Each month, we will send a list of upcoming events, highlighted resources, and recommended readings right to your inbox. If you have any feedback or inclusions for the next newsletter, please let us know!
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This is our last newsletter of the Winter term! We wish you all the best of luck on your finals and a warm transition into spring.
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Our Support Services are Back!
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Access SACOMSS Support Services during our drop-in hours on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-6pm or book an appointment online.
We offer a space to vent, reflect, and be heard without judgment. We can help you
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navigate the McGill reporting processes
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explore resources together
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support decision-making–without pressure or expectations
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Drop- in Yoga Class
Join us for a FREE yoga class on April 11th
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Community Hours
We are open Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3-6!
SSMU Building Room B-27
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Pick up a box of fresh and non-perishable food items for free!
April 2nd, 12:45-1:45 pm in the SSMU Ballroom
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The Montreal Indigenous Community Network has created INDex, a community database of Indigenous services and programming in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. You may look up certain resources, filter by category, or browse.
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You can pickup a free HIV self-testing kits during our community hours (Tuesday and Thursday, 3-6pm).
If these hours do not work for you, please email external@sacomss.org
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Following awards season, we have several recommended readings about film and TV.
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Black Box Diaries is a film that follows director Shiori Itō’s investigation into her own sexual assault. It was named one of the top five documentaries of 2024 and was nominated for an Oscar
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This article discusses the marginalization of Black women in the history of film, and highlights ten groundbreaking and important movies directed by Black women.
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This is a review of Anora written by a former NYC sex worker. Though the film won many of the major categories at this year’s Academy Awards, others do not believe it did the main character, Anora, or sex workers justice.
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The Quebec Injustice System
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This article details the inequity currently present in Quebec’s justice system by highlighting the experience of one woman, called Vivivan. Approximately 75% of all cases heard in Quebec involve services from a lawyer in legal aid–this program is constantly under threat.
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