Walkout
Student walkout organized in support of Wet’suwet’en First Nation
News February 3, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer On Monday January 27 at 10:00 a.m., SFU students and community members participated in a walkout in support of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation. They gathered in Convocation Mall before joining a larger protest at City Hall. The Facebook event page explains that “Wet’suwet’en sovereignty and unceded lands are under attack. We are asking you to join in the international call for support issued by the Wet’suwet’en Nation by organizing walk outs across British Columbia and Canada.” With regard to the specific issue that the protest focuses on, the event page notes that “Wet’suwet’en First…
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SFU walkout in support of the Unist’ot’en and Wet’suwet’en peoples results in march to President Petter’s office
Peak Web January 24, 2019Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Team Member At 12 p.m. on January 18, a group of SFU students and other community members participated in a walkout in support of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in light of recent…
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