News from NUGSS

Duncan Watkinson
President | NUGSS

f you are a new student, welcome to UNBC!

If you are a returning student, welcome
back! As leisurely as I wish it was for you,
I’m happy to say that this summer was a
positive and productive one for the Northern
Undergraduate Student Society!

For students returning and new, feel
welcome to come on down to the NUGSS
office (in building 6) to learn more about
your Health and Dental plan, new clubs
on the go, different events you can attend,
and any other issues that concern the
dialogue of the UNBC community.

Remember the services that are available
for you! NUGSS is your place! Head on

up to the office, start a conversation,

ask what you can do to better the UNBC
community. We all have a role to play.
Best wishes in the year ahead.

Duncan Watkinso: a

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NBC Life

The Moose Hide Campaign: Join the movement

Roland Gurney
President | UNBC Moose Hide Campaign

would like to invite all the men on campus
to come chat with me about The Moose
Hide Campaign.

The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots
movement of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
Men who are standing up against violence
towards women and children.

By wearing a piece of moose hide on your
clothing, it signifies your commitment

to honouring, respecting, and protecting
the women and children in your life and
working together with other men to end
violence against women and children.

Our vision is to spread the Moose Hide
Campaign to organizations, communities,
and governments throughout Canada.

The UNBC Moose Hide Campaign Club will
spread awareness and talk about the issues
that affect our communities, especially

violence. Violence is an issue that affects
everyone from all walks of life: Rich, poor,
aboriginal and non-aboriginal.

Violence on university campuses is
not acceptable. We need to honour
and respect women. As men, we need
to convey the message that violence
against women will not be tolerated.

On an early August morning in 2011, an
Aboriginal man named Paul Lacerte and his
daughter Raven were hunting moose near
the infamous Highway of Tears, a section

of Highway 16 between Prince George and
Prince Rupert, where dozens of women have
gone missing or been found murdered.

They had brought down a moose that would
help feed the family for the winter and
provide a moose hide for cultural purposes.

As the daughter was skinning the moose
her father started thinking. They were
so near the highway that has brought so

much sorrow to communities, and here
was his young daughter, deserving of

a life free of violence. That’s when the
idea sprang to life! What if they used the
moose hide to inspire men to become
involved in the movement to end violence
towards Aboriginal women and children?

Together with family and friends they
cut up the moose hide into small squares
and started the Moose Hide Campaign.

The BC Association of Aboriginal
Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) has been the
host agency for the Campaign since its
inception, embracing its alignment with
its provincial strategic framework called,
“Taking Action to End Violence Against
Aboriginal Women and Children”.

Our goal is to end violence towards
women and children. To help achieve
this, the Moose Hide Campaign will
distribute 1 million moose hide squares
across Canada within the next 10 years.

We will stand up with women and
children and we will speak out
against violence towards them.

We will support each other as men and
we will hold each other accountable.

We will teach our young about the true
meaning of love and respect, and we
will be healthy role models for them.

We encourage you to take action, make
the pledge, and stand up to end violence
towards women and children.

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