social justice
Centrism isn’t as neutral as you may think
October 22, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of genocide, residential school graves, and police brutality. Two years ago, I had a conversation with an Uber driver on the way home from Kendrick Lamar’s concert. “While I like Kendrick, I think his music is too political now to the point where it alienates some of his audience,” he said. While this comment may appear naïve or out of touch, it’s rooted in privilege. The desire to be apolitical or centrist is one that’s grown in recent years. People who have historically been discriminated against or under-represented don’t have the…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Should we worry about performative activism?
July 23, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer, and Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Content warning: brief mentions of death and police brutality. Performative activism refers to actions taken by someone to project a persona of allyship without true dedication to the cause in…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Strategies for advocacy work
September 5, 2023By: Nushaiba Nanjiba, SFU Student and Michelle Young, Opinions Editor From climate change and gender inequality, to 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, there are countless issues that could use more of our attention. However, time is limited for all of us. Common forms…
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If we want to progress more as a society, we should ditch individualism
November 18, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Individualism, at its best, asks people to lead a self-reliant life and function within society as their own entity. It appeals to those who seek achievements and personal growth in various aspects of life. However,…
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TikTok is dangerous if not used with caution
November 15, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of disordered eating Writing this piece makes me a bit of a hypocrite. I have TikTok, and scroll endlessly on my feed. I don’t post videos of my own, but I’ll admit…
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Masks4EastVan notes the importance of wearing masks
November 14, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor Masks4EastVan is an initiative started by two SFU students. Jane Shi is a fine arts graduate student and Vivian Ly is an undergraduate student. Both identifying as queer people of colour, they began this initiative…
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The crisis of too many crises
November 10, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor At this point in the 21st century, most Gen Z’s are aware our world faces many crises. If you tune into news or social media, you’ll undoubtedly be reminded of the devastating inhumanities resulting in…
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Public transit should be free
November 7, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Hear me out: public transit should be free. There are virtually no downsides to this, and places that have tried it, like cities in the US and Europe, report positive changes. The initial reaction folks…
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Vancouver city council candidates discuss equity concerns
October 10, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On September 26, SFU Public Square and the department of gender, sexuality and women’s studies hosted a forum for Vancouver city council candidates to discuss issues of equity in the city. The event was…
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Canadian society is still far from accessible
September 29, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Able-bodied people often make their way through the world without worrying about accessibility barriers. They have less reason to be concerned about finding a seat by the door or catching COVID-19, nor do they have…
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