Sofia Chassomeris
South Korean 4B movement gains interest following US presidential election
November 26, 2024Content warning: mentions of gender-based violence, sexual assault, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. November 25 marks the first day of the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. The international campaign begins on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and ends on December 10, Human Rights Day. It is a time to reflect and make a “commitment to ending violence against women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals.” Following the re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the US, more American women have shown interest in joining the South Korean feminist 4B…
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Faculty for Palestine sends letter to SFU on May referendum breach
November 26, 2024On October 16, SFU’s Faculty for Palestine (F4P) sent a letter to SFU president Joy Johnson asking for transparency around a referendum breach this summer. Specifically, on May 17, voting by faculty to pass two motions around Palestinian liberation was…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Transit isolation
November 21, 2024A unique fatigue sets in after a long, wet day, dragging the hems of your soggy jeans across a bus floor and nearly getting bowled over by high schoolers on their way home. It’s loud and uncomfortably warm, and the…
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Sudanese women subject to sexual violence amid the country’s civil war
November 21, 2024Content warning: mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, sexual slavery, carcasses, and suicide. Since April 2023, the most recent Sudanese civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “has killed tens of thousands of people and…
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Memos from my damp, clean laundry
November 19, 2024One hour post-wash It’s been a soggy 60 minutes. The Human hasn’t been around to check on us yet, and it’s starting to get a little cramped, but we’re hanging on. This isn’t our first rodeo. We socks and undies…
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CRAB Park tent city forced to close
November 10, 2024On October 23, the residents of CRAB Park’s tent city woke up to an eviction notice from the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. The Board stated they aim to close the camp and return the park to “general park…
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Bill C-64 passes as federal law, promising free prescription contraception and diabetes medication in Canada
November 6, 2024On October 10, Bill C-64, or the Pharmacare Act, received royal assent and became federal law. The bill works towards a “national pharmacare plan” that will “provide universal, single-payer, first-dollar coverage” across Canada for “specific prescription drugs and related products…
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Advocates call on Canadian government to impose sanctions on Israeli settler organizations
November 6, 2024On October 16, Just Peace Advocates (JPA) and Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) held an online press conference to discuss a joint report released with Dr. Miles Howe of Brock University. The report calls on the Canadian government to “expand…
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City of Vancouver to cut down 160,000 trees in Stanley Park
October 28, 2024On October 8, the Vancouver Park Board voted to proceed with their “Hemlock Looper Response and Mitigation Plan.” This comes months after a report submitted by “Canadian forestry consultant company” B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd. declared “over 32% of the…
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New mother’s tent seized at CRAB Park
October 28, 2024On September 24, Vancouver Park Board officials cut open a new mother’s tent and disposed of her belongings at CRAB Park. The mother gave birth to her baby 30 hours before the incident and was speaking to outreach workers when…
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