August – October 2013: YUFA supports calls for the release of YUFA member Professor John Gresyon and Dr. Tarek Loubani of Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care from detention in Egypt
- 9 October: John and Tarek say Hi! [via Youtube]
- 5 October: John Greyson, Tarek Loubani were released from Egyptian prison
- 26 September: YUFA sponsored a Day of Concern [statement] [press release] [images]
- YUFA’s President requested Minister of Foreign Affairs Baird that the Canadian government to demand the immediate release of John Greyson on behalf of the Executive
- YUFA’s VP External requested by email that President Shoukri write to Foreign Minister Baird on Professor Greyson’s behalf
22 August 2013: Open letter from the YUFA Executive to President Shoukri expressing concern about the delisting of Students Against Israeli Apartheid
1 March 2013: YUFA Stewards’ Council passed a motion supporting the Idle No More movement and supports the dissemination of The Truth and Reconciliation Interim Report (2012) by Justice Murray Sinclair (with its accompanying historical document – They Came for the Children).
27 February 2013: the YUFA Executive unanimously endorsed the ARL/CARL Joint Statement in Support of Dale Askey and McMaster University issued on February 14, 2013
6 February 2013: YUFA Executive’s Letter to the Editor in response to former VP&Provost Patrick Monahan’s ‘A better way for selecting effective university leaders’, University Affairs
- NB: this page will be gradually updated with the materials of official YUFA communications; in the meantime, please consult: http://www.yufa.org