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The Nakba: 75 years of ethnic cleansing

cutv_admin | May 16, 2023

Yesterday marked the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, when more than 750 thousand Palestinians were displaced during the creation of Israel. 75 years later, the persecution, displacement, killing and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians persist. Palestinians are imprisoned without trial, children must cross military checkpoints to go to school and the expansion of Israeli settlements continues …

Abuse on Palestinians increase during Ramadan

cutv_admin | April 15, 2023

May 15 marks the 75th anniversary of “the nakba” translating to “the catastrophe”, when more than 700 thousand Palestinians were exiled or fled Palestine. In the lead up to this anniversary, Palestinians have been facing intensified brutality from Israeli – a historical occurrence during the Holy Month of Ramadan. At the beginning of April, Israeli …

Guineans fight exploitation!

cutv_admin | April 5, 2023

Since 2017, the fight against deportations and for status recognition of Guinean refugees has been ongoing. Today, these efforts for recognition continue with community members resisting the working and living conditions Quebec has provided them. On Friday, February 10th, Guinean activists and allies gathered at a Concordia University campus event to further mobilize this campaign …

Montrealers tell fossil fuel companies to kiss off

cutv_admin | March 18, 2023

On February 15th – one day after Valentine’s Day – Coalition Étudiante pour un Virage Environnemental et Social (CEVES) occupied the front of the RBC building at Place Ville-Marie for a kiss-in. Here, they took a moment of affection to disrupt and denounce the dangers that pipelines pose to ecosystems and drinking water in Montreal, …

More encampment evictions underway: Demanding accessible housing for all

cutv_admin | March 7, 2023

Since Fall 2022, Quebec’s Transport Ministry has been trying to evict a community of homeless citizens taking refuge under Montreal’s Ville-Marie Expressway. In November 2022, The Montreal Autonomous Tenants Union (MATU) marched in solidarity with those homeless citizens – calling for accessible housing for all. Last week, on February 27th, another peaceful solidarity march took …

People Over Profit Panel

cutv_admin | February 25, 2023

How can we restructure the economy to put people over profit, and how do we reckon with a capitalist system based on infinite growth and expansion? On February 21st at Co-op Bar Milton Parc, a group of activists and academics met up to discuss just that in the panel discussion “People over profit: Alternatives to …

Justice for Nicous D’Andre Spring – February 10th protest in Montreal

cutv_admin | February 23, 2023

On December 24, 2022, 21-year old Nicous D’Andre Spring was murdered by prison guards at the Bordeaux Detention Centre in Montreal, Quebec while being illegally detained. He was a young Black artist and poet, and was a youth mentor in spaces he was involved in – such as West Haven and the YMCA-NDG. On February …

Rise of the Populist Right: Charting a Strategy for the Left

cutv_admin | February 6, 2023

What does it mean to center community work in efforts against far right extremism? How does that look different from some leftist organizing? Panelists came together at Concordia University on January 31 to answer just that. Nora Loreto, Mostafa Heneway, Terri Givens, and Maya Menezes spoke on leftist strategies, and what can be learned from …

Beneath My Curls and Coils

cutv_admin | December 15, 2022

Check out our most recent grassroots coverage fund submission, “Beneath My Coils and Curls” by Adanna Okorie.  In this video, Adanna explores the complex relationship that many Black women and girls have with their hair, including the pressure to “tame” or straighten their natural hair in compliance with white beauty standards. Adanna also explores the …

Rally for Pay Raise Against Inflation for TAs and RAs!

cutv_admin | December 14, 2022

On Wednesday, November 30th, over 50 Concordia teaching assistants (TA’s), research assistants (RA’s), and allies gathered on the Concordia campus to protest for higher pay and better working conditions. This protest was organized by the TA and RA union (TRAC), with support from the CSU (Concordia Student Union). TRAC will soon be negotiating with the …

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