Beautiful hoop dance by mother and daughter Barbara & Emily Diabo, of Kahnawake, as part of Saturday’s mural unveiling on St. Laurent. The mural was commissioned by Missing Justice and painted by Fanny Aisha, GUKO, and Monk-e, to honour the lives of missing and murdered native women. It’s message reads …
On March 3, 2014, Chris Crass came to speak at Concordia. A Safer Concordia campaign event! Here is video of the event! Chris Crass is a longtime organizer and writer working to build powerful working class-based, feminist, multiracial movements for collective liberation. He has written and spoken widely about anti-racist …
On Thursday, Feb 27, 2014, Will Prosper came to speak at Concordia University as part of the Centre for Gender Advocacy’s speaker series: Thick skin: reflections on race, gender and political resistance. Here is a recording of the talk! Will Prosper is the founder and spokesman for Montreal-North Republik, a citizen’s …
Many thanks to all who attended our AGM on April 28! It was great to look back on all of the incredible activity that came out of the Centre in the last year! Congratulations to our fantastic volunteers for all of their dedication and hard work! Congratulations as well to …
–français ci-dessous— JOB OPPORTUNITY: Promotions Assistant at the Centre for Gender Advocacy Open to all! Concordia students eligible for Work Study funding are encouraged to apply. Duration: 15 May 2014 – 31 August 2014, with possibility of extension until 31 October. Hours: 15 hrs /wk through 31 August (If extended through 31 August-31 October, hours …
On January 30, 2014, the Centre for Gender Advocacy hosted a presentation by founding member of the Collectif des féministes musulmanes du Québec, Leila Bdeir. Bdeir, who teaches Humanities and Women’s Studies at Vanier College, is an active member of the Fédération des femmes du Québec. Click here to listen …
McGill university has decided to hire a coordinator to work with the sexual assault centre, and will hold two public forums throughout the year to deal with issues of sexual consent but advocacy groups are saying this is too little, too late, and have planned a protest tonight. Billy Shields …
On October 25th, Justice Edmond Blanchard ruled that the security certificate under which Mohammad Majoub has been held without charge since 2000 is reasonable, this despite also noting that Majoub’s “right to a fair trial pursuant to…the Charter and right to be free of unreasonable search and seizure have been …
UPDATE: The women have been found! MISSING: Nicole Whiteduck and Laura Spence PLEASE SHARE, MIIGWECH-THANKS!!! These two young Algonquin First Nation mothers were last seen in Maniwaki, Quebec on Sunday October 20th. Your prayers are welcomed!
The Centre for Gender Advocacy, a Concordia University student-funded community group, has a mandate to fight gender oppression through campaigns that challenge gendered, sexual, and racial violence, and to promote Trans* rights, indigenous women’s rights, and access to public health services including abortion and gender transition. Our staff and board members …
