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Social Leadership in Action

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Social Leadership in Action is a workshop that will give students experience on sustainable social entrepreneurship. Students will learn how to use business as a tool to tackle real-life social problems. Additionally, we will co-host a workshop with CEED to explain the impact of climate change in developing countries and its effects in business operations,…

Rap Battles for Climate Justice

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In 2014, the government of the Canadian province, British Columbia, approved numerous permits and certificates allowing for the construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline project, planning to move thousands of barrels of crude oil through indigenous ancestral lands, condemning numerous communities and ecosystems to industrial meddling and destruction. After not receiving the go ahead from…

Extinction Rebellion Town Hall

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The CSU, SEIZE, Extinction Rebellion, and the Climate Clock are partnering to bring you the Townhall on Billionaires, a discussion on the roles of the ultra-wealthy in perpetuating the climate crisis. When discussing climate change, too often the conversation becomes focused on individualistic solutions, like eating less meat, or appeals to governments, who have displayed…

Climate Change: Social Impacts Panel

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Vanessa Nakate, a young Ugandan environmental activist, is making waves in the news and especially in the environmental community. She gained a lot of international attention when she was recently cropped out of a photo by a major news outlet that pictured her and other young climate activists, including Greta Thunberg. She used this incident…

Ineffable

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2018/2019 ineffable is a play telling a Black, queer falling-in-and-out-of-love story to be presented at Revolution They Wrote Festival (RTW) and at Concordia’s Fine Arts Reading Room (FARR). They approach this work as both a creative process and an opportunity for social organization. The project seeks to create new forms of theatre while exploring marginalized…

Women in the Workforce- Challenging Gender Stereotypes

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The project is based on a video documentary project developed by CEED which empowers young Ugandan filmmakers by leveraging access to technology, skill building and connection to important networks to produce an annual documentary. Its adapted, relevant and pertinent to the challenges and accomplishments experienced by the residents of Gulu, Uganda. This event, part Canadian…

Women in Engineering Power Networking

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Women in Engineering will be hosting a Power Networking event for female Concordia Engineering students on February 5th, with the aim of encouraging the presence of women in the engineering field by providing them opportunities of improving their professional networks. This event is organized with the goal of professionals providing guidance to current students, by…

Cinema Politica

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For 16 years Cinema Politica screened independent political films and video by Canadian and international artists at Concordia University every Monday. Cinema Politica hosts films that cover a series of sustainability topics; In Winter 2020, the films comprising Cinema Politica’s “Resilient Bodies: Reclaiming Life & Space” series deal with different social justice and sustainability issues,…

Transform Your Workplace, Save the Planet Panel

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On the evening of February 11, 2020, labour organizers from across Canada will be speaking in Montreal about how organized labour can respond to the climate crisis. These organizers will be discussing some of Canada’s most ambitious initiatives to simultaneously address climate change, diminish social inequalities, and increase democratic participation. We will be bringing together…

Social Justice in Creative Arts Therapies Project

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The Social Justice in Creative Arts Therapies Project is a student-led initiative that focuses on providing social justice informed educational and community building opportunities for students. In response to a need for representation, understanding, and belonging, two student-led groups have formed as branches of our graduate association: CATSOCA (Creative Arts Therapies Students of Colour Alliance)…
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