The Far-Right Grift: Ex-Muslim Edition
For Islamophobes, there are few people more useful than Yasmine Mohammed. And it is a somewhat mutually beneficial relationship—at least for now. For ex-Muslims willing to ignore or even defend bigotry, the temptation to accept a lucrative home among a growing community of far-right grifters appears to be almost irresistible. Yasmine’s story is compelling. A […]
UBC’s Alternative Orientation Booklet: Resisting the University 2019/2020 (Downloadable PDF)
At the Social Justice Centre and the Women’s Centre, we are reviving old traditions with this year’s new alternative orientation booklet. We envision this booklet as an opportunity to situate students, introduce them to powerful groups, both on campus and off, and speak to the myriad ways that resistance and resurgence is taking place in and around us. We invite you to engage in and reflect on your roles on this campus, recognizing that this is unique to each person, and to broaden your imagination of what is possible. We wish that this booklet sparks hope and empowers our communities.
UBC Invites ISIS-linked Propagandists to Campus
The UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Department of Sociology are hosting an event on Thursday, April 11 at 5pm during which leading units from the White Helmets terrorist organization will speak on their experience during the Syrian War. While the White Helmets claim to be ‘unarmed’, ‘impartial’, and ‘neutral’ ‘humanitarian relief’ […]
Back off, TERFs
I accuse UBC of complicity with fascists
AMS Elections 2019
It’s Time to Queer the Digital Humanities
Cedar George-Parker speaks at “Students for Climate Action”