The SFSS has passed a motion to sign and distribute an open letter regarding the violent arrests of the Braided Warriors on February 19, 2021. This decision is aligned with the SFSS stance against the TMX pipeline, support for Indigenous peoples and beliefs in the right of marginalized communities to peacefully protest and assembly. Want […]

BACKGROUND On December 14th, 2020, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) released a statement condemning the violent arrest of a Black SFU Alumnus by Burnaby RCMP at the SFU Dining Hall on December 11th, 2020. On December 13th, 2020, SFU President Joy Johnson announced the establishment of an external review process to review the event […]

NOTICE OF MOTION: Whereas, at its January 27th, 2021 meeting, the Governance Committee approved in principle adding definitions for “territorial acknowledgement”, “pronouns”, “roll call of attendance”, and “access needs” to Board Policy R-9.Whereas, at its January 27th, 2021 meeting, the Governance Committee also approved in principle the idea of establishing a process for a “Consent Agenda” […]

Be it resolved that the Board of Directors amend SO-8 (Accessibility Committee) composition to include “1 member of SFU Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance Executive”

On February 16th 2021, the SFSS President Osob Mohamed and VP External Relations Samad Raza met with Minister of Advanced Education Skills and Training, Anne Kang and MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed, Katrina Chen to discuss the following topics: Increasing Post-secondary institution (PSI) operating grants to relieve the burden of tuition from students. Provincially mandated 2% cap […]

*Currently Accepting Nominations* This year’s SFSS Women of the Year Awards celebrates community members who have demonstrated leadership and advocated for positive changes in society.  We welcome nominees who identify with our goal to celebrate members of the SFU community who have made contributions to advocate for improvements in society, particularly for marginalized communities. This […]

NOTICE OF 2021 GENERAL ELECTION REFERENDA RESULTS PRESIDENT Gabe Liosis – 598 (ELECTED) VP INTERNAL & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Ronit Chawla – 302Corbett Gildersleve – 599 (ELECTED) VP FINANCE & SERVICES Cole Gorst – 396 Almas Phangura – 482 (ELECTED) VP UNIVERSITY & ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Serena Bains – 633 (ELECTED) VP EXTERNAL & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Matthew […]

The Simon Fraser Student Society and supporting organizations stand in solidarity with the Farmers’ Protest in India. We empathize with folks that have been impacted by the violence against peaceful protestors in India. We commend the efforts of people peacefully protesting all across the world and spreading awareness about the farmer’s protest.  Hundreds of thousands […]

Whereas, the Parliament of Canada has been officially recognizing Black History Month since 1995 following a motion introduced by the first Black Canadian Woman elected to the Canadian Parliament – The Honourable Jean Augustine, Whereas, Black History Month is important to the Black Community and is a time for reflection, introspection and serves as a […]

The Simon Fraser Student Society has set aside $10,000  to spend on student-driven initiatives, programs and resources. We’re asking students and staff to tell us how they’d like us to spend it. By asking for your suggestions, we hope to make our budgeting process more transparent and encourage marginalized and underrepresented members to participate in […]