No Farmers, No Food
Submission to The Social Lens: A Social Work Action Blog by Jasman Dhillon, Anisha Mahal, Sunny Manhas and Aneesh Vashisht We, students from the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia, stand firmly in solidarity with the over 250 million farmers in India who have been peacefully protesting against new agricultural laws. As […]
Obituary: Charan Gill, BSW, MSW
We are sad to announce the passing of Charan Gill, BSW and MSW graduate, who died of cancer at the age of 84. Mr. Gill was a lifelong advocate for labour and human rights, particularly for immigrant farm and ranch workers in BC. “Charan Gill” by Vineet Verghese is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Social Work Students write letter of solidarity for farmers in India
UBC Social Work students have written a letter of solidarity for farmers in India who are actively participating in the largest protest in history. Farmers are demonstrating against new agricultural laws that will jeopardize their livelihood, further impoverishing small and marginal farmers, providing greater control to agri-businesses and international corporations, and obstructing ancestral rights to […]