Source: http://themarch23notice.wordpress.com/ Dear Provost Graham: We wish to bring to your attention our concerns about the notice of Friday, 23 March, regarding the “Obstruction of campus facilities and classrooms.” In our view, the shift of policy represented in this document is an unwarranted act of escalation on the administration’s part, and one that has already...
by Association des juristes progressistes (A.J.P.) Whereas the number of strikers against the tuition hike has surpassed 290 000 across the province (if we include the strike on March 22nd 2012), it is important to note that the management of certain universities, like McGill, Concordia and Université de Montréal, are sending notices to their students...
By Philippe Dumesnil The author is Professor of philosophy at the Collège de Valleyfield. From Cyberpresse Everyone has an opinion on the strike but nobody seems to be addressing the question at the heart of it all: What happens if the Government refuses to change its position and students do not return to class?...
On March 22nd, about 300,000 students and workers took to the streets for a huge demonstration to defend the accessibility of education. This goes on to prove we are not alone in this collective struggle! Despite this historical effort, the government is still not listening. Because we have been putting continuous effort for...
(14h00 – Terrace of the Hall building) Since February, students are striking against Charest’s tuition hike. Over 220,000 students are now on strike Quebec-wide. Within Concordia University, the strike was launched in March by several faculty associations. Meanwhile, a CSU Special General Meeting (SGM) took place on March 7th to decide if all undergraduates...
THE LOAN WILL BE INTEREST FREE… Sale of Concordia President’s luxury condo Concordia University President Frederick Lowy is a lucky man. When Concordia decided to use public funds to purchase a million dollar luxury condo for him, a scandal erupted. This forced the administration to back-down, but they still decided to grant him a...
