Don’t Kid Yourself: We all pay for the defunding of higher education
I went to McGill in the late 80s and early 90s when tuition fees were less than $1,200 a year, so with summer jobs and some parental help I graduated from my first degree...
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Why Vote Against the Québec Government Offer and Continue Student Strike
Since Saturday, some people have come up to me expressing their delight a strike that is finally over, now that a negotiated agreement has been made between the government of Québec and striking students....
Why Québec Student Strike Should Continue Within a Larger Social Movement
It was a Monday morning just before 9:00 am. As I walked to the Charlevoix Metro, historically working class neighbourhood of Pointe St-Charles, the context within which the student strike was situated became blatantly...
Media Studies Graduate Students Renew Strike in Line With GSA
Dear Faculty, Staff and Fellow Students, After careful deliberation, students in the MA Media Studies program at Concordia University have collectively decided to renew our strike on an ongoing basis in line with Concordia’s...
Student Strike is Not a Simple Boycott: History and Perspectives
The following text was compiled by L’Association des juristes progressistes (AJP) in response to the administration of several universities that have sent notices to their students that falsely allege that the concept of strike...
270+ Concordia Professors Oppose the Privatization of Universities
A growing number of university professors in Québec are joining the protest movement against the government’s funding plan for higher education. The letter below is signed by more than 270 Concordia University Professors. Many...
Media Studies Students at Concordia University Strike in Support of Accessible Education
After careful deliberation, students in the MA Media Studies program at Concordia University have collectively decided to continue our strike on an ongoing basis, to be reviewed weekly. In accordance with the GSA’s resolution,...
