The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) welcomes the provincial government announcement that the current BC post-secondary education grant will be replaced with the BC Access Grant – a new, expanded grant program set to benefit more students. Beginning in September 2020, the new BC Access Grant will create an upfront needs-based student grant program, with […]
The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) stands in resolute solidarity with Wet’suwet’en and the hereditary chiefs, whose representative role is recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada, as they have indicated a lack of consent for the Coastal GasLink pipeline development on unceded territories. Simon Fraser University (SFU) students attended the blockade at the Port […]
Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of January: The SFSS Board of Directors has had a fulfilling January! They hosted numerous events at the Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver campus to welcome the Spring semester! Free mini donuts, snacks, fruits, red bulls, and hot chocolate were provided to […]
Clothing swap shop: March 31, 11:30am-2:30pm. Give your unloved clothes a new home, or spruce up your look! Join us to get some new clothes, learn skills from makeup artist, Satanix, or learn how you can get sponsored for a FREE chest binder! RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2572309333045091/
Speed friending: February 14, 1:30-3:30pm. Are you tired of the same old lovey dovey Valentine’s stuff? Do you have just enough space in your schedule for a few more friends? Is people-ing hard sometimes? Then welcome to Speed-Friending (it’s like Speed-Dating – minus the awkward chat-up lines!). RSVP here: https://oocspeedfriending.eventbrite.com
“Venus Boyz” Film Screening: April 6, 4:30-6:30pm. A legendary drag king night in New York is the point of departure for an odyssey to trangender worlds, where women become men – some for a night, others forever. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-mondays-out-on-campus-registration-83884243029
“A Fantastic Woman” Film Screening: March 30, 4:30-6:30pm. Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-mondays-out-on-campus-registration-83884243029
“Firesong” Film Screening: March 23, 4:30-6:30pm. Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager, is struggling to support his family following his sister’s suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between his family’s home and his own future. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-mondays-out-on-campus-registration-83884243029
“The Handmaiden” Film Screening: March 16, 4:30-7:30pm. A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-mondays-out-on-campus-registration-83884243029
“But I’m A Cheerleader” Film Screening: March 10, 4:30-6:30pm. A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-mondays-out-on-campus-registration-83884243029