QPIRG McGill

Mapping Extraction
2026-03-22 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Quebec
This workshop maps extraction as a political and environmental process of the capitalocene, tracing how projects framed as development or sustainability- by bringing together cases from India, Palestine, and Alaska- reorganize land and life through colonial or racial power. Rather than proposing reformist solutions, the workshop opens space to revisit environmental possibility by questioning what kinds of futures these projects make possible or foreclose.
The core of the session will center on examining 3 case studies, followed by a discussion guided by questions of the ontology of environmental “injustice” and the role of capital accumulation in shaping what counts as environmental “good.” Participants will collectively explore what a critical environmental politics might require us to refuse, and what sort of knowledge could guide alternative environmental responses.
Attendance is limited to 20 participants. Register on Zoom here.
Jenan Afaneh (B.A. University of British Columbia, M.A. Birzeit University) is a writer, researcher, and educator. They are interested in tracing the multiple and shifting realities produced by colonialism, across time, space, and social life.

Solidarity Crochet
2026-03-23 18:00 - 21:00 | SSMU Flex Space, 3480 rue McTavish, room 106, Montreal, QC, H3A0E7 2H7, Canada
Come join us on March 23, from 6-9 PM in the SSMU Flex Space, in making plarn, which is yarn made from recycled plastic bags. You will learn all about the techniques of making plarn with guidance. This workshop is beginner friendly!
Within this event there will be an opportunity to share awareness about local housing projects and resources and further information for how to best support the unhoused in our communities and beyond. Any projects completed during the workshop will be donated to Résilience Montréal.
Tea and light snacks will be served.
Accessibility:
The SSMU Building is wheelchair accessible.

Manthan Film Screening
2026-03-25 18:30 - 20:30 | McConnell Engineering, Room 12, 3480 rue University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Join us on March 25th from 6:30 pm at McEng 12 alongside South Asian Diaspora Action Collective (SADAC), QPIRG-Concordia, and the Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE) to watch MANTHAN (1976). This film is a fictionalized account of the extraordinary dairy cooperative movement that transformed India from a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest milk producer. It is also India’s first crowdfunded film, produced by 500,000 dairy farmers who contributed two rupees each toward the production. Afterwards, organizers from SADAC will lead a discussion on labour, gender, caste, and community organizing in India.
MANTHAN (1976)
Directed by Shyam Benegal
Runtime 134 minutes
VOSTA
McConnell Engineering, Room 12
3480 rue University
Accessibility:
The McConnell Engineering building is wheelchair accessible via the doors closest to rue Milton, just past the Milton Gates to enter McGill campus.

Tatreez Workshop
2026-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 | QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library, 3516 Avenue du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 2H7, Canada
Join us on March 26, from 6-8 PM in the QPIRG McGill Alternative Library to learn the basics of Tatreez embroidery. Tatreez is a Palestinian embroidery tradition that has been passed down through generations that carries stories of land, identity, and resistance.
This beginner-friendly workshop will be guided by local Palestinian Suzane Obeid, and will create space to learn about the significance of this cultural practice in preserving memory, identity, and as a form of resistance against erasure and ethnic cleansing.
All materials will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary. Hot drinks and sweets will be served.
QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library
3516 Avenue du Parc
