MARIE HADDAD for VP Equity & Sustainability
Hi Everyone, my name is Marie Haddad and I am running with SFU Progressives to be your first SFSS VP Equity and Sustainability. I am a 3rd year student studying Psychology, Kinesiology and Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies.

Throughout my journey at SFU, I was an co-organizer and supporter of the #IAmNotYourClansman campaign to drop the racially insensitive SFU Athletics Team Name and amplify Black athletes’ voices. Although the name change was successful, it was simply not enough in addressing institutional racism and Black trauma - so we organized. 

Within the SFSS BIPOC Committee, we led the #OurDecisionSFU campaign to push SFU to provide culturally and racially sensitive support among other anti-racism recommendations - some of which are in progress now. However, this is not the end.

TL;DR
We deserve an intersectional, equitable, justice-seeking Student Society that will not compromise or back down on marginalized students' needs - And it is my purpose to advance this work: 

Improve Services Support
  • Advocate for Black and Indigenous counselling services within SFU Health and Counselling.
  • Support Black students to develop and launch a Black Student Support Office within the SFSS.
  • Bring anti-racist and Indigenization workshops lead by BIPOC facilitators to SFSS and SFU to improve equity training.
  • Reform and empower the Women Center and Out on Campus Collectives to guide services & advocacy in their centres. 

Take Stances and Advocate for Equity at SFU
  • Actively consult with marginalized students and student groups to develop effective SFSS Issues Policies
  • Hold SFU accountable for their EDI initiatives to work towards dismantling their institutional racism, as opposed to surface level changes.
  • Work with the First Nations Student Association, SFU Indigenous Student Centre, and advocates to build reciprocal relationships with Indigenous Host Nations.
  • Work with the VP UAA to pressure SFU to end RCMP recruitment, re-evaluate collaboration with the RCMP in regards to non-violent incidents on campus, and increase accountability.
  • Work with the VP UAA and Safety and Risk Services to increase peer-based and community-based safety initiatives on campus, as well as de-escalation and equity training for SFU Security.

Improve Funding and Space
  • Ensure student support centres in the SUB are properly funded, staffed, and accessible for students.
  • Develop a Social Justice fund for student campaigners to support growing and expanding their activism.
  • Expand financial assistance for COVID-19 support and push SFU to do more.

Collaboration and Sustainability
  • Work with Embark to manage the SUB planters and community garden project.
  • Support SFU 350 in continuing to advocate that SFU divest from fossil fuels
  • Review SFSS’s Student Union Building environmental sustainability and research improvements.
  • Holding SFU accountable for their 2025 Sustainability Plan goals.
  • Bring environmental - social justice workshops led by BIPOC facilitators to further educate at large on climate change and sustainability through an intersectional lens.

Change doesn’t take time - it takes pressure. I am Marie and I encourage you to vote for real change on Feb 16-18. 

Email: mhaddad@sfu.ca
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