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This is a photo of a person holding a sign far above their head. Their face cannot be seen, only their arms reaching into the sky. Their sign has a Palestinian flag on it, and reads, “Ceasefire now.”
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SFU community urges university to support Palestine

Peak Web November 28, 2023

Editor'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 of genocide and death.  Members of the SFU community have been urging the university administration and Board of Governors to join the growing calls for a ceasefire in Palestine. SFU students have been calling for the university’s support for students, staff, and faculty impacted by the Israeli siege on Palestine and rising Islamophobic and antisemitic hate crimes (especially among anti-Zionist…

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This is a photo of the protests outside of the Vancouver Art Gallery. The protestors are standing on the steps, holding a microphone, looking out to the crowd.
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Vancouver protest speaks out against oppression of women in Afghanistan

Peak Web January 24, 2023

By: Olivia Sherman, SFU Student Activists and allies gathered on the corner of Georgia and Hornby in Vancouver on January 8. The protest at the Vancouver Art Gallery was organized by Afghan activist and journalist Humaira Saqib, in partnership with…

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