Woodward’s
On March 17, Woodward’s campus once again opened its doors to a lecture series on Aboriginal issues. Titled “First Nations Innovation and Decolonization using ICT,” the lecture explored how Aboriginal peoples are using new media technologies, and how this could potentially support decolonization process. The speakers also discussed the relationship between policies, governance, and organizational structures within Indigenous technologies development.
Surrey
Surrey Campus invited everyone to the screening of the documentary Directly Affected on March 19. The film features those living near and affected by the Kinder Morgan pipeline extension plan. Followed by an expert panel, the screening was meant to give voice to the people directly affected by the events.
Harbour Centre
Wednesday March 18 featured an hour-long Lunch Poems session at SFU Vancouver. It introduced Erín Moure, a translator of poetry from many different languages and a poet with passion for social issues, and Andrew McEwan, an established author with a unique take on poetry involving the use of SCII binary code for letters.
