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Student action group launched in response to SFU VOCE closure

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer Inspired to take action after SFU’s recent closure of the Vancity Office of Community Engagement (VOCE), a group of undergraduate and graduate students at the School for Contemporary Arts (SCA) have founded Students Against Austerity, an advocacy group focused on demanding more transparency and community consultation regarding university decisions for staff and students. On January 23, SFU announced the closure of VOCE and the Office of Community Engagement located in Surrey due to budget challenges. VOCE was based at the SFU Goldcorp Campus and “supported creative engagement, knowledge democracy, and access to arts and culture.”…

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