Montreal

Protest travels through downtown Montreal on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

“Gaza, Gaza, Montréal est avec toi.” Around two hundred members of the Montreal community gathered in Victoria Square for a protest on Nov. 29, organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)’s Montreal chapter, in honour of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Throughout the demonstration, protestors called[Read More…]

McGill student contingent joins Montreal-wide protest demanding justice for Palestine

A crowd of approximately 150 McGill community members chanted, “McGill, McGill, you can’t hide! We charge you with genocide!” outside the university’s Roddick Gates on Oct. 5. The demonstrators formed the McGill student contingent attending the International Day of Action march and rally organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)’s[Read More…]

McGill administration dismantles Palestine solidarity encampment after 75 days

In the early hours of July 10, police swarmed the lower field of McGill’s downtown campus to dismantle the student-led Palestine solidarity encampment. After being forced out, campers protested under the rain on Rue Sherbrooke alongside supporters from the broader Montreal community. The action by McGill’s administration brought an end[Read More…]

Superior Court of Québec rejects McGill’s request to dismantle encampment in solidarity with Palestine

On May 15, the Superior Court of Québec rejected an injunction request put forth by McGill University to dismantle the encampment on the lower field of campus. The encampment—which has been in place since April 27—was established by students from McGill, Concordia University, and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)[Read More…]

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