The Rover

Un été de résistance dans le territoire des Nehirowisiw – The Rover La mobilisation – et la victoire – des gardien·nes du territoire autochtones et de leurs soutiens contre la Loi 97 de la CAQ.

🌳🪶 En français : La mobilisation – et la victoire – des gardien·nes du territoire autochtones et de leurs soutiens contre la Loi 97 de la CAQ.
⬇️Texte de @eksbainbridge.bsky.social

Is Chinatown Trying to Fight Homelessness, or Conceal It? – The Rover As intolerance for homelessness rises among residents in Chinatown, community organizers worry that increased policing and pressure on shelters will thin out more social services in the neighbourhood.

"[W]ho will pour resources into affordable housing and essential community services?"

Budget: "$824 million in Montreal's police [..], compared to $10 million on fighting homelessness and $6.5 million for social housing."
#Quebec #Canada #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Drugs #Policing #Housing #Genocide

A Summer of Resistance in Nehirowisiw Territory – The Rover How Indigenous land defenders and allies mobilized against the CAQ’s Bill 97 — and won.

Writing at @therovermedia.bsky.social Emma Bainbridge explains how Indigenous land defenders and allies mobilized against the CAQ’s Bill 97 and won in Nehirowisiw Territory.

therover.ca/a-summer-of-... 🔶

The Killing of Nooran and the End of Community Policing – The Rover The police shooting of an unarmed teen should call into question the sterling public image of the Longueuil police force and the role of countless reporters and elected officials in creating this imag...

Excellent editorial by @tedrutland.bsky.social in @therovermedia.bsky.social about the police murder of Nooran Rezayi, an unarmed 15 year old who had been harassed by the officer who shot him for months

#Montreal #Quebec

therover.ca/the-killing-...

The Killing of Nooran and the End of Community Policing – The Rover The police shooting of an unarmed teen should call into question the sterling public image of the Longueuil police force and the role of countless reporters and elected officials in creating this imag...

The killing of Nooran and the end of community policing.
therover.ca/the-killing-...

A Community Centre Evicted, Grassroots Groups Dispersed – The Rover The 15 community organizations that operated in Centre William-Hingston in Parc-Ex were forced out when the CSSDM took back the building. While some services relocated, others closed for good.

Dozens of Montreal’s community organizations have operated out of buildings owned by the CSSDM since the 2020 education reform. These spaces could be reclaimed at any time, leaving organizations vulnerable to eviction. That's what happened to the 15 groups at William-Hingston.

⬇️ By Breanna Sherman

Interesting article about eco-gentrification

New at @therovermedia.bsky.social: Soraya Martinez Ferrada wants to use AI to help solve the city’s orange cone nightmare.

@titocurtis.bsky.social asks - where have we heard this before?

therover.ca/montreal-ele... 🔶

Gaza: Rubble Invades the City and Its Memory – The Rover Can memories survive destruction and guarantee a future for Gaza City?

"[A] graveyard of memory, not just a graveyard for humans."

"[W]hen a city disappears from the map, its collective memory disappears with it, leaving its inhabitants powerless in the face of a past that no longer knows where to reside."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

Yep. So find and support @therovermedia.bsky.social and other locals in Canada, like @thetyee.ca and the slightly more establishment @lapresse.ca

Gaza: Rubble Invades the City and Its Memory – The Rover Can memories survive destruction and guarantee a future for Gaza City?

"History teaches us that atrocities are often only recognized after the fact. (...) What is happening today in Gaza follows the same tragic scenario, except that this time, the world is witnessing every moment of the siege and destruction."

⬇️ By Sarah Emad al-Zaq, writer and translator in Gaza

Thoughtful article on gentrification & green infrastructure. Having once been a resident of Parc-Ex, urban agriculture should be part of the discussion. Whether grape vines, tomatoes or the name "Deep Patel" written in a herbs, the tiny yards are often used for food production. Painting by J Dorner.

The Problem with Fixing Heat Waves in Parc-Ex – The Rover Planting more trees will cool down the heat island in Parc-Extension, but it might also change the neighbourhood’s social fabric.

🏠🌳 Montreal has a long history of using environmental projects to attract capital into the city. Parc-Extension residents say that puts them in a bind: greenify and risk gentrification, or keep dealing with increasingly hot summer temperatures.

⬇️ By Neha Chollangi

Extremely pleased to once again support @therovermedia.bsky.social

Indie media is the future! Support journalism!

Excellent! L'écrivaine palestinienne Sarah Emad al-Zaq, qui vit à Gaza, écrira une chronique qui paraîtra aux deux semaines sur @pivot.quebec et @therovermedia.bsky.social.

Une politique de la STM opprime et chasse les sans-abri, selon des experts – The Rover Des personnes vulnérables sont expulsées de leur abri de dernier recours.

🚇 Selon les experts, l'« obligation de circuler » de la STM dans les stations de métro marginalise les citoyens les plus vulnérables de la ville en les repoussant dans la rue.

⬇️ Un texte d'@emeliafournier.bsky.social

Unpaid Employees Sue Montreal-Based Nonprofit – The Rover An organization that received a $2.3 million federal grant owes its employees thousands of dollars in unpaid wages.

Read the English version of this article here:

Des employés non rémunérés poursuivent leur employeur – The Rover Un organisme à but non lucratif montréalais ayant reçu une subvention fédérale de 2,3 M$ doit des milliers de dollars en salaires impayés à ses employés.

Aider la communauté au détriment de ses employés

Orijin Village, un organisme à but non lucratif montréalais ayant reçu une subvention fédérale de 2,3 M$ doit des milliers de dollars en salaires impayés à ses employés.

⬇️Un texte de Myrialine Catule

Neha Chollangi est une journaliste et écrivaine basée à Montréal qui travaille pour @therovermedia.bsky.social‬. Elle écrit sur les problèmes systémiques qui touchent les communautés marginalisées. Neha a publié des articles dans Maisonneuve, CBC, This Magazine et Future of Good.

Montreal Metro Order Represses and Displaces Homeless, Experts Say – The Rover Vulnerable people are being expelled from their 'shelter of last resort.'

🚇 Experts say the STM "move-along order” in metro stations marginalizes the city’s most vulnerable citizens by pushing them back onto the streets.

"We’re not ending homelessness, but we are ending homeless people." -David Chapman, director of Resilience Montreal

⬇️ By @emeliafournier.bsky.social

Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

YouTube video by The Rover Palestine on Campus: the Student Movement in Montreal Schools

And if you haven't yet, check out the full documentary now!

Editor’s Note: Breaking into Longform Video – The Rover The making of our first documentary, Palestine on Campus.

Today at The Rover: @savannahstewart.bsky.social on the making of our first documentary, Palestine on Campus

⬇️ Read the behind-the-scenes look here

Gaza: Are passengers on flights from Montreal sitting above bullets for Israel’s war? – The Rover A report uncovered evidence that military cargo for Israel's war on Gaza was loaded onto commercial passenger airlines, including over a dozen flights from Montreal.

The report "details 19 shipments of military goods from Montreal-based [..] suppliers to [..] Israel-based Elbit Systems."

"[T]he latest leaving Montreal on July 18."

"[C]arried on commercial carriers like Air Canada, Air Transat, and Air France."
#Quebec #Canada #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

Gaza: Are passengers on flights from Montreal sitting above bullets for Israel’s war? – The Rover A report uncovered evidence that military cargo for Israel's war on Gaza was loaded onto commercial passenger airlines, including over a dozen flights from Montreal.

"Trudeau International Airport is a key node in the supply chain of Canadian military exports to Israel and transported military cartridges to Tel Aviv as recently as Thursday."

A must-read, must-share piece by Shenaz Kermalli in
@therovermedia.bsky.social

therover.ca/gaza-are-pas...

Strike 'Ends Unpaid Work' As Union Reaches Deal With Air Canada – The Rover Low wages and unpaid labour led to flight attendants using food banks, sleeping in cars.

"'We feel proud,' the spokesperson said. The feeling across the union is one of hope, and joy. She explained that across all of @cupescfp.bsky.social, their goal is to bring back power to unions, and to stand for their charter rights."

From @therovermedia.bsky.social: therover.ca/strike-ends-...

Summertime Blues: Thoughts on Gaza, Canada, and an Unfathomable Hunger  – The Rover It’s blatantly obvious what side the Canadian establishment has been on, no matter how much public opinion begs, pleads, implores them to differ. There’s really no debate.

My latest for @therovermedia.bsky.social: Summertime Blues: Thoughts on Gaza, Canada, and an Unfathomable Hunger
therover.ca/summertime-b...

Ottawa Imposes Hard Deadline for Mohawks to Resolve Political Crisis – The Rover Minister threatens third-party management of Kanesatake, setting the stage for a battle in federal court

This fire amid a political crisis in the territory, as the federal government threatened third-party management.

We've updated yesterday's article to reflect the latest developments: