Cover art “community is resistance”
by Panos @notdirtynapkins “community is resistance” is a digital collage that juxtaposes a historic Palestinian photograph of The Aqsa Mosque...
Disturbance as Direction: Rethinking the Seaway
by tqđ Iroquois, Ontario during demolition in preparation for the flooding The following is an excerpt from a longer zine...
An Ode to Community
by Huda Mansuri The age-old question of what we owe one another can seem complex at first glance. Philosophers, sociologists,...
Excerpts from incarcerated 2SLGBTQIA+ penpal bios
by the Prisoner Correspondence Project (PCP) The Prisoner Correspondence Project is a solidarity project for 2SLGBTQ+ prisoners in Canada and...
Traces of Home: Reflections on The Queer Home Project
by Manvendra/Noor @thequeerhomeproject This project began in absence. Growing up queer in India without the language to name my identity,...
“And Now I Say It.”
by Dinu Mahapatuna Stories are archive, archive is warning, and mine is this. When I was first considering Creative Writing...
Scratch Back!
by Concordians Against Tribunals (CATs) MEOW ! You may have seen this poster around Concordia – it’s not just a...
raccoon food survival guide:
by Sam Fisch raccoons are known to gather in groups while facing food shortages. they use community as a survival...
Masking as Refusal
by e.berry We create and erase reality with our words. From our articulation of feelings in friendly conversation to marketing...
Building Strategic Momentum: a basic principle for actions and campaigns
by Théa Bashore Concordia Urban Studies Undergraduate Student Member of the CREW Bargaining Committee The actions and campaigns that we...
Safety and respect on campus: Week of October 7-11
by chipper A rewrite of one of the many emails sent to concordia students by graham carr about the Palestinian...
Edible & medicinal plants around Tiohtià:ke thru the seasons ☆☆ ☪
by Sofie Silverpot illustrations by Elena Milito Tea for all rogue earthlings! ✼ ҉ ҉ ✼ ✿ AUTUMN Rosehip ~~~...
Every Classroom a Frontline: Reflections on Student Strikes
by whatthefuckamidoinghere This article is based on a longer report offering strategic reflections on the past two years of student...
This Is Land Back: Defending Nitassinan from Bill 97
by Olivia-Jeri Pizzuco-Ennis and The Lorax On April 25th Innu and Nehirowisiw land defenders began actively resisting Quebec’s Bill 97,...
TRACING THE LOST CHAPPAL
by Anum Sanaullah To seek knowledge beyond a hegemonic culture, I collaborated with the local Kharani women to recreate a...
How Do You Map A Braid?
by Layl Ali ڪريو مُھاڙِ مَلِيرَ ڏي، روءِ اُڀِي چوءِ: سُھجُ سُورِي ڀانئِيان، سُومِرا! Turning her face toward Malir, she...
The Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera’s search for unmarked burials
The Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) reveal crucial evidence in their search of unmarked graves at the New Vic site (May 2025)...
A note on rising up and shutting down Netanyahu in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, Sept. 2002
written by Stefan Christoff photos by Kevin Walsh (1977-2022), may his memory live on in his photos On September. 9,...
A Song of Hope
by Srijani Mitra And here it is again, That fear of falling apart, silenced wreckages, Churning within The suffering of...
Pakistan, 2016
by Fatema Shah Living away from home creates distance, however whenever I return, it’s like I never left.
a conversation with four years of mcgill presidents’ emails
by jane SUZANNE FORTIER: As some of you may be aware, the sculpture of James McGill on lower campus was...
wig
by Ura @art__ura This 4 year old wig given to me by my mom is central to my queer journey....
My Body is An Archive
by Maggie Smith Peel me open Like a book on one of your shelves. Watch how my skin flips...
FALLEN FROM THE NEST
by birdie they stopped calling. i am a woman now, clawed & with feathered-wings. rain rots out of me. i...
Documenting Dissent: Archives of Student Protest in “Montreal”
by Arismita Ghosh Universities cannot—and should not—exist without student activism. Students have been leading change in university settings across the...
My Mother’s Voice Is an Archive
My mother doesn’t trust diaries. She says paper fades, pages burn, and locks break open. But pictures, ah, those she...
Queering the Map
Queering the Map is a community-generated mapping project that geo-locates queer moments, memories, and histories in relation to physical space....
UNTITLED
by: d.l.c. nardo Welcome to the party, baby. This pleasure without shame feels much lighter. You are reclaiming your agency,...
LOVE SONNET –– :WOMEN_WRESTLING:
After Jamie Paige by Avery Lake I’m loud in your face like a pop-up, smirking in a cardboard cutout crown, ...
Caring About Thriving in the Context of Struggle
by Rushdia Mehreen and Pascale Brunet Pushed by a society that is always running, too often we are trying to...
MY QUEERNESS IS QUIET
By H. M. My queerness is quiet. It’s mine to keep. It lives on the sixth page of my diary....
NOCTURNAL ANIMAL
by Duncan Bain I used to be an early riser For much of my childhood it was a matter...
JOURNAL D’UN ENFANT DE LA MER
by Eli H and you told me Your Father will save me and i said i don’t believe in...
PROTECTING EACH OTHER DURING THE ON-GOING PANDEMIC
By Kate Ellis In the eyes of much of the world, COVID-19 is no longer a threat. Masks are not...
ACROSS THE ROAD, THERE IS STILL DAYLIGHT
by Yael Tobon i feel more human so human i saw my mother’s pumping heart through her chest, so human...
LESBIAN JOY
by Meghan L. During a panel in New York, bell hooks defined queer as “not being about who you’re having...
THE MONTREAL MEDICAL SYSTEM: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
by Mariko Navigating Montreal’s medical system can be a challenge. This guide aims to inform students, visitors, and residents about...
RED SANTAN
by: d.l.c. nardo Have you ever tasted the sweet nectar of a Red Santan? Huddled around the bush, we...
GHOSTS OF THE VILLAGE
by Taro Williams I walk through the village on Church street, a neighborhood in downtown Toronto, often called the “gay...
CREATIVE POWER: WE HAVE THE POWER TO CREATE (& CULTIVATE OUR LIVES)
by Ceci Over the past 2 years, I have moved over 8 times. From within a city, to between provinces,...
THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DANCING
by Lorenzo Carrara Long before padded feet tapped the beat, wings flapped, their pit-pat in Rhythm Eternal. Long before the...
Second Iteration in D Major
by Sofia Vukovic Tonight no one’s the martyr. No obituaries. No donations. Tonight we try on each other’s clothes. You...
Happy New Sun
by Myriam Havel I rifled through the cupboard, letting faded confetti fall into my lap. “Have you seen–” I started, ...
The Naiad (When the Willow Ceases to Weep)
by Zenya Hendricks Snaking through the water grass is a maiden. Behind her, sprawled like a collapsed sheep, is her...
How I sliced my finger on my way here
By Sophie Dufresne I sliced my finger as I was cutting bread this morning while making a sandwich for my...
The binary brain of cis allies
by Sophie Dufresne Cis people think in binaries. That’s the only explanation I have for why they use the wrong...
Purest Joy
by ezra-jean Two or more independent parties, running from the cafe to the grocery, grocery to the park, park to...
thrifted
by Arshia Kakkar my mother once asked why I choose to wear the tasteless and tragic garments of those whom...
Greg Araki’s Totally F**ked Up (1993), A Love Letter to a Messy Gay Adolescence
by Taro Williams A group of Queer tears hang out on a street corner at night, bored, they talk about...
La Guelaguetza
by Felicia Zhornitsky the prettiest girl I have ever seen was in el parque de calwa on the day that...
Sleepaway Slips Away
by Paola Lopez Sauri The afternoon wind cradles the dust unearthed by turning tires. Whimpers pierce my ears like needles...
Preserving Your Joy When Studies Hit Close to Home
by Kate Ellis Being autistic and non-binary is a core part of my identity. This is probably why it bewildered...
there is a light that never goes out
by a.j. flora my guiding star is the yellowish hue streaming from your bedroom window and it’s never looked so...
Our neighbours
by Eve Cable Unhoused Inuit communities have lived at the intersection of Milton and Parc for years. A six-foot tall...
PLEASURE
by christian scott. [We swim in crystalline waters] To navigate life in ’s’ shape...
DOG IS TRANS
by Ari X Since becoming displaced nine months ago, I’ve gotten 12 tattoos. The biggest question after “what are they?!”...
Be my bubble bath
by Samantha Lapenna I gently follow the trail of freckles with my finger, reminded of how the sun beckons her...
OCDyke
by NicoleMarie When I was around eight years old, I really, really wanted to be a nun. For some reason,...
Mount Mansfield
by Tragash In the alpine tundra, needles of coniferous limbs only reach my chest. There’s sun on a false Mans-...
Queering the Classroom
by Ari X I first encountered queer theory when I was 16 and the only trans student on my competitive...
Desert Drive Motel (NO VACANCY)
by Nawaal Bhuiyan “What is that thing in the pit of your stomach called desire?” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz ...
‘This is Love!’
by Andrina Andi “‘This is Love!’ is a cartoon of a heart being violently squeezed by a surgeon’s hand after...
Safsal Gaiya
by Claire Rachel On our first real date Second in two days On a dark bench We kissed in this...
Montreal Housing 101
by christian scott (@urbanosapiens) www.christianscott.ca Welcome to a new city, a place that can potentially become ‘home’ for you. Despite...
Signs you may be sexually fluid
by Diamond Yao Once considered static by Western sexual constructs, sexuality nowadays is known to be far more malleable and...
Strange Times Call for Even Stranger Porn
mon bizarre hommage à Donna Haraway Vert Partout Si on se réapproprie le sens de la vue c’est pour...
Talking to Kids About Prison
Interview with Siobhan This interview initially aired on the Prison Radio Show as part of an ongoing series of interviews...
Tips for reducing gentrification
Excerpted from QPIRG Concordia’s 2012 publication “Gentrify This! A Student’s Guide to Understanding and Resisting Gentrification” Whether we like it...
Building capacity for critical harm reduction discourse
This is excerpted from the 2020 publication “A Reflection on Sex Work and Harm Reduction Discourse” By T. Santini, A....
Concordia’s New Peer-Led Support Group for Students in Recovery: The RAWCC
By Wendy and Nelly, based on an interview with Rosie MacDonald, RAWCC Coordinator In the upcoming 2021 school year,...
Pourquoi nous prenons la rue le 1er mai
CLAC-Montreal Le 1er mai est la Journée internationale des travailleurs et travailleuses. Cette tradition trouve son origine dans le mouvement...
‘Expendable Populations’
By Gary Kinsman, excerpted from the Radical Noise article “SOME NOTES ON LEARNING FROM AIDS ACTIVISM FOR OUR RESPONSES TO...
Name and Gender marker change guide in “quebec”
by julien johnson – trans person and commissioner of oaths situation in tio;tia:ke If you are interested in changing...
The Gentrification of Montreal’s Chinatown
This article initially appeared on the July issue of Meals For Milton-Parc’s newsletter. This is an opinion piece about...
FIRST AID AND SAFETY TIPS YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR PROTESTING
By Shaquiera Keara As protests against various injustices are on the rise in Canada and around the globe, we thought...
SOUPER WOW WOW
By Roxanne Boyle, @roxyforshort, dumpster.cargo.site It was the summer of 2019, when I stumbled across a dynamic and diverse group...
ARCs, AND OTHER RESOURCES
By Josh Marchesini, @joshmaar When you start your new year in Montreal, you should definitely think of checking out an...
the ways in which language fights my locality
By Kiran S. the breath of this language kisses my cheek/ and speaks in a dull whisper/ the breath of...
MCGILL STILL FUNDS FOSSIL FUELS: 10 THINGS THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW
By Divest McGill On December 5th, 2019, the Board of Governors refused to divest (withdraw $) from coal, oil and...
Notes on a healing process
By Amy S., @tevinescence Learning to love yourself even during conflict is political. Prioritize it. Work as little as you...