Women of Colour in Student Politics: Perspectives on Representation and Changing Systems
Five student advocates share their perspectives on the structural changes that are needed to advance equity work.
Advocacy
Western USC and On Canada Project Host Crisis on Campus: Western Student and Alumni Conversations on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
For Immediate ReleaseTrigger Warning: This media advisory will include contents on sexual and gender-based violence.The University Students’ Council (USC) and On Canada Project will be hosting a Twitter Spaces Conversation with Western students and alumni to discuss sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). While this academic year is coming to a close, we know the impacts […]
Language, Empowerment, and the Necessity of Campus Harm Reduction
By Sydney Dawson”Girl, you got this. You are strong, you are smart. Feel empowered to resist sexual violence. Come to the workshop!” I saw this poster in the UCC in March of 2020, shortly before Western shifted to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It struck me in multiple ways; as a reader, […]
USC Food Support Services x Marlow
86% of menstruators have reported starting their period in public without access to the menstrual products that they need to function throughout the day. Additionally, one third of all Canadian menstruators under the age of 25 experience period poverty and struggle to afford menstrual products. This was what led us to create free the […]
USC Responds to the Provincial Government’s 2022-2023 Tuition Freeze Announcement
Last week on March 23rd, the Ontario Undergraduate Students’ Alliance issued a statement in response to the Ontario Provincial Government’s release of the 2022-2023 Tuition Freeze, which can be read here: https://www.ousa.ca/pr_freeze_2022.“Although we are pleased that domestic tuition will not be increased this coming year, we are worried there is still not enough support for […]
A Look Inside the USC’s Decision to Divest
By Amina Khan This past February, The University Students’ Council (USC) announced that it will be divesting. But many students wonder what divestment is and why they should care. I had the chance to speak with Zamir Fakirani, current President of the USC, about this decision. What is divestment? In order to divest, the USC is no longer […]
Statement from the USC Executive regarding the Anti-Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Council Motion
Last night, the USC executive introduced a motion at Council regarding improving accountability for sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response. We consulted students and student groups for several months and have heard loud and clear that they want to see more immediate, transparent, and meaningful action to make our community safer and more equitable. We […]
The Power of Student Voices: VP External Affairs, Eunice Oladejo, on OSAP Clawbacks, Bringing Buses Back and How Advocacy Works
By: Anushka Goswami By actively engaging in advocacy initiatives and with the help of student voices, the University Student Councils’ Vice President External Affairs and Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance’s President, Eunice Oladejo, ran a campaign to advocate for stop OSAP Clawbacks from the provincial government and successfully brought LTC buses back to campus. Ontario […]
Winter Break Update
the lead up In November, the USC and Western Student Senators (WSS) started to hear from students about concerns regarding the length of this year’s Winter Break. Changes to the Academic Calendar need to be approved by the University Senate. While the USC is present at Senate meetings, we do not have voting rights; however, […]
