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Despair and devotion: a review of Fairy Creek
July 15, 2025The year is 2025, and the world is in chaos: marked by economic instability, growing authoritarianism, ecological collapse, and an ongoing global erosion of human rights. In this moment, Fairy Creek arrives not just as a documentary but as an urgent cultural intervention and a powerful reminder that resistance is still alive. Like water seeping through stone, it moves steadily. Shaping. Persisting. Refusing to disappear. Directed by Jen Muranetz, this powerful film tells the story of Ada’itsx (Fairy Creek valley), one of the last remaining old-growth forests on Vancouver Island. In what became the largest act of civil disobedience in…
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Non-violent and non-physical forms of protests
March 20, 2025Gwangju, Tiananmen, Sidi Bouzid, Yangon, Bangkok, and Kyiv — these are just some places that have exemplified the efforts of ordinary people in their fight against authoritarian governments. In protests like these, citizens face off squarely against armed and equipped…
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Canada’s women’s soccer team still fighting for equality
March 24, 2023Any young woman who grew up playing sports knows that getting society to take you, your teammates, and your competitors seriously remains an uphill battle. The plight of women’s soccer in Canada is no stranger to this unforgiving landscape. Despite…
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Fridays for Future Vancouver hosts TMX Rally
March 23, 2022Editor's note: Article is updated to reflect that the rallies are hosted by Fridays for Future Vancouver. Fridays for Future Vancouver— a youth-led climate activist group — is hosting a weekly rally at the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMX) construction site…
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Andrew Petter, amongst others, provide statements in solidarity against racism
June 15, 2020SFU President Andrew Petter has released a statement on SFU’s stance against racism. “The events of recent days add further urgency to this cause. Racism has no place in our society, and we have a responsibility not only to condemn…
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Black Lives Matter protests held in Vancouver
June 15, 2020Photos: Kim Regala While the Black Lives Matter movement continues in the United States and around the world, Vancouver citizens have also taken to the streets in the form of anti-racism protests. Two stationary demonstrations were held last week to…
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Political Corner: You can’t understand the Wet’suwet’en protests without knowing their history
February 22, 2020Many Indigenous land defenders and their allies are outraged by the recent invasion of the Wet’suwet’en territory by the RCMP. Despite the fact that all protesters were unarmed and repeatedly said they were peaceful, the RCMP removed the land defenders…
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The protests in Chile are yet another example of civil unrest due to rising inequality
November 15, 2019It seems that the entire world is protesting right now. From Lebanon to Catalonia and Iraq to Pakistan, protests seemed to constantly erupt throughout October. One of the most prominent protests to emerge is the one currently gripping Chile. These…
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Hong Kong students need to have a safe platform to express their views
September 1, 2019Where can we, Hongkongers, speak? In early August, a group of Hong Kong students created a “Lennon Wall” of solidarity on the message board outside of the Bennett Library. They hoped to provide a platform for others to share their…
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The Hong Kong government needs to remember that its first priority is its own people
June 29, 2019Editor's note: The author's name has been redacted from this article. Recently in Hong Kong, there were massive protests against the government’s proposal to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, also known as the extradition law. This law would allow case-by-case…
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