by Lynn Ng Yu Ling | Nov 12, 2020 | Op-eds, Opinions
Decolonial activist work is not a one-size-fits-all action blueprint Stock photo via Pixabay The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and heightened many forms of inequality, with the situation only made worse by the fact that fighting for social justice without social...
by Lynn Ng Yu Ling | Mar 23, 2020 | Opinions
Photo by Joshua Ngenda To my international pals: have you ever wondered about your relationship to Indigenous land struggles? If this is about shutting down our state’s legal but unjust monstrosities, we have to recognize that many international students...
by Lynn Ng Yu Ling | Feb 24, 2020 | Opinions
Photo by Beth May Scouting for scapegoats when epidemics strike — must we accept this as logical human behaviour? Within mainland China, the death toll of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has surged past 2 000 while the number of infections rapidly approaches 75 000 (as of...
by Lynn Ng Yu Ling | Nov 6, 2019 | Op-eds, Opinions
Without blaming specific sides, we must remember the dangers of nationalism or risk repeating our mistakes A sit-in in the Hong Kong International Airport on July 21, 2019. Photo by Michael John Lo, Contributing Writer Disclaimer: On October 23, 2019, the extradition...
by Lynn Ng Yu Ling | Apr 18, 2019 | Op-eds, Opinions
A long road ahead A sign taken at one of the international student tuition hike protests. Photo by Anna Dodd, Editor-in-Chief. International students all over the world share the anguish of being cash cows for their host societies. When the UVic Board of Governors...