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March CSU council meeting ends with lots of talk, little action
The 2011/2012 Concordia Student held their final council meeting Wednesday night. While there was plenty of drama, little action was made.
Council revisited whether they want to sign a minimum agreement, which would bind the CSU with the province-wide strike movement. This motion was shot down in a very close vote.
Meanwhile, two members of the CSU Judicial Board aired grievances about eachother in a heated back and forth. The public battle was too much for board member Nadim Kobeissi who chose to resign following the verbal battle.
There was no discussion on the status of CSU election candidates Schubert Laforest and Lucia Gallardo who were disqualified from the race for allegedly not being registered students. A Judicial Board meeting to be held Friday will determine the fate of the two CSU hopefuls.
CSU Elections Interview Series - VP External & Mobilization
Two former CSU councillors go head to head in this year's 2012/2013 CSU Elections Interview series. Joel Balsam discusses Concordia's dwindling reputation and plans for future student mobilization with candidates Simon-Pierre Lauzon (A Better Concordia) and Cameron Monagle (Concordia Could Be). Listen below!
CSU Elections Interview Series - VP Academic & Advocacy
In this installment of the CJLO News 2012/2013 CSU Elections interview series, Joel Balsam discusses the newly established combo position of VP Academic & Advocacy with Concordia Could Be candidate Chuck Wilson and A Better Concordia candidate Lucia Gallardo.
Anti-Police Brutality Protest today
The annual Anti-Police Brutality Demonstration is scheduled for Thursday at 5pm. According to CTV, police say they’re gearing up for the protest with mace, chemical deterrents such as tear gas, and stun grenades. Montreal’s chief inspector warned police will react the moment protestors break the law.
Only two out of the last sixteen protests have been peaceful. Last year, more than two-hundred people were arrested.
The chief inspector said that he has seen protestors throw rocks and blocks of ice and has seen sticks with nails taped to them.
This year, the SPVM plans to use its twitter account to warn people of the demonstration’s location as it moves through the city. The hashtag for that information is m-a-n-i-f-e-n-c-o-u-r-s.
Photo: Shaun Malley -- Taken on March 7th, 2012, downtown Montreal, tuition hike protest --
Student protesters block highway 40 in Montreal
Montreal students took their protest to the Metropolitain Highway during rush hour yesterday, blocking traffic between the Cavendish and d'Iberville exits.
According to CBC News, the protest began earlier in the afternoon at Quebec finance minister Raymond Bachand's Montreal office.
The demonstration moved to Highway 40 around 3p.m., where students took over the eastbound lanes.
Police were able to force protesters off the road 15 minutes later.
They also directed commuters off the Met at Christophe-Colomb exit in order to relieve some of the rush-hour congestion.
After being forced off the highway, students marched toward Edouard-Montpetit metro causing more traffic delays.
CSU Strike starts
The Concordia Student Union strike officially starts today. It will last from the fifteenth until the twenty-second of March.
The dates were initially set from the twenty-second until the twenty-ninth but were changed during the general assembly. The dates were changed in order to present a more timely opposition to the provincial budget.
The general assembly took place on March seventh at four locations throughout Concordia’s Loyola and downtown campus. The final vote was determined by raising your hand. One thousand one hundred and fifty-two people voted for the strike. Five hundred and fifty-seven people voted against it.
The strike applies to all students studying at Concordia. Some Departments and Associations have held their own votes about the strike. Teachers will still be teaching during this time. The University also has no intention of extending the winter term.
Another general assembly will be held on March twenty-second to decide whether or not to continue the strike.
CJLO and Rock Camp for Girls Montreal Presents: From The Back Of The Room
Join us for a benefit screening of “From the Back of the Room” for Rock Camp for Girls Montreal on Friday March 30th. Doors at 6:30pm, screening begins at 7:00pm. It will be $5-$10 suggested donation and taking place in EV 1.615 (1515 St. Catherine West) Metro Guy-Concordia. This screening is wheelchair accessible & ALL AGES
“Many people have the impression that the Riot Grrrl movement in the mid-90s was the end-all, be-all of female involvement in DIY punk. This is definitely not the case! Plenty of amazing ladies prior to this era paved the way for it, and plenty of amazing ladies continue to help keep DIY together today. This documentary chronicles the past 30 years of female involvement in DIY punk, and has interviews with over 30 women from across the country, ages 17 to 40. Race, gender, sexuality, motherhood, class, and activism are all addressed in this film, giving a more complete picture of how these women participate in the DIY community, and how it affects their daily lives.” - www.fromthebackoftheroom.com
Rock Camp for Girls Montreal's very own Heather Hardie will be screening her short documentary “Rebel Girls: Empowerment and Education at Rock Camp for Girls Montreal”, and music videos by Galaxea Coral and Dekoder will be shown prior to the film.
Support grassroots organizing, community radio, and DIY filmmaking!
www.fromthebackoftheroom.com
www.girlsrockmontreal.org
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Rock Camp for Girls Montreal is a music camp where girls get together to learn and make music in the name of empowerment and community building. Rock Camp is a space where girls discover and express their talents, and become leaders in creating their own kind of cultural production through music. Female musicians and community members support girls through instrument instruction, tech tutorials, band practice and skill-building workshops. The goal is for girls to rock in all aspects of life!
Rock Camp for Girls Montreal is a music and mentoring organization dedicated to empowering girls and women from the greater Montreal region through music education and activities that foster self-respect, leadership skills, creativity, self-expression, critical thinking, and collaboration. Rock Camp for Girls Montreal is a member of the Girls Rock Camp Alliance. There are currently over 40 Girls Rock Camps internationally.
March 14, 2012
Read by: Greg Wilson
Stories by: Joel Ashak, Alyssa Tremblay, Michael Lemieux and William D. Pelletier
Produced by: Jamie-Lee Gordon
Request to temporarily reinstate disqualified candidates denied
There will be no temporary reinstatement for the two Concordia Student Union candidates disqualified last week.
The CSU Judicial Board denied the request yesterday morning. A Better Concordia presidential candidates Schubert Laforest and VP academics and clubs Lucia Gallardo will likely have to wait until the final decision appears next Friday.
The Judicial Board claimed there was not enough evidence proving the disqualifications were unjustified.
According to an public statement, Laforest and Gallardo only provided evidence they were currently registered. But the JB said they needed proof they were enrolled in the time of the nomination period last week.
So far, there is no sign the candidates provided the required documents.
Quebec is challenging the federal government when it comes to Bill C-10
The provincial government is challenging Harper’s criminial justice legislation.
According to CTV Montreal, Quebec will try to soften Bill C-10 where possible.
The provincial justice minister, Jean-Marc Fournier, is asking Ottawa to pay for the newly required jail spaces.
Fournier states that it is not up to Quebec to finance a federal initiative where provincial collaboration was refused. Constructions costs are rumored to be worth $750 million and the yearly cost for the applications of these new rules will be around $80 million.
This new federal legislation limits conditional sentences, increases sentences for sex and drug offences, allows harsher punishment on young offenders, and much more.
The Parti Quebecois has been pressuring the provincial government to act stating that this is another example where the province’s concerns are ignored in Stephen Harper’s Canada.
Flickr photo by: dafyd
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