STU Cares Day of Action

Each year, STUdents have the opportunity to participate in the STU Cares Day of Action—a day that provides a meaningful way for students to learn about the work of local community organizations through hands-on volunteer experience.

“There are so many great ways in which you can get involved in Fredericton that deciding where to help is slightly overwhelming. STU Cares allowed me to learn about what makes the community so unique and meet new students,” said Grace Beaulieu, a third-year STUdent from Maine.

This year, students volunteered at the Fredericton Homeless Shelters, Ability NB, Habitat for Humanity, Fredericton Community Kitchens, and Hayes Urban Teaching Farm. •

Fourth-year STUdents Elisha

Gunaratnam and Julia Evans recently attended the Human Rights Research and Education Centre conference ‘Our Charter, Our Rights: The Charter at 40’ at the University of Ottawa.

Gunaratnam presented her research findings on the implementation of international human rights obligations in New Brunswick, specifically regarding the United Nations’ recommendations for human rights training for police.

Evans attended the conference as part of her honours thesis research on Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which deals with what the Charter applies to and the limits to its application.