Over 400 people gathered at Monument à sir George-Étienne Cartier for Montreal’s annual climate march at 6:00 p.m. on Sept. 27. Ensemble pour la suite du monde—a collective of unions, activist organizations, and other groups—organized the march as part of a series of demonstrations happening across Quebec that day. As[Read More…]
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Montreal students take to the streets demanding climate action
When walking near Jeanne-Mance Park last Friday, or anywhere downtown for that matter, the blocked roads and crowds with quippy signs chanting over megaphones were hard to miss. Montreal’s annual climate march, held on Sept. 29 and organized this year by Rage Climatique—a coalition of environmental groups in the city—drew[Read More…]
Students march for climate justice and urge McGill to divest
Divest McGill hosted a teach-in on Sept. 24 to encourage McGill students to participate in the annual climate march that occurred downtown later that afternoon. Students gathered at the Y-intersection on campus to listen to several speakers, and then walked to Jeanne-Mance Park with posters and signs in hand. The[Read More…]
Montreal Global Day of Climate Action march draws hundreds
On March 19, the Coalition étudiant pour un virage environnemental et social (CEVES) organized “Manifestation mondiale pour la justice climatique et sociale” (Global protest for climate and social justice). The march was part of Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future movement, which unites climate protesters worldwide each Friday to demand government[Read More…]
How memes became a form of protest art
The Sept. 27 Global Climate Strike drew half a million protesters to the streets of Montreal in a worldwide series of demonstrations against climate change. Typical environmental slogans like ‘There is no planet B’ or ‘Don’t be a fossil fool’ appeared on many marchers’ signs, but some of the messages[Read More…]
500,000 people march for climate justice in Montreal
Montreal held its second march for climate justice on Sept. 27: The march was part of a series of worldwide climate protests taking place this month, with millions rallying across the globe. On Sept. 18, McGill’s Senate failed to pass a motion to cancel classes for the strike, although Provost[Read More…]
AUS votes to strike in support of climate march
On Sept. 25, approximately 900 members of the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) voted to strike in support of the Sept. 27 climate march, exceeding the 500 minimum needed to reach quorum. In response, Climate Justice Action McGill (C-JAM), a group which promotes social and environmental justice, sent a petition to[Read More…]
