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EDI+Indigeneity
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
IGNITE! book club: David Chariandy in conversation with Ayesha S. Chaudhry
Jun 30, 2021 | 2:30pm - 5:00pm | Event
On June 30, Dr. David Chariandy, award-winning author of ‘Brother’, will be in conversation with Dr. Ayesha S. Chaudhry about her new book, ‘The Colour of God’. By revisiting a series of pivotal moments in her life, Dr. Chaudhry examines the…
Through the lens: Relations first
Jun 30, 2021 | 10:00am - 12:00pm | Event
A virtual introduction to decolonizing your relations to the land, your work and your community. This workshop will include an overview of decolonizing practices and will require self-reflection and for participants to be prepared to share and…
Black women in the academy
Jun 23, 2021 | 9:30am - 11:00pm | Event
The purpose of this speaker series is to foreground Black voices in fields where Blackness is particularly underrepresented, and provide actionable and measurable strategies to UBC to increase Black representation and Black excellence in these…
Everyone is a wellness champion: Stories from the Rez
Jun 17, 2021 | 10:00am - 11:30am | Event
This panel will feature inspirational role models from First Nations communities who use sports and physical activity to empower themselves and others. Join moderator Jordie Johnson as he converses with panel members Stephanie Nelson, Melanie Angus…
Pride film screening: Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things
Jun 25, 2021 | 3:00pm - 12:00pm | Event
Commemorating both Indigenous History Month and Pride Month, the Equity and Inclusion Office is hosting a screening of Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things. The documentary follows a pride celebration in Nunavut, Canada, and discusses the impacts of…
How Applied Science faculty members are decolonizing their classes
| Announcement
Professors in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are working to decolonize their classrooms, and incorporate Indigenous teaching methods and ways of knowing.
Honouring and celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ people: Week 2
| Announcement
June is Pride Month in Canada and each week we are sharing content to honour and celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ people and teach about the issues this community continues to face.
From ‘deadly enemy’ to ‘covidiots’: Words matter when talking about COVID-19
The Conversation | | Media coverage
Indigenous UBC graduate memorializes children found in mass graves: Danilo's story
| Announcement
Editor's Note, May 25, 2022: Today we honour and commemorate the one-year anniversary of the discovery of the unmarked graves by Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc at the former Kamloops Indian residential school. Together we stand behind survivors…
June is National Indigenous History Month
| Announcement
Indigenous History Month is dominated this year by the horrific discovery of an estimated 215 children in a mass grave at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. It is with this backdrop that we introduce four weeks of listening, learning and coming…