By Maud Weaver On Wednesday, September 30, the Indigenous Education and Services team at George Brown College hosted an online event for Orange Shirt Day which honours the survivors, victims, and families of those impacted by residential schools. Orange Shirt Day is named after Phyllis Webstad’s story. Webstad is a residential school survivor who wore…
By Maud Weaver Conversations and actions around anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism continue as post-secondary students strike this week with faculty and staff to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and highlight how post-secondary institutions are complicit in and perpetuate racism. Kien Azinwi, president of the York Federation of Students and an organizer for All Out September 30…
By Maud Weaver On July 23, 2020 the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) released an open letter addressed to President Anne Sado and several other members of the college’s senior leadership which outlined eight demands for eliminating racism at George Brown College (GBC). Over a month later, the SAGBC is still wondering what…
By Victoria Surla Last month, two George Brown College business professors were publicly accused of making racially prejudiced comments towards the owners of Simit & Chai, a Turkish-style café and eatery located on King Street West in Toronto. In a collection of Instagram posts, the restaurant shared screenshots of messages sent by Dr. Robin Yap….
Hundreds of anti-Jewish pamphlets found at Casa Loma campus
Halloween costumes continue to conform to hurtful stereotypes held about marginalized groups
By Mick Sweetman Managing Editor The trouble started with a light-hearted photo on the campaign trail of Yuchen Sun, who is running for the director of Finance and Operations, by her running mate on the Unified 4 Change slate Avanish Agarwal who is a candidate for Hospitality and Culinary Arts Rep. On the night of…
