Black wellness

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SOCA wellness retreat funding rejected by the SFSS

Olivia Sherman September 5, 2023

Editor’s Note: This article was updated on September 8, 2023, to note that the black wellness retreat was not cancelled. At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) meeting on June 21, the SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) presented an amended proposal for their wellness retreat. This event was aimed at healing the physical, mental, and emotional health of Black students. While the original proposal from May 24 requested $10,000 of funding from SFSS, the June 21 proposal halved this initial request to $5,000. This new request was almost unanimously rejected by SFSS. The Peak sat down with…

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