For a little while now, the Quebec government has been trying to make budget cuts in public services with numerous austerity measures. They have been targeting the public transportation system, the health system, our education system, our cultural heritage; people who don't have any political power, people who are minorities, people with mental disabilities, people with handicaps. These austerity measures also have an impact on the environment.
This is outrageous, because our whole society shouldn't be affected by a small percent of greedy people. Almost everyone in Quebec is affected by this. Actually, EVERYONE is affected, because if we're ruining the environment, we're ruining everything.
The list of reasons why these measures shouldn't be put into action is very long, but I wanted shed some light on the overall situation. This cause is important to me. That's why on October 31st, my college was on strike and we demonstrated with thousands of other students and workers.
It was a fun day! It was Halloween, so everyone dressed up and demonstrated in a festive manner. My two friends and I decided to dress up as 80's celebrities. B. was David Bowie, S. was Cindy Lauper and I was Boy George (only one person recognized my costume, but that's fine!) Anyways, it was a nice day. All my friends were there and I walked through parts of Montreal I had never scene before. It was beautiful.
I've been wanting to share some pictures since, but I almost forgot. So here are a few pictures that portray the absolute opposite of solitude. October 31st was a day of solidarity for me. We came together to show the government that it is impossible to silence 7, 903, 001 people.
This is outrageous, because our whole society shouldn't be affected by a small percent of greedy people. Almost everyone in Quebec is affected by this. Actually, EVERYONE is affected, because if we're ruining the environment, we're ruining everything.
The list of reasons why these measures shouldn't be put into action is very long, but I wanted shed some light on the overall situation. This cause is important to me. That's why on October 31st, my college was on strike and we demonstrated with thousands of other students and workers.
It was a fun day! It was Halloween, so everyone dressed up and demonstrated in a festive manner. My two friends and I decided to dress up as 80's celebrities. B. was David Bowie, S. was Cindy Lauper and I was Boy George (only one person recognized my costume, but that's fine!) Anyways, it was a nice day. All my friends were there and I walked through parts of Montreal I had never scene before. It was beautiful.
I've been wanting to share some pictures since, but I almost forgot. So here are a few pictures that portray the absolute opposite of solitude. October 31st was a day of solidarity for me. We came together to show the government that it is impossible to silence 7, 903, 001 people.
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| For some reason our faces look really weird on this picture. I guess the image got too compressed. Sorry about that! |
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