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Keffiyeh Wednesdays at SFU beginning this fall

Peak Web September 8, 2026

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, News Editor Starting on September 9, SFU’s Faculty for Palestine (F4P-SFU) invites SFU community members to wear keffiyehs every Wednesday to show support for Palestine. Organized by members of F4P-SFU in coordination with pro-Palestine students, this campaign aims to symbolically show support for Palestinians around campus.  The Peak spoke to Steff Huì Cí Ling, director of access and equity at the Graduate Student Society, and one of the students organizing with F4P-SFU. “Keffiyeh Wednesday is a way to make Palestinian struggle and resistance visible, as well as a means for students, staff, and faculty to connect through…

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SFU Faculty for Palestine responds to senior administrators meeting with Israeli ambassador

Peak Web January 13, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer In September 2024, a group of SFU senior administrators met with Israel’s ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed. This information was published in an open letter from SFU Faculty for Palestine (F4P) on December 10 titled…

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Faculty for Palestine sends letter to SFU on May referendum breach

Peak Web November 26, 2024

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On October 16, SFU’s Faculty for Palestine (F4P) sent a letter to SFU president Joy Johnson asking for transparency around a referendum breach this summer. Specifically, on May 17, voting by faculty to pass two…

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This is a photo of the convocation stage at SFU. As a student crosses the stage, they are holding a large Palestinian flag that reads, “Free Palestine.”
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Protests against SFU’s continued investment in Israel arise at summer convocation

Peak Web June 29, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. During the week of summer convocation at SFU, some graduates wore Palestinian keffiyehs, held up signs and Palestine flags while crossing the stage, and refused to shake hands with president…

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SFU administration to discuss divestment from Israel

Peak Web June 15, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide. On May 30, SFU president Joy Johnson and the Board of Governors agreed to discuss divestment from arms companies that profit from the genocide in occupied Palestine. This announcement comes…

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Interior lobby of the Belzberg Library at SFU’s Habour Centre campus.
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Students occupy library to demand SFU’s divestment from Israel

Peak Web June 10, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide and violence. On May 23, SFU students occupied the downtown campus’ Belzberg Library to demand the university divest from military assets supplied to Israel and call for an immediate ceasefire.…

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SFU faculty members express support for Palestine

Peak Web March 25, 2024

By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer Content Warning: mentions of antisemitism and genocide.  From education to history, 140 members of SFU’s faculty have signed a “basis of unity” statement expressing their collective support for Palestine. The statement endorses the Boycott, Divestment,…

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