A protest is planned to take place at the University of B.C.Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Okanagan campus tomorrow (March 2).
Students from UBCO are joining 11 other Canadian universities to protest the Royal Bank of CanadaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s funding of fossil fuel projects and driving the climate crisis while violating Indigenous rights.
The campus protests will be using #RBCOffCampus to stand in solidarity with WetÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™suwetÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™en land defenders resisting the Coastal GasLink Pipeline.
RBC is said to be CanadaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s largest funder of fossil fuels and the sixth largest worldwide.
Students are demanding UBCO remove RBCÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s presence from campus.
The protest will start at 9 a.m. on the first floor of the University Centre building.
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