You might have seen them in the UCC Atrium a couple weeks ago for their Hunger Free October campaign. Or maybe you explored the UCC Lower Level and stumbled upon their food bank. That’s all the work of Food Support Services, a USC program committed to reducing food insecurity and hunger in the Western community […]
This Friday, the USC will observe Remembrance Day with a ceremony in the McKellar Room at 10:30 AM. On this day, people across the country take a moment to remember and acknowledge the sacrifices that countless Canadian Armed Forces veterans have made for our county. Since 1931, Canada has observed a moment of silence on […]
By: Anushka Goswami and Light Naing Checking your course syllabus and realizing midterms are right around the corner? It’s that dreadful time of year, where midterm season has your calendar filled with one assignment after the other. Between managing your recovery from the inevitable OWeek sickness (we’ve all been there) and the busy-ness of midterms, […]
Five student advocates share their perspectives on the structural changes that are needed to advance equity work.
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
by: Anushka GoswamiThe USC’s Ethnocultural Support Services (ESS) and Black Students’ Association (BSA) spearheaded programming to honour the contributions of Black individuals in history while looking forward to inspiring the future with Black Joy. BSA’s events highlighted different dimensions of Black excellence, joy, triumph, and recognized challenges of the past and present. Their programming for Black […]