A group made up of students, staff, faculty and alumni at the University of Waterloo is recommending changes to school administration to help address systemic racism across campus.
Posted: Feb 19, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 19
A person walks by the University of Waterloo (UW) sign on campus on Feb. 10, 2020. Some students on campus are calling for more anti-racism work.(Kate Bueckert/CBC)
Students at the University of Waterloo say a recent cyber-attack on an event discussing race is highlighting the need for anti-racism work on campus.
On Jan. 26, the university s Racial Advocacy for Inclusion, Solidarity and Equity (RAISE) group co-hosted an event on Zoom discussing the intersection of racial and climate justice.
RAISE organizers say the community event, which was attended by more the 90 people, was hijacked by a group of people who bombarded the chat section with anti-Black, anti-Semitic and white supremacist comments. At some point, someone hacked the screen and sketched inappropriate images, organizers say. Moderators eventually removed the offenders from the event.