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NewsMontreal as a Hub for Activism in the African Diaspora
“All study is Black study,” said Nene Konaté, an organizer of Black Studies at Concordia.
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NewsCSU Update: Orientation Ends With Surplus
The Concordia Student Union’s Orientation was a success, according to Student Life Coordinator Rachel Gauthier. The CSU’s budget was $160,000, but orientation cost only $117,388.45, meaning that there was a $42,611.55 surplus.
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NewsASFA Proposes Second Bid to Increase Fee-Levy
The Arts and Sciences Federation of Associations will once again attempt to raise its fee levy to $1.34 in it upcoming by-elections on Nov. 28 to 30.
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NewsConcordia Answers the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action
As special advisors to Concordia provost Graham Carr, Elizabeth Fast and Charmaine Lyn are excited about the opportunity to engage with Indigenous staff and students, in response to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call to action.
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NewsMontreal Protest Denounces the Election of Donald Trump
Around 150 protesters marched through Montreal on the evening of Nov. 9 to denounce United States president-elect Donald J. Trump.
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NewsFirst Peoples Studies Class Stands in Solidarity With Standing Rock
Stephen Karchut explained that in organizing the demonstration, it put what they were learning into practice, giving the material present-day context. “In the First Peoples Studies Program, we learn more about historical fact,” Karchut said. “We learn a lot about problems that arising for first peoples.”
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NewsHundreds Protest in Montreal in Solidarity With Standing Rock
Behind a row of Indigenous drummers and throat singers, around 700 people protested against the Dakota Access Pipeline in Montreal on Monday afternoon. They had gathered to show solidarity with the Indigenous-led struggle.
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NewsMillion Mask March Protests Mass-Surveillance
Becky Calabia didn’t ask for a minute of silence to honour the late activist Jean Léger, but he still was on everyone’s mind at this year’s Million Mask March in downtown Montreal on Saturday.
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NewsConcordia Conference Urges Transition Away From Oil and Gas
Freda Huson’s keynote presentation on Saturday headlined Sustainable Concordia’s Transitions Conference, an array of presentations advocating society’s transition away from industrial energy.
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NewsPut All Your Eggs (and Sperm) in One Basket
Panelist at McGill University on Nov. 2 set the stage on why it is of such vital importance that we make the identities of sperm and egg donors accessible to their “offspring.”
