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Protest against RBC funding fossil fuels to take place at UBC Okanagan

UBCO will join students at 11 other Canadian universities to protest RBC
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A protest is planned to take place at the University of B.C.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Okanagan campus tomorrow (March 2).

Students from UBCO are joining 11 other Canadian universities to protest the Royal Bank of CanadaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™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 WetÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™suwetÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™en land defenders resisting the Coastal GasLink Pipeline.

RBC is said to be CanadaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s largest funder of fossil fuels and the sixth largest worldwide.

Students are demanding UBCO remove RBCÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™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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I am a video journalist based in Kelowna and capturing life in the Okanagan
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