We Went to Quebec’s Militant Feminist Training Camp; Quebec’s most militant student federation isn’t fucking around.
Noelle Solange Didierjean
The women’s committee of l’Association pour une solidarite syndicale etudiante (ASSE) brought together at least 100 people from around Quebec for a two-day feminist training camp last weekend, packed with workshops ranging from theory (« Intersectionality ») to practical knowledge (introductory self-defence).
‘ »The fight will be feminist, or there will be no fight, » promised the event’s description.
I headed to the pre-university host school in the city of Longueuil with a few left-wing feminists from Concordia University. We arrived at a stark grey concrete building and followed the signs to a cafeteria that had a distinct ’90s industrial vibe.