On Friday October 11, a group of Concordia faculty screened a Palestinian documentary on the side of the Hall building, after Concordia University canceled their planned screening in the library.
The Group Regards Palestiniens has been screening documentaries and films with a Palestinian focus in Montreal and in the Concordia community for years now. They had a screening of the 1970s documentary Resistance Why? planned for Concordia’s De Seve Cinema in the library on the evening of October 11 as a fundraiser for Gaza.
The evening of the 10th, the day before the screening was planned, Concordia Security send an email to the group informing them that because the event was a fundraiser, they had to cancel the screening, citing the policy on temporary use of university space. The group objected and negotiated but ultimately were told they could not screen the film that evening.
The group is calling Concordia’s cancellation of their screening an act of censorship. Concordia did not respond to CJLO’s request for comment.
