Since 1980, The Link has been the most read newspaper on Concordia s campuses and the areas surrounding the university, reaching over 40,000 students and 5,000 members of the university faculty and staff weekly.
The First Peoples Justice Centre is accompanying Indigenous people through the Canadian and provincial justice systems while giving group and one-on-one support.
Kicking off McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative’s (MSSI) first annual Sustainable Development Goals Week, McGill’s International Development Studies Student Association (IDSSA), McGill Sustainable Development Goals Student Hub (SDG), and McGill Students for Amnesty International hosted a panel titled “Basic Needs of Indigenous Communities on Turtle Island” on Feb. 13. Panelists Jessica Quijano, a feminist activist working for the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal and Tom Deerhouse, an elder facilitator at the First Peoples Justice Centre in Montreal, discussed housing shortages, COVID-19’s impact on pre-existing inequities, and the realities of advocacy work.
The panel framed the conversation around the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals a list of 17 goals adopted in 2015. Speakers specifically highlighted four goals that are far from being met in certain Indigenous communities in Canada: Eliminating poverty and hunger, ensuring good health and wel
Advocates call for action ahead of annual vigil for missing and murdered Indigenous women
On Sunday, Feb. 14, an online gathering will be held to commemorate the lives of Indigenous women, girls, trans and two-spirit people who have been killed or are missing.
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Posted: Feb 13, 2021 5:49 PM ET | Last Updated: February 13
At last year s edition of the vigil, people were able to gather together to mourn their loved ones. This year, the event has to be held online due to the pandemic.(Isaac Olson/CBC)
On Sunday, Feb. 14, an online gathering will be held to commemorate the lives of Indigenous women, girls, trans and two-spirit people who have been killed or are missing.