The Ongoing Harms of Residential Schools
Perched on the side of the number 5 highway, just a few minutes’ drive from the Thompson Rivers University campus sits the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This school represents 1 Continue reading
Equity
Updates from the TRUSU Equity Committee
Centering Race in Social Justice Movements
Racial injustice is deeply woven into the fabric of society including movements to build social justice for other marginalized communities. Black, brown, Asian, Indigenous, and other racialized communities are often Continue reading
Vaccine Hesitancy In Racialized Communities
Fear and distrust of the medical system is one of the main reasons why many people are hesitant to be vaccinated against diseases. While much of this vaccine hesitancy is Continue reading
Chinese Canadians Aren’t “New” – They Helped Found Our Province
Anti-Chinese racism is on the rise during the COVID pandemic, but this discrimination is unfortunately not a new phenomenon – it’s deeply rooted in our history and the very creation Continue reading
Systemic Racism In Our Pockets
Every day millions of people unlock their phones with facial recognition software – but what happens when that software fails? For many black, brown, Asian, Indigenous, and other racialized people, Continue reading
Fighting for Global Human Rights: Fall 2020
Defending human rights and ensuring that everyone is treated fairly regardless of who they are, what they look like, or what they believe is a fundamental value of the TRU Continue reading
Sparking Community Equity Conversations
The TRUSU Equity Committee wants YOU to book a digital training with us for your campus or community organization! After being launched this Fall, the committee has engaged over 100 Continue reading
Pride @Home Showcase
For the past 9 years, the TRUSU Equity Committee has hosted the annual TRUSU Pride Parade to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, and to publicly claim Thompson Rivers University as a Continue reading
Pride @ Home Participation Ideas
You’re invited to help publicly claim Thompson Rivers University as a space that welcomes and respects the LGBTQ+ community to live, work, and study! We will be gathering community submissions Continue reading
9th Annual TRUSU Pride Goes Virtual!
The 9th Annual TRUSU Pride Parade has been transformed into a digital celebration of the queer history of pride that started with the 1969 Stonewall riots, a space to celebrate Continue reading
Fighting for Global Human Rights: Summer 2020
Defending human rights and ensuring that everyone is treated fairly regardless of who they are, what they look like, or what they believe is a fundamental value of the TRU Continue reading
Join TRU’s Anti-Racism Task Force!
Recent and long-standing issues of racial discrimination have focused TRU’s attention on the inequitable treatment of black, brown, Indigenous, Asian, and other racialized communities. Community institutions like TRU have a responsibility Continue reading
Donate to Period Promise at TRU
Nobody should have to pick between feeding their family and being able to afford basic hygiene products. But nearly 1 in 4 Canadian women have struggled to buy period products Continue reading
Greetings Around The World
Welcome to TRU! Whether you’re a first-year and experiencing campus for the first time or a fourth-year in your last school semester, the TRUSU Equity Committee is pleased to see Continue reading
What We Heard: Women of TRU Project
Starting on January 16, 2019 the TRUSU Equity Committee launched the Women of TRU project to raise awareness about gender issues in academia or on campus and to provide a Continue reading