A protest is planned to take place at the University of B.C.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Okanagan campus tomorrow (March 2).

Students from UBCO are joining 11 other Canadian universities to protest the Royal Bank of Canada91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s funding of fossil fuel projects and driving the climate crisis while violating Indigenous rights.

The campus protests will be using #RBCOffCampus to stand in solidarity with Wet91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™suwet91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™en land defenders resisting the Coastal GasLink Pipeline.

RBC is said to be Canada91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s largest funder of fossil fuels and the sixth largest worldwide.

Students are demanding UBCO remove RBC91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s presence from campus.

The protest will start at 9 a.m. on the first floor of the University Centre building.

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