Lauretta Umukoro

This is a photo of the outside of the Student Union Building at the SFSS Burnaby campus. The photo is a close up of the doors. Above the doors the sign reads “Student Union Building, Simon Fraser University”
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SOCA wellness retreat funding rejected by the SFSS

Olivia Sherman September 5, 2023

Editor’s Note: This article was updated on September 8, 2023, to note that the black wellness retreat was not cancelled. At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) meeting on June 21, the SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) presented an amended proposal for their wellness retreat. This event was aimed at healing the physical, mental, and emotional health of Black students. While the original proposal from May 24 requested $10,000 of funding from SFSS, the June 21 proposal halved this initial request to $5,000. This new request was almost unanimously rejected by SFSS. The Peak sat down with…

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Photographed are the 2023 Black student graduates at the Black Brilliance Graduation Ceremony, depicted with their Kente stoles.
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SFU Black Caucus and SOCA celebrate 2nd Black Brilliance Graduation

Eden Chipperfield June 19, 2023

On June 5, the SFU Black Caucus and Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) held their second Black Brilliance Graduation Celebration. The convocation ceremony honoured and recognized Black students’ achievements from the 2023 graduating class and celebrated the presence…

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