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NewsConcordia Student Union Elections 2018: Executive Candidates
From Tuesday to Thursday, Concordia’s more than 35,000 undergraduate students will be asked to vote in the Concordia Student Union’s annual election. This year, three full slates and one independent candidate are running for the CSU’s eight executive positions. Quorum for the election is 450 votes.
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NewsMontreal Protesters March For Better Gun Control
“We call BS! Hey hey NRA how many kids have you killed today?” chanted several hundred protesters marching down Ste. Catherine St. Saturday afternoon.
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NewsFASA, Concordia Student Union Hold Talk on Exploitation in the Arts
Unpaid labour is an issue across many industries but it takes specific forms in the arts.
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NewsEnvironmental Activism Blooms With Quebec Front Against Fossil Fuels
Today, the network of 60 environmental groups is still active, and many still take part in the Mouvement Desjardins, a campaign led by Greenpeace that’s working to put pressure on the Desjardins bank to remove its investments in fossil fuels,
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NewsProtesters Oppose Deportation of Montreal Non-Status Rights Activist
People gathered Thursday to fight the deportation of Lucy Francineth Granados, an undocumented woman who protesters say was very active in the Non-Status Women’s Collective of Montreal.
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NewsActivist Jaggi Singh Still Pushing for Detailed Disclosure Report
Activist Jaggi Singh returned to Quebec City municipal court Wednesday morning, and is continuing to push for a more detailed disclosure report from the city and their police about the August demonstration where he was arrested.
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NewsMontreal Hip-Hop Artist Lucas Charlie Rose Faces Potential Deportation
Montreal artist and activist Lucas Charlie Rose had his work permit renewal refused last year and may be deported back to France if he cannot obtain Canadian status.
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NewsCSU Issues Apology to Fine Arts Student Alliance
The Concordia Student Union has allocated $10,000 to the Fine Arts Student Alliance. The motion was passed at a CSU council meeting on Wednesday, after the Alliance found out that the CSU’s Chief Electoral Officer was taking down their posters.
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NewsCSU Creates Gender Advocacy Committee
The Concordia Student Union has formed a new Gender Advocacy Committee to address issues surrounding gendered violence on campus, and to address issues of gender advocacy for non-male-identifying students.
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NewsHealth Insurance Conflict of Interest in 2018 CSU Elections
Current General Coordinator and Advance CSU candidate Omar Riaz and student life coordinator candidate for the ACT slate Daniel Jolicoeur have both come under fire for perceived conflicts of interest with the CSU’s current health and dental insurance provider, the Alliance pour la santé étudiante au Québec.
