By Stephen Gray
On April 5, 2007 at the University of British Columbia (UBC) the student club Lifeline held a Genocide Awareness Display (GAP). Some pro-abortionists on campus attempted to shield the GAP display by holding up banners. The banners had the following organization names on them: Pro-Choice Action Network, National Action Committee on Status of Women (NAC BC), Medical Students for Choice, UBC-New Democrats, Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), Pride UBC, Anti-Racist Action, Social Justice Centre, Capilano Students Union, and AMS Women’s Centre. It was interesting to note that most of these banners had the same slogan, “Choice,” although the Pride UBC’s slogan was “Queers Unite Against Hate” and the UBC New Democrats slogan was “Protecting a Woman’s Right to Choose.”
This makes one wonder, are these pro-abortion banners being paid for by students compulsory fees? It is also worth noting that some of the groups involved have received government grants or money from compulsory union dues. For instance, NAC has received government grants and has also been the recipient of union money. The NDP has been funded over many years by compulsory union dues. The CFS is funded by compulsory student activity fees. The CFS states on its website that, “Through the Federation, students' unions collectively pool their resources…” One wonders how many students agree with their “resources” being used to take a side in the abortion debate? Capilano Students Union (CSU) is also funded by compulsory student activity fees and is a member organization of CFS. The CSU states on its website: “…The Capilano Students' Union (CSU) is the collective voice of over 7, 500 students at the college. As an autonomous democratic organization, the CSU is dedicated to advancing student interests…” The AMS Womens Centre is also funded by compulsory student activity fees.
Of course this is not the first time that pro-abortion student radicals have attempted to suppress free expression on UBC campus. In November 1999, pro-life students at UBC held a GAP display, this was attacked and trashed by three pro-abortion students on campus. One of the leaders of this assault on the GAP display was a “founder of Students for Choice, a group formed in opposition to GAP…” (The Ubyssey magazine November 26,1999). This incident was captured on video and can be seen at:
http://www.abortionno.org/GAP/violence/violence.html
The students who destroyed the GAP display in 1999 were taken to court and had damages awarded against them. To this day none of these former students have paid the damages and are still running free in society. Meanwhile, the Lifeline students had to pay the costs of taking these criminal lawbreakers to court. Which raises the question: Are these pro-abortion students on UBC campus today going to be allowed to suppress the free expression of law abiding pro-life students? It certainly looks like it when the perpetrators of the 1999 assault on freedoms have not paid for their crime. Therefore, is it any wonder today’s pro-abortion student organizations on campus feel free to attempt to suppress the free expression of the Lifeline students on campus. Their previous cohorts got away with their jackboot tactics. Today’s radicals may not have been physically violent at the most recent display, but they were trying to prevent the truth from being seen. Which raises the question: What about the “choice” for students on campus to view the GAP display unimpeded?
Stephen Gray
April 7, 2007.
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