Omar Gaballa
Program & Year of Study
2nd, Honours PhysicsTop three platform points
Pressuring admin and WUSA to see through divestment and ESG policy in alignment with BDS and eco-justice
Students have made their voices heard, in 2021 on fossil fuels, and again voting overwhelmingly in favour of divesting from Israel. The university has dragged its feet for way too long. Horizon has fought alongside students and succeeded in ending the partnership with Technion – Israel University of Technology, it’s time the university follows through on student demands.
Continuing to fight back against police surveillance of students on and off campus
The WRPS has labelled students “high risk”, and are planning to place surveillance cameras by student housing and near campus. These cameras will use public resources to create an environment of fear and use AI to scrape footage. As students we need to stand up for our interests and fight against wasteful funding designed to intimidate and unnecessarily collect our personal data.
Bring in Rent-Tracking to keep predatory landlords accountable
Students are constantly being taken advantage of by landlords, who as soon as their student tenants move out, hike the rents way up. By implementing rent tracking software, students will be able keep an eye on these predatory landlords, and better negotiate using previous rental costs. Students need to work together to keep our rents down.
Reason why someone should vote for you in 100 words or less
During my time at UW I’ve had the opportunity to meet/work with many passionate student and community advocates, people who deeply care and strive for change. Long paragraph short, they inspire me to put my best foot forward and do the same. Something I feel confident I can do on board. Those hard working advocates include people I met from participating in last term’s OUSA General Assembly, WUSA APC, Red Raccoon Bike Rescue, VFP, and the City of Kitchener. From these experiences I have grown and built up my ability to tackle student issues from diverse perspectives.
Links to any website, social media accounts and/or email address
Personal profile https://horizonwaterloo.ca/omar/
Email me @ ogaballa@uwaterloo.ca
Team Horizon https://www.instagram.com/vote4horizon/