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 […]
Join us on March 27th for a panel on local Palestine organizing. As the Zionist entity continues to bomb Gaza and launch violent incursions into the West Bank, and with the United Nations Security Council approving a plan for US occupation of the Gaza strip, it is more important than ever that we build unity […]
Birds of a feather, flock together, it’s time for the QPIRG-M Annual General Meeting! We really ruffled some feathers this year! McGill students, Working Group members, and community members are warmly invited to come take a bird’s eye view of QPIRG’s activities this past year. Come for a free dinner and to learn more about […]
Join QPIRG-McGill for a screening of 1982 (dir. Oualid Mouaness) on May 26th from 6-9pm in ARTS W-25. 1982 follows the story of Wissam, a young boy who tries to tell his classmate Joanna that he has a crush on her, during the 1982 zionist invasion of South Lebanon. QPIRG-McGill will also be collecting donations […]
This panel is an introduction to both historical and current anti-carceral work, with representation from people with lived experience as well as organizations that work towards abolition. We seek to offer a broad overview of abolitionist work by mapping out connections between different struggles, from solidarity with sex workers, to prisoner justice, to police abolition, […]
RAD CYANOTYPE PRINTMAKING & PICNIC In collaboration with @wildpridemontreal and @ckutmusic Come make cyanotype prints and hang out at Parc Lafontaine on August 8 at 2pm! ☀🌿🌈 Printmaking materials and snacks will be provided!
UNTIL THE WORLD COLLAPSES is a noisy rock/industrial/electronic concert raising funds Prisoner Correspondence Project, a solidarity group that works to build community with queer and trans people in prison. Join us for PNOOM, QUINTON BARNES, HRT and help us keep going for another year. August 9, doors 7:30/show at 8 PM La Sotterenea (4848 blvd […]
LOCATION CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER August 10th, 5:30 PM Union United Church 3007 rue Delisle Join us for our annual commemoration of Prisoners’ Justice Day. Every year we gather to honour those who have died in prison, hear from people who have been incarcerated, and celebrate prisoner resistance. This year is no different. There will […]
Film Screening with director Katsi’sakwas Ellen Gabriel Join QPIRG-McGill for a screening of When The Pine Needles Fall, a documentary short directed by Katsi’sakwas Ellen Gabriel and based on her award-winning book. The documentary tells the story of the Kahnesatake Resistance, when the Kanien’kehà:ka community set up a barricade in response to the planned expansion […]