Black Lives Matter
Public Reparations: SFU is concerned with its image, not Black students
June 1, 2022In 2020, after violence against Black citizens produced intense public pressure, universities across North America leaned into equity and diversity initiatives. SFU, for its part, has issued statements of support and announced a partnership with Resilience BC Anti-Racist Network. That’s all great; however, SFU is stuck playing catch up when violence against its Black students occurs, rather than pre-empting racist incidents out of a sincere desire to protect its Black students and staff. That’s not to say that SFU hasn’t made significant strides in listening to its Black students and staff in recent years. At the start of 2022, the…
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Attacking the wrong people takes away from crucial dialogues
January 13, 2021I recently came across a Tweet from singer-songwriter Shamir that read: “A white boy from Utah who calls himself Ritt Momney getting successful off a cover of a Black woman's song sounds like violence to ME.” It was a direct…
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SFU faces renewed backlash for “Clan” athletics team name
June 30, 2020This is a developing story that The Peak will continue to cover in future articles. SFU’s athletics teams, known as The Simon Fraser Clan, have recently been facing criticism for their name. While being criticized in the past, the rise…
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Council Corner: June 9, 2020
June 25, 2020Discussion with SFU senior leaders about student services in COVID-19 The GSS meeting began with a presentation followed by discussion with Rummana Khan Hemani (SFU’s Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Students & International) and Erin Biddlecombe (Senior Director, Office of Vice-Provost…
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Board Shorts: June 12, 2020
June 22, 2020Here are the highlights from last Friday’s four-hour long Board meeting. Black in BC Community Emergency Support Fund contribution The Board carried a motion to contribute $3,000 to the Black in BC Community Support Fund for COVID-19. The motion was…
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Andrew Petter, amongst others, provide statements in solidarity against racism
June 15, 2020SFU President Andrew Petter has released a statement on SFU’s stance against racism. “The events of recent days add further urgency to this cause. Racism has no place in our society, and we have a responsibility not only to condemn…
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Black Lives Matter protests held in Vancouver
June 15, 2020Photos: Kim Regala While the Black Lives Matter movement continues in the United States and around the world, Vancouver citizens have also taken to the streets in the form of anti-racism protests. Two stationary demonstrations were held last week to…
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