Ten alternatives to “ladies and gentlemen” | Special Issue
WEBFeb 1, 2022 — Below is a compilation of some of my favourite gender-neutral terms to address a crowd. Hopefully, this list will help you whenever you find yourself writing a work email or speaking to a group of people. 2022 is the year we stop saying “ladies and gentlemen.”. 1. Friends and enemies (inspired by Malcom X) 2. Humans and non-humans.
The Link – Concordia’s Independent Newspaper Since 1980
WEBSep 24, 2024 — Phia Dolgin – Published September 22, 2024. Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard is reimagined for today’s audiences in Harry Standjofski’s Sakura at the Centaur Theatre. Since 1980, The Link has been the most read newspaper on Concordia's campuses and the areas surrounding the university, reaching over 40,000 students and 5,000 members ...
Concordia President Received 10 Per Cent Salary Increase
WEBMar 9, 2023 — In the 2021-2022 academic year, Concordia President Graham Carr received a salary increase of $40,753, which is 9.56 per cent more than he made the year prior. In total, the president’s salary came out to $466,882, including other taxable amounts. Concordia submitted its annual financial report to Quebec’s National Assembly on Feb. 8.
Will Concordia give in to the pro-Israel lobby? | Opinions
WEBJun 12, 2024 — These forces of suppression work against our cause, and ignore the demands of thousands who take to the streets in various cities across the world, all calling for an end to genocide and apartheid perpetuated by the state of Israel. Yet, the latest and most threatening concern is the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliances (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.
Thousands march against Bill 96 in student-led protest | News
WEBMay 18, 2022 — The demonstrators, mostly high school and CEGEP students, funneled their way through Dawson’s front gates on Saturday morning. Volunteers set up sound systems and a table with snacks, drinks, flags of Canada, Quebec and Montreal, and anti-Bill 96 merchandise for protesters to grab on the go. Dawson Student Union …
100,000 protesters rally in Ottawa for Palestine | News
WEBNov 28, 2023 — Protesters began marching through Ottawa at 3:40 p.m., with the demonstration looping back to reestablish its place on Parliament Hill around 5 p.m. Palestinian flags and signs of all sizes waved in the dry, chilly wind. The signs read “stop killing children” and “end the genocide in Gaza.”. …
Indigenous Imagery and Sports: It’s Time For Change
WEBOct 26, 2018 — Aggressiveness is a big part of the stereotyping of Indigenous people in sports; it’s why so many teams are named “Chiefs,” “Braves,” or “Warriors.”. Despite all of this, besides a little negative buzz from when the Cataractes hosted the Memorial Cup in 2012, as well as a particularly out of touch media campaign in 2015 that ...
The wonderful world of independent Montreal bookstores
WEBJan 23, 2022 — Across Montreal, there are four major independent English language bookstores that are staples of their respective communities: The Word Bookstore, Argo Bookshop, Encore Books and Records, and Saint-Henri Books. The Word Bookstore. Outside The Word Bookstore Photo Ibrahim Mahmoud. “We were really involved in the English language poetry ...
Where TRAC ends and CREW begins | News – The Link
WEBSep 5, 2023 — The CREW-CSN campaign came out of a longstanding desire from TAs and RAs at Concordia to have a stronger collective agreement, sequentially nearly 81 per cent of TAs and RAs penned their name to a card in hopes of replacing TRAC. CREW seeks to diminish addressing workers simply as TAs and RAs.
In Montreal, we speak franglais | Special Issue – The Link
WEBJan 13, 2021 — Although French is the primary language of Montreal with 57 per cent of the population speaking it at home, Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Canada. In fact, more than half of the city’s population is bilingual. English-French bilingualism in Quebec has continued to rise over the past decade. According to the 2016 census ...