[Wamvan] Ubc chant

[Susan Hughson]

Here is a new article from the Lancet that is timely, and I believe the UN report on status of women was released yesterday.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS2214-109X(13)70074-3/abstract

A panel with the Sexual Assault Centre, Student Union, reps from UBC, AMS, and Sauder admin with an invitation to broader community groups would be timely. Are WAMmers already in progress with this idea? If yes, would you be interested in participation from BC Humanist Association? Many of our members have strong articulate opinions on the Sauder frosh incident and its connection to global sexism/misogyny. 

Sue
 
On 2013-09-10, at 10:58 PM, "Cynthia K." <cyn.khoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Completely agreed, and with what others above have said, as well. The worst would be everyone seeing this as akin to an "isolated incident" (albeit longstanding one) as opposed to just one instance of a much (even) more widespread and fundamental problem (ie. rape culture at large). 
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> On 2013-09-11, at 1:44 PM, Lyn Cockburn <lyncockburn at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I'm concerned that some media outlets and UBC itself is giving the impression - directly or indirectly - that the only problem here is the chant itself and not the rape culture it represents.After all, goes that logic, we are in a 'post feminist' era just as we've been in a 'post racist' era since the day Barack Obama was elected US president and so surely we don't have to waste any more time talking about how sexist or racist our society is. Therefore, if we get rid of these chants, the problem is solved.
>> Perhaps, we could have a discussion about how to open people's eyes as to what the chant represents and how to speak up both against the chant itself and the mindset it promotes.
>> Lyn
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