Joint Letter to Urge BC COVID-19 Recommendation of Remote Learning
On January 21, 2022, the GSS and members of the Alliance of BC Students, representing 1132,000+ students, issued a joint letter to urge PHO, AEST to recommend remote learning options as Omicron surges.
Get Out the Vote | Federal Election 2021
On September 10, 2021, Canada went to the polls in its 44th House of Commons Elections. Through September 2021, the GSS ran a campus-wide, non-partisan, election campaign to encourage UBC graduate students to vote wisely for their future. We educated students regarding the policies and agendas of all political parties, process of registering votes and other important measures leading to the election day.
Be Bold at the Polls | Federal Elections 2019
On October 21, 2019, Canada goes to the polls in 338 ridings across the country, in its 43rd House of Commons Elections. With young people, between the age of 18 to 38 years, making the largest voting block in the country making up 37% of all voters, it is necessary that they are dually informed towards their voting duty, helping decide the future based on the policies and agendas that resonate with them.
Through September and October 2019, Graduate Student Society will be running a campus wide, non-partisan, election campaign to encourage students to vote wisely for their future. We will be educating UBC students regarding the policies and agendas of all political parties, process of registering votes and other important measures leading to the election day.
Get involved through a number of events we have planned for students which include opportunities for students to:
…as well as many others in upcoming events till the election date (Oct. 21, 2019).
Follow GSS Events and our Facebook page to stay up to date with the upcoming events, and share your voice this election.You can access more information regarding the election through the Elections Canada.
Climate Strike
On September 27th, the GSS joined students of UBC, along with the rest of Vancouver, in the Global Climate Strike movement by walking out of their classrooms and work places, to demand action and attention towards climate.
We, as the Graduate Student Society, aim to be a part of this movement along with the rest of the University, to draw attention and show power to this crucial environmental, social and economic crisis, not only affecting us directly, but destroying the future of our coming generations. We invite graduate students from across campus to join us in protest to demand urgent and decisive action leading up to the Federal Elections. We also call upon all political parties to make climate justice the forefront of their agenda and commit to making Canada a leader in international climate policies.
The GSS also endorses the open letter sent to UBC, calling on the University to take a leadership role in climate policy.
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