So, tonight’s a big night for me… I’ll be giving a speech to about 650 people at a benefit for the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition. It’s an amazing concert here in Montreal, organized by a group called PoP Montreal, which does music and activism stuff. Montreal is a pretty active, pretty progressive and fairly political city, being both one of the biggest college towns in North America (5 big universities + more than 10 colleges) and one of the very cheapest. Something we don’t talk a lot about in the global warming circles, save for our EJ talks, is the connection between affluence, oppression and climate change. For me, if I couldn’t afford to go to school and live, I couldn’t spend time doing the work of advocacy and outreach. This is how it breaks down: average tuition in quebec for a year = ~$2000, my apartment monthly rent incl. all bills = $300, food = ~$50/week… my income is usually around $1200 a month, part time, making this all possible. I Know that ain’t the situation in many places.
Anyhow, the show is going to be kickass, with a stellar lineup: Sam Roberts, The Stars, Jorane, The Adam Brown, and more… over 4 hours of incredible music for $10. POP Montreal rocks! I’m still not 100% sure what I’ll be saying in my speech… so if you’ve got ideas before 7pm tonight, send them my way! And check out www.ourclimate.ca for more about the CYCC.
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Hey brother,
were do you spend the remaining 700$/month!
Wine, cheese, maple syrup and other stereotypical Québecois things?
hehehe.
I wouldn’t be in university if it wasn’t for the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation! They give me money every year to pay for tuition and books. I scrounge the rest from part time work and summer jobs. Good thing us Canadians have 4 months off in the summer - I don’t know what I’d do if I only had 2 months like our neighboUrs to the south. That’s right neighbours with a U.
How come you only pay 2,000 for tuition? I thought out of provincers had to pay more…
HUGSn’LOVE
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the rest goes to being an activist, of course! no, in fact it goes to travelling and supporting myself when i ain’t getting paid, which is too often. i’ve always thought Energy Action should create a massive pool of funds to distribute for people to get salaries for the tonnes of work they do… tuition is only $2000 for quebec residents… yep, i’ve made Quebec my home, on a more permanent basis. what can i say? vive le quebec!