This workshop offers an in-depth introduction into various dimensions of the sex industry, the history of the global sex worker rights movement, the laws impacting sex work in Canada and the unique conditions under which sex workers navigate issues of consent, violence and self-determination. Particular attention is paid to the connection between sex worker rights […]
Hosted by Prisoner Correspondence Project The Prisoner Correspondence Project is a solidarity project for gay, lesbian, transsexual, transgender, gendervariant, two-spirit, intersex, bisexual and queer prisoners in Canada and the United States, linking them with people a part of these same communities outside of prison. Since its inception, one of the most significant barriers that the […]
Keynote lecture by Dr. Alia Al-Saji, professor of Philosophy at McGill Gaza as a Compass for Thinking: A decolonial philosophy of debilitation and resistance in colonial duration Seventeen months into the genocide in Gaza, our philosophies remain for the most part either silent or complaisant, seemingly unable to think with a contemporaneous reality that would […]
Free workshop by Liz Singh This is an introduction to crisis intervention and de-escalation. In it, we will cover: defining crisis, planning for crisis and crisis de-escalation, de-escalating yourself & basic suicide intervention. This workshop will be given in two parts, totalling 3 hours: a 90 minute online module a second 90-minute in-person workshop where […]
With Lil Borger and Robbie Madsen Society makes a lot of assumptions about what homelessness “looks” like. This 1.5 hour discussion-based workshop centers around community member Robbie Madsen’s life stories, and how wrong these assumptions can be about how homelessness happens, what it looks like, and how it feels. QPIRG-McGill (3516 Av du Parc) Accessibility: […]
QPIRG will be holding its 2025 Annual General Meeting on April 24, 5:30-8:30PM. It has been a huge and tumultuous year for QPIRG…this was truly a year where decades happened! The AGM is a great opportunity to learn more about how QPIRG functions, our ongoing projects, QPIRG’s finances, and our changing relations with the university. We […]
Anti Canada Day BBQ and Fundraiser Join us for a decolonial anti-Canada day BBQ and fundraiser on July 1st, 2-6pm! We will meet at Parc Jeanne-Mance (near the corner of Mont-Royal and Parc). There will be vegan and gluten-friendly options. Grab some free food and mingle with tablers from the Palestinian Feminist Collective, Spring Network, […]
Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance Join us for our next QPIRG summer film screening of Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance. We will be screening this film outdoors, in the backyard of 3516 Av du Parc, on July 31st at 8:30pm There will be free popcorn and cold beverages! “Unflinching, bold, enraging, […]
Anti-Capitalist Queer Picnic Dear community, Come join QPIRG community for our third annual picnic and BBQ! This year, we will be meeting close to the Verdun waterfront – come share a meal, have a chat, and spend some time in the sun. The picnic has a queer, anticapitalist theme, but everyone is welcome! Where: Parc […]