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Midcoast MorningWatermelon Seeds Festival of Literature returns to VIUMore than a dozen authors, poets, profs, and students spoke at a festival aimed at fostering connections between Palestinian and local literature this past weekend. The 2nd annual Watermelon Seeds festival of literature took place at VIU Saturday. It comes on the heels of an event last spring that took place at the Palestinian solidarity encampment that had been set up on campus. Midcoast Morning spoke with a pair of presenters, including former VIU student Sara Kishawi, who spoke about a two year suspension from the school which she recently petitioned the BC Supreme Court to have set aside.
2025-10-1728 min
Local News UpdateLadysmith council updates Code of Conduct for Recreation Facilities PolicyStudents protested outside the doors of Vancouver Island University’s president's office on Thursday over what they say is an incident of racial profiling. While participating in a sit-in protest outside the president’s office, sisters Zena and Sara Kishawi, say they are calling on VIU to launch an investigation around an incident where members of the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Muslim Women's Club had their bag searched on March 7.Sara said that the group of four women including her and her sister were studying in the school’s library when Dan VanderSluis, Associate Vice-President of Huma...
2024-04-0403 min
Local News UpdateFederal Conservative leader hosts rally in NanaimoStudents protested outside the doors of Vancouver Island University’s president's office on Thursday over what they say is an incident of racial profiling. While participating in a sit-in protest outside the president’s office, sisters Zena and Sara Kishawi, say they are calling on VIU to launch an investigation around an incident where members of the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Muslim Women's Club had their bag searched on March 7.Sara said that the group of four women including her and her sister were studying in the school’s library when Dan VanderSluis, Associate Vice-President of Huma...
2024-04-0304 min
Local News UpdateStudents hold sit-in at VIU following bag searchStudents protested outside the doors of Vancouver Island University’s president's office on Thursday over what they say is an incident of racial profiling. While participating in a sit-in protest outside the president’s office, sisters Zena and Sara Kishawi, say they are calling on VIU to launch an investigation around an incident where members of the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Muslim Women's Club had their bag searched on March 7.Sara said that the group of four women including her and her sister were studying in the school’s library when Dan VanderSluis, Associate Vice-President of Huma...
2024-03-2306 min