Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Sustainability Research Awards. This year’s SRA’s are brought to you in partnership with the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Faculty of Engineering & Computer Science and the Faculty of Arts & Science.
The Backlash Era: Challenges and Futures for DEI
This student-led panel discussion, organized by students from the Community, Public Affairs, and Policy Studies program, will critically engage with the rising backlash against equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives across academic, political, and social contexts. As universities, governments, and organizations increasingly adopt EDI frameworks, resistance has simultaneously intensified—manifesting in policy rollbacks, rhetorical attacks, and ... Read more
Seeding Hope: A conversation about the Future of Forestry in Quebec
My team members and I are hosting a public panel as part of an undergrad course requirement. The focus of our panel will be the sustainable forest management in Québec in the context of the climate crisis and its impact on local communities. We will be illustrating the consequences of a malformed legislature, such as ... Read more
Sankofa Farming Cooperative
Sankofa Farming Cooperative addresses critical health disparities and food apartheid affecting Black and Indigenous communities in Montreal through a transformative model of agricultural reclamation and community healing. Our collective of Concordia alumni and students creates space for Afro-Indigenous peoples to reconnect with ancestral, agricultural knowledge while providing free, nutritious food to combat the cardiovascular disease ... Read more
Playground Collective Group Show
Our project focuses on the particular ideas of 18 emerging artists, all working in tandem under the name Playground Collective to produce a group exhibition, book, website, and artist multiples. We come from a wide variety of backgrounds and practices, working with different mediums and within varying conceptual frameworks. Having met in ARTX, a rare ... Read more
PERVERTS (Film)
PERVERTS is a queer and woman led short film that includes a team of current Concordia students, alumni, as well as community members coming together to make a low-environmental-impact film project. The film is comedic in nature, centering queer joy and radical silliness, as integral to the plot and experience in making the film. The film ... Read more
Nowhere, Oklahoma, stop-motion animated film
In the harsh dust bowl landscapes of rural Oklahoma, a young boy yearns to join the rag-tag group of kids who make a living hunting crows for his father, the local butcher. However, as the vilified birds begin to guide him to new understandings about his family, he and his newfound friends embark on a ... Read more