The Tribune
TUESDAY, APRIL 1 2025 | VOL. 44 | ISSUE 24
Published by the SPT, a student society of McGill University
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FEATURE
OFF THE BOARD
AGSEM’s Academic Casuals unit holds first negotiation
Morals and meaning: An atheist’s second look at religion
The accent they mock, the voice I carry
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NEWS
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Students vote “Yes” to strike for Palestine at Special General Assembly
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Undergraduate strike motion is the first in SSMU’s 100+ year history (Anna Seger / The Tribune) Tribune)
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EDITORIAL
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Students, you must strike for Palestine. No justice, no class. The Tribune Editorial Board
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n March 3, 2025, Students for Palestine’s Honour and Resistance (SPHR) at McGill submitted a motion to the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Speaker, calling for a three-day student strike in support of Palestinian liberation. Accordingly, SSMU hosted a Special Strike General Assembly (SGA) March 27, during which the required quorum of 500 members was well
exceeded and the motion passed with 679 “Yes” votes and 13 “No” or abstaining, making this the first strike motion to pass through the SSMU GA in recent McGill history. The motion was then put up for ratification to the student body through an online ballot, which closed on March 31, with 3933 student voter turnout, which equates to 17 per cent of the student body. 2731 (72 per cent of non-abstaining voters) voted “Yes”, while 1061 students (28 per cent of non-abstaining voters) voted “No”.
Scheduled to occur from April 2-4, the strike is timely and urgent, considering Israel’s most recent violation of a ceasefire deal with Hamas signed in January 2025. On March 18, 2025, the Israeli military launched air strikes that killed 430 Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others. McGill continues to enable this genocide through their failure to divest in the face of widespread student protest. The strike demands that McGill fully divest from all weapons manufacturers associated with Israel’s genocide, end
research partnerships with groups benefiting from the sale of military technology, and cease disciplinary cases against students who have been involved in advocacy or protest relating to Palestinian liberation. As the strike is not mandated, students are still encouraged to attend their exams and submit assignments, but are expected to skip class. SPHR will be offering strike-related programming during the three days, including workshops, rallies, and other events. PG.5
Demand divestment. Disrupt the status quo. Defend Palestinian liberation.