June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. This date was chosen as it’s the summer solstice, the longest day of the year when many Indigenous peoples and communities celebrate their culture and heritage. This day celebrates the dynamic, robust, and diverse culture, outstanding contributions, and communities of Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit peoples across […]
The International Trans Day of Visibility is an annual event committed to celebrating trans+ people and raising awareness of the prejudice and bigotry faced by transgender people across the world. Being able to exist as your true self is something that most people do every day without a second thought. However for trans+ people living […]
The UVSS is run for students, by students. We strive to continually improve how the UVSS supports students — the students who run it, and the students who are served by it. This means ensuring that the work we do is sustainable, represents students, truly supports student well-being, and is guided by equity, diversity, and […]
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To the UVic students, staff, and faculty, It is with great sadness and pain that we must respond to a spree of transphobic and transmisogynistic graffiti across campus. This type of hate is not welcome on our campus. Collectively as the University of Victoria Student Society’s (UVSS) Advocacy Groups, we exist to support the diversity […]
The University of Victoria Students’ Society says they want better communication from the university in the future to avoid situations like the last-minute move to online exams earlier this week.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the UVSS has continued to advocate for the safety and accessibility needs of students at the University of Victoria. We support UVic’s decision to shift from in-person exams to online exams or alternative arrangements — something that students have been asking for since last week’s rise in COVID-19 cases on campus. […]