Yelin Gemma Lee
The City of Burnaby and SFU plan for new firehall on Burnaby Mountain
November 2, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer The City of Burnaby is working with SFU to push forward the design phase of a new firehall at Discovery Park on Burnaby Mountain. Construction is set to begin in 2024 at the southeast corner of SFU Burnaby campus. This is two years later than the recommended construction start date by the city’s 2019 Needs Assessment Study. According to Burnaby Beacon, the City of Burnaby is evaluating proposals with SFU before moving forward with the contract and beginning the design stage. Fire chief Chris Bowcock told Burnaby Beacon there’s a need for faster emergency…
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Funké Aladejebi discusses education as a tool for Black activism in Canada
November 1, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On October 22, 2021, Funké Aladejebi gave the lecture “Black Radical Traditions and Educational Encounters in Canada” at the Harbour Event Centre. Her lecture focused on 60s–70s Black educational experiences in Canadian schools and…
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SFU hosts discussion on Fairy Creek blockades and climate emergency
October 23, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On October 13, 2021, SFU Institute for the Humanities and Ricochet Media presented the “Fairy Creek and The Climate Emergency” panel discussion. The event aimed to address the complexities of the ongoing protest at…
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Dr. Eva Jewell presents lecture on embodying anti-oppression for reconciliation
October 23, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On October 6, 2021, Dr. Eva Jewell presented her lecture From Structural Racism to Personal Practices: Embodying Anti-Oppression for Reconciliation as part of an ongoing series hosted by SFU Public Square and Resilience BC…
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Students to partake in hunger strike against SFU climate inaction
October 23, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Content warning: May contain depictions of hunger Disclaimer: Although some members of SFU350 are in support of this campaign, the hunger strike campaign is organized independently from them. SFU students have organized a hunger…
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“The Care We Dream Of” leaves no one behind in their queer reimagining of healthcare
October 4, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer In The Care We Dream Of, I found myself and the people I love represented through our distinct and specific ways of being. The book held me as I read through its comforting and…
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SFU professor marks one year of civil disobedience against TMX pipeline expansion
September 13, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On August 3, 2020, SFU health sciences professor Tim Takaro and the Protect the Planet Stop TMX (PPST) coalition occupied the forest canopy of Lost Creek, in the Brunette River Conservation Area. They plan to…
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RCMP Stand Down protests take place across BC
September 12, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On August 23, protestors rallied in front of RCMP offices for the “RCMP Stand Down” protests in BC. The 23 synchronous protests called for an end to the “illegal and violent actions of the RCMP”…
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