Update: Saturday News Roundup

[the.yoga.news.daily]

Free Ottawa yoga class scrapped over 'cultural issues'
http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/11/20/free-ottawa-yoga-class-scrapped-over-cultural-issues
"Student leaders have pulled the mat out from 60 University of Ottawa
students, ending a free on-campus yoga class over fears the teachings
could be seen as a form of "cultural appropriation."
"Jennifer Scharf, who has been offering free weekly yoga instruction
to students since 2008, says she was shocked when told in September
the program would be suspended, and saddened when she learned of the
reasoning.
"Staff at the Centre for Students with Disabilities believe that
"while yoga is a really great idea and accessible and great for
students ... there are cultural issues of implication involved in the
practice," according to an email from the centre.
"The centre is operated by the university's Student Federation, which
first approached Scharf seven years ago about offering yoga
instruction to students both with and without disabilities."

University of Ottawa bans free yoga class because of “cultural appropriation”
http://www.therebel.media/university_of_ottawa_bans_free_yoga_class_because_of_cultural_appropriation
"This is not an Onion article. Keep that in mind as you read. A free
yoga class at the University of Ottawa has been banned by student
leaders."
"The Centre, which is operated by the university's Student Federation
had even asked Scharf to teach the class years ago – back when the
world wasn't crazy, we guess.
"Despite being a yoga teacher, Scharf made a valid point. “People are
just looking for a reason to be offended by anything they can find,”
she said."

Free Yoga classes at U. Ottawa cancelled as form of “cultural appropriation”
http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/11/free-yoga-classes-at-u-ottawa-cancelled-as-form-of-cultural-appropriation/
"Now they’ve gone to0 far. Someone tell me this is a hoax, and we’ve
all been had. But, I fear this report from The Ottawa Sun is not a
joke."


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