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IGEM Concordia

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iGEM Concordia’s goal is to promote the field of synthetic biology by cultivating an interdisciplinary community of passionate students, professors and advisors. Our team aims to engage in a synthetic biology project that carries significant relevance to current day problems. 2014: Our project titled “Clean Green Lipid Machine involves” the genetic engineering of microalgae. Our…

Changing Landscapes: A Sculptural Interactive Installation

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‘Changing Landscapes’ is a sculptural interactive installation that educates the general public about the importance of sustainability and the implications of the human footprint on our ecosystem. The goal of this project is to create a realistic looking sculpture of dead bees living in a natural environment that visibly shows the audience the potential deadening…

Hive Cafe: In-house food production

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The Hive Cafe Solidarity Cooperative is known around Concordia for its great food and coffee at accessible prices, which is a major aspect of our Mission. This past academic year the Hive has been undergoing significant organizational — and physical — restructuring to better achieve this mandate. We intend to continue improving food service and…

Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Panel

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At this panel discussion, which will be held on February 16, 2016 at the Hall Building of Concordia University, the legal, medical and social practitioners with field experience will be debating issues concerning the prevention and prosecution of the systematic use of sexual violence against women during conflicts, but also how victims and survivors of…

Montreal Toxic Tour

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Every year, Aamjiwnaang & Sarnia Against Pipelines (ASAP) organizes Toxic Tours to raise awareness about environmental racism in the Aamjiwnaang First Nation community. Aamjiwnaang is surrounded by 63 refineries and petrochemicals plants owned and managed by companies including Esso Imperial Oil, Lanxess, and Shell, among many others. These plants are responsible for 40% of Canada’s total annual production of oil,…

The Burritoville Project

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The main purpose of this project is to convert Restaurant Burritoville on Rue Bishop in Montreal into a student-run solidarity cooperative. We hope to maintain much of its original vigor,only adding and complementing what it has already established. This will be one huge step forward inthe larger goal of transforming the campus food system, developing a…

ACCM Theatre Documentary Project

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The ACCM Theatre Documentary Project aims for the production of a documentary theatre piece that tells the story of the Montreal based community organization AIDS Community Care Montreal (ACCM). The content of the theatre piece is derived from both practical and theoretical research including: interviews with members of the ACCM community (past and present), archival research, discussion groups, workshops…

Luminotherapy Project

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The Luminotherapy Room Project will provide Concordia students with a space to relax from the stress of University life. This project aims at teaching students healthy living while providing them with a space to decompress. The appeal of this room would be its special lights which has been proven to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder. Indeed, the lack of sunlight…

Student-Run Food Groups Documentary Project

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The Concordia Student Run Food Groups Research Project consists of an online archive that displays information about the student run food groups at Concordia University.  This project was developed to provide an institutional memory of the student-run food projects – past, present and future – on campus at Concordia University. The long-term goal of this…
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