As UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) met in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre to approve the university’s 2025/26 budget last Friday, a group of about two-dozen protesters called on the BoG from outside the locked and guarded Alumni Centre to divest from companies they say are complicit in genocide and human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank.
Our university presents itself as having learned from its past failings. After 500 days of silence, one cannot help but wonder whether this is merely a façade, embroidered with blood and hoisted by vapid declarations about human rights.
On March 21, community members gathered in what organizers called an “emergency rally” in support of Palestine in front of the Nest.
The student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24–25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations passed.
An unofficial and unapproved vote-no campaign, called Vote No UBC, has began against a student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24-25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations.
This year, students will be able to vote on a student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24-25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations.
At last night's great debate presidential candidates came to the stage to discuss reintroducing equity staff members, supporting a student-petitioned referendum, and to eat honey.
Presidential candidates came together last night to talk about AMS culture, divestment, reinstating staff access to the food bank and to sound party horns as question responses.
At the first VP academic and university affairs debate last night, the two candidates discussed harm reduction, affordability and sexual violence prevention while speaking to their varying levels of experience.
At 9:30 a.m. on February 3, two UBC employees — members of UBC Staff for Palestine — delivered printed copies of a petition to the offices of President Benoit Antoine-Bacon, Associate VP Equity and Inclusion Arig al Shaibah and Aquatic Centre’s Operation Manager Christine Saunders.
On November 21, the sound of whistles, clanging and chants of “free Palestine” and “divest now” could be heard as students made their way to class in Buchanan.
On September 25, community members protested outside of Koerner Library to demand UBC divest from companies organizers say are complicit in human rights violations against Palestinians.
The UBC Okanagan (UBCO) Palestinian solidarity encampment concluded on June 29 after 46 days.
On May 30, Palestinian solidarity encampment organizers People’s University UBC released a statement calling on the Board of Governors to have a special meeting in the next 30 days to discuss the encampment’s demands.
Emily Carr University students held a protest outside the Chan Centre, which is hosting the university’s graduation ceremony.
