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SFU union referendum on Israel boycott fails

EIC May 24, 2017

The membership of an SFU union has rejected a policy to support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU), which represents teaching assistants, tutor markers, and sessional instructors at the university, held a membership-wide referendum on whether to adopt the goals of the BDS movement by electronic vote May 15–19. With the results now in, over half of voters (51%) voted to reject the policy, 42% voted in favour, and 7% of voters abstained. “We put a lot of effort in; it was disappointing to not see the referendum pass, but there…

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SFPIRG series offers Canadian perspectives on Palestine-Israel conflict

Peak Web October 13, 2014

The Simon Fraser Public Interest Group (SFPIRG), hosted a film and discussion series over the past two weeks called, “Palestine and the Creation of the State of Israel.” The series, which featured talks titled “A Brief History,” “Life Under Occupation,”…

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It’s time to stand with Israel

Peak Web September 2, 2014

Toward the end of the summer, newsfeeds throughout the world were dominated by yet another conflict in Israel, as the terrorist group Hamas began indiscriminately firing rockets at Israeli cities. Despite multiple attempted cease-fires, the conflict continues, and there does…

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