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CSU Facing Possible Negative Cash Flow as of Next Summer
There may soon be an imbalance between revenue and “ever-growing expenses” at the Concordia Student Union, affecting “the financial sustainability of the [CSU’s] operations account,” VP Finance Heather Nagy said at a CSU council meeting last Wednesday.
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Thousands Take to the Street to Demand Action on Climate Change
Several thousand people marched in Montreal on Sunday in solidarity with the People’s Climate March in New York City. Held to coincide with the U.N. Climate Summit, the march’s goal was to “bend the course of history,” according to its organizing group, 350.org.
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Reproductive Justice Activists Hold “Uterus Pageant” in Solidarity with New Brunswick
Seven pink, red, multicoloured and glittery uteruses danced and sang in a “uterus pageant” at Parc Émilie-Gamelin Saturday afternoon.
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Naomi Klein on Capitalism, Climate Change and the Possibility of “Armageddon”
Author Speaks Before Montreal Book Launch of This Changes Everything
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Technicality Results in Deportation of Nigerian Family, Lawyer Says
Six years ago, Winifred Agimelen escaped from the country where she was kidnapped with her children, faced the threat of genital mutilation and death, as well as lost sight of her husband—who may or may not still be alive. On Sunday, a technicality sent her back.
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Provinces Following Quebec by Making Out-Of-Province Students Pay More Tuition
Rather than reducing fees to “ensure accessibility on a universal basis,” provincial governments are focusing on charging out-of-province students more, a report released last Wednesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says.
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Planting the Seeds of a Community
It’s amazing how far a little bit of chicken wire can get you. A community gardening initiative is getting itself off the ground with the help of sundry donations like extra wood and shovels.
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Nigerian Mother to Be Deported Sunday After 6 Years in Canada
Winifred Agimelen will split from the safe home she’s built for herself in Montreal—a house, a career, a husband, warmth and comfort for her three daughters—Sunday afternoon.
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Canadian Federation of Students Loses in Court to Former Provincial Wing
The fourth chapter in the lengthy and ongoing legal battle between Quebec student associations and the Canadian Federation of Students has come to an end.
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Activists Bill McKibben, Ellen Gabriel Speak at Concordia
The environmental activists spoke to hundreds of students about the links between indigenous rights, migrant justice and our planet’s future.