Hundreds called out “Land back!” and “No justice, no peace!” at Montreal’s Every Child Matters March on Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The rally, which began at the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Monument and ended at Place du Canada, honoured the children killed in and the survivors[Read More…]
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TAs urge McGill to uphold contract at back-to-school rally
Call-and-response chants of “Union! Power!” punctuated the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM)’s back-to-school rally on Sept. 4. AGSEM, the union representing teaching assistants (TAs), exam invigilators, and Academic Casuals such as graders and tutors at McGill, held the event to mark their full return to instruction after[Read More…]
Hundreds of ralliers flood SSMU BoD meeting, call for Society to uphold student democracy
Roughly one hundred students disrupted the Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Board of Directors (BoD) meeting on Nov. 30 to voice their support for the Policy Against Genocide in Palestine. Students questioned executives face-to-face on the Society’s decision to consent to an injunction against the policy—a decision that has[Read More…]
McGill TAs allege $1 million in wage theft by the university
As McGill students returned to campus for the first day of classes on the morning of Aug. 30, they were greeted by food trucks and music on McTavish Street as part of the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM)’s rally for better contracts. AGSEM, the union representing teaching[Read More…]
Demonstrators rally in solidarity with Mohawk Mothers, demanding a halt to New Vic Project
*Content warning: Violence against Indigenous children, colonialism Mohawk Mothers (Kanien’kehá:ka kahnistensera), alongside the Milton Parc Citizens’ Committee (CCPM), led a solidarity march on Nov. 10. Approximately 40 attendees gathered outside the gates of the Allan Memorial Institute on Pine Avenue at 4:30 p.m. to march in solidarity with the Kanien’kehá:ka[Read More…]
McGill and Concordia students walkout to challenge sexual violence on campus
On April 11, McGill and Concordia students gathered in front of the James Administration building to challenge the school’s handling of sexual assault complaints. Contributor Sofia Mikton takes a look back at that rally.
Demonstrators rally in solidarity with victims of police brutality
Demonstrators rallied downtown to show solidarity with victims of police brutality on May 7. Approximately 40 people attended the protest, including individuals who had previously acquired injuries as a result of police actions. The protest was held in part as a response to heightened police presence at an earlier demonstration[Read More…]