What does it mean to center community work in efforts against far right extremism? How does that look different from some leftist organizing? Panelists came together at Concordia University on January 31 to answer just that. Nora Loreto, Mostafa Heneway, Terri Givens, and Maya Menezes spoke on leftist strategies, and what can be learned from …
Check out our most recent grassroots coverage fund submission, “Beneath My Coils and Curls” by Adanna Okorie. In this video, Adanna explores the complex relationship that many Black women and girls have with their hair, including the pressure to “tame” or straighten their natural hair in compliance with white beauty standards. Adanna also explores the …
On Wednesday, November 30th, over 50 Concordia teaching assistants (TA’s), research assistants (RA’s), and allies gathered on the Concordia campus to protest for higher pay and better working conditions. This protest was organized by the TA and RA union (TRAC), with support from the CSU (Concordia Student Union). TRAC will soon be negotiating with the …
On Sunday, November 20th, authors, editors and supporters packed into the aisles of Librairie Paragraphe outside McGill University for the first ever local live launch of the book “The Fire That Time.” Published in 2021, the story recounts the events of the 1969 Sir George Williams Affair – one of Canada’s largest student uprisings and …
On Thursday, November 10th, The Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union organized a public demonstration to protest a planned police eviction of a homeless encampment under the Ville Marie Expressway near Lionel Groulx metro. The eviction – which would’ve been one of the largest encampment evictions of 2022 – was successfully postponed. These evictions are done in …
Sex workers have been resisting Bill C-36 since it regulated sex work back in 2014. This coverage takes us to the steps of Le Palais de Justice on October 7th, where around 70 Montrealers are demanding the decriminalization of sex work. Despite thousands of sex workers spending the last seven years building a case against …
Mamadou Konaté gathered with friends and supporters last week to call for a halt to his upcoming CBSA deportation date to Côte d’Ivoire on September 30. The Montreal resident has been trying to claim asylum in Canada for almost 7 years, while working in healthcare amongst peak COVID-19 pandemic risks and fighting against a national and provincial …
On May 27th, @csumtl and @collective4891 hosted a soundwalk to reflect on the treatment of students of colour in academia. This event focused on @Concordiauniversity’s lack of action regarding anti-Asian hate crimes and a lack of support available for Asian students on campus. Video by Shin Ling Low and Margaret Ta
2022 marks the 74th year of the Nakba, when Palestinians were violently removed from their lands in 1948 in order to create the state of Israel. On May 15th, Montrealers gathered to protest against the continued Israeli occupation of Palestine and to pay respects to the most recent Palestinian journalist murdered by Israeli forces, Shireen …
TWIG (Tree Workers Industrial Group) is proud to present: Planter’s Guide! The second volume (and second issue) of Fireweed, the zine series for and by treeplanters. An essential reading for all those who wish to understand and transform the tree-planting industry!
