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Montreal’s Women’s March to Fight Against Gendered Violence
On the third annual Women’s march, about 100 people gathered at the Gamelin Square in -22 C weather to show their support for women and girls who have suffered abuse in their lifetime.
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Concordia Journalism Students Strike Against Unpaid Internships
About 35 journalism undergraduates voted unanimously for a week long strike in the winter semester on Wednesday night. Students are demanding the provincial government prohibit universities and CEGEP’s from running unpaid internships and want a section on interns’ rights added to Quebec’s labour code.
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CSU Forms Students in Recovery Task Force
The Concordia Student Union is organizing the launch of a Students in Recovery Task Force, aimed at critiquing research the CSU has conducted on services available to those in recovery and make recommendations.
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Online Polls Now Open for CSU By-Elections
After being postponed for two months, polling for the Concordia Student Union by-elections opened today, with voting taking place online.
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Council Update: CSU Signs Off on Deal to Provide More Mental Health Services
The Concordia Student Union will be expanding mental health coverage within the undergraduate health plan. Alliance pour la santé étudiante au Québec, the union’s health and dental provider, has recently offered Empower Me, a new online mental health and wellness service for students.
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Over 55 Cities March in Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en Nation
Protesters denounced the invasion of militarized Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the unceded Wet’suwet’en nation in northern British Columbia for pipeline access on Tuesday night.
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How Concordia is Preparing For the Anti-Sexual Violence Legislation
The first deadline for Quebec universities to meet their obligations under Bill 151, aimed to prevent and fight sexual violence on campuses, has passed on Jan. 1, 2019, with Concordia submitting a renewed policy on sexual violence. After Quebec passed Bill 151, universities, and CEGEPs in the province have been given until Sept. 1 2019 to put in place new rules aimed to protect their students from sexual violence. How far along is Concordia in meeting their demands?
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AVEQ May Be Forced to Shut Down Amid Decreasing Revenue
AVEQ executives and staff will be laid off this January as the association reassesses its financial stability and its continuity.
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CSU IT Director Says Risks Involved With Online Voting Are Being Overlooked
Last Wednesday the Concordia Student Union’s IT Director Camil Gagnon-Duguay brought up his concerns about online voting in an email to the CSU’s executive team. With voting for their by-election set to take place online Jan. 15 to the 17, the union voted to use paper ballots as a backup plan.
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The Redmen Referendum: What’s Next?
It’s been a month since McGill students stood the rain to protest the university’s varsity sports team’s name, the Redmen. Weeks later, students voted 78 per cent in favour to change the name entirely.