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 …
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 …
Glen Canning has been seeking justice for his daughter, Rehtaeh Parsons in the wake of her sexual assault and suicide death. He spoke at McGill University on October 3rd, 2013, as the keynote event of our series “Another Word for Gender: an intro to feminst organizing and action.” There were …
In response to a campaign spearheaded by Concordia’s Centre for Gender Advocacy, Concordia University has announced they are establishing a Sexual Assault Resource Centre. With 1 in 4 students sexually assaulted during the course of their post-secondary education, over 80% of who are women, this is a much-needed service. “This …
Loretta Ross spoke at Concordia on September 28th 2012. Her talk, “Race, Rape Culture & Reproductive Justice” was truly an inspiration and a renewing force for many of us. More info on the event here: https://genderadvocacy.org/events/loretta-ross-on-race-rape-culture-reproductive-justice/
Start the school year off right: fight gender oppression! The 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy invites you to attend, participate, and tell all your friends! Unless otherwise specified, events take place at 1500 de Maisonneuve West #404. Thursday September 20th 3PM-5:30PM–Open House Come visit and get acquainted with our space and …
Friday, September 23 · 6:30pm – 9:00pm CSU Lounge, Hall building, 7th floor A part of the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy’s Another Word For Gender event series, coordinated by the Concordians For A Safer University campaign. This speakers panel will feature organizers from US-based policy reform organization Students Active …
According to the Sexual Assault Centre at the University of Victoria, one in four women experience some form of sexualized violence or coercion during their time at college or university. How are Canadian post-secondary institutions set up to deal with these assaults, and where is there room for improvement? At …
