For most people in North America, polio is a distant memory – for Gazans, it is a part of their reality From the Canadian and North American perspective, the polio disease is generally regarded as a thing of the past. The three continental North American countries – Canada, the United States, and Mexico – have […]
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An exploration of Palestinian agricultural history and the environmental & socio-political consequences of Israel’s cultivation techniques “It was only after we made the desert bloom that [Palestinians] became interested in taking it from us.” – former Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol It is often said that before the arrival of Zionist settlers, Palestine was a
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The encampment is anti-breakfast, and for this reason, we need to get rid of it! During our April issue last year, Stranded was sent a letter calling for us to publicly endorse the end of the People’s Circle for Palestine. Usually, we’d just throw something like that out, but it made our editor laugh, so
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We must protect journalism and freedom of speech, on campus and beyond The Strand, as a student newspaper, intends to reflect the conversations happening on campus. Our team felt it would be disingenuous to our purpose not to have a special edition focusing on the central topic of campus dialogue and politics for the past
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Interview with Toronto Palestinian Film Festival Director Deena Alsaweer The 16th annual Toronto Palestinian Film Festival (TPFF) takes place from September 25 to October 2. The organisation was founded in 2008 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba. One of the filmmakers of this year’s festival is Deena Alsaweer, an Arab filmmaker, who was
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Why moderate campaigning is crucial in creating meaningful change This summer we saw the biggest student mobilisation effort in a generation with the encampments in King’s College Circle and beyond. It was a testament to how invested students were that such a united protest came about, but now, a few months later, if I were
Abdurraheem Desai discusses the goals of the Watermelon Coalition, and the importance of reading in Occupy for Palestine Abdurraheem Desai – co-leader of the Watermelon Coalition and organiser of the Occupy for Palestine (O4P) reading circle and library – interviewed with The Strand to discuss the kinds of discourse spurred by the reading and education
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The continuing wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus and aggressive attempts to counter it Continuing Solidarity As members of the encampment marched out of King’s College Circle following the court order granting an injunction on July 3, they left a determined promise. Painted on the grounds they occupied for 63 days, the words read “We
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Students continue concerns about Vic award sponsoring study at Israeli universities As students across the University of Toronto continue calls to disclose, divest, and cut ties with Israeli academic institutions complicit in apartheid, there remain questions and concerns from members of the Victoria College community regarding the federated college’s Coburn Award. Students have raised challenges
2024-25 VUSAC’s aims for the academic year and a revisit to their stance on Palestine. Missions and Philosophies The Victoria University Students’ Administrative Council (VUSAC) is Victoria College’s student representative body, which works yearly to bridge relations between Vic students and administration. The 2024/2025 year’s VUSAC brings a new approach to student governance and representation.
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