On Monday, April.15th, our lead journalist Savanna Craig was arrested while covering a protest that was part of the “Day of Action to Free Palestine” at a Scotiabank near the McGill campus in Montreal. Activists were blockading Scotiabank to protest their investments in Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems Ltd. Savanna was arrested despite repeatedly identifying …
—en Français ci-dessous— Duration: Temporary (up to 50 hours in March 2024) Deadline: Rolling applications until March 7 Rate: $25/hour We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to fill the temporary position of AGM Organizer for our Francophone non-profit media production based at an English-language university in Montreal. The AGM Organizer will be …
Important announcement: We will be temporarily closed starting December 4th until Monday, January 15th. December 4th to December 24th: Our station services (equipment rentals, video editing, studio/audio reservations) will be temporarily paused for space assessment, repairs, and facility reorganization. December 25th to January 15th: We will also be closed in alignment with Concordia University for …
Are you passionate about journalism, film, communications, community organizing, or social activism? Are you involved in a social movement that you feel isn’t being well documented in the mainstream media? Want hands-on experience, access to equipment, and more? Look no further, we’re seeking volunteers! Available roles:– Researcher and Script Writer– Show Host and Presenter– Technical …
On August 5th, thousands of Montrealers gathered at Canada Place Square to march in solidarity for trans liberation. Attendance at this years march was more than three times higher than last year. However, speaker and organizer Celeste Trianon says that such high attendance indicates that trans lives are being threatened now more than ever. Watch …
The basics: Deadline for applications: August 15, 2023 Additional details below. Video Journalist at CUTV (position #1) Community University Television—Concordia is hiring a Video Journalist. Reporting to the Executive Director, and collaborating with the Local 514 team, the Video Journalist will facilitate live and recorded coverage of events, recording, but also researching, chasing and assisting …
Montreal’s light rail transit system, the Réseau express métropolitain, is developing a station next to one of the city’s most biodiverse parks. Part of the RÉM will tunnel under Technoparc, where multiple sinkholes have occurred since development began. Local 514 looks into the risk the development not only poses for Technoparc, but in Montreal’s efforts …
On June 22, Montrealers marched through Parc-Ex in protest of Bill PL31. If passed, the bill would put an end to lease transfers, one of few tools that allow tenants to prevent landlords from massive rent hikes. The passing of this bill would disproportionately affect marginalized groups who rely on lease transfers to access affordable …
Executions in Iran have surged, as the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to crackdown on anti-regime protests. At least 142 protesters were executed in May – the largest amount of executions in Iran since 2015. Marches in support of protesters in Iran and the end of the regime have been held every …
More than 4,000 Indigenous women and girls are believed to have been killed or gone missing in Canada within the past 30 years. There’s been multiple reports, recommendations and calls to action – many of which have not yet been implemented. The House of Commons recently backed a motion declaring missing & murdered Indigenous women, …
