climate justice
Student organizations hold strike for Palestine at SFU
December 18, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On October 23, chants echoed across convocation mall as SFU community members gathered for a campus strike in solidarity with Palestine. Organized by the climate justice organization SFU350 and the anti-Zionist group Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) SFU, the event featured several speakers and was inspired by similar protests at Belgian universities. The Peak attended the strike for more information. “You may be wondering how a group dedicated to the climate is co-hosting this protest,” said an SFU350 member addressing the crowd. “Well, that is because climate justice is Palestinian liberation.” In May, The Guardian reported…
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SFU350 calls on SFU to divest from RBC
November 14, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer A coalition between SFU350, Climate Justice UBC Vancouver, and independent UBC Okanagan students has rallied to cease RBC’s presence on campus. They are collaborating with Change Course, a movement aiming to end mass financing of…
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SFU hosts virtual seminar on food systems
June 7, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer On May 25, SFU hosted an online event to discuss the impact climate change has on food systems, farmland, and ecosystems. The session was hosted by Ione Smith, founder of Upland Agricultural Consulting, a cultural consulting…
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Climate research needs to be embedded in social justice, experts say
May 30, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU Public Square held a webinar to platform the voices of climate advocates, researchers, and policy-makers. The event highlighted climate justice and the barriers of embracing equity within policy making. Event moderator Am Johal…
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