{"id":2360,"date":"2026-08-13T16:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/?p=2360"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:49:05","slug":"ufv-gathers-in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-afghanistan-for-5th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/2026\/08\/13\/ufv-gathers-in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-afghanistan-for-5th-year\/","title":{"rendered":"UFV gathers in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan for 5th year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<p>Thank you to everyone who joined us to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. The visible support is meaningful and impactful as we mark five years since the Taliban took over the country.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2362\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2362\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of around 30 people standing in a line, holding up signs in support of people in Afghanistan.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2026 UFV walkout in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Thank you especially to our panellists:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Sahar Maqsoodi<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Kimmy Coseteng, from <a href=\"https:\/\/righttolearn.ca\/\"><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">Right t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">o Learn Afghanistan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/criminology\/faculty-staff\/kersten-mark.htm\">Dr. Mark Kersten<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Thank you as well to our co-sponsors, <span data-teams=\"true\"><a id=\"menurbcu\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/sustainable-ufv\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/sustainable-ufv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link UFV\u2019s Office of Sustainability\">UFV\u2019s Office of Sustainability<\/a> and <a id=\"menurbd0\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ufv-fsa.ca\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv-fsa.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Faculty and Staff Association\">Faculty and Staff Association<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">As the panellists said: we hope that this will be the last year this event is needed \u2014 but if it is not, we&#8217;ll see you again next August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2367 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/6-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the three panelists sitting and looking at the camera\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/6-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/6.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2365 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/4-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the room of the event, showing the panel, as well as a full audience\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/4-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/4-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2366 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/5-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Chelsea Klassen moderating the panel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/5-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2364 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/3-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the panellists from a different angle, with Kimmy Coseteng speaking.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2363 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the panellists, with Sahar Maqsoodi speaking. They are sitting at a table in a row, facing towards the audience.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2368\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/7-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup photo some of the posters from the event taped on a whiteboard\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/7-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/files\/2026\/08\/7.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to everyone who joined us to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. The visible support is meaningful and impactful as we mark five years since the Taliban took over the country. Thank you especially to our panellists: Sahar Maqsoodi Kimmy Coseteng, from Right to Learn Afghanistan Dr. Mark Kersten Thank you &#8230; <a title=\"UFV gathers in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan for 5th year\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/2026\/08\/13\/ufv-gathers-in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-afghanistan-for-5th-year\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":2362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[151,226,123,392,391,227],"class_list":["post-2360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-observances","tag-afghanistan","tag-chelsea-klassen","tag-event","tag-kimmy-coseteng","tag-mark-kersten","tag-sahar-maqsoodi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360\/revisions\/2375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}