oppression
SFU’s BSA weighs in on a chain of violence and disaster in Bangladesh
September 23, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor Content warning: mentions of natural disasters, government oppression, and death. The line “একতাই বল” (ako-ty-bal), meaning “unity is strength,” resounded through the streets of Vancouver in July from SFU’s Bangladesh Student Alliance (BSA). Driven by their shared commitment to raise awareness about the violence in Bangladesh this summer, the BSA came to embody the unity of the Bangladeshi protestors. In early July, “tens of thousands” of students and job seekers in Bangladesh began peacefully protesting against the quota system for government jobs, which reserved 56% of well-paid government jobs for specific communities. But on July…
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Vancouver protest speaks out against oppression of women in Afghanistan
January 24, 2023By: 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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The “nice Canadian” stereotype distracts from our colonial shame
January 18, 2022By: Kitty Cheung, Assistant Production Editor Content warning: mentions of Indigenous genocide I say this as a Canadian — one with maple syrup flowing through my veins and icicles hanging off my Timbit-loving ass — we are morally vile. The “nice…
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Is make-up a tool of oppression or an expressive medium for empowerment?
June 15, 2019By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate, and Yasmin Khalili, SFU Student. Introduction and conclusion by Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Intro: Make-up is a very political item in society. In an October 2018 article for The Walrus titled “Why wearing lipstick is…
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Seeing colour isn’t the problem. Racism is.
January 18, 2016[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen I was in the eighth grade, I read The Giver. The novel was centred around a 12-year-old boy who lived in a society that could only see black and white, devoid of all emotion, passion, and colour. I remember…
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