Indigenous sovereignty
SFU hosts discussion on Fairy Creek blockades and climate emergency
News October 23, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On October 13, 2021, SFU Institute for the Humanities and Ricochet Media presented the “Fairy Creek and The Climate Emergency” panel discussion. The event aimed to address the complexities of the ongoing protest at Fairy Creek to protect old-growth trees, a natural climate change combatant. The protest is now the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history with over 1,000 arrests. Samir Gandesha, director of Institute for the Humanities opened the event. He said the renewal of the injunction by the BC Court of Appeal increased the urgency of the situation at Fairy…
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Dr. Eva Jewell presents lecture on embodying anti-oppression for reconciliation
News October 23, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On October 6, 2021, Dr. Eva Jewell presented her lecture From Structural Racism to Personal Practices: Embodying Anti-Oppression for Reconciliation as part of an ongoing series hosted by SFU Public Square and Resilience BC…
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