Homa Hoodfar. Global Social Economy Forum. A dry Frosh? The Night is Not Enough.

Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution: 

• A CNW release announced a news conference, this morning at 9:30 in the EV Building, where academics from the Simone de Beauvoir Institute and the Department of Sociology & Anthropology called for urgent international action to secure the release of Homa Hoodfar. The event, announced also by Shaw Connect and Money News, included the participation of Kimberley Manning, principal of the Simone De Beauvoir Institute, Marc Lafrance, professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, and Emer O'Toole, assistant professor in the School of Canadian Irish Studies. The media reporting from the news conference included the Montreal Gazette (with an online video clip of family spokesperson AmandaGhahremani), LaPresse.ca, CBC.ca, CTVNews.ca, GlobalNews.ca (includes a video clip of Kimberley Manning) and The Canadian Press (reprised by The Globe and Mail, CTVnews.ca, The Brandon Sun, Medicine Hat News).
• In related coverage: the Irish Examiner reports that a group of Irish scholars gathered outside the Iranian embassy in Dublin today to appeal for Hoodfar's release and highlight what the group describes as the “Irish government’s lack of action” in relation to the detention of the retired Concordia academic, who is a triple national of Iran, Canada and Ireland. The article states that Concordia's Emer O'Toole was instrumental in organizing the event. O'Toole is quoted; the GlobalNews.ca coverage of the Dublin event includes a vido clip of O'Toole, who spoke at this morning's news conference at Concordia; O'Toole is also quoted in a piece in The Avondhu (Ireland) about Hoodfar's detention; Journal Métro quotes Hoodfar family spokesperson Amanda Ghahremani saying that the family, concerned that Hoodfar may not be receiving medication for a severe neurological condition while in solitary confinement in Evin prison, is increasingly fearful for her life; Châtelaine (reprised by MSN actualités) publishes an opinion piece whose author laments that, other than academics and politicians, few Quebecers seem to care about Hoodfar's situation; Terrorism Headlines (UK) links to an earlier article about Hoodfar's recent hospitalization in Iran; a Canadian Press article on the hospitalization is re-posted; Feminist Current links to a CBC.ca article from June 22 reporting Hoodfar's arrest and detention; University of Ottawa law professor Natasha Bakht discusses the Hoodfar detention in a podcast interview for Rabble (starting from the 22:15-mark).
• Media were invited to cover the first day of the three-day Global Social Economy Forum 2016, today at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal. It includes a news conference at 1:15 pm (room 523b of the Palais des Congrès) to be attended by President Alan Shepard, where the city will announce the creation of the Maison d'innovation sociale, in support of social innovation projects. The Maison d'innovation sociale results from a partnership between Concordia, HEC Montréal, the Chantier de l'économie sociale and the J.W. McConnell and Saputo foundations:CNW/Telbec, Le Lézard, Money News, TD Waterhouse.
• Le Journal de Montréal, writing about a move by École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) to ban alcohol from frosh week activities, mentions efforts at Concordia and other Quebec universities to sensitize students to the problem of sexual harassment and assault, often associated with the consumption of alcohol.
• The Montreal Gazette, reprised by Canada.com, reports on Tuesday night's march in downtown Montreal to oppose sexual violence. The event, dubbed "The Night Is Not Enough", was organized by the Centre for Gender Advocacy at Concordia. The Centre's action coordinator, Stacey Gomez, is quoted.

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