Previous Working Groups
FAO-Montreal
FAO-Montreal is a Canadian section of the Mexican Frente Amplio Opositor, which is struggling to defend the ecologically and historically important site of Cerro de San Pedro from destruction by Canadian mining company New Gold (formerly Metallica Resources). FAO-Montreal works in coordination with the rest of the FAO to stop the mine, and also works in solidarity with other struggles against this particular form of Canadian imperialism.
Contact: cerrodesanpedro@gmail.com
QTeam
QTeam is a radical queer collective that aims to address the intersections of oppressions and consciously unsubscribe from the corporate versions of queerness that devalue queer realities. We are committed to anti-imperialism, anti-racism, short shorts, queering activist spaces, the downfall of single issue politics, raging queer pervy dance parties, destroying all prisons, opening all borders, burning pink dollar$, and keeping on keeping on.
Contact: qteam.mtl@gmail.com
Coalition Justice for Adil Charkaoui
This group came together as a community response to the arrest of Montrealer Adil Charkaoui under a “security certificate” in 2003. Security Certificates allow the government to detain non-citizens indefinitely, without charge or trial, under threat of deportation to torture. The goals of our campaign are: 1) the immediate release of all Security Certificate detainees, 2) a fair trial (if any case exists), 3) an end to deportation proceedings against the five, 4) the abolition of “security certificates”, 5) an end to deportations to torture and 6) an end to the racist scape-goating of Muslim and Arab communities. The Coalition also demands the closure of “Guantanamo North”, the high security prison that was opened in April 2006, specifically for people held under security certificates, further institutionalizing the illegal security certificate regime.
Contact: justiceforadil@riseup.net
Montreal Indigenous Sovereignty Week Organizing Committee
The Montreal Indigenous Sovereignty Week Organizing Committee is a group dedicated to organizing educational events around Indigenous struggles in Canada. We take our direction from Defenders of the Land, a network of indigenous communities spanning all three coasts, united in opposition to policies of dispossession, assimilation, marginalization and criminalization, and united in support of Indigenous peoples’ rights to their traditional land.
Contact: courtneykirkby@gmail.com
Indyclass Collective
The Indyclass Collective facilitates the creation of student-run independent-study classes inside and outside of Montreal universities. These classes attempt to create an alternative to normal academia, allowing for autonomous collective self-education while striving to make education socially relevant and open to all.
Contact: indyclass@gmail.com
McGill Global AIDS Coalition
McGill Global AIDS Coalition is an HIV/AIDS advocacy group dedicated to the eradication of HIV/AIDS and to the realization of the universal right to health. We are committed to helping to create an effective student advocacy network in Canada and to educating the McGill and Montreal community on global health issues.
Contact: director@treatthepeople.com
STAC (Students Taking Action with Chiapas)-Montreal
STAC (Students Taking Action with Chiapas)-Montreal stands in solidarity with the struggles of indigenous peoples in Mexico (particularly the Zapatista movement in the southern state of Chiapas) through education, direct action, and fundraising.
Contact: stacmontreal@gmail.com
Young Jews for Social Justice
Young Jews for Social Justice is a group of Montreal Jews who take action on racism, inequality in our communities, and injustice in the Middle East, and participate in cultural and artistic activities. We feel the broad spectrum of opinion among Jews is not represented by existing organizations, and we provide a safe environment for young Jews to express their views without fear of marginalization or charges of ethnic disloyalty. We carry out popular education and advocate for an end to the Israeli military occupation, dismantlement of settlements, respect for international law, and self-determination and security for Israelis and Palestinians. We are signatories to the Independent Jewish Voices-Canada basis of unity. We are also engaged with issues of Jewish culture and identity (cultural, religious / spiritual and more), both within Jewish communities and as individuals engaged with, and living within, a wide variety of other communities. We come from a wide variety of backgrounds when it comes to politics, cultural participation and affiliation, and religion. And we have potlucks and a klezmer band! (The Jewstice League Ensemble) We are hoping to have new and more events – cultural and political! – in this coming second year of our existence. New people and, especially, fresh ideas are always welcome!