Another Word for Gender: an intro to feminist organizing & action!

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 …

Peer Support & Advocacy Volunteer Training Begins September 29th

The 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy offers confidential support services through its volunteer Peer Support and Advocacy (PSA) program, which operates on principles of empowerment, harm reduction and self-determination. The program is staffed by volunteers who have undergone training so they can be there to actively listen and help you …

Employment Opportunity: Part-time Promotional Assistant

Starting Date: September 10, 2012 Ending Date: October 12, 2012 Hours per week: 12 Salary: $12/hour How to apply: Please send your CV and cover letter to info[at]genderadvocacy.org. Letters can be addressed to the Hiring Committee. Hiring eligibility: This position is open to all (it is not restricted to Concordia …

What you should know if you get detained by the police at a student demonstration

Upon arrest the only information you have to give the police is your name, date of birth & address. You have the right to not answer any further questions. What to do once you’ve been ticketed – from lawyer Denis Poitras: 1.    Contest your ticket by signing it, indicating the date and checking …

Internship Opportunity with Life After Life [A Collective Dedicated to De-criminalization & De-carceration]

Internship Description: The Life after Life Collective is an action workgroup of both the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy and QPIRG McGill (see below for our mandate and approach as well as annual budget).  We are currently hiring a new project co-coordinator for a short-term paid internship to work with …

Good news! Concordia to Allow Use of Preferred Name Starting in Fall 2012

The 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy is delighted by the recent news from Concordia University that it will now allow trans’ and gender non-conforming students to use their preferred name throughout their university education. The name of common usage will replace the legal name on the student I.D., on letters …

What Are We Working With? Looking At Concordia’s Policies as they Relate to Sexual Assault

Policies create rules or standards to be consistently followed. They also set the tone on various issues within an institution. With the rate of sexual assault at post-secondary institutions far exceeding the rate among the general population (1 in 4 over the course of an average post-secondary education), policies on …