Palestine
UVic student spends olive harvest season in West Bank in show of solidarity
“The occupation forces, the Israeli government, they really do not want internationals here because what that provides then is witnesses," the student said.
UVic students, local groups host vigil on campus for Palestinians killed in Gaza
“The bare minimum would be acknowledging the genocide.... I want UVic to live up to some of its stated principles,” a faculty member told the Martlet.
UVSS ratifies ‘Students Supporting Israel’ club
One such item on the SSI website advises students on how to respond to the allegation that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide, a claim which SSI describes as…
Don’t turn away from Gaza
Talk about Gaza, and what's happening there. It's too easy to turn away, and feel that Israel is too far to make a difference.
Missed motion at UVSS meeting highlights hurdles in student activism
Tension arose during the UVSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) hosted on Oct. 17, when the VictoriaStrike4Palestine group discovered their motion for a student strike endorsed by the UVSS was not…
‘Cultural Zionist’ to speak on ‘Protest, US Politics and the War in Gaza’
UVic’s Faculty of Law will host an event called Protest, US Politics and the War in Gaza. Promoted on UVic’s website as a “nuanced discussion on one of today’s most…
Film by UVic faculty and graduates wins best feature documentary at Toronto film festival
Aisha’s Story, a documentary film about the preservation of Palestinian culture and heritage in exile by UVic faculty and researchers, has won Best Documentary at the Toronto International Women Film…
