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Celebrating 115 years of International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, we mark 115 years of organizing, resistance, and hard-won progress for women’s rights around the globe. We honour the women who came before us, the leaders who built movements under impossible conditions, and those who lost their lives demanding dignity, safety, and equality. This commemoration is also shaped by grief and…
FPSE Statement on the 2025 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, fulfilling one of the 94 Calls to Action made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. This day is meant to be a day of reflection to “honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential…
FPSE Statement on the Importance of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The unfolding events south of the border have put a chill on equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives (EDI) on campuses across the United States. This emboldened attack on EDI is also seeping into the political discourse in Canada, with at least one political leader running on a platform of opposition to so-called ‘woke’ policies. This…
FPSE Statement on Funding Crisis at BC Colleges and Special Purpose Teaching Universities
FPSE Statement on Funding Crisis at BC Colleges and Special Purpose Teaching Universities For immediate release November 14, 2024 The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) is calling on the provincial government to address the burgeoning funding crisis at our colleges and universities. The arbitrary and sudden policy shift by the federal government to cut…
Standing in Solidarity with the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community – FPSE statement on September 20 Rallies
The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia (FPSE) proudly stands in solidarity with trans people and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community across the province on September 20. This day is an opportunity to reflect on the pervasive threats facing the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in our province and across Canada. Despite some movement forward, this has been a painful…
FPSE Endorses Statement of Support for Iran
At the October 23 & 24, 2022 meeting of Presidents’ Council, a resolution was brought forward from Local 01, Capilano Faculty Association (CFA), asking the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia (FPSE) Presidents’ Council to endorse the following statement of support for Iran. “The recent violent attacks on university campuses and schools, and the…
FPSE Statement | Educators’ Experience with the Return to Campus September 2021
After five semesters of the post-secondary system operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was hope that September 2021 would herald a return to somewhat ‘normal’ operations. Indeed, the July 5 Return to Campus Guidelines issued by the government anticipated that masks would no longer be mandatory and planned for a return to normal social contact.[1]Educators,…
Statement on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC is concerned that the recent diplomatic exchange between Canada’s Foreign Affairs department and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has resulted in direction for all Saudi students to leave Canadian schools. This decision has resulted in the unfortunate interruption of the studies of hundreds of students in BC, and…