Wet’suwet’en
15 things sung, said, and chanted at the SFU Student Walkout
March 18, 2020Compiled by: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Students at over 30 schools across Canada walked out of class on March 4 in support of the Wet'suwet'en nation. At SFU, students rallied in Convocation Mall to hear Indigenous youth speak. Some students proceeded to walk down to Gaglardi Way where they partially stopped traffic up and down the mountain. Here are 15 song lyrics, chants, and quotes from the event. As many speakers spoke of demonstrators feeling unsafe and shared experiences of being followed or harassed due to their activism, speakers are only identified by an initial. Read more: (Wet’suwet’en Student Walkout draws…
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Wet’suwet’en Student Walkout draws crowd of around 100 to Convocation Mall
March 9, 2020Students gathered in Convocation Mall on the afternoon of March 4 to listen to Indigenous speakers, singers, and drummers during a Student Walkout in support of the Wet’suwet’en nation. As the Walkout’s media advisory described, “The nation-wide student walkout is…
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Students block Gaglardi in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
March 9, 2020Following a rally in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation at Convocation Mall, a group of Indigenous and settler students marched down Burnaby Mountain to block part of the intersection at Gaglardi Way and University Drive East. SFU students joined others…
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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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