Making Waves Montreal, a SSMU club that teaches weekly swimming lessons to Montreal children with disabilities , was named the 2009 Forces Avenir Laureate for Mutual Aid, Peace and Justice in Quebec City.
Please take a look at the listing on the Forces Avenir website which also includes their 1-minute feature to be shown on RDI:
http://www.forcesavenir.qc.ca/universitaire/recherche_finaliste/14/2257/all
Their website also contains more information about their program:
June 8th, 2024 On Thursday, June 6th, student activists occupied the James Administration building demanding divestment in support of the Palestinian people. While this was occurring, students and community members standing outside the building were tear gassed and pepper sprayed by riot police. The events of that afternoon were horrifying, further exacerbating divisions between students...
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The Students Society of McGill University (SSMU) Legislative Council writes this statement to express our support for the Association of McGill Professors in Law (AMPL) in the ongoing collective agreement negotiations with the University. The AMPL has announced an unlimited strike if a collective agreement cannot be reached with the university by April 24th ....