disability justice
Activists discuss the intersection between Palestinian liberation and disability justice
November 10, 2025By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, forced sterilization, and embodied and psychological trauma. On September 12 at the Harbour Centre, the Disability Justice Network of BC and the SFU Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies (CCMS) hosted a panel of five speakers who shared how the fight for Palestinian liberation is closely tied to disability justice. The Peak attended the event to learn more. Adel Iskandar, an associate professor of global communication at SFU and director of the CCMS, opened the event by stressing the importance of “centring Palestine in the discussion around decolonization” and disability justice.…
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Four book recommendations for Disability Pride Month
July 24, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Arts and Culture Editor knot body by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch knot body is a collection of poems, short stories, and letters that address various themes, along with how people with disabilities are treated unjustly by…
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Vancouver Tenants Union discusses disability justice
July 14, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On the final Saturday of last month, the Vancouver Tenants Union (VTU) hosted their June general meeting. With over 2,500 members, the group advocates and organizes for “rent control, meaningful eviction protections, more affordable housing,”…
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Exploring ConnecTra Society’s 2025 Abilities Expo
June 30, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer On June 9, ConnecTra Society hosted its 14th annual Abilities Expo at Yaletown’s Roundhouse Community Centre. ConnecTra is a non-profit that links “people living with disabilities to activities, services, resources, and opportunities.” More than 45…
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Yes, disability justice concerns you too
August 2, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor As of 2022, 27% of Canadians 15 and older and 40% of seniors identified as having a disability. While 27% may not seem like a high number to you, consider that this means one of…
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SFU study highlights need for Long COVID awareness
May 9, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer A report published in April by SFU’s newly-founded Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) emphasizes the need for broader awareness and understanding of Long COVID among healthcare professionals and the general public in…
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Clean Air 604 aims to create safer arts spaces
March 12, 2024By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor Clean Air 604 is currently fundraising to make Vancouver venues safer by “providing events with free masks, air purifiers, and more” in response to the lack of COVID-19 precautions at arts and culture events. “The…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Intersectionality in leftist spaces
February 27, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Copy Editor and Michelle Young, Opinions Editor Intersectionality, a concept coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, notes “that all oppression is linked.” It is “the acknowledgement that everyone has their own unique experiences of discrimination and oppression and we…
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Cancer care needs a revolution
February 16, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Copy Editor Content warning: discussions of cancer, death, and medical assistance in dying. As of 2019, cancer is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, and the diagnosis rate in people under 50 has increased by 80% over…
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Canada is too hasty to expand MAiD
November 16, 2023By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of ableism, death, Medical Assistance in Dying, substance use. In June 2016, Canada introduced Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). It provides medically-assisted death for those with chronic, terminal health conditions and patients…
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