What is REDI?

“When you see something that is not right you must say something. You must do something.”

John Lewis


What’s In a Name

Learn more about our office name: REDI. What does it stand for, and how does it reflect what we’re doing?

The Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: REDI has been established to provide leadership, consultation, capacity-building, and education in anti-oppression, equity, inclusion, decolonization, and Indigenization. We work in partnership with leaders, faculty, staff, and learners to promote the individual and systemic changes required to create and sustain aspirational learning and work environments and to transform our culture in the Faculty of Medicine.


We’d Like to Hear From You!

Use the online form below to submit feedback, suggestions, or other ideas to the REDI team.

REDI Suggestion Box


We acknowledge:

The Vancouver Fraser Medical Program and the Vancouver Academic Campus of the University of British Columbia are situated on the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.

The Southern Medical Program and the Okanagan Academic Campus of the University of British Columbia are situated on the territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.

The Northern Medical Program and the University of Northern BC are situated on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, part of the Dakelh (Carrier) First Nations.

With respect the Lekwungen peoples on whose traditional territory the Island Medical Program and the University of Victoria stand and the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.