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Iranian SCA Student Gathering

Meet up, Connect & Support
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Room 4390 – School for the Contemporary Art
149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver

In light of the protests and ongoing violent repression in Iran, the SCA is offering this time and space for Iranian SCA students and their guests to come together for information sharing, mutual-support, and community-building.  

Pizza and beverages will be supplied.

For SCA students planning to attend, please fill out the web-form below by the morning (before noon) of Monday, February 2, 2026, to let us know about possible dietary restrictions or allergies. 

Links

Here are a set of links that might be useful for some to begin to get a better understanding of what's going on in Iran and what's at stake.

Amnesty International's Iran news

Democracy Now's Iran news

CBC News: What's happening in Iran? Breaking down the deadly protests shaking the country

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)

Reza Negarestani: Iran, the Greatest Inconvenience: On the Eternal Silence of a Contemporary Left (from &&&)

Afshin Matin-Asgari: Iran’s Protests Are a Turning Point for the Islamic Republic (Jacobin)

2025–2026 Iranian protests (regularly updated page on Wikipedia)

Dietary restrictions or allergies form

Please note: this form requires an SFU email address. All responses will be received by Hailey Miller, the SCA's Student Engagement Intern.

February 04, 2026