Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS): Crime & Impunity

  This project will compile information on criminal and scandalous activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) from its founding in 1984 to the present. It will attempt to track the consequences for CSIS of each scandal which has come to light. Finally, it will analyse the data according to a set of questions [...]

The collective is just as important as the cooking: Organizing student and youth based collective kitchen groups

THE COLLECTIVE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE COOKING Organizing student and youth based collective kitchen groups Group: Réseau D’Entraide De Verdun  Issues addressed: The project is based on community organizing and food solidarity. It addresses issues such as poverty, food insecurity, isolation, marginalization, class, gender and race. Size of project: We would like to have [...]

Research and Writing project – Montreal Media Co-Op

The Montreal Media Co-op is looking for a student, preferably in Journalism or Communications, to undertake a research and writing project for the upcoming semester. The student would be expected to work with members of the MMC is researching one or several topics through various means, including Access to Information Requests, archival research and interviews. [...]

Local, regional and provincial “green mapping” in Quebec

Organization: Sustainable Development Association (SDC-CDD) Project Description: This project consists of “green mapping” across Quebec in various regions. This work flows as a Geographical Information System GIS process since 1994 from Eco-Montreal Tiohtiake Green Mapping, performed in conjunction with hundreds of students and citizens. By mapping environmental, social and economic circumstances in each community, on [...]

McGill Food Systems Project

Organization: McGill Food Systems Project The McGill Food Systems Project (MFSP) is a collaborative initiative between students, McGill Food and Dining Services, and the McGill Office of Sustainability, which utilizes student research to assess and improve the sustainability of the food systems at McGill. Currently, we are developing a database of the food sourcing practices [...]

The Organic and Natural Food Distribution Market: Alternative or Niche?

Organization: Le Frigo Vert The collective at frigo needs to know more about its suppliers and natural food distribution more generally. Unlike other retailers, the frigo does not purchase or sell based on price. It considers other variables in making food available to its members, such as: locality, labour standards and manners in agriculture, transformation, [...]

Best Before:Waste, Safety and the Food Industry

Organization: Midnight Kitchen Project description: The Midnight Kitchen is looking for someone to work on a research project about food safety and expiration dates found on food packaging. Ideally, this project would look into the market incentives behind expiration date labeling in comparison with the actual interval within which food is safe for consumption. The [...]

(Français) L’industrie militaire au Québec : une empreinte écologique ignorée ?

Organization: Regroupement québecois des groupes écologistes Description du projet: Les groupes écologistes s’affairent dans différentes sphères d’activités dans le but de construire une société écologique, de préserver et de contribuer à la santé des écosystèmes actuels. Leurs efforts sont concentrés sur certains dossiers connus, et aucun groupe écologiste ne s’intéresse particulièrement à l’industrie militaire québécoise. [...]

(Français) L’histoire des luttes environnementales au Québec : naissance, croissance et diversification.

Organization: Regroupement québecois des groupes écologistes Description du projet: Les enjeux environnementaux ont pris beaucoup d’espace sur la place publique, mais cela n’a pas toujours été le cas. Devant les défis qui se posent, il nous apparaît important de comprendre ce qui a mené aux victoires, ou aux échecs, dans le passé, et de réfléchir [...]

(Français) Développement économique régional et enjeux environnementaux : enjeux sociologiques

Développement économique régional et enjeux environnementaux : enjeux sociologiques View Edit Organization: Regroupement québecois des groupes écologistes Actif depuis plus de 25 ans, et comptant à ce jour près de 80 groupes et coalitions membres, le RQGE est un outil de réseautage pour les organismes intéressés à la protection de l’environnement et à l’émergence d’une [...]

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