Students’ Council has approved in principle the creation of a new student-run service that meets the needs of racialized students on campus, pending a fee increase at the March General Meeting and a formal proposal submitted to Council for approval.

Feds President Antonio Brieva and VP Internal Jill Knight brought the motion forward after concerns were raised last term from students with racialized lived experiences on campus.

As University of Waterloo’s student union, we recognize that a gap currently exists in terms of meeting the needs of racialized students on campus; and while we believe it is the University’s responsibility to meet the needs of all marginalized students on campus, we have a responsibility and a commitment to ensure the needs of our students are being met in the interim.

Over the next few weeks, Antonio and Jill will be working with the Black Association for Student Experience (BASE) in addition to other equity-seeking groups and clubs on campus to determine the outcomes and mandate of the proposed student-run service. This consultation process will lead toward a proposal which will be brought forward at the General Meeting on March 21.

In conjunction with the pursuit of this student-run service, we are also working with equity-seeking groups on campus and the Equity Office to further discuss and address these unmet needs with the goal of better supporting all marginalized students on campus.

For more information, please contact:

Antonio Brieva, President

pres@feds.ca



Jill Knight, VP Internal

vpin@feds.ca