MESSAGE OF SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDERED AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SSMU Executive Committee December 19, 2020 CONTENT WARNING: The following message references gendered and sexual violence, including the shortcomings of institutions in handling complaints. We recognize that bureaucratic reporting structures can themselves result in degrees of trauma over and above dealing with experiences of sexual...
OPEN LETTER DEMANDING THE OVERHAUL OF McGILL’S STATEMENT OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM November 30, 2020 CW: Islamophobia, references to racism, sexism, xenophobia, sexual violence. We encourage you to prioritize your mental and emotional wellbeing as you choose how you want to engage with this statement. To the McGill Community, It is no secret that,...
Statement Reaffirming McGill Student Associations’ Commitment to Racial Equity and Inclusion SSMU, PGSS, MEdUSA, MUSA, DSS, MCSS, AUS, SUS, ASUS, LSA/AÉD, GEEC, BSN, IAC, ILADA, DIBS, M-AISES, ISA, MSA, PAC, IJV, CSS, MSS, NUS, EUS, SAPEK, EdUS, NSBE, MASS, BESS, FSA, DHNUS, BLSA, MUS, SWSA, PSSA November 27, 2020 CONTENT WARNING: racism, white supremacy....
Statement to #SAVE12HKYOUTHS To the McGill Community, The Students’ Society of McGill University and McGill Stands for Hong Kong wholeheartedly and unequivocally condemn the recent detainment and trial without representation of twelve Hong Kong citizens. On August 23, 2020, the Chinese coast guard seized twelve Hong Kong nationals as they made their way to Taiwan, seeking asylum....
STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE GNL QUÉBEC-GAZODUQ ÉNERGIE SAGUENAY PROJECT October 26, 2020 To the McGill Community, The SSMU would like to unequivocally condemn the Québec-Gazoduq Énergie Saguenay Project. This proposed natural gas pipeline from Alberta to Québec would contribute to the climate crisis, threaten communities and endangered species along the St. Lawrence River and Saguenay Fjord,...
Condemnation of Racist Attacks on Mi’kmaq Fishermen September 28, 2020 We, the SSMU Executives, Indigenous students, and allies at McGill University, condemn in the strongest possible terms both the recent violence perpetrated against the Mi’kmaq fishermen in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia, at the hands of non-Indigenous fishermen, as well as the Federal Government’s failure to...
Montreal, Quebec, August 2020 – As measures related to COVID-19 have impacted access to medical services across Canada, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) recognizes that supporting students’ well-being is more important than ever, and is taking steps to ensure that our members have health-care resources available whenever they need them. As part of...
Dear SSMU Members, Recently, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government Minister for Immigration, Francisation, and Integration, Simon Jolin-Barrette, unveiled proposed reforms to the Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ), a popular immigration program that offers international students and temporary foreign workers already in Quebec an expedited pathway to Canadian permanent residency. Through the PEQ, graduated international...
Content warning: anti-Black racism, murder, police violence. We encourage you to prioritise your mental and emotional wellbeing as you choose how you want to engage with this statement. Dear SSMU Members, No words can truly capture the grief and depth of emotion evoked by the murder of a Black person by a member of the...
Dear SSMU Members, On Wednesday, May 13th, 2020, the McGill University Senate passed changes to the Guidelines Regarding the Setting of the University Calendar of Academic Dates, facilitating the implementation of a Fall Reading Break at McGill, at the earliest, by Fall 2021. This change comes after years of student advocacy by the SSMU to...
McGill University’s Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students that need support in the classroom, in examinations, and on campus more generally. Although the OSD continues to serve students, complaints have mounted in recent years, and the OSD’s failure to address them jeopardizes its ability to fulfill its mandate. In Fall 2019,...
Dear McGill students, With classes ending, we are writing to present you with an update regarding COVID-19 and its impact on our members. We are trying to space these communications out as we are conscious that you are all still being bombarded with emails. We will try to cover here what has not already been...