A controversial speaker whose speech was interrupted by protests at the University of Lethbridge is February is set to give a talk at a different location on Saturday.
Former Mount Royal University policy studies professor Frances Widdowson is set to give her “How Does Woke-ism Threaten Academic Freedom?” talk at the Lethbridge Public Library despite backlash she received at one of her speeches earlier this year.
“We need to take the discussions outside of the universities now,” Widdowson said. “There are serious problems with universities in Alberta - the University of Lethbridge is just one example and this is due to woke-ism sort of penetrating all aspects of the university.” “I think it really takes away from the truth and reconciliation we're trying to push for as a country,” said Foster Wright, the Indigenous representative with the U of L’s Students’ Union . “It leaves holes and questions that people shouldn't have when it comes to residential schools.”
“I think her coming and being sung out whenever she opened her mouth and the singers and dancers went, I think that should've been enough of a push to understand that she's not welcome on these lands and she's not welcome on the territory of the Blackfoot people,” Foster added.In a statement, the library says “this event is not a library-sponsored or affiliated event.”
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