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History

The African & Caribbean Heritage Students' Association is a student organization at Simon Fraser University. We work to initiate and maintain fellowship between students interested in the African and Caribbean cultural heritage and students of African and Caribbean descent.

ACHSA was founded in 1994 as the Association for Black Students. The founding members were eager to bring together students of African Descent in order to promote acceptance of black culture at Simon Fraser University. In the late 90s the organization was re-named the Association for Students of African Descent, thereby acknowledging the growing awareness within the student population regarding the diversity of race and culture in the African Continent. In the summer of 2003 the Association took another bold step towards challenging the myth that concern and color are mutually inclusive. The membership voted to re-name the organization as the African & Caribbean Heritage Students' Association (ACHSA). The new name represents the sentiment that membership is based on interest in the heritage and not exclusive to descent from the regions. Since 1994 the Association has evolved into a student organization whose members represent the collective desire to promote student awareness of the social and political issues significant to African and Caribbean cultures. We hope that you will join us in this endeavor.

Mission

ACHSA works within the student community to initiate and maintain fellowship between students of African and Caribbean descent and students who are interested in the varied African Caribbean cultures. To this end we invite any member of the Simon Fraser student body to join our Association in its endeavor to cultivate greater understanding and appreciation of the African Caribbean heritage and socio-political concerns.

Objectives

To initiate and maintain fellowship between students of African and Caribbean descent and students who are interested in the varied African Caribbean cultures;
To educate members and promote awareness of the social and political issues significant to African and Caribbean cultures;
To address common goals along with any obstacles which may arise at the university;
To promote African and Caribbean intellectual and cultural experiences through open and interactive exchange of ideas among members of the university community;
To provide the SFU community with relevant academic and human resources on Africa and the Caribbean;
To promote the relevance of the African-Caribbean community to other student associations, as well as national and international organizations.

Constitution

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