Ceasefire
Council Chats: SFSS motion to call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
January 15, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On January 3, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The adopted agenda touched on crucial motions, including a vote for SFSS to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a notice of motion to strike the Issues Policies. Vote to call for a ceasefire in Gaza passes Joining the January 3 Council meeting were various undergraduate students who spoke about Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people, as well as the ongoing occupation in Palestine. SFSS president Liam Feng read the society’s motion to call for a ceasefire.…
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2023 — A Year in Review
January 12, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield & Olivia Sherman TSSU Strikes for improving working conditions, June–October Learn more: The TSSU Strike Vote: A Timeline of Events TSSU members form picket line in labour action SFU’s response to the TSSU picket lines has been…
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City of Burnaby becomes first municipality in Canada to call for Gaza ceasefire
November 28, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide and war. At the Burnaby City Council meeting on November 6, the Council Chamber unanimously voted to call for a ceasefire in Gaza in support of Palestine during the ongoing…
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SFU community urges university to support Palestine
November 28, 2023Editor's Note: Corrections have been made to this article: the Gaza in Context event happened on October 20, rather than November 10, as previously written. The academic freedom event referenced happened on November 10. By: Anonymous Student Content warning: mentions…
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