SSMU External Affairs

02/10/2026

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01/29/2026

❄️ WINTER DONATION DRIVE ❄️
Help our unhoused community stay warm this winter 💙
SSMU External Affairs is collecting winter clothing donations for The Open Door Montréal. They are a local community organization that supports unhoused individuals by providing hot meals, essential supplies, and a safe, welcoming space.
🗓 February 9–13
⏰ 4–6 PM
📍 Drop-off location:
The Gray Corner, University Centre (3480 Rue McTavish, Montréal)
➡️ Please note: on Monday and Friday, the donation drive location is outside of the Student Lounge.
🧤 What we’re accepting:
Coats & jackets, sweaters, hoodies, warm socks & boots, hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, and other cold-weather gear (clean and in good condition).
Every donation makes a difference. Thank you for helping our community stay warm this winter 🤍

01/29/2026

❄️ WINTER DONATION DRIVE ❄️
Help our unhoused community stay warm this winter 💙
SSMU External Affairs is collecting winter clothing donations for The Open Door Montréal. They are a local community organization that supports unhoused individuals by providing hot meals, essential supplies, and a safe, welcoming space.
🗓 February 9–13

⏰ 4–6 PM

📍 Drop-off location:
The Gray Corner, University Centre (3480 Rue McTavish, Montréal)
➡️ Please note: on Monday and Friday, the donation drive location will be the table next to the Student Lounge.
🧤 What we’re accepting:
Coats & jackets, sweaters, hoodies, warm socks & boots, hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, and other cold-weather gear (clean and in good condition).
Every donation makes a difference. Thank you for helping our community stay warm this winter 🤍

11/26/2025

Join us for our final Get Organized! workshop of the semester to learn about the Food Not Bombs movement, an anti-imperialist, mutual aid-based movement fighting food insecurity globally. You will also gain insight on how to start your own mutual aid collective!

Thursday, November 27th from 5:30-7:30pm in the Critical Media Lab, Peterson Hall (3460 McTavish), room 108

FREE DINNER from Afghan Women’s Center will be served!

11/13/2025

11/04/2025

In the past few years, students at McGill and other universities in Montreal/tiohtià:ke have organized multiple strikes calling for institutional divestment from the genocide in Palestine. These strikes are part of a long history of student mobilization in the city extending beyond the pro-Palestine movement. In 2012, Quebec saw the largest student strikes in so-called Canadian history as hundreds of thousands of students protested against the government’s plan to increase tuition by 75% over 5 years. Although students faced many challenges in the process, including a proposed new Bill to repress student protests, the strike was ultimately successful, and the tuition hikes were called off. In this Get Organized! workshop, you’ll get to hear from two 2012 student strike organizers who will be answering questions like, “How can we ensure a strike is effective?”, “How can we collaborate across educational institutions to make our demands more powerful?”, “How does a strike contribute to an escalation of pressure tactics?”, and “How can we massively mobilize students at McGill for the current pro-Palestine movement?”

Join us for this exciting and important workshop on Thursday, November 6th from 5:30-7:30pm in the University Centre (McTavish 3480), Room 401

FREE DINNER will be served!

10/31/2025

Milton-Parc (which spans from University st. to Saint-Urbain) is a vibrant neighborhood that brings together many different demographics, yet it is facing increasingly acute housing insecurity. Many McGill students live in Milton-Parc but do not know how to get engaged in their community and  build lasting relationships with their neighbors. Over the summer, a campaign was launched to ask the city to expropriate an abandoned lot (the old Chez Gautier restaurant at the corner of Milton and Parc) currently privately owned by a real estate developer in Toronto. The expropriation would ultimately allow the construction of social housing to be used by residents of the area, mitigating the effect of rising rent. If you are eager to be an impactful change-maker in your neighborhood, SIGN THE PETITION at chezgautier.ca to get this campaign on the city’s agenda!
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10/21/2025

10/06/2025

Recently received a rent increase notice and worried about paying more? On the apartment search and tired of competing with other renters for a landlord’s attention? Considering moving out but upset about how much of your paycheck would be sent directly to your landlord’s pocket? Come join us for a community meal and workshop diving into the fundamentals of tenant unionism, direct action, and neighbourhood councils. Let’s talk shop about organizing your building, and the skill of one-on-ones. Where: First floor SSMU building (3480 rue McTavish) When: TOMORROW! March 13th, from 5:30PM-7:30PM What: workshop + meal, catered from Nilufar! Who: You! Bring your friends! Your neighbours! The housing crisis impacts us all. Coming together and building power through direct action and community charts a way forward. See you soon! ***************************************** Avez-vous récemment reçu un avis d’augmentation de loyer et craignez de payer plus cher? Êtes-vous à la recherche d’un appartement et en avez assez d’être en concurrence avec d’autres locataires pour attirer l’attention d’un propriétaire? Envisagez-vous déménager, mais vous êtes fâchés que votre salaire va directement dans la poche de votre propriétaire? Venez nous joindre pour un repas communautaire et un atelier sur les principes fondamentaux du syndicalisme des locataires, de l’action directe et des conseils de quartier. Parlons de l’organisation de votre immeuble et de l’habileté des rencontres individuelles. Lieu de l’atelier: Premier étage de l’édifice du SSMU (3480 rue McTavish) Quand: DEMAIN le 13 mars, de 17h30 à 19h30 Quoi: Atelier + repas de Nilufar ! Qui: Vous ! Amenez vos amis ! Vos voisins ! La crise du logement a un impact sur nous tous. Se rassembler et renforcer le pouvoir par l’action directe et la communauté nous permet d’aller de l’avant. A bientôt!

10/06/2025

Des évènements pour la communauté étudiante francophone? En lien avec la francophonie? 
Pour encourager l’apprentissage du français?

Soumettez votre demande dès maintenant!

Le Fonds des affaires francophones (FAF) permet à la Commission des affaires francophones (CAF) de soutenir des projects initiés par ses membres ou des groupes extérieurs et qui visent à promouvoir la francophonie, améliorer les services à la communauté francophone ou encore renforcer les relations avec la communauté non-francophone sur le campus de McGill.

DATE LIMITE: 20 OCTOBRE 23H59
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10/01/2025

Les inscriptions à l’édition 2026 du concours d’éloquence « Délie ta langue! » sont lancées! 

Tu étudies au premier cycle et tu souhaites maîtriser l’art de la communication orale? Tu voudrais parler publiquement d’un enjeu social qui te tient à cœur en établissant un lien avec une expression française? Tu souhaites faire valoir ces compétences sur le marché du travail? 
Le concours d’éloquence « Délie ta langue! » est une occasion unique d’y parvenir. Si on te sélectionne, tu pourras : 

Suivre une série de formations à l’art oratoire 
 Bénéficier d’un mentorat jusqu’à la finale 
 Gagner des prix d’une valeur totale de plus de 12 000 $ 
Inscris-toi* d’ici le 26 octobre 2025 en envoyant le formulaire de candidature et une vidéo https ://http://delie-ta-langue.ca/ Vidéo de promotion 
Seras-tu celui ou celle qui représentera son université à la grande finale en mars 2026? 

* Conditions d’admissibilité et déroulement du concours sur https://delie-ta-langue.ca/comment-participer/