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Celebrating five years of the Gee-Gees Black Student-Athlete Advocacy Council
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The Fulcrum
Gee-GeesReading Time: 6 minutesFROM ANTI-RACISM PLANS TO GALAS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, HOW BSAAC IS PAVING THE WAY FOR BLACK STUDENT-ATHLETES ACROSS THE PROVINCEThe Black Student-Athlete Advocacy Council (BSAAC) is a group of BIPOC student-athletes seeking representation, equity and accountability within Varsity sports at uOttawa.
For them, it’s a space for Black student-athletes to connect with one another and bond over shared experiences in sports, academics, and life in general.
“It [BSAAC] created a much-needed space for Black student-athletes to get together.
Additionally, a collaboration between BSAAC and RVS saw a “Black Lives Matter” shirt distributed to each student-athlete in 2020 and 2021.
As he explained it, the United Black Student-Athlete Collective (UBSAC) will aim to streamline processes for all BSAACs, potentially meeting quarterly.