Elaine Genest
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Consent Training Now Mandatory For All ASFA Employees
Training Follows Policy for Executives and Councillors
Consent training for all employees of the Arts and Science Federation of Association has been implemented after a council meeting Thursday night.
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Concordia Creative Writing Professor Harassment Allegations Dropped
Complainants Left In The Dark After Investigation Results
A Concordia professor in the creative writing program was cleared of sexual harassment allegations last September without notifying the students who filed the complaint, the CBC has just revealed.
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‘Unacceptable’ Panelist Sparked Tense Debate During Sexual Misconduct Conversation
Criminal Lawyer Julius Grey Representing McGill Professor Suing Student for Alleging Sexual Misconduct
What was initially planned as being an open conversation about sexual misconduct on campus quickly escalated into a back-and-forth debate between the panelists.
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CSU Still Needs Student Consent To Implement Online Voting
Referendum Question Excluded Students Granting Access To Personal Information
The Concordia Student Union’s General Coordinator Sophie Hough-Martin said she’s worried of the possibility of legal action since their January by-election didn’t specify that the implementation of online voting would require access to students’ personal information.
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Concordia Student Union To Now Run Elections Through Online Voting
New Councillors, Fee Levy Changes Also Approved in By-Election
Undergraduates overwhelmingly voted in favour of online voting during the Concordia Student Union’s by-elections, with 96 per cent of participating students in support.
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Montreal’s Women’s March to Fight Against Gendered Violence
This Year’s March Focuses on Abuse Towards Women and Girls
On the third annual Women’s march, about 100 people gathered at the Gamelin Square in -22 C weather to show their support for women and girls who have suffered abuse in their lifetime.
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Over 55 Cities March in Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en Nation
Unceded Territory Victim of RCMP Invasion for Pipeline Construction
Protesters denounced the invasion of militarized Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the unceded Wet’suwet’en nation in northern British Columbia for pipeline access on Tuesday night.
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Concordia Student Union Cuts Ties with Our Turn National
Our Turn Board Fired Without Warning
Minutes after a phone call regarding their funding towards Our Turn National, Concordia Student Union Financial Executive John Hutton received an email from the organization informing him they’ve incorporated. The letter mentioned that Our Turn, a student-led organization that aims to end sexual violence on campuses across Canada, and gives thanks to the previous board for their service and work.
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CSU Councillors and Candidates Demand Resignation of Election CEO
Students Displeased With Claire Girard-Moreau’s Online Presence
Concordia Student Union councillors and candidates in the by-election sent out an email Friday morning to Chief Electoral Officer Claire Girard-Moreau demanding her resignation.
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Concordia President Alan Shepard Leaving University
Shepard To Become President of Western University
Concordia President Alan Shepard announced on Thursday afternoon he will be leaving the university to become the President of Western University in Ontario.
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Montrealers In Solidarity with Migrants Crossing Mexican-US Border
Canada Remains Guilty of Closing Its Borders to Asylum Seekers
Activists gathered on Wednesday morning in front of the Honduran Consulate General in Montreal in solidarity with the migrant caravans who are forcefully exiled from their country and detained at the US-Mexican border.
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CSU Chief Electoral Officer Resigns Ahead of Upcoming By-Elections
Concerns Raised Over CEO’s Involvement in Multiple Student Elections
Viktoriya Kadzhiyeva has resigned from her position as the Concordia Student Union’s Chief Electoral officer, three minutes after their council meeting ended on Wednesday night.
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Quebec To Be Taken to Superior Court for Alleged Discrimination Against the Trans Community
Activists Say Laws Limit Civil Rights for Trans and Non-Binary People
A trial against the Quebec government is set to take place on Jan. 7 until Feb. 1 to challenge the discrimination trans and non-binary people face in Quebec.
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CSU Looks to Change the Way They Collect Student Fees
They Say Change Will Resolve Deficit Without Charging Students More Money
After Wednesday’s council meeting, the Concordia Student Union will put raising the fees they collect for their clubs and student advocacy centre to referendum. They said the increase will allow the CSU to avoid raising fees for students. Referendum voting dates run through Nov. 27-29.
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McGill Students Call For Change of the Redmen Name
Indigenous Students and Allies Decry Racial Slur
For almost a century, McGill University has held on to the name ‘Redmen’ for their varsity sports teams. On Tuesday afternoon, McGill students gathered on campus, denouncing the names’ historical, systemic oppression against Indigenous people.
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ASFA Implements New Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination Policy, Effective Immediately
Policy was Voted Unanimously, On Hiatus Since February
The Arts and Science Federation of Association unanimously passed a sexual assault and racial discrimination policy during their council meeting Thursday night.
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13th Annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Vigil Highlights Systemic Issues
Quebec Provincial Elections Called Out for Not Addressing Indigenous Rights
Many voices spoke about the systemic issues that gloom over Indigenous peoples of Quebec.
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Concordia Receives $15 million in Funding for Engineering and Computer Science Faculty
School of Engineering and Computer Science Becomes First to Be Named After a Woman
Concordia’s first woman to earn a PhD in building engineering at Concordia donated $15 million to Concordia University and the Engineering Faculty on Monday afternoon, which is now being named the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science.
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Stripping Down Racism Found in Indigenous Healthcare
How Cultural Genocide Affects Today’s Access to Healthcare for Indigenous People
To kickstart Indigenous Awareness week, McGill’s Indigenous Health Profession Program and the Social Equity and Diversity Education Office organized a panel to discuss the racism in healthcare and education.
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Confronting the Reality of Colonization in Montreal Through Conversation
CSU Orientation Presents Talk on Indigenizing Society
A collaboration with the Concordia Student Union, the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre and the First Peoples Studies Member Association, to bring awareness to the Indigenous community in Montreal.