Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group
To the SFU Administration, The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) expresses strong support for Indigenous students, Indigenous community members, and the First Nations Students Association in their ‘Let Us Speak’ campaign. SFPIRG recognizes that the treatment of Indigenous students by the SFU administration constitutes colonial institutional violence, and…
Read moreabout:Support for FNSA’s ‘Let Us Speak’ Campaign
Privilege is something that is often times visible to those who have it. Our experiences and accomplishments are rationalized as being the product of our hard work only. This mentality only highlights the ways in which we are oppressed, but glosses over the contributions of structural and systemic factors to…
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Privilege 101
This article is the one in which Kimberle Crenshaw, a renowned legal scholar and civil rights advocate, first coined the term intersectionality in reference to the intersection and interaction of social identities leading to a unique experience. It is quite academic, but definitely worth a read! Demarginalizing the Intersection of…
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