Palestine

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…

Pro-Palestine blockade disrupts Victoria’s 30th annual pride parade

This year, Victoria’s annual pride parade was disrupted when pro-Palestinian protestors took to the streets. The protestors demanded that the event’s host organization, the Victoria Pride Society (VPS), respond to…

UVic should learn from academic freedoms violations at other encampments

Columbia, Calgary, and Alberta universities mismanagement of protests for Palestine sets a concerning precedent.

President Kevin Hall says UVic is ‘open to dialogue’ with encampment

Inflammatory allegations say otherwise, according to People’s Park: ‘We are here to stay until they earnestly engage with our demands’.

UVic says divestment from Israel-associated companies is ‘complex’

Pro-Palestine encampment demands divestment, but UVic says the process is "complex" and turns to investment policy instead.

Pro-Palestinian encampment pitched on UVic quad

People's Park demands UVic divests; University says encampment goes against policy and shuts buildings early.

Palestinians are facing violent settler colonialism at the hands of Israel

From house evictions to everyday violence, Israel continues to prove it is a racist settler state For the past week there have been demonstrations in the city of Jerusalem, and…