PAST CAMPAIGNS PAGE
previous Campaigns
- SFU Black Student Office
- SFU Signs Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education (PDF)
- Cluster-Hiring at least15+ Black Faculty
- Culturally-Relevant Health & Counselling
- Our Decision SFU (follow-up in support of Black Athletes' I Am Not Your Clansman campaign to change the SFU Athletics name)
- SFU Hiring a VPPEI Action toolkit
- Black Spaces Matter: Fight Against Eviction
- Tuition Freeze Now (co-founded with the Teaching Support Staff Union and Left Alternative)
- SAVE OUR SPACES: Space updates for SOCA Space in the SUB on Campus
- SOCA SUB Space Campaign Timeline and Fact Sheet (Credit to Marie Haddad): PDF
- BIPOC Committee Recommendations 2020: link
- FNMISA SOCA AND DNA Student Levies: SFSS Referendum Spring 2022 to Support Constituency groups with Levies FAQ
- Steering Committee on personal Safety: Community Conversation on Personal Safety on Campus - Safety & Risk Services - Simon Fraser University (sfu.ca)
- News Archives
Indigenous, Black, and disabled Student levies - sFSS Referendum 2022
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We are partnering with SFU First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Student Association and SFU Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance - DNA to launch a referendum campaign to establish sustainable and equitable funds within the Simon Fraser Student Society!
This levy fund support would ensure our longevity and capacity to support Indigenous, Black, and disabled students at SFU. It’s less than a cup of coffee a term for students to support meaningful equity at the SFSS. See more details in our Frequently Asked Questions sheet bit.ly/RefFAQs SOCA BSSC Levy Fund Budget 2022/23: PDF | Restated PDF (Revenue starting fall) HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT? 1. PLEDGE TO VOTE: bit.ly/RefPledge (case sensitive) 2. Message the pledge link and the FAQ sheet to your 5+ of your peers! All SFU Undergrads are eligible to vote. 3. Follow @sfudna, @sfu.fnmisa and @sfusoca on social media 4. Share campaign content to your social media story 5. Volunteer to support the campaign (Click ‘YES’ on the pledge form indicating if you want to volunteer) See referenda questions: www.sfss.ca/elections/referenda/ Voting link (available via SFU mail Feb 15-17). Questions? Email us at [email protected] Endorse us here: forms.gle/ZtD5vFUSePrzWqLfA See more volunteer info here: https://bit.ly/RefVolunteer |
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SOCA CAMPAIGN FOR SPACE (2018-2020)
9 MAR 2020 — After two years of fighting eviction, SOCA is happy to announce that we are in the final stages of our efforts to have a safe space for Black folks on campus.
Thank you to all members and allies supporting our cause.
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“It is a relief for SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry that the two-year battle to save Black space on campus has ended. Securing operational space is an assurance of our longevity, allowing us to continue building a sense of community on and off campus. Black space is vital for connecting students navigating experiences unique to Black students.”
“While Configuration 3 is a compromise for all parties involved, we are grateful that this is still collective growth in square footage for both of SOCA and Embark.
“We truly appreciate our members and allies who have advocated with us since 2018, or joined to support in the activism along the way.”
Afia Poku
SOCA President 2019/20
Thank you to all members and allies supporting our cause.
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“It is a relief for SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry that the two-year battle to save Black space on campus has ended. Securing operational space is an assurance of our longevity, allowing us to continue building a sense of community on and off campus. Black space is vital for connecting students navigating experiences unique to Black students.”
“While Configuration 3 is a compromise for all parties involved, we are grateful that this is still collective growth in square footage for both of SOCA and Embark.
“We truly appreciate our members and allies who have advocated with us since 2018, or joined to support in the activism along the way.”
Afia Poku
SOCA President 2019/20
TUITION FREEZE NOW
SOCA is a initial co-organizer of the Tuition Freeze Now campaign at SFU. TFN - a grassroots group of students, organizers and SFU community members opposed to ongoing tuition hikes that make SFU a place for the rich, not the working class.
http://www.tuitionfreezenow.com/
http://www.tuitionfreezenow.com/
Space Updates
Historical:
- August 24, 2018 : SOCA Email to SFSS - PDF
- Sep 2 - SOCA Letter to SFU Administration - PDF
- Sep 5 - Student groups blast SFU student union over eviction from meeting spaces - BC | Globalnews.ca
- FNSA Statement to the Public - Link
- Sep 14: SOCA AND SFPIRG JOINT STATEMENT - Link
- SYNOPSIS OF SOCA AND SITUATION - PDF
- Global News Article - https://globalnews.ca/news/4430261/sfu-student-clubs/
- SOCA Message to Followers - Message
- SUB Architectural Report - PDF
- Timeline - LINK
- SOCA Overview and Calls to Action - PDF
- Problematic April 5th Meeting- Link
- Overarching Problems - LINK
- #SAVESOCA Banner - PDF
- Sep 9, 2018 - Board Shorts: a recap of the rotunda space discussion | The Peak (the-peak.ca)
- SFSS Email to SOCA: November 23 - Link
- SOCA Space Update December 13 - Link
- SOCA Pamphlet Synopsis - PDF
- Jan 13 SOCA Email to SFSS - PDF
- Feb 4. 2019 - “The need for safe space”: SOCA publishes letter on ongoing space conflict
- Feb 25, 2019 - SFU’s SOCA discusses the significance of Black spaces | The Peak (the-peak.ca)
- See Students Plan for the SUB - PDF
- SOCA Flyer Primer - PDF
- June 9, 2019 - SFSS president proposes new SUB model to give permanent space to Rotunda groups
- Nov 6, 2020 - Board rejects motion to house CJSF, Embark, SFPIRG, and SOCA in the SUB 7–5
- Nov 11, 2019 - SFSS not housing Rotunda groups in SUB
- Nov 22, 2019 - Silent Protest - link
- Jan 6, 2020 SFSS Council condemns SFSS Board of Directors decision to not house Rotunda groups
- March 2, 2020 - Rotunda groups will be offered space in the new Student Union Building
- March 6, 2020 - The Rotunda groups have won their space and that’s something we can all smile about
- Dec 22, 2020 - LOA Between SFSS and SOCA Signed- PDF
Historical:
- July 1, 2013 We need to preserve the Rotunda community when building the SUB | The Peak (the-peak.ca)
- SFU SOCA archives submitted - https://bit.ly/SFUSOCAArchive2020
- SOCA News Archives: link
- Rotunda Space Campaign Timeline (SFPIRG Annual Report): Link
- SUB Space Timeline and Fact Sheet (Credit to Marie Haddad): PDF