“this is what colonialism is — it erases our existence, our identity, and in diaspora, it’s even harder to hold on as much as we can.”
“this is what colonialism is — it erases our existence, our identity, and in diaspora, it’s even harder to hold on as much as we can.”
Cyr begins the song by acknowledging that UNB students have been paying a large amount of tuition to attend classes and pursue their education, and that our ‘classrooms [are] built on stolen land.’ Despite UNB’s land acknowledgement — ‘We respectfully acknowledge that UNB stands on the unsurrendered and unceded traditional Wolastoqey land ’—the University maintains …
In recent months, Fredericton has seen a notable increase in pro-Palestinian activism. Every Saturday, protestors demonstrate outside of City Hall. Their demands? Justice for Palestinians, the end of the occupation, and a ceasefire. Under these circumstances, students from UNB and STU have taken it upon themselves to organize on-campus. Two walk-outs for Palestine have taken …