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FASS Media Mentions: September - October 2023

November 16, 2023

Media appearances, mentions, and publications featuring Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) faculty, staff, students, and alumni for September and October.

September Media Mentions

What 2023 meant for labour movement?
CBC Radio One  – September 5, 2023
Interview featuring History professor Mark Leier
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Male soldiers can't help themselves' is among many rape myths that need debunking
The Conversation – September 7, 2023
Op-Ed written by Director, Professor and Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security Megan MacKenzie
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Catalytic converter theft in B.C.
CBC Radio One 
– September 12, 2023
Interview featuring master's student in the School of Criminology Tyler Mierzwa
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Meet the French-speaking community at the start of the school year
ICI Radio-Canada Première CBUF – September 13, 2023
Interview featuring Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) Director Gino LeBlanc
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Book 'Decrim: How we decriminalized drugs in British Columbia
CBC Radio One CBYK – September 13, 2023
Interview featuring associate professor, Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research Kennedy Stewart
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Housing affordability in Vancouver
NewsTalk 980 CKNW – September 15, 2023
Interview featuring associate professor, Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research Kennedy Stewart
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Laneway homes coming to Burnaby to battle housing crisis
CBC Vancouver CBUT 
– September 19, 2023
Interview featuring instructor and Director of the City Program Andy Yan
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Protests across B.C. over SOGI curriculum
CBC Radio One  – September 20, 2023
Interview featuring Sociology professor Travers
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Rallies for and against SOGI education
Global News  – September 21, 2023
Interview featuring Sociology professor Travers
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B.C. United leader criticized for unclear statements on parents' rights at school
City Vancouver  –  September 21, 2023
Interview featuring Sociology professor Travers
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Why we should stop using acronyms like BIPOC
The Conversation 
– September 21, 2023
Op-ed written by Criminology PhD student Michaela M. McGuire
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SOGI protest in Vancouver
CBC Radio One – September 22, 2023
Interview featuring the Ruth Wynn Woodward Junior Chair of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies A.J. Withers
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Star-crossed States: No result from the UN Working Group on Reducing Space Threats
Open Canada – September 24, 2023
Op-Ed written by Fellow in International Security and adjunct professor of International Studies Paul Myer
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Scotland's drug consumption rooms
BBC 
– September 27, 2023
Interview featuring associate professor School of Public Policy Kora DeBeck
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Heart work': Indigenous youth use their voices to support their communities
National Post  – September 30, 2023
Interview featuring youth representative with the B.C. Assembly of First Nations and Indigenous Languages Program graduate Crystal Starr Lewis
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October Media Mentions

No shiitake: Burnaby author to explain how mushrooms are shaping the Earth
Burnaby Now 
– October 1, 2023
Interview featuring Anthropology professor Michael J. Hathaway
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It's time to stop buying ageist birthday cards
Vancouver Sun  – October 5, 2023
Op-Ed written by adjunct professor and visiting professor of Gerontology Dan Levitt
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Four Ways Universities Gaslight DEI Initiatives
Inside Higher Ed 
– October 5, 2023
Op-ed written by School for International Studies professor Megan MacKenzie, Political Science professor Genevieve Fuji Johnson, Political Science distinguished professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Laurel Weldon, and Faculty of Education professors Özlem Sensoy and Nathalie Sinclair. 
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Penalties for missed B.C. Ferries sailings
ICI Radio-Canada 
– October 4, 2023
Interview featuring History professor Nicolas Kenny
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Regimental Funeral for Cst. Rick O’Brien
Talk Radio AM640 
– October 4, 2023
Interview featuring retired Criminology associate professor Rick Parent
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MAIS student focuses on peacebuilding amidst climate conflict in northern Kenya
FASS News  – October 4, 2023
Interview with master's student in International Studies Yussuf Osman
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Nagorno-Karabakh: What’s next for the South Caucasus region following Azerbaijan’s aggression against Armenians?
The Conversation – October 9, 2023
Op-ed written by assistant professor in Global Humanities Spyros Sofos
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Israel orders mass evacuation in Gaza"
CTV  – October 13, 2023
Interview featuring International Studies professor and Stephen Jarislowsky Chair Tamir Moustafa
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