Art Contemporain for Somber Ceremony

  Ireland Compton — Published October 5, 2019 | Comments

  Bearing signs reading “Honour our sisters with action,” those in attendance at the fourteenth annual Memorial Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Trans and Two-Spirit people stood silently as survivors of violence and members of First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada shared their art and their stories.

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  Activist Death Blamed on Transphobia in Healthcare System at Memorial

  Friends say Hayden Muller Died of Inadequate Care Due to Being a Trans Person

  Rowan Kennedy — Published October 2, 2019 | Comments

  “Gender is not about body parts,” said Julie Michaud. “I wish more patients knew that.”

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  Concordia International Students Have Most Expensive Healthcare Plan in Country

  Unpacking International Student Healthcare Costs At Concordia

  Ireland Compton — Published October 1, 2019 | Comments

  In March 2019, a referendum was passed with students voting overwhelmingly in favour of mandating the CSU to take on the responsibility of managing the health care plan for international students.

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  It Takes All of Us Online Consent Training Faces Backlash

  A Look Into Concordia’s Online Consent Training

  Bree Rockbrand & Ireland Compton — Published October 1, 2019 | Comments

  Many feel that a lack of systematic change overrides the university’s attempt at a training.