Central Campaigns.
Grant Not Loans
The BC government’s 2020 Budget has students and educators celebrating the introduction of an up-front, needs-based student grant program. The BC Access Grant is the first of its kind in BC in nearly two decades, and will help reduce student loan debt for thousands of British Columbians every year.
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Studies have shown that students with large amounts of student loans are more likely to drop out before completing their education; yet if the loans were reduced through the provision of grants or other means, this had a positive impact on their likelihood of staying in school.
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The BC Access Grant will be $41 million annually, which is projected to assist 40,000 students each year; it will be funded through a combination of reinvestments of existing assistance measures and new investment of $24 million over three years. Complementing the Canada Access Grant, the BC Access Grant will ensure eligible students receive as much as $4,000 in non-repayable financial aid in each year of their studies.
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Grants Not Loans
Up-front grants relieve financial pressures that students face while in study, and enable students to focus more on being successful in their classes, rather than worrying about how to make the next semester’s tuition fee payment.
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Fairness For International Students
Due to government underfunding, institutions have come to depend on the revenue they receive from increasing fees for international students as a way of balancing their institution's budgets.
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Open Textbooks Now!
The high cost of textbooks has become a serious obstacle to accessing post-secondary education in BC. The commercial textbook industry is making huge profits off students who are already facing ever-increasing tuition fees and student loan debt.
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Moose Hide Campaign
The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are standing up against violence against women and children.
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Period Promise
According to a report written by United Way (2021), 1 in 4 people who menstruate have experienced period poverty at some point in their life. Period poverty does not only impact those who menstruate but also those who provide care to those who do.
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Let's Get Consensual
The Let's Get Consensual campaign's mission is to make campuses safer by providing judgment-free consent education and training, and to fight rape culture on campuses.
