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Printemps Militant<\/h1>\n\n\n

Spring into Action (formerly known as Social Justice Days) is an annual event series that is organized and funded by the Quebec Public Interest Research Group at McGill University (QPIRG-McGill) and the Students\u2019 Society of McGill University (SSMU). Intended to stimulate an alternative political culture in the McGill community and beyond, Spring into Action is marking its 18th year with a week of workshops, discussions, film screenings, and social events engaging local and global issues. Spring into Action testifies to the diversity of critical political engagement on the McGill campus, and offers students concrete opportunities to get active in their community.<\/p>\n\n\n

Spring into Action 2026: Common Thread<\/h2>\n\n\n

Spring into Action will take place this year from March 16-27, 2026, in collaboration with numerous students, community organizers, and organizations. This year’s theme, Common Thread<\/strong>, explores the connections between struggles that appear distant, the shared conditions that link them, and the responsibilities we hold to one another across borders, movements, and timelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are conflicts connected? What is the common thread that keeps vulnerable people oppressed around the world? \u201cCommon Thread\u201d reflects on how global oppression is tied to the same extractive goals and actors. Through the military-industrial complex, the same technologies of violence and erasure used against Black and Indigenous folk on Turtle Island are employed by the Zionist entity against Palestinians, driven by the same international corporations and financial institutions. Spring Into Action encourages us to reflect on the patterns interweaving our struggles that are more visible now than ever, and yet remain confusing and hard to untangle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCommon Thread\u201d evokes not only how struggles are united, but also the generative process of mending and repair, of weaving together a fabric of solidarity and justice that emerges from these struggles. From the UN Security Council\u2019s plan to install a puppet administration to \u201crebuild\u201d Gaza, to Bill C-12, which threatens migrants and refugees with deportation and violence, we invite people to critically investigate narratives of \u201crepair.\u201d How do communities truly repair themselves after harm, who is given the legitimacy to rebuild, and how do dominant institutions use language to mask policies that preserve the status quo? Join us to demystify the structures of oppression that undergird our struggles, reflect on growing disillusionment with the powers that be, and imagine ways to disrupt the status quo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Programme complet<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Community Dinner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 16
Arts Building, Room 150
6-8pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Guerrilla Gardening & Seed Bombs 101<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 19
Concordia Greenhouse
5:30-7:30pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Workplace Organizing 101<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 21
Location TBD
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Mapping Extraction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 22
Online (Zoom)
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Solidarity Crochet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 23
SSMU Flex Space
6-9pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Neighbourhood Solidarity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 24
Arts Building, W-25
5:30-7:30pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Manthan (1976) – Film Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 25
McConnell Engineering, room 12
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Tatreez Workshop<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 26
QPIRG-McGill Alternative Library
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Panel on Palestine Organizing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

March 27
SSMU Ballroom
6-8:30pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Accessibilit\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n
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This section is intended to provide basic information about accessibility measures for Spring into Action. If you have any additional accessibility needs or specific questions about these measures, please do not hesitate to nous contacter.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n