Things are getting tense in front of McGill.
I'm really impressed with the demonstrators in the encampment. This whole time they've remained consistent in their stance and have managed to de-escalate situations repeatedly. All this despite attempts to escalate by counter-protesters and the McGill administration.
ICYMI: @astro is holding our very first in-person launch event in #montreal and you're invited!
**Let's build the web we want, together **#withastro.
Free food, drinks, and Astro merch (lovingly designed by yours truly). While the event will not be streamed, we'll be making the announcements with a published video after the fact.
REM : « l’infrastructure physique » du tunnel du Mont-Royal est terminée.
"Il a expliqué que les trains qui passeront dans le tunnel du Mont-Royal permettront de se téléporter de l'Université de #Montréal à l'Université McGill en trois minutes et pour moi, c'est ça qui me rend fébrile, car on est en train de construire l'Histoire et on laisse un legs à nos enfants."
Plus de 300 cyclistes ont été blessés ces dernières années en percutant une portière ouverte par un automobiliste. Le tout premier portrait de l’emportiérage réalisé par la Santé publique de Montréal montre que les aménagements cyclables – ou plutôt leur absence – représentent un facteur de risque important.
#Montreal#McGill#encampment : "Spokesperson for Montreal police said that "no crime is being committed" at the encampment and the situation is a civil matter. The spokesperson said officers will continue to monitor the demonstration and are ready to enforce a court injunction if it is granted."
"In February 1849, the Rebellion Losses bill formally turned up in the House of Assembly, then located in Montreal, the capital being a moving target in those days, alternating between French and English cities. The debate on compensation was, on the surface, about the money. Really, it was about anglophone prejudices and fears, about losing power, about having to live in a world that was making less sense."
What the stories about the anti-Gaza War encampment at #McGill are missing is that the encampment is located in the same place where the university holds its commencement ceremony, an event occurring at the end of May.
I'm not sure if McGill would be more tolerant if the encampment were elsewhere, but I'm sure they want to re-establish control over that field soon.
According to mass media, these are pro-Palestinian protests, but what if it was in fact an encampment in protest of #McGill University’s involvement in the atrocities unfolding before our eyes.
Some of the students in #Montreal standing up today against #genocide are the same students who navigated a pandemic and managed to stay on track with their academic pursuits. May they remain strong and safe.