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NewsTRAC Mobilizes Strike Committee After Contract Demands Refused
Union leaders say Concordia negotiators refused to acquiesce to the pay and benefit demands of the Teaching and Research Assistants at Concordia at a bargaining session Feb. 11, leading to the creation of a strike committee to examine alternative forms of action at a general assembly Thursday night.
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NewsTwo Tenants of St. Cathy’s Taking Legal Action After Eviction
When Gabriella Wilsker was looking for a place to live for her first year of university, St. Cathy’s student residence seemed like the perfect solution.
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NewsThe 21st Century is Here—But Have Quebec’s ATI Laws Caught Up?
A panel of government officials, journalists and activists debated government transparency and the right to information Feb. 4 at Concordia’s Samuel Bronfman House.
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NewsJustin Trudeau’s Charm Offensive Comes to Montreal
Justin Trudeau is already courting the youth vote ahead of the 2015 federal election, and he believes changing the nature of the conversation in Ottawa is integral to re-engaging younger Canadians in politics.
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NewsNo to Making Green, Yes to Being Green
Members of the Concordia Food Coalition, the Concordia Greenhouse and the Concordia Student Union agree: Concordia needs a new food system, one centred not on financial profits, but rather on being committed to providing affordable and healthy food. The only question is: how to make it possible?
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NewsBoots Riley Talks Optimism, Occupy and Revolution
With an immaculate afro and razor-sharp sideburns, Boots Riley looks like a Black Panther frozen in time, or a long-lost member of Sly and the Family Stone. But the lifelong activist and musician’s politics are only looking forward, ever searching for the path to revolution.
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NewsDuring Super Bowl, Twitter Storm Denounces Native Logos
During the Super Bowl on Feb. 2, one Twitter trend stood out from the rest. The #NotYourMascot campaign aimed to get the word out about “racist” team names and the appropriation of Native cultural elements.
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NewsHernandez Deportation Pushed Back
The deportation date for Ivonne Hernandez, a Mexican refugee claimant who was to be deported without her Canadian-born infant…
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NewsSaying No to Condos
So many condos and trendy shops have sprung up in St-Henri that even Patricia Viannay’s nine-year-old daughter can spot the differences.
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NewsThe Right to Self-Determination and the Charter of Values
Quebec feminists and other progressive forces are currently confronted with an “important philosophical dilemma” in the debate surrounding the wearing of religious symbols, says self-described Muslim feminist and social justice activist Leila Bdeir.
