Category Archives: Race and Racism

To Exist is to Resist: a look at Palestine solidarity activism at UBC

Filed under Activism, Campus, Decolonization, Global Politics, Race and Racism   ·   October 5th, 2014   ·   0 comments
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This article is the second in a 3-part series that investigates Israel’s massacres in Gaza from a UBC perspective. It examines the challenges to Palestinian solidarity activism on campus. This first part provided a general overview of Canada’s relationship with Israel. The last piece will focus on Hillel UBC. In yet another harrowing series of […]

Meet the Editors: Jane Shi

Filed under Activism, Campus, Disability Justice & Mental Health, Race and Racism   ·   October 4th, 2014   ·   3 comments
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my english teachers in china assigned me with the name jane. under most circumstances i’m okay with being called jane, though sometimes I can’t help but think of the more famous english janes (Eyre, Austen, Goodall, Grey), all of whom surely owned its meaning – “Yahweh is gracious/merciful” – far better than i, a chinese […]

The Maple Leaf and the Olive Tree

Filed under Decolonization, Global Politics, Race and Racism   ·   September 29th, 2014   ·   0 comments
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This article is the first in a 3-part series that investigates Israel’s massacres in Gaza from a UBC perspective. This article is a general overview of Canada’s relationship with Israel. The next segment will look at challenges to Palestinian solidarity activism on campus. It will be followed by a piece on Hillel UBC. Introduction As students […]