Orange Shirt Society
Pleased to announce that the StFXAUT recently donated $500.00 to the Orange Shirt Society. The donation will be directed to this program: 2026 Graduating Class – Every Child Matters.
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StFXAUT Support for CUPE 3912
On behalf of the StFXAUT, Dr. Michael Follert, Department of Sociology (right), presents a $1,000 cheque to Katerina Allan, Vice-President Mount Saint Vincent for CUPE 3912. Read our earlier post to learn more about CUPE 3912 and their ongoing struggle to achieve a fair and equitable agreement.
Read More »Keep Dal Strong
The Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) represents nearly 1,000 professors, instructors, librarians and professional counsellors. Dalhousie University locked out DFA members on August 20. For more information on the DFA and Dalhousie University’s lockout of their members visit the Dalhouse Faculty Association website and the #KeepDalStrong space. StFXAUT members were present at the DFA Rally held […]
Read More »StFX World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Society February 2025
The Student Refugee Program (SRP) is a resettlement program that provides refugee students an opportunity to pursue post-secondary studies in Canada. There are currently six students pursuing post-secondary studies at StFX via the SRP. StFX University waives tuition, residence and meal plan fees for SRP students’ first academic year. Money raised by the StFX WUSC […]
Read More »Very pleased to announce the annual StFXAUT donation to the Antigonish Emergency Fuel Fund (AEFF). As in recent years, the StFXAUT’s donation amount is $2000. As always, StFXAUT funds are earmarked for the pre-purchase of firewood. If you can, please consider giving to the AEFF. Donate here: AEFF Canada Gives page. To learn more about […]
Read More »StFXAUT Supports CCPA Nova Scotia Office
The StFXAUT recently donated $500 to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia Office. The AUT has supported the CCPA-NS since 2020. Visit this page to learn more about how you can support the work of the CCPA-NS For more information about the CCPA-NS, please visit the following links: 2024 Living Wages for Newfoundland […]
Read More »Fall 2022 Update: Antigonish Emergency Fuel Fund
With winter fast approaching, the Antigonish Emergency Fuel Fund (AEFF) is ramping up activities as it enters its 15th winter season. Despite recent drops in the cost of furnace oil (~40% of AEFF clients use oil), heating costs remain significantly higher than they were at the beginning of last winter and the Fuel Fund anticipates […]
Read More »WUSC cheque presentation
StFXAUT President Dr. Martin van Bommel presents a sponsorship cheque in the amount of $3,380 to Members of the StFX World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Society (left to right): Dr. Maria Paz-MacKay (Department of Modern Languages), Nancy Kiden, WUSC President Chloe Oleksiuk, and Lucia Macka. Photo credit: Susan MacKay. Read past WUSC Beacon articles: […]
Read More »Antigonish Emergency Fuel Fund Society: 2022 Update
This article, published in the Spring 2022 edition of The Beacon, was written by Philip Girvan, StFXAUT Communications Officer. Wyanne Sandler, former Executive Director of the Antigonish Women’s Centre and Sexual Assault Services (The Women’s Centre), suggests heat poverty as something of a misnomer. Households do not just experience health poverty — there is no […]
Read More »StFXAUT Sponsorship of StFX WUSC Society
The StFXAUT recently contributed $4,500 to the StFX World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Society. The Beacon has profiled the work of the StFX WUSC in the Summer 2019 and Winter 2018 issues.
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