The spirit of revolution cannot be extinguished Jasjot Grewal, Editor-in-Chief In June 1984, former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ordered a military attack on the Sikh Golden Temple—one of the most significant sites of religious scarcity for Sikhs—in an effort to secure the site from armed Sikh militants. The attack[Read More…]
Tag: palestine
McGill hosts Mosab Hassan Yousef talk despite students’ objections
Faced with criticism from 14 student groups and over 3,000 students, McGill moved—but did not cancel—a talk by Mosab Hassan Yousef from the McIntyre Medical Building to Zoom on Nov. 26. Yousef is the son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef. Defecting from Hamas in 1997, Yousef acted as a[Read More…]
Prêt à Manger—not as prêtty as you’d like to believe
It’s a common phrase: You are what you eat. Because people have such an intimate relationship with it, food makes for a particularly powerful political protest tool. Everyone has an opinion on food—anyone could delineate a bad egg from the apple of one’s eye. Similarly, much can be inferred about[Read More…]
Protests erupt in response to NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Montreal
From Nov. 22-25, representatives from 32 Western countries met in Montreal to take part in the 70th Parliamentary Assembly of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). On the first day of the assembly, protestors made demands to dissolve NATO due to the alliance’s perceived complicity in the genocide in Gaza,[Read More…]
Recap: McGill student societies hold General Assemblies to strike in solidarity with Palestine
During the week of Nov. 18, several McGill student associations held General Assemblies (GAs) to vote on a motion to strike in solidarity with Palestine following a national call for action from Students for Justice in Palestine. Thhe McGill Students’ Geography Society (MUGS), Philosophy Students’ Association (PSA), and Anthropology Students’[Read More…]
Tens of thousands of students walk out in support of Palestine across Montreal
On Nov. 21, over 80,000 Cégep, college, and university students across Montreal walked out of their classrooms to call out their institutions’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Palestine. At McGill, students walked out of classes at 1 p.m., organized by Students for Palestine’s Honour and Resistance (SPHR) at McGill[Read More…]
Glaring double standards as Israel continues Nations League campaign
Israel’s participation in major sporting events, like the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Nations League soccer tournament or the Olympic Games, has raised controversy among fans and activists alike. The double standard of sports governing bodies allowing Israel to compete has been particularly noticeable in the wake of FIFA[Read More…]
Choosing not to be political is inherently taking a political stance
“I’m not political.” Hearing these words spread around campus frustrates me. How can you “not be political” when politics inherently concerns humanity? It doesn’t make sense. During nightly family dinners growing up, conversations would start with “How was your day?” but quickly turn into political discussions about current events. My[Read More…]
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese joins McGill community for a talk on Palestine
Keffiyehs adorned the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) ballroom on Nov. 4 as over 200 students, professors, and community members gathered for a presentation from Francesca Albanese, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. During the talk, Albanese discussed her Oct. 1 report on human[Read More…]
Inaugural Palestinian Film Festival celebrates art, heritage, and hope
“I’m nothing without Palestine. Palestine is my everything, all my values are based on being Palestinian.” These words, spoken by a member who wished to remain anonymous of the Palestinian Cultural Club (PCC) at McGill, resonated deeply across the university’s campus on Friday, Nov. 8. That evening, the PCC hosted[Read More…]
