FREE EDUCATION
M O N T R E A L
no. 31 November 2010
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Tuition Truth
from SSMU's Tuition Truth
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The Daily Publication Society's
Journalism WeekAn essential part of free education is a free press and free access to information, and journalists and journalism can be an invaluable resource to activists and citizens. But the skills and techniques that journalists use can also be great tools for everyone who has an interest in getting the data, facts, and information we need to act responsibly and make good decisions. With that in mind, check out:
For full descriptions visit McGill's site or Rabble.ca. Entires with an asterisk (*) are being put on by the Montreal Media Co-op.
The Daily Publication Society's
Journalism Week
For full descriptions visit McGill's site or Rabble.ca. Entires with an asterisk (*) are being put on by the Montreal Media Co-op.
Monday November 1
New Media
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Leacock 219
Tuesday November 2
Behind closed doors: using access-to-information requests*
2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Brown 5001
Breaking into Journalism
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall 100
Wednesday November 3
Citizen Media: Part I
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Leacock 219
Thursday November 4
Radical Journalism On the Air
2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Brown 5001
Percer dans le journalisme 2.0
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall 101
Caught in the Middle: Writing an Opinion in Today's Partisan Climate
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall 102
Interning in Style
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Chencellor Day Hall, 202
Making! a Sale: Culture Journalism in a Contracting Market
7 p.m.-8 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall 202
Friday November 5
Citizen Media: Part II*
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Leacock 219
Social Justice Journalism
7 p.m.-8 p.m. Leacock 219
New Media
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Leacock 219
Tuesday November 2
Behind closed doors: using access-to-information requests*
2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Brown 5001
Breaking into Journalism
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall 100
Wednesday November 3
Citizen Media: Part I
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Leacock 219
Thursday November 4
Radical Journalism On the Air
2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Brown 5001
Percer dans le journalisme 2.0
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall 101
Caught in the Middle: Writing an Opinion in Today's Partisan Climate
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall 102
Interning in Style
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Chencellor Day Hall, 202
Making! a Sale: Culture Journalism in a Contracting Market
7 p.m.-8 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall 202
Friday November 5
Citizen Media: Part II*
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Leacock 219
Social Justice Journalism
7 p.m.-8 p.m. Leacock 219
FEM at the World Education Forum
FEM was represented at the World Education Forum in Palestine - a discussion on Free Education and Neoliberal Agenda: Why and how is the struggle for free education related to the fight against neo-liberal agenda? We got varied perspectives during the forum on this topic ranging from Sri Lankan, Scottish, Mexican to Palestinian.More to follow soon!
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Research
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Articles
- The McGill Daily – ASSÉ reports leaked government tuition plan
The ministry of education will present students with three scenarios for tuition hikes – big, bigger, and staggered-by-program – this November, according to information obtained by a Quebec student lobby group. - The Concordian – Hundreds protest student-government consultations
(CUP) – Despite steady rain over 300 students protested in downtown Montreal on Thursday, calling on the provincial government to cancel a series of consultations with “education partners.” - The Link – Uniting Against Tuition Increase
Quebec students will not take the newest provincial budget cuts to education and social services without a fight. - On Oct. 13, the Concordia Student Union hosted a panel discussion on alternative ways to keep education costs accessible in Quebec. Members of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec, l’Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante, the Quebec Students’ Roundtable and Free Education Montreal discussed the dangers of an end to the tuition freeze in 2012.
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