Opinions
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OpinionsEditorial
The Link asks that an independent and full debriefing on how and why Burritoville failed, so that we can learn from our mistakes and maintain accountability.
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Opinions
Oil, Gas & Social Movements in Gaspésie
It’s Gaspésie, where you can still drink water directly from most rivers, that oil and gas companies have painted a target.
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The Stories We Tell
The World Social Forum 2016 was an opportunity to change the narrative. There’s a lot of bad news being told on the radio, on the television, in the newspapers. Yet somehow, there is a lack of reflection on how our actions are generating these situations—and how a change in those actions can make us part of the solution.
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Understanding Systemic Racism in Quebec
Police racism goes beyond the disproportionate likelihood for people of colour to be killed by police. Police also engage in violent, unnecessary arrests of people of colour; and communities of colour have significantly higher police presence than white communities. Finally, the Human Rights Commission and justice system have failed to adequately protect communities of colour from systemic racism.
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OpinionsConcordia, Canada, and the Climate
Through the actions of its students, Concordia has become a leader in sustainability. The same can’t be said of decision-makers in the provincial or national governments
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OpinionsDemocratizing Decision-Making at the CSU
An unsustainable structure means that power dynamics are highly unequal, and certain voices are prioritized over others. In order to make the CSU sustainable, those hierarchies need to be flattened and power needs to be distributed horizontally.
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OpinionsEditorial: A Year in Review for the CSU
It’s been a tumultuous year at our university, particularly in the realm of student politics. The Concordia Student Union has pushed some important initiatives for which they should be commended—but this academic year wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns—or rather, it wasn’t all daycares and housing projects.
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Selective Mourning: Terror and the Media Across the World
When the bombings in Paris gripped the hearts of so many, the bombing in Lebanon, occurring the day before, flew under the radar. Over the past several months, in fact, Iraq, Mali, Pakistan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and the Ivory Coast all have been sites of attacks. Yet little is known about those tragedies.
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OpinionsEditorial: Act Together Can Lead the Way Forward
It’s that time of the year again. Here are The Link’s picks for the CSU election in 2016.
