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Join us this Thursday, March 20 from 5:30-7:30pm, for a migrant justice workshop and community dinner! Hear from members of Students for Migrant Justice and the Immigrant Workers Centre, as well as former Amazon workers who can speak to the company’s recent closure in Quebec and its impact on migrants and international students. Get updates on the recent slate of immigration changes and have a candid discussion about what student-migrant solidarity looks like. Finally, participate in a fun, interactive activity to learn about how to run an effective meeting and make collective decisions, calling on the experience of Amazon workers organizing for the first time. We will have a delicious meal catered by the Afghan Women’s Centre @afghanwomencentremontreal - check out the menu on the next slide!🍲 ***UPDATE: The menu has been changed to be NUT FREE ******************************************* Rejoignez-nous ce jeudi 20 mars de 17h30 à 19h30 pour un atelier sur la justice pour les migrants et un dîner communautaire! Venez écouter des membres de Students for Migrant Justice et du le Centre des travailleurs et travailleuses immigrants, ainsi que d'anciens travailleurs d'Amazon qui pourront vous parler de la récente fermeture de l'entreprise au Québec et de son impact sur les migrants et les étudiants internationaux. Obtenez des mises à jour sur la récente série de changements en matière d'immigration et discutez franchement de ce à quoi ressemble la solidarité entre étudiants et migrants. Enfin, participez à une activité interactive amusante pour apprendre comment organiser une réunion efficace et prendre des décisions collectives, en vous inspirant de l'expérience des travailleurs d'Amazon qui s'organisent pour la première fois. Un délicieux repas sera servi par le Centre des femmes afghanes du Montreal - voir le menu sur la diapositive suivante!🍲

MÀJ: RDV AU 1ER ÉTAGE DU CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE (3480 McTavish):) Venez célébrer la Journée Internationale de la Francophonie avec l’AÉUM! Tu es francophone? Tu apprends le français? Tu veux en apprendre plus sur la francophonie et la communauté francophone de McGill? L’AÉUM organise une célébration de la Journée internationale de la francophonie. Au programme: collation gratuite, rencontre avec les groupes étudiants francophones de McGill, micro-ouvert, et même des prix à gagner! Rendez-vous le jeudi 20 mars de 13h à 16h au 1er étage du Centre Universitaire (3480 McTavish)!

Recently received a rent increase notice and worried about paying more? On the apartment search and tired of competing with other renters for a landlord’s attention? Considering moving out but upset about how much of your paycheck would be sent directly to your landlord’s pocket? Come join us for a community meal and workshop diving into the fundamentals of tenant unionism, direct action, and neighbourhood councils. Let’s talk shop about organizing your building, the skill of one-on-ones, and abolishing rent. Where: First floor SSMU building (3480 rue McTavish) When: TOMORROW! March 13th, from 5:30PM-7:30PM What: workshop + meal, catered from a family recently arrived from Gaza Who: You! Bring your friends! Your neighbours! The housing crisis impacts us all. Coming together and building power through direct action and community charts a way forward. See you soon! ***************************************** Avez-vous récemment reçu un avis d'augmentation de loyer et craignez de payer plus cher? Êtes-vous à la recherche d'un appartement et en avez assez d'être en concurrence avec d'autres locataires pour attirer l'attention d'un propriétaire? Envisagez-vous déménager, mais vous êtes fâchés que votre salaire va directement dans la poche de votre propriétaire? Venez nous joindre pour un repas communautaire et un atelier sur les principes fondamentaux du syndicalisme des locataires, de l'action directe et des conseils de quartier. Parlons de l'organisation de votre immeuble, de l'habileté des rencontres individuelles et de l'abolition des loyers. Lieu de l'atelier: Premier étage de l'édifice du SSMU (3480 rue McTavish) Quand: DEMAIN le 13 mars, de 17h30 à 19h30 Quoi: Atelier + repas, préparé par une famille récemment arrivée de Gaza Qui: Vous ! Amenez vos amis ! Vos voisins ! La crise du logement a un impact sur nous tous. Se rassembler et renforcer le pouvoir par l'action directe et la communauté nous permet d'aller de l’avant. A bientôt!

Hey McGill community members! The SSMU External Affairs team is collecting donations for the Psychiatry Unit of the Montreal General Hospital! 
 We’re looking for used or new books, board games, and PG-level movie DVD’s 📚♟️📀 
 Feel free bring all donations by the SSMU office on the 1st floor of the University Centre before March 1st! For any questions, email eacoord@ssmu.ca or external@ssmu.ca 📣📧

DITES «OUI» à la création d’une cotisation de soutient aux affaires francophones! Le but de cette cotisation est d’aider au financement de projets venant de groupes francophones et/ou d’initiatives visant à améliorer l’expérience de la communauté francophone, ainsi que de créer des opportunités d’apprentissage du français dans un cadre plus décontracté pour les non-francophones! Contactez caf@ssmu.ca pour plus d’info. Scannez le code QR pour lire la motion en entier! _____ SAY YES to the creation of a fee to support Francophone Affairs! The goal of this fee is to provide funding for projects and initiatives led by francophone groups and/or initiatives aiming to improve francophone students’ experience, as well as create opportunities for non-francophones to learn French in a more casual setting! Contact caf@ssmu.ca for more information. Scan the QR code to read the full motion!

After years of studies and collaboration, a massive $1.5M dollar investment, and countless executives and external affairs teams, our collaboration with UTILE, a nonprofit which helps societies address housing insecurity, has led to the beginning of construction on a brand new building, le Méridien. As established by our contracts with UTILE and as they have upheld in their continued collaborations with other student societies, rent for students living in the apartments is ensured to be between 15 and 30% below market value depending on the type of unit in question. This is huge. This first collaboration is by no means a silver bullet to address the ongoing affordability crisis affecting all students; however, it is a first and incredibly meaningful step towards concrete remedies, addressing the most fundamental needs of our fellow students. —————————————— The speaker in this video is Hugo-Victor Solomon, current vice president (External Affairs) of the SSMU, who appeared alongside Valerie Plante, Mayor of Montréal as well as Steven Guilbeault, minister of environment, and climate change of Canada.

“I remember looking at the faces of the police officers, they were scared. They were like children. They had never faced such a strong spirit.” - Ellen Gabriel (in Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, set the stage for a historic confrontation. Director Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 days behind Kanien’kéhaka lines filming the armed standoff between protestors, the Quebec police and the Canadian army. -— Join us for the free screening followed by an interactive workshop on decolonization and Land Back by Innu activist Xan Choquet (@xan_choquet). Snacks provided!

Hey Y’all! As many in the greater McGill and Milton Park community are aware, this year’s Humanities and Social Sciences Congress is taking place in Montreal at McGill University. In simultaneous juxtaposition, @blackrosebooks Montreal’s premier radical English-language publisher since 1969, would like to welcome locals and visiting scholars alike to a series of alternative events (and parties!) aiming to look at this year’s Congress theme, ‘sustaining shared futures’, from a more radical perspective from the 14th to 16th. COME LEARN ABOUT AND BE A PART OF: -the work of local Montreal organizations fighting for a democratic future! -groups doing groundbreaking work around housing rights! - the inauguration a new park dedicated to tireless advocate for justice Lucia Kowaluk! EVENTS WILL INCLUDE: -Speakers -A book launch -Live music -Beverages -Socializing! Admission to events is Free / PWYC (pay what you can), and location details can be found on the slides. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/counter-congress

The External Affairs staff has been working on a resource guide to help clubs and campaigns find the funds, space, equipment, and strategies they need to achieve their goals! 🏆🤝😁We want this to be a living document - we would love your ideas and additions! Check out the document in our bio or at externalaffairs.ssmu.ca/resources/ L’équipe des affaires externes a travaillé sur un guide de ressources pour aider les clubs et les campagnes à trouver les fonds, l’espace, l’équipement et les stratégies qui leur permettent d’atteindre leurs objectifs ! 🏆🤝😁 Nous voulons que ce document soit évolutif - nous aimerions que vous nous apportiez vos idées et vos ajouts ! Consultez le document dans notre bio ou à externalaffairs.ssmu.ca/resources/