A proposal has been introduced to call for the formal ban of campaign posters and slates within upcoming constituency elections.
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The Phil Lind Initiative's 2020 series is titled “Thinking While Black” and will feature Claudia Rankine, Jesmyn Ward, Ibram X. Kendi, Roxanne Gay and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
The caucus is less than a year old, but it has held several meetings over the course of the summer and the fall involving discussions about the group’s goals and values.
The conference kicked off with a workshop led by Dora Kamau, a psychiatric nurse and meditation guide. Kamau, whose parents are Kenyan and Ghanaian, developed the workshop ‘Protect Your Crown’ to discuss the “mental illness and mental health of the African diaspora and the stigma that pervades [their] communities.”
The African studies minor was created in 2005 with an aim to connect students more closely with the African continent and learn about its history, languages and people.
At the AMS Council meeting on November 27, a motion was put forward to purchase a new fridge and freezer for the Food Bank. According to AMS Food Bank Coordinator Cali Schnarr, this has not only doubled the amount of storage space but also enhanced the quality of foods they provide.
“Exposing Anti-Black Racism in Vancouver with Shelby McPhee” was co-hosted by the UBC Black Caucus; the Centre for Culture, Identity and Education (CCIE) and the Equity & Inclusion Office. McPhee was joined by five other Black panelists including activists and members of the UBC academic community.
The student volunteer run eatery is currently located in the penthouse of Thea Koerner House, but is closing due to the Graduate Student Society's decision not to renew their lease.
AMS VP Admin Cole Evans said in a written statement to the Ubyssey that the AMS has approved the new wall under the same set of conditions as its predecessor.
In an effort to deconstruct the concept of academic freedom, the UBC Students Against Bigotry hosted a panel called "Academic Freedom: Under Threat at UBC?" that invited the university community to consider many of the questions underlying this debate.
Dr. Mariam Wallet Mohamed Aboubakrine's lecture focused on the advances made in the protection of rights of Indigenous women, the challenges faced in implementing those changes and recommendations for Indigenous communities and allies going forward.
The group’s Lennon Wall has a curfew clock counting the number of days under lockdown along with messages in solidarity with Kashmir.
Eatherton said that the group will be leaving the the art installation up through the week and hoped it would help “bring a dialogue” to UBC about what is happening on Wet’suwet’en territory.
“I feel like the first step towards reconciliation is building a better relationship between Indigenous students and the AMS [...] is having a vote, actively participating in decision making.”
The demonstrators handed out flyers to passers-by that called for for “the immediate withdrawal of all RCMP and CGL from sovereign Wet'suwet'en territories.”