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Trigger Warning: Sexual & Gender-Based Violence We’re ready for change – and we know Western is too. The recommendations released today in the Promoting Transformative Change at Western: Report of the Action Committee on Gender-Based and Sexual Violence and Independent Review of Western University Policies, Procedures and Processes related to the events on campus of […]

As part of its proposed 2022-2023 operating budget, the university has allocated funds over two years to distribute free menstrual products across the entire campus For Immediate Release  LONDON, Ontario, Monday, May 7, 2022 – The University Students’ Council (USC) is proud to announce that as a result of ongoing advocacy efforts, Western University will

Friday, April 29, 2022 Response RE: Proposed 2021-2022 Western University Operating & Capital Budgets To the Undergraduate students, University Senate and Administration at Western University,  Over the course of the 2021/2022 academic year, our student body has navigated challenges related to ongoing waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, shifts between online and in-person learning, and the

For Immediate Release Trigger 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 University Students’ Council issued the following statement regarding the death of a Western student yesterday:  The USC is heartbroken and shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Maija Nenonen, a third-year student at Ivey School of Business. Our thoughts are with Maija’s friends and family, and the fellow students who have been impacted

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

  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

Last week on March 23rd, the Ontario Undergraduate Students’ Alliance issued a statement in response to the Ontario Provincial Government’s release of the 2022-2023 Tuition Freeze, which can be read here: https://www.ousa.ca/pr_freeze_2022. “Although we are pleased that domestic tuition will not be increased this coming year, we are worried there is still not enough support

By Amina Khan  This past February, The University Students’ Council (USC) announced that it will be divesting. But many students wonder what divestment is and why they should  care. I  had the chance to speak with Zamir Fakirani, current President of the USC, about this decision.  What is divestment?  In order to divest, the USC

On March 2nd, the USC unanimously passed a motion to declare a sexual and gender-based violence crisis on campus. The language we use matters, and declaring a crisis  communicates that we are more accurately and saliently reflecting the intensity and severity of what our students are experiencing and have been for generations. The word ‘crisis’