Discrimination has no place in our society, yet it appears to have been institutionalized in a troubling way at the University of Winnipeg (UW).
Recent reporting by True North has shed light on a disturbing practice by the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA): the operation of a lounge since 2018 inside the Bulman Student Centre that explicitly excludes students based on their race.
Known as the BIPoC Lounge, this space is open only to students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as people of colour. Students who identify as white are not welcome. This is segregation, plain and simple, and it must not be tolerated in any form.
The Winnipeg Sun reached out to both the University of Winnipeg administration and the UWSA for comment.
In an emailed statement, the UW said, “The university leases this space to the UWSA, which is a separate organization. We can’t speak on behalf of the UWSA.”
https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/col...-u-of-w-students-association-lounge-bars-some
Recent reporting by True North has shed light on a disturbing practice by the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA): the operation of a lounge since 2018 inside the Bulman Student Centre that explicitly excludes students based on their race.
Known as the BIPoC Lounge, this space is open only to students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as people of colour. Students who identify as white are not welcome. This is segregation, plain and simple, and it must not be tolerated in any form.
The Winnipeg Sun reached out to both the University of Winnipeg administration and the UWSA for comment.
In an emailed statement, the UW said, “The university leases this space to the UWSA, which is a separate organization. We can’t speak on behalf of the UWSA.”
https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/col...-u-of-w-students-association-lounge-bars-some
