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The overarching objective of the Climate Emergency Committee is to increase understanding of the natural processes behind climate systems and raise awareness of human induced processes that are leading to the climate changing. We are a committee of graduate and undergraduate students studying climate and environmental science. Our shared goal is to help empower students,…

First organized in January 2015, First Voices week brings together organizations throughout the Concordia community to coordinate a week of social, cultural, political and academic events about First Peoples on campus and across Canada. First Voices central goal is to increase Indigenous visibility and presence on campus. This event series will create bridges between Indigenous…

From September 27 to 29 2019, the Simone de Beauvoir Institute (SdBI) and the Filipino Organization of Concordia University Students (FOCUS) will host a one-day community building conference for members of the Filipino Community, with pre and post conference events. Following on the recent success of Pinoys on Parliament (PoP, University of Ottawa) and Pinay…

The Queer Between the Covers (QBtC) book fair aims to provide access to queer written materials, prioritizing traditionally marginalized voices and a variety of queer experiences. We seek to provide access to materials that promote anti-racism, anti-capitalism, anti-colonialism, anti-ableism, feminism and gender and body self-determination. We want to consider whose stories are being told and…

In cities throughout the nation and the world, people are facing powerful economic and political forces that lead to evictions from their homes and displacement from their communities. In response, people are organizing, resisting, and developing their own plans and policies as alternatives. Resisting Displacement and Dispossession is a two-day, multi-city conference organized by Planners…