Hoop Dance at Mural Unveiling for missing and murdered native women: mother and daughter dance

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 …

VIDEO: Feminism for Men: A Talk With Author & Activist Chris Crass

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 …

VIDEO: Will Prosper on racial profiling of Montreal youth

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 …

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Promotions Assistant at the Centre for Gender Advocacy // OPPORTUNITÉ D’EMPLOI : Assistant.e à la promotion au Centre de lutte contre l’oppression des genres

–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 …

Listen to Leila Bdeir’s presentation on Islamic feminism

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 …

The Centre for Gender Advocacy condemns the ruling upholding Mohammad Majoub’s security certificate

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 …

The Charter of Quebec Values will lead to greater gender inequalities

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 …