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International News See other International News Articles Title: I Signed Up to Study Journalism. What They Taught Me Was Activism
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URL Source: https://quillette.com/2022/03/05/i- ... t-they-taught-me-was-activism/
Published: Mar 5, 2022
Author: Jonathan Bradley
Post Date: 2022-03-05 13:00:12 by tankumo
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Even by the hyper-progressive standards of the Canadian education sector, Ryerson University in Toronto has distinguished itself as being unusually energetic in its social justice messaging. Last spring, Indigenous activists destroyed the statue of the universitys namesake, Egerton Ryerson, on the basis that he helped design Canadas system of residential schools. By way of response, the schools president could not even bring himself to criticize the vandals, but rather expressed his relief that none of them were injured during the course of their crime. He also pledged that the statue will not be restored or replaced, and asserted that these events only showcased the importance of the work being conducted by a task force...... Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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