The Feminist SNAP archive is a collection of materials related to feminist student activism around gender violence, racism, colonialism, and other oppressions, primarily on the McGill University campus. Spanning over 50 years, the collection includes materials like student newspaper articles, policy documents, open letters, and protest photos. This site is dedicated to documenting and sharing these activist histories for research, teaching, and learning.
Content warning: some of the materials in the archive may be upsetting.
Warning for violence, sexual violence, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and ableism.
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University needs active sexual assault policy
The first published call for a university sexual assault policy. At the time of publication, the only such policy in existence was the 1986…
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Student organization materials
Student organizations enable students to build activist networks, find community, and organize around issues they care about. These groups often…
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Student sex work in Montreal
This piece explores the experiences of McGill students working in the sex industry. It highlights the emotional and physical labor involved, the…
Fight for the Rights of Teaching Support Workers
This article covers the ongoing negotiations between the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) and the McGill administration…
No Barriers, Just Dental Dams
A report on a Queer Sexual Education workshop held at McGill, organized by the Shag Shop as part of Queer History Month.