A resource list of previously recorded EDI.I events hosted by UBC Applied Science. Scroll through recording on past panels, and speaker series to further your path towards anti-oppression and Indigeneity.
Recorded Resources - Past EDI.I Events
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Oct 24
IDEAL Speaker Series: Rhiannon Bennett of Musqueam and Hummingbirds Rising Consulting
10:00am - 11:30am | 2360 East Mall
This month’s Speaker Series features Rhiannon Bennett, a prominent Musqueam activist and matriarch. Rhiannon is the owner of Hummingbirds Rising Consulting (HRC), a Decolonization consulting company dedicated to assisting professionals and organizations in all fields to improve themselves and cultivate better relationships with Indigenous Peoples. In this interactive session, participants will explore approaches to Indigenous design principles and engagement strategies. Join us for an opportunity to connect with Rhiannon and engage in a vital conversation about decolonization. About Rhiannon Bennett Image Rhiannon Bennett is a Musqueam activist and matriarch. She is well-known for posing tough questions and fostering engaging, meaningful dialogue. With a heart rooted in joy, love and whimsy, she is actively working to cultivate a more equitable world for all by championing Decolonization in everything she does, both personally and professionally. In 2014, she made history as the first Indigenous person elected to the Delta Board of Education. Rhiannon is the owner of HRC, whose vision is to contribute to creating an equitable society that comprehends the violence of colonization and addresses its systemic impacts through workshops, audits, consultations, and more. HRC was a finalist in the Delta Chamber of Commerce’s Hats Off to Excellence: Community Impact Award (2022) and nominated for a BC Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Award in the Breaking Barriers Category (2023).
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Sep 30
2024 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
11:45am - 3:00pm
Join us for an Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (OSD). The Faculties of Applied Science, Land and Food Systems and Forestry are honoured to host this event. This is one way the Faculties demonstrate their commitment to the UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan. Members of the UBC community, families and those in solidarity are welcome to participate. The March is intergenerational, and aims to be educational and supportive to the Indigenous community on campus and beyond. Educational activities will allow younger participants to connect with the original inhabitants of the land and plant a seed to continue these conversations about a difficult era in Canadian history at home. Donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) All Day OfferingsWe encourage you to stop by the open area outside the UBC Bookstore to purchase food, educational materials, and t-shirts. Food trucks, a bannock maker, and the UBC Bookstore trailer will be on site from 10:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.T-shirt proceeds are donated to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. If you would like to donate directly, please visit the IRSSS website.Pacific Assistance Dogs Society training dogs and handlers will join attendees at the 1956 Main Mall, amphitheatre near the Ladner Clock Tower to provide support during the march. Bathrooms will be open along the marching route. Interactive Map - Read Speaker Bios and view the march route AgendaTimeEventLocation11:45 a.m.Participants gather at outdoor ‘amphitheatre’1956 Main Mall12:00 p.m.Event starts and Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and Senior Manager of EDI.I for the Faculty of Applied Science, Land and Food Systems and Forestry, introduces Musqueam Elder Larry Grant1956 Main Mall12:05 p.m.Opening by Musqueam Elder Larry Grant1956 Main Mall12:20 p.m.Aileen Michel (Lil'Bear) and Mitchell Tourangeau performs1956 Main Mall12:50 p.m.Speech by two survivors of Residential School, Sam George of the Squamish Tribe and Jeremy Jones1956 Main Mall1:15 p.m.Dana-Lyn outlines route, identifies volunteers, and explains the march map and QR code. Volunteers distribute orange cards for participants to write messages of action towards reconciliation. Tables will also be set up at the end of the March for this interactive activity. 1956 Main Mall1:20-1:50 p.m.March begins with placards and informational signage along the wayFrom 1956 Main Mall down Main Mall, towards Thunderbird Commons Field1:20–3:00 p.m. All participants can add written messages of support, solidarity and handprints to the cairnMain Mall, Engineering cairn outside of the Kaiser building1:50 p.m.Participants have another opportunity to write messages of action towards reconciliation on orange cardsThunderbird Commons Field2:00 p.m.Spakwus Slolem (Eagle Song Dancers), a traditional Coast Salish song and dance group, performThunderbird Commons Field2:35 p.m. Closing words from Dean Rickey Yada, Dean James Olson and Dean Robert KozakThunderbird Commons Field2:45–3:00 p.m.Volunteers available to collect messages of support, solidarity and action towards reconciliationThunderbird Commons Field2:50 p.m.Danilo Caron, March co-organizer, PhD student in civil engineering and Indigenous Student Engagement Coordinator for UBC Engineering Academic Services, outlines activities, thanks volunteers, directs to final activitiesThunderbird Commons Field3:00 p.m.Intergenerational March Concludesn/a More InformationThe Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre provides OSD resources and events throughout September. Take Weaving Relations, a self-directed Canvas course which provides Indigenous awareness training. Available to UBC students, staff, and faculty. Check out media from years past to learn more about the Intergenerational March to commemorate OSD.
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Sep 18
Coffee and Care - September Session
10:00am - 11:00am | 2332 Main Mall
'Coffee and Care' is an extension of our IDEAL program and the upcoming Pathways program. These sessions are designed as small communities of practice where we can connect with others and build upon the learning we've achieved throughout the program. It’s a perfect opportunity to share insights, experiences, and enhance your understanding in a supportive environment!
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Jul 24
Coffee and Care - July Session
10:00am - 11:00am | 2332 Main Mall
'Coffee and Care' is an extension of our IDEAL program and the upcoming Pathways program. These sessions are designed as small communities of practice where we can connect with others and build upon the learning we've achieved throughout the program. It’s a perfect opportunity to share insights, experiences, and enhance your understanding in a supportive environment!
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Jul 18
Applying Learning from Grounding Anti-Oppression - Community of Practice and Care
10:00am - 12:00pm | 6250 Applied Science Ln
Expanding on learning materials from Grounding Anti-Oppression (enrol here), this session provides an opportunity to connect with values-aligned colleagues engaged in this critical work. Expand your networks and make valued connections with others at UBC who are seeking to do transformative work in the classroom and beyond. Join us to engage in interactive learning and build practical strategies for integrating your learning from the Grounding Anti-Oppression canvas course into your teaching practice.Registration closes on Wednesday, July 17 at 4:00 pm.
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Jul 17
IDEAL Summer Potluck
2:30pm - 3:30pm | 3461 Ross Drive
IDEAL participants are invited to connect and come together in a summer community potluck. Please bring a small dish (enough for 3-4 people) and we will have lots to share. We will meet at the picnic benches in the events field (right at the main gate - where we had the blanket exercise). We will make several teas and do a garden walk. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Jul 16
Applying Learning from Grounding Anti-Oppression - Workshop
10:00am - 12:00pm | 6250 Applied Science Ln
Expanding on learning materials from Grounding Anti-Oppression (enrol here), this session provides an opportunity to connect with values-aligned colleagues engaged in this critical work. Expand your networks and make valued connections with others at UBC who are seeking to do transformative work in the classroom and beyond. Join us to engage in interactive learning and build practical strategies for integrating your learning from the Grounding Anti-Oppression canvas course into your teaching practice.Registration closes on Monday, July 15th at 12:00 pm.
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Jun 26
Land Acknowledgement Experiential Exercise
10:00am - 12:00pm
This month’s Experiential Event will be a Land Acknowledgement session at the Hidden Hut at UBC Farm with special guest Tiffany Moses. Tiffany is the UBC 2023-24 Program Coordinator at the Faculty of Medicine’s Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health. Dana-Lyn Mackenzie and Tiffany will engage in an interactive session where participants build on their own positionality and learn to be at ease with delivering a meaningful land acknowledgement. Being on the land and letting the land speak to you will be a core part of the experience. Tea made from plants in season at the farm will be served – bring your own mug!
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Jun 21
Workshop: Indigenous Intelligence Training with Maynard Angus
9:00am - 12:00pm | Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
In honor of National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the SBME Indigenous Engagement Committee and APSC EDI.I would like to invite you to attend the workshop: Indigenous Intelligence Training with Maynard Angus.Maynard Angus is the founder of Indigenous Canada Solutions and a member of the Nisga’a Nation. The presentation will cover Indigenous history and will encompass a comprehensive understanding Indigenous culture, community and land.Friday, June 21Workshop: 9:00 am - 12:00 noonLunch will be provided: 12 noon – 1 pmDMCBH 101 LT Please note, registration is limited, and we kindly ask that if you register for the event, that you are able to attend the whole session.
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May 16
Moose Hide Campaign
9:00am - 4:00pm | 2332 Main Mall
Join us in solidarity to take a stand against violence towards women and children while taking practical steps in our collective journey towards reconciliation. Come visit our information table and pick up a moosehide pin (vegan options available) as a way to demonstrate your commitment to healthy masculinity and taking a stand against gendered violence.To learn more visit moosehidecampaign.ca
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Feb 1 to 29
Black History Month
10:00am - 4:00am (+28 days)
February is Black History Month. Browse the pop-up museum in the Kaiser Atrium and rediscover Black history in areas such as engineering, nursing and planning. Enjoy videos focusing on anti-racism in STEM, representation in STEM and personal stories.
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Jan 31
Speaker Series for IDEAL: Indigenous Design and Engagement in Applied Science and Land and Food Systems
3:00pm - 4:30pm | 6250 Applied Science Ln
Image Elder Leonard Williams, Quatsino First Nation Join us January 31st at 3:00 p.m. for a special IDEAL Speaker Series with Elder Leonard Williams. Elder Len will discuss the science around harvesting cedar and prepping it for weaving and share the ways of knowing and doing he practices as a traditional cedar weaver. Open to all. Registration in the IDEAL Certificate Program not necessary.Learn more about the IDEAL Certificate.
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Jun 29
Pride Month Fireside Chat: Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community as Allies
3:00pm - 4:30pm | 6250 Applied Science Ln, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
REGISTER HERE This is a hybrid event. Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building (CEME), Room 2202. Zoom link will be sent to participants before the chat. June is the inauguration of “Pride Season,” a term which refers to a range of Pride events happening from June – September. We will be holding a 'fireside chat' guided by Sheryl Staub-French, Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Faculty of Applied Science. Sheryl will be joined by Julia Staub-French and Kim LaForest in a conversation about supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ community through compassion, understanding, and allyship. Sheryl joined APSC twenty years ago as a professor in civil engineering. As an engineer, lesbian, mother, and leader of EDI.I initiatives in the Faculty, Sheryl will speak to the personal context and challenges faced by queer folks in the Applied Sciences. Julia is the Executive Director of Family Services of the North Shore, a non-profit, community-based agency that has been providing counselling, support and education for families and individuals for over 60 years. As a psychotherapist who has worked with queer clients and developed programs for queer youth, Julia is a leader in the queer community. Kim is Manager of Thrive Family Programs and PROUD2BE Coordinator at Family Services of the North Shore. As an ally and coordinator of the PROUD2BE initiatives, Kim will speak to the experiences of queer children and youth today, particularly non binary and trans youth, and her work supporting parents of gender diverse children and youth We look forward to listening, sharing, and connecting in this open space. All are welcome. ?✨ Speaker & Moderator Image Dr. Sheryl Staub-French, Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Faculty of Applied Science Dr. Staub-French is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science. She is Director of the BIM TOPiCS Lab where she leads inter-disciplinary research focused on developing methods and tools to support the digital delivery of sustainable building construction projects through effective and collaborative use of building information modeling (BIM). As the first Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the Faculty of Applied Science, Dr. Staub-French is a strong leader and advocate in advancing EDI in engineering and leading the Faculty’s EDI initiatives. She received her BS in Civil Engineering from Santa Clara University and her MS and PhD from Stanford University. Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager EDI & Indigeneity Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, based in Canoe Pass, BC and a lawyer. She has practiced criminal, administrative and employment law. She is a double alumna of UBC, having obtained her BA and JD degrees at UBC. Dana-Lyn has worked as a university administrator since 2012 in Indigenous awareness, programming and student affairs capacities. Dana-Lyn led Indigenous Awareness camps and cultural competency programming during her tenure at the Peter A. Allard School of Law with UBC, where she was recognized for her contributions to this work by being the 2016 recipient of the UBC President’s Staff Award on Advancing Diversity and Inclusion.
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Jun 21
Weaving Relations Launch Event
1:00pm - 3:00pm
This event has passed. We encourage you to learn more about Weaving Relations on our course webpage, which offers professional content-based video interviews. Join us, along with guest speaker Chancellor Steven Point and other distinguished contributors, in celebrating the official launch of Weaving Relations, a course exploring Indigenous histories, people, and contexts, as well as settler colonialism in Canada, developed by the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. The launch is held on National Indigenous Peoples Day, a special day within National Indigenous History Month. According to the Government of Canada, This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Mètis peoples. June 21, the summer solstice, is National Indigenous Peoples Day because of its significance within Indigenous cultures as the longest day of the year. In this spirit, we celebrate the launch of Weaving Relations. Date: June 21, 2023 Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Location: Fred Kaiser Atrium Bannock and refreshments will be provided. Register Now Enrol in Weaving Relations For any questions, please contact the EDI.I Team in the Dean's Office at edii@apsc.ubc.ca.
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May 17
Dialogue Day: Building your Anti-Oppression Toolbox
10:00am - 2:30pm
This event has passed. Unfortunately, it was not recorded. We encourage you to check out our previous Dialogue Day on Race, Allyship, and Reconciliation, which was recorded. Hosted by the Faculties of Applied Science and Land and Food Systems This Dialogue Day a a response to our community’s desire to develop our collective toolboxes for having critical and challenging conversations around race, gender and anti-oppression, as well as building caring and equitable spaces within our Faculties as it relates to anti-oppression in leadership, research, teaching, and the workplace. This workshop drew on Module 6 of Weaving Relations. Participants were invited but not required to complete the Building Our Anti-Racist Toolbox Module 6 prior to the event for a deeper experience. In preparation for the day, participants read Decolonization Is Not A Metaphor by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang or listened to The Diversity Gap Podcast, exploring the gap between our good intentions for diversity and the impact of those intentions. Dialogue Day facilitators: Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager of EDI.I, Faculty of Applied Science and Faculty of Land and Food Systems Dana-Lyn (born Wilson) is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, based in Canoe Pass, BC and a lawyer. Dana-Lyn is an elected councilor of her Coast Salish nation, serving since 2021. She has practiced criminal law and continues to practice administrative and employment law as an Associate at Acumen Law. She is a double alumna of UBC, having obtained her Bachelors of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees here. As Senior Manager, EDI & Indigeneity, Dana-Lyn is currently leading the decolonization and Indigenization efforts in the Faculties of Applied Science and Land and Food Systems. In this role, Dana-Lyn supports EDI.I education, engagement and support for the two Faculties. Leading the impactful UBC Orange Shirt Day Intergenerational March for the past two years has been an honour. Recently, Dana-Lyn and Erin Keely visualized and created the Weaving Relations course, an educational opportunity meeting Goal 2 of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan. Dana-Lyn has worked as a university administrator since 2012 in Indigenous awareness, programming and student affairs capacities. Dana-Lyn led Indigenous focussed programming during her tenure at the Peter A. Allard School of Law with UBC, where she was recognized in 2016 for the UBC President’s Staff Award on Advancing Diversity and Inclusion. Lastly, Dana-Lyn has been a Board member of RESEAU-CMI, Networks of Centres of Excellence – Knowledge Mobilization since December 2021. Dana-Lyn spends her spare time with her family, and being a mother of two young adults is her proudest achievement. Bashir Mohamed, EDI.I Coordinator, Faculty of Applied Science Bashir Mohamed is the EDI.I Coordinator in the Faculty of Applied Science. In his free time, he is a researcher and writer focused on Black Canadian history in Western Canada. His primary interest is researching the legacy of Black Civil Rights movement in Western Canada in the early to mid 1900s. He has written for the Canadian Encyclopedia, CBC, and The Globe and Mail. He is a current Naval Officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. Shannon Robinson, CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Educational Consultant for Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning (ART-L) Shannon has joined the Dean’s Office for a portion of the time. She grew up in Treaty 6 and Treaty 7 territories, scrambling around on either side of the Red Deer River. She holds an undergraduate degree in Art History and First Nations & Indigenous studies from the University of British Columbia. Shannon's professional background is in education, programming and curation and she has held roles at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, the Museum of Anthropology, and other spaces where community voices and institutions intersect. She approaches her work with the aims of disrupting colonial systems and embodying care through practice. Sheryl Staub-French, Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Faculty of Applied Science Dr. Staub-French is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science. She is Director of the BIM TOPiCS Lab where she leads inter-disciplinary research focused on developing methods and tools to support the digital delivery of sustainable building construction projects through effective and collaborative use of building information modeling (BIM). She has published over 100 papers in leading journals and conferences on BIM and related topics. Her lab has made significant contributions in developing BIM guidelines and best practices; collaborating with industry and government to advance technology transfer; and developing tools to support virtual design and digital delivery. As the first Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the Faculty of Applied Science, Dr. Staub-French is a strong leader and advocate in advancing EDI in engineering and leading the Faculty’s EDI initiatives. She received her BS in Civil Engineering from Santa Clara University and her MS and PhD from Stanford University.