• Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’m guessing you don’t have a lot of experience with student protests? They are very common in Montréal, there is nothing extraordinary about this one.

    And McGill’s property is semi-private. The university recieves public funds, has easements with the city, and does PIL instead of property tax. So it’s not as clear cut and dry as say, someone’s kitchen.

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      6 months ago

      You’re right, I don’t. There weren’t any long term protests or encampments at my university when I was there. How long does McGill usually let it go on, or do the students just run out of steam on their own? Is the timing of the encampment related to having just finished exams?

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        6 months ago

        The 2012 student strike (printemps érable) lasted from February to September. It was not an encampment per se but it says something about student tenacity. Occupy Montreal lasted a month and a half, although not on university grounds.

        Does the end of term matter? Sure. This has been true since students have existed. Remember May 1968? Or Jagger singing “summer’s here and time is right for fighting in the streets”?