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Indigenous youth and allies re-occupy B.C. Legislature steps overnight in spite of injunction

Indigenous youth and allies re-occupy B.C. Legislature steps overnight in spite of injunction

by Ethan Barkley | Feb 25, 2020 | Local, National, News, Provincial

 Group plans to stay until Premier John Horgan meets with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs Photo by Hugo WongPhoto by Hugo WongPhoto by Hugo Wong The B.C. Legislative building was awash with red on the evening of Feb. 24 as about 400 Indigenous youth and allies...
Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley elected student representatives for UVic Board of Governors

Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley elected student representatives for UVic Board of Governors

by Ethan Barkley | Feb 18, 2020 | Campus, Environmental, News, Uncategorized

Divestment crucial to both incoming representative’s platforms Photo by Joshua Ngenda The results are in — the newly elected student representatives for the 2020-21 UVic Board of Governors are Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley.  Respectively, Watts and Fairly...
Indigenous youth and allies stay overnight on B.C. Legislature steps, block intersections in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Indigenous youth and allies stay overnight on B.C. Legislature steps, block intersections in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

by Ethan Barkley | Feb 7, 2020 | Local, National, News, Provincial

“Respect our sovereignty as Indigenous peoples. This is the minimum.” Photo by Mike GraemePhoto by Mike Graeme After spending the night at the B.C. Legislature in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en after RCMP raids and arrests, more people showed their...
Over 200 Indigenous youth and allies gather for “lockdown” at the B.C. Legislature

Over 200 Indigenous youth and allies gather for “lockdown” at the B.C. Legislature

by Ethan Barkley | Feb 6, 2020 | Campus, Environmental, Local, National, News, Provincial

UVic students walk out of classes to join in solidarity Photo by Emily Fagan, Editor-in-ChiefPhoto by Emily Fagan, Editor-in-ChiefPhoto by Joshua Ngenda, Photo Editor Locked arm-to-arm in front of the ceremonial entrance of the B.C. Parliament Buildings in downtown...
Protesters shut down morning BC Ferries sailings in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Protesters shut down morning BC Ferries sailings in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

by Ethan Barkley | Jan 20, 2020 | Environmental, Local, News

Photo by Joshua Ngenda, Photo EditorPhoto by Joshua Ngenda, Photo EditorPhoto by Joshua Ngenda, Photo Editor Just before 6:00 a.m. on Jan. 20, protesters blockaded the BC Ferries terminal at Swartz Bay with banners, chants, and kayaks. Several sailings through Swartz...
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