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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Week
EIC February 14, 2017The Downtown East Side Women’s Memorial March is an annual event that coincides with Valentine’s Day, but celebrates a pressing social issue in Canadian society. February 14, in this light, is a day to remember and a call to action for the 4,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. Ahead of this day, which is celebrated throughout the nation, SFU students Maddi and Matt, in collaboration with the Indigenous Student Centre (ISC), Simon Fraser Public Interest Group (SFPIRG), and First Nations Student Association, (FNSA) organized and hosted the first ever Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Week at…
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SFU White Student Union is an opportunity for dialogue, not anger
EIC November 30, 2015[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Tuesday November 24, a group called the SFU White Student Union surfaced on Facebook, bringing the issue of white privilege and ignorance to the forefront of discussion on campus. Unsurprising in the least, student responses to the page have…
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