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Trans Solidarity Rally hosted in the Quad
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On Dec. 7, 2017 at 12 p.m. Wilfrid Laurier University students, staff and faculty held a Trans Solidarity Rally in the Quad. The rally was organized in response to the increased amount of controversy and transphobia on Laurier’s campus. The controversy stems from the situation surrounding Laurier teaching assistant Lindsay Shepherd, who ultimately sparked a…
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Rainbow Centre facilitates Trans Allyship workshop
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On Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. the WLU Rainbow Centre presented the fourth annual Trans Allyship workshop held in the Paul Martin Centre. The workshop was facilitated by Toby Finlay and Bea Sookpaiboon, both representatives from the Rainbow Centre. The workshop facilitators described trans allyship as a process that involves understanding how your beliefs…
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E(RACE)r work reviewed after a year of action
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“Until the philosophy that holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war.” These are the words that framed the e(RACE)r summit on race and racism on Canadian university campuses post-summit report. Above, Laura Mae Lindo, director of the Diversity and Equity Office, quoted the words of…
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UPDATED: Anti-abortion demonstration in the Quad
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On the morning of October 20, students, staff and faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University were surprised to see blue and pink flags in the Quad. The Laurier LifeLink, a non-sectarian pro-life club at the university, arranged the display. Stephanie Breukelman, president of Laurier LifeLink, said the club came to campus earlier in the morning to…
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Intercultural certificate program now open
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s newly introduced intercultural certificate program is now open for students, in any program, to participate in. The certificate program, developed by Laurier’s Diversity and Equity Office and the Centre for Teaching Innovation and Excellence, was introduced last fall and has already gone through two terms. However, all students on both Brantford and…
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Discussions of racial intolerance are crucial for safety
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s Diversity and Equity Office and the office of aboriginal initiatives hosted the inaugural e(RACE)r summit on Race and Racism on Canadian University Campuses. The summit took place on March 21, during the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The summit initiated the needed dialogue regarding acts of racial discrimination…
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Transitioning into presidency
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Tyler Van Herzele’s transition into being the next Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president has been anything but normal. Considering that Van Herzele, a fourth-year concurrent education student, started his teaching placement just one week after the election ended, this has been an especially unique transition. “This is definitely not a normal transition, but it…
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