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Council in conversation with SOCA to provide funding for Black wellness retreat

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on July 20, 2023, to correct that SOCA’s budget is not $100,000 but rather they receive $65,000 per year from the SFSS.  The Peak acknowledges we did not reach out to Emilio Da Silva for comment on the struck motion to censure and impeach him. On May 24, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly council meeting. The meeting discussed the proposed Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) retreat, SFU Surge’s StormHacks grant reimbursement, and the censure of history councillor, Emilio Da Silva.  SOCA presented…

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