SSMU documents and reports

A SSMU report commemorating the 100th anniversary of SSMU's recognition as the official student government of McGill University. The report provides an overview of SSMU's history, focusing largely on the years between 1980 and 2010.

Following increased student concerns regarding the activities of the university administration, and specifically the Board of Governors, SSMU published a report in 2016 to examine possibilities for increased student representation on the Board of…

In light of the SSMU constitution's commitment to social justice and equity, SSMU published a report examining avenues through which SSMU can develop more equitable governance structures. The report outlines a set of six methods that SSMU can…

A 1996 report written by Social Work student Carla Alexander on student experiences with sexual violence at McGill. As a collaboration between SSMU and the School of Social Work, the research project began in September 1995. Alexander interviewed…

The SSMU legislative motion to adopt SSMU's Gendered and Sexual Violence Policy (GSVP). The motion passed and the GSVP was officially implemented in 2019.

On October 12, 2017, SSMU's Legislative Council unanimously passed a motion to acknowledge and take action against rape culture at McGill and the SSMU. After passing this motion, SSMU began to develop a survivor-centric response to sexual violence…

A SSMU-published report which breaks down the history and continued activism surrounding gendered violence and sexual assault at McGill. The report also provides policy recommendations to SSMU and the university administration.