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Students prepare to strike | News – The Link
On Jan. 30, ASFA is organizing a picketing workshop and on Jan. 31 and Feb.1, the CSU is organizing a strike teach-in. This article originally appeared in Volume 44, Issue 9, published January 30, 2024. Maria Cholakova was The Link's Vol. 44 co-news editor, and Vol.45 coordinating edtior. She loves a strong cocktail. Students gather at the CSU ...
Echoes of extinction | Fringe Arts – The Link
Jan 30, 2024 · Fringe Arts Olivia Johnson — Published January 30, 2024 4 minutes. When Myfanwy MacLeod was approached to design a sculpture for the National Bank Collection, she was influenced by the Victorian era. It had to fit cohesively in Michel-Bélanger Park, which was inspired by Montreal’s Victorian Squares. She settled on a twenty-foot statue of ...
Canada has a rampant South Asian racism problem | News
Sep 17, 2024 · There has been a steady rise in racism towards South Asian communities in Canada over the past couple of years, and one of the main culprits might be social media. This year, xenophobia can largely be traced down to anti-immigration rhetoric being spread in online comment sections without regulation, as well as Tik Tok trends that mock South ...
A closer look into Canada’s “Hollywood North” Industry
Mar 24, 2024 · Fringe Arts feature Corinne Boyer — Published March 24, 2024 7 minutes. Graphic Adam Gibbard. Over the years, Canada gained the savvy nickname “Hollywood North” as the United States’ alternative destination for television and film production. The various scenic landscapes and 20 per cent tax credits in the province of Quebec attracted ...
Manasie Akpaliapik transforms Inuit legends into art
Oct 4, 2024 · On Oct. 2, the McCord Stewart Museum held the vernissage for Inuit Universe, a new exhibition featuring the work of renowned Inuit sculptor Manasie Akpaliapik. The exhibition, which officially opened to the public on Oct. 4, highlights over 40 years of Akpaliapik’s career. Originally presented in the summer of 2021 at the Musée national des ...
MUZ festival breaks new ground while maintaining tradition
Oct 8, 2024 · The diversity of Montreal was showcased to the public from Oct. 3 to Oct. 6 as the 14th annual MUZ festival transformed Le Studio TD into a hub of world music. Over four days, the festival featured 18 artists, both local and from around the world, who now call Quebec their home. The festival’s mission is to promote the diversity of Quebec ...
Dribbling Through Discrimination | Sports – The Link
Mar 17, 2015 · In February, Arrigo Sacchi, former manager for Italian club AC Milan, said that he felt there are “too many coloured players” on under-20 teams in Italy, simultaneously denying that he is a racist. Days later, Chelsea FC fans refused to let a black man on a metro while chanting, “We’re racist, we’re racist and that’s the way we like ...
In Montreal, we speak franglais | Special Issue – The Link
Jan 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 ...
How Indigenous Runner Tom Longboat Trailblazed His Way To …
Mar 7, 2023 · He went on to win the Boston Marathon in 1907, breaking the two-hour 29-minute record set six years prior. However, his success was always overshadowed by his status as an Indigenous person. Longboat could never seem to get rid of the racist denominations that were imputed to him. Following his triumph in Boston, one newspaper complimented ...