This holiday season, the Dawson community is invited to join the Batshaw Annual Holiday Gift Campaign and help make the season brighter for children and teens in Youth Protection. Across the Montreal area, about 200 young people will be turning 18 and leaving the system this year—and they need a bit of extra support as they step…
The cold is coming and the locker room at Chez Doris downtown women’s shelter is empty!
From now through Nov. 20, we call on the kindness of the Dawson community and invite you to bring gently used and new winter clothing items to a drop box outside of 4B.1-4. Volunteers from Dawson will make a delivery.
Urgent need of the following items in all sizes:
The Dawson College Foundation is pleased to welcome several new board members this fall. Among them is Adam Bright, an English teacher who has joined this dedicated group of volunteers supporting the Foundation’s mission. He recently sat down with the Communications Office for a Q & A.
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Discover something new at the Upper Atrium on Tuesday, Nov. 11!
Students from the Cinema | Communications Integrating Activity class are hosting a thrift-style pop-up featuring a blind book sale, student art, and more—all in support of the Dawson Film Festival.
Thrifting Event • Upper Atrium • Nov. 11 • 10 AM–4:30 PM
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 2 PM to 7 PM in Conrod’s (2F.4) at Dawson College (near the street level entrance on de Maisonneuve Boulevard West), third-year students from the Professional Photography Program will be behind the lens for their biggest fundraiser of the year. For just $35, you’ll receive a high-quality business portrait taken…
Students and teachers in the Social Change and Solidarity profile will be traveling on a solidarity delegation to Cuba this December. With the current fuel crisis and the enduring U.S. embargo, Cubans are facing a critical shortage of essential resources, especially in healthcare. Students and faculty are raising funds to bring much-needed medications through Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC). Pictured: Social Change and Solidarity students going to Cuba this holiday break.
Visit the link to make a donation and help bring essential medicine to Cuba.
The Food Justice program at Dawson has been significantly expanded this year. Free food is being offered five days a week to the Dawson community, a vital part of the College’s commitment to well-being for all. Coordinated by the Office of Sustainability and funded by the Dawson Foundation and the Dawson Student Union, the program addresses food insecurity while advancing social justice and sustainability on campus.
Diana Rice of the Office of Sustainability explains that there is a broader understanding of sustainability that includes peace and social justice. “Food Justice programming is a critical piece,” she says, due to its role in tackling the harmful impacts of industrial agriculture on the environment and marginalized communities. The program prioritizes ethical purchasing by sourcing organic and local food to reduce pollution, protect biodiversity, and support economic stability for vulnerable groups.
There is a major impact on students and the entire Dawson community. “A student once confided that being able to eat lunch or breakfast four days a week meant that they could give their mom a break in terms of groceries, which were becoming more and more unaffordable,” Diana shared. “They said it was a relief because they already felt guilty about going to school and not working full time to help support the family. Knowing that they could help save money and keep food in the pantry at home longer made going to school more worthwhile and kept it accessible.”
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The Dawson Foundation is a dedicated team of two people who work together to raise money and then use that money to support Dawson students.
The Foundation not only provides funding to help bolster existing services at the College such as Financial Aid, but they also coordinate three of their own initiatives: The Food Justice Program, SAGE Projects, and Seeds Microgrants. As a Foundation, the team raises money to make its work possible through fundraising events, grants, and generous donations from individuals in the wider community beyond Dawson’s walls.
Donors have contributed to awards and scholarships, the Financial Aid Office and psychoeducational assessments for students.
Today, the Foundation looks forward to continuing to fulfil its promise to be here for Dawson students by allocating nearly $50,000 towards programs that help provide free access to food including free breakfasts twice a week, free lunch once a week, and free grocery produce distribution every other week, on top of an increased budget for the Food Bank and the free snacks that the Foundation gives to students who haven’t had a chance to eat anything before they write their English or French exit exams.
Curious to learn more? Visit the Dawson Foundation at their office in room 3H.01 during their drop-in hours every Wednesday from 9:30 AM–11:30 AM.
Early Bird Breakfasts: Free breakfasts every Monday and Thursday, starting the week of Sept. 8. Join us in Conrod’s from 9:30 AM until supplies last for a FREE vegetarian breakfast. First come, first served! Brought to you by the Office of Sustainability, with the help of Student Services; funded by the Dawson College Foundation. Sustainable…
Join the Dawson Student Union and the Peace Centre to celebrate the end of the year with a Drag Show Fundraiser! We want to celebrate the joy as the ultimate act of resistance to hate. Be joyful with us! All tickets include a free vegetarian meal.
Tickets are $15 for employees and pay as you can for students. All funds raised will go to the SOS Fund, used by the 2SIALBGTQ+ Resource centre to support students in precarity and the Dawson Student Union's The HIVE.
Tickets can be purchased at: The DSU Offices 2F.2, The Hive 2C hallway, or The Office of Sustainability (ask for Diana Rice) 4B.3A.
When: Wednesday, May 28, 6 PM
Where: Room 5B.16
Tickets: $15 for employees; pay as you can for students
Last Modified: November 17, 2025
