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More than just a name
An historical timeline of McGill's athletics teams being called "Redmen" and how this name is rooted in anti-Indigenous racism.
Decolonize McGill
An article about what decolonization in higher education can mean and the means by which McGill as a colonial institution and settlers can be involved in decolonization.
Appropriation is not a game
An article criticizing McGill for not changing the name of its mens sports teams despite backlash against the inherent racism of the name "Redmen"
Culture Shock
A series of short articles addressing myths about racialized communities, Black communities, Indigenous communities, immigrants and refugees as part of QPIRG's annual Culture Shock event series
Redmen name exacerbates racist images
An op-ed written by a member of the Native Awareness Coalition regarding the anti-Indigenous racism embedded in the name of the McGill Men's Varsity athletics teams.
Students challenge Redmen moniker
The Native Awareness Coalition organizes around changing the name of the McGill Men's Varsity athletics teams. This 1991 article marks the first published call for the team name to be changed.
A Call for the McGill Administration to Change the Varsity Teams’ Name
A letter addressed to several university administrators urging them to change the name of the Men's Varsity athletics teams.
"The R*dmen Name Is Not the End"
Student activists hold a protest for the Change the Name campaign, an effort to change the name of the Men's Varsity athletics teams.
Invisible Work: Reflections on Precarious Labour at McGill
A feature on the devaluation of student labour and workers' rights on campus.
Letter to the Working Group on Principles of Commemoration and Renaming
A sarcastic open letter regarding student efforts to rename the Men's varsity athletic teams.