Protest

June 24 newsSpencer Izen with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Sulong UBC participates in downtown protest against G7, ‘US war machine’

May 15 cultureJodie Buan

Art meets activism at the Music, Art and Architecture Library

Rise Up! Sights, sounds and spaces of protest features materials from the MAA Library collections, the rare books and special collections and the university archives. The exhibition explores forms of protest performance and presentation, highlighting the aesthetics of resistance across space and time.

March 31 newsBernice Wong

Governors pass 2025/26 budget, hear Student Affordability Task Force update

UBC’s Board of Governors met in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC Vancouver on Friday to discuss the Student Affordability Task Force Report and approve UBC’s 2025/26 budget.

March 28 newsIsabella Ma with Photos by Spencer Izen

Two-day strike for Palestine sees bus loop blocked, Koerner Library occupied

As students filtered into UBC on March 24 and 25 they were met with the booming chants — and at times songs — of pro-Palestine protesters.

March 24 newsIsabella Ma with Photos by Viyan Handley and Fiona Sjaus

UBC community gathers for 'emergency rally' for Palestine

On March 21, community members gathered in what organizers called an “emergency rally” in support of Palestine in front of the Nest.

February 10 newsSpencer Izen and Aisha Chaudhry

UBC Staff for Palestine delivers petition demanding UBC cancel hosting Invictus Games

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.

December 4 newsViyan Handley and Spencer Izen with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Inside the protest to cancel AMNE 395/595 that brought Richmond police to UBC’s Go Global office

Organized by Palestine Strike Action UBC, protesters in solidarity with Palestine staged a demonstration on November 27 to demand the cancellation of a course run by UBC’s Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies (AMNE). Read More.

November 26 newsAisha Chaudhry with Photos by Viyan Handley, Spencer Izen, Saumya Kamra and Sidney Shaw

Protestors gather at Buchanan, boycott class and demand divestment

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.

October 23 newsAisha Chaudhry

Protesters vandalize Green College, criticize attendance of Israeli university professors

On October 16, protestors vandalized Green College Coach House to condemn a workshop being held at the College that included a professor the University of Haifa and the Hebrew University. Read More.

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October 10 newsViyan Handley and Aisha Chaudhry

Community members participate in walkout in solidarity with Palestine

On October 8, UBC community members held a walkout outside the Nest in support of Palestine.

October 2 newsIman Janmohamed

Governors pass president’s goals, students call for Palestinian solidarity divestment

UBC’s Board of Governors met on September 25 in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre to pass the president’s goals and hear presentations from student unions.

October 2 newsIsabella Ma with Photos by Kaialuna Scarpetta-Lee

'We are already in crisis': Hundreds march in Vancouver’s Global Climate Strike

On September 20, hundreds of protesters flocked to Downtown Vancouver to march in the city’s Global Climate Strike.

September 28 newsAisha Chaudhry with Photos by Saumya Kamra and Iman Janmohamed

Protesters call for UBC board to divest, occupy Alumni Centre

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.

September 13 newsViyan Handley and Spencer Izen with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Protesters demand UBC to condemn genocide and scholasticide in Gaza

At noon on September 12, Palestinian solidarity protestors gathered on MacInnes Field before marching to Koerner Library to call on UBC to meet their demands.

September 6 photo Photos by Saumya Kamra

In Photos: For Palestine - Months of Protests at UBC

Here's how students at UBC advocated for Palestine by standing in solidarity.