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School Schmool

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School Schmool is an ad-free, corporate-free, social-justice oriented resource publication and academic agenda. As a joint project between QPIRG Concordia and McGill. School Schmool shares their commitment to social and environmental justice, as well as organizing around principles of anti-oppression and anti-capitalism. The agenda has three components: a selection of articles and art from the…

Co-op CultivAction

Market Garden InternshipCSA BasketUrban Agriculture SchoolMarket Garden Internship In partnership with the Concordia Food Coalition, Professor Erik Chevrier and the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability, CultivAction Solidarity Cooperative proposes to offer five students paid internships, for credit, to work with the Concordia Microgreens Program, Loyola Farm and the Concordia Farmers Market. Students will get…

Black History Matters

There is an ongoing erasure of the history of the Black community in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke , specifically Little Burgundy, a historically Black neighborhoodd is being threatened by gentrification and systemic racism. This project seeks to archive the history of Montreal’s Black community for and by Black youth. The goal is to create social media content that…

Black Women in STEM

STEM refers to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and includes occupations in life sciences, physical earth sciences, architecture, and health-related occupations. While there have been many advancements for women in STEM, black women are still underrepresented in STEM fields. This low number of black women in STEM is partially due to the misconception that black…

Where They Stood (Animated Series)

In 2021 the BCRC, in collaboration with 10 English-speaking Black youth, embarked on a journey to create a book that highlighted the history of the English Speaking Black community that was relatively absent in Quebec. As a follow-up to this initiative, our current project proposes to create an animated series based on BCRC’s Where They…

Engaging Solarity

The Milieux Solar Media Project explores the affordances of solar energy for digital communication systems through research-creation and learning-by-doing. Against the backdrop of the Internet’s carbon footprint, our project is not only an exercise in decarbonizing data storage systems and web traffic, but also in envisioning and creating alternative solar-powered infrastructures and speculative designs. In…

Waste Invaders

Akin to the arcade game Space Invaders, Waste Invaders is an arcade game to teach people how to sort their waste in a fun and interactive way that will lead to people changing their habits more than watching a video or reading a booklet. Games are far more engaging than videos and having an arcade…

Ocean Waste Recovery

It is estimated that over 8 million tons of plastic go into the ocean every year. The objective of this project is to address this issue and mitigate some of the trash that ends up in the water bodies of our planet. We aim to do this by creating a robot that picks up the…

Concordia Garnet Key Society’s Student Leadership Conference

The Garnet Key Society proposes the first iteration of its Student Leadership Conference, or SLC, to take place in early May. The SLC will be an all-day event, boasting influential keynote speakers and showcasing Concordia students through posters and case competitions. This event will also host workshops in conjunction with multiple student associations, clubs, and…

Compost Club Concordia

Compost Club Concordia plans to organize and host two composting events where Concordia students will be invited to attend composting workshops. These free and educational workshops will allow students to learn the scientific process behind composting, the different composting methods that exist, and the benefits of local, small-scale composting. Afterwards, students will learn how to…
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