From September 27 to 29, UQAM will host a gathering of intellectuals and far-left activists entitled “Bandung du Nord,” in reference to the famous 1955 conference.
The event, it is stressed, will be organized entirely by “non-white people.”
We will work towards “a political alliance between the decolonial movements of the West” and the fight against “the rise of supremacist nationalisms and ultra-liberalism” and “imperialist domination in all its forms.”
Who
Among the event’s “godfathers” are Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, sentenced to life in prison for complicity in the assassination of American and Israeli diplomats in France, and Mumia Abu Jamal, still imprisoned for the murder of a police officer in Philadelphia.
Among the speakers, several made hateful and inflammatory remarks, such as Houria Bouteldja and Joseph Massad.
The crowdfunding campaign for this event is the responsibility of Mme Safa Chebbi.
On the website of the Natives of the Republic, Mme Chebbi is proud to emphasize that: “The PYM [Palestinian Youth Movement] […] was the first to politicize the question of faith in the Palestinian struggle in Montreal […] During the protests, it was the first time that calls like “Allah Akbar” were heard. […] or even breaks during the marches to have a moment of prayer in the streets.”
Politicization of faith? Making Islam a political program, isn’t that the very essence of Islamism?
Chanting “Allah Akbar”? Praying in the streets?
This lady is also on the 2024-2025 board of directors of the League of Rights and Freedoms, which we can see what it has become more than 60 years after its founding and its past struggles, particularly for the right to abortion.
She is also a QS activist. On YouTube, she can be seen speaking at the investiture meeting of QS candidate in Mont-Royal–Outremont, Eve Torres, on May 26, 2018.
And who invites him on stage? Bochra Manaï.
Yes, the same Bochra Manaï, former spokesperson for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, appointed by Valérie Plante to the newly created position of Commissioner for the Fight against Racism and Systemic Discrimination.
The mayor had to call her to order because her pro-Palestinian bias was so crude.
After the adoption of Law 21 on secularism, she declared that Quebec had become “a reference for supremacists and extremists from around the world.”
Assignment
I could go on for a long time explaining who is who in this Quebec Wokistan.
In short, I continue to think that QS has very troubled relations with Islam.
The event at UQAM has very little to do with the advancement of authentic knowledge, the fundamental mission of a university.
Finally, I fear that management did not do its homework before offering its premises to these people.
