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Statement of Solidarity with the Criminalized Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

To the SFU community and beyond, Once again, settler-colonialism in so-called “British Columbia” has reared its ugly head, and we feel moved to express solidarity with land defenders and climate activists regarding recent events.  On February 18, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) determined that Sleydo’ (Molly Wickham), Shaylynn…
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Support for FNSA’s ‘Let Us Speak’ Campaign

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…
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SFU C19 Coalition Endorsement and Open Letter re Just Recovery Principles

We, the Board of Directors of the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG), endorse the SFU C19 Coalition, and the Just Recovery Principles. As a representative body made up of undergraduate, graduate students, and members of the larger community, we are concerned that many students are under threat of…
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An Open Letter to Simon Fraser University re: Support for Students During Covid-19 Pandemic

March 25th, 2020 An Open Letter to Simon Fraser University re: Support for Students During Covid-19 Pandemic To SFU Administration, SFU Senate, and all SFU Faculty Deans, SFPIRG (the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group) is a student-funded, student-led non-profit that works to engage students in social and environmental justice…
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Space Campaign Update: SFSS Withdrawal of Offer and Negotiations With SFU

There has been a significant update in SFPIRG’s campaign to secure long-term, leased space at SFU. As we previously posted, SFPIRG submitted two letters to the SFSS on April 16th, 2018. One of the letters addressed the terms of the SFSS’s sublease extension offer, and one addressed the ongoing issue…
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