Join us! 103-hour "study-in"

Students to hold 103-hour “study-in” at premier’s Montreal offices

Montreal, March 22 2005 – Concordia students will be holding a “study-in” in the
plaza in front of Premier Jean Charest’s Montreal offices starting at 9am this
morning.

The students plan to camp-out in front of the premier’s office for 103 hours, in
protest of the $103 million which have been cut from the provincial financial
aid program.

“Actions like this have been taking place across Québec. It is essential that
Anglophone students, and particularly students at Concordia University, begin
lending their strength and support to the student movement in a sustained,
visible way,” said Tim McSorley, a student at Concordia University and Chair of
the Quebec office for the Canadian Federation of Students. “This is an issue
that touches everyone.”

During the study-in, students from across Montreal will be encouraged to join
the group outside Charest’s office to study together, as well as participate in
various activities such as workshops, teach-ins and street theatre.

“We will create an inclusive, non-threatening space where students can come
together to protest the cuts, continue their academic activities and at the
same help inform others of the effects these cuts are having on students across
Quebec,” said Liz Whittaker. The event will also be alcohol and drug-free, she
added.

What: 103-hour study-in
Where: Premier Jean Charest’s Montreal offices, corner McGill College and
Sherbrooke Street West.
When: 9am March 22nd to 4pm March 26th

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Contact: Tim McSorley, 514-969-2377