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.
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.
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.
On March 21, community members gathered in what organizers called an “emergency rally” in support of Palestine in front of the Nest.
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.
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.
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 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.
On October 8, UBC community members held a walkout outside the Nest in support of Palestine.
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.
On September 20, hundreds of protesters flocked to Downtown Vancouver to march in the city’s Global Climate Strike.
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.
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.
Here's how students at UBC advocated for Palestine by standing in solidarity.
University students have always been at the forefront of activism, whether through protest or media coverage. But how do universities and law enforcement balance students’ right to free speech and peaceful protest while prioritizing public safety for protesters and the protested-against alike?
