STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MS. ANVARI January 13th, 2022   This statement is sent on behalf of the McGill Coalition Against Bill 21. To the McGill Community, In December 2021, Fatemah Anvari, a third grade teacher was removed from her classroom in Chelsea, Quebec for wearing a hijab. Her removal was a repercussion of Law...

Dear SSMU members, On behalf of the Students’ Society of McGill University, the executives would like to wish you a very happy New Year (for those that follow the Gregorian Calendar)! Although this new year brings forth great excitement and possibility, we are still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus have had...

JOINT STATEMENT AGAINST BILL 2 15 NOVEMBER 202 Content Warning : Transphobia, mentions of suicide We encourage you to prioritize your mental and emotional wellbeing as you choose how you want to engage with this statement This statement is sent on behalf of the McGill Coalition Against Bill 2, Queer McGill, and the Union for...

Notice – Temporary Closure – Gerts Student Bar and Café   Dear student body, Late on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, the SSMU Executive Committee and Gerts management were made aware of a positive case of COVID-19 at Gerts Bar. The individual was present on Monday, November 8th. Out of an abundance of caution, we have...

Introducing the Divest for Human Rights Campaign at McGill October 25, 2021   READ & SIGN THE PETITION To the McGill Community, On July 22 2021, the Students’ Society of McGill University formally adopted the Divest for Human Rights Policy, after a sustained campaign led by a coalition of McGill student groups. The Policy is...

Download your respective graduating digital class mosaic! Click on the link to download the HI-RES Pdf. For those who purchased the printed mosaic of your faculty, you can pick it at the SSMU Building the last week of November 2021. A proof of purchase will be requested. Unfortunately, we do not offer delivery. If you...

Enacting Change Within the SSMU  September 28, 2021 Content Warning  Sexism We encourage you to prioritize your mental and emotional wellbeing as you choose how you want to engage with this statement Dear McGill Community,  On behalf of the executive committee, I would like to take a moment to address concerns in certain publications. As...

Come Take the Streets: Royal Vic for All! September 21, 2021   Dear Student Body: Come take the streets! What is happening? In 2015, the Royal Victoria Hospital, located  North-West of McGill’s downtown campus, was decommissioned with the construction of a new super-hospital in NDG. Much of the former hospital, occupying 1.4 million square feet...

Protest for a Safe & Accessible McGill Campus 2021-08-30 Dear student body, It is no secret that there are a lot of concerns held by students, staff, and faculty regarding our return back to campus this Wednesday and for the whole of the Fall semester. We are so excited to see everyone on campus, but...

Statement of Support and Solidarity of #OurLondonFamily Statement  from the Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) and Thaqalayn Muslim Students’ Association (TMA) endorsed by The SSMU Executive Committee Wednesday, June 30, 2021 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Content Warning: Murder, Violence, Death, Bigotry, Systemic Racism, Islamophobia We encourage you to prioritize...

SSMU Statement Concerning Residential Schools  30 June 2021 Content Warning: Residential schools, Anti-Indigenous racism, Sexual Violence, Death  Note: If you are a residential school survivor or their descendant and require immediate assistance, please call the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419. Indigenous people in crisis may also contact  the Hope for Wellness crisis...

Statement on Independent Investigation Regarding Surveillance and Doxxing June 30, 2021 Content Warning: Harassment, Systemic Racism, Doxxing We encourage you to prioritize your mental and emotional wellbeing as you choose how you want to engage with this statement.  To members of the SSMU community, The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) has officially launched an...