Assignment 3: News/Press Conference/Events


Pro-Palestine activists protest outside Concordia University's Guy-De Maisonneuve Building to pressure the Concordia Board of Governors to adopt a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions stance within the university—February 6, 2025.

Masked protesters hold up a banner demanding Concordia University divests from companies with ties to the Israeli government on February 6, 2025 outside the Guy-De Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec. Concordia is partnered with Lockheed Martin, Bombardier and AirBus for its Co-op programs. These companies also have ties to the Israeli government, drawing criticism from the pro-Palestine student body.(Photo by Hannah Vogan/Concordia University Advanced PJ Class/February 6, 2025/Montreal, Quebec)



Over three dozen protesters gathered at the entrance of Concordia University's Guy-De Maisonneuve building around 3:30 p.m. in preparation to rally for the 4:00 p.m. Concordia Board of Governors (BoG) meeting where a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions motion was to be discussed after over 800 students, on Jan. 29, voted at a special general meeting to bring the motion to the BoG. (Photo by Hannah Vogan/Concordia University Advanced PJ Class/February 6, 2025/Montreal, Quebec)

Protestors gather in silence to listen to speakers denouncing Concordia University's ties to the Israeli military. (Photo by Hannah Vogan/Concordia University Advanced PJ Class/February 6, 2025/Montreal, Quebec)

 

(Photo by Hannah Vogan/Concordia University Advanced PJ Class/February 6, 2025/Montreal, Quebec)

Concordia University professor from the department Geography reads Refaat Alareer's poem If I must die to protestors on behalf of Academics for Palestine's Concordia chapter. (Photo by Hannah Vogan/Concordia University Advanced PJ Class/February 6, 2025/Montreal, Quebec)

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