National Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Day Events in Lower Mainland (June 2026)
Celebrate Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Day in the Lower Mainland area.
Bringing an Indigenous perspective to internal medicine
A new residency training pathway at UBC is building capacity to support the diverse needs of Indigenous patients across British Columbia. A Faculty of Medicine Pathways Magazine Story.
Job Posting: Associate Dean, Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI)
We are looking for an Associate Dean, Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to lead our REDI team. Are YOU our next team leader?
Job Posting: Equity Education Specialist, Dialogue and Facilitation
We are looking for an Equity Education Specialist, Dialogue and Facilitation to join our REDI team. Are YOU our next team member?
Farewell Saleem Razack, Senior Faculty Advisor, REDI Office
We would like to congratulate Saleem Razack on his new role as Dean of Medicine at Dalhousie University. As he prepares to step into this position, Saleem will be moving on from his role as Senior Faculty Advisor in the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) in June.
Unpacking Polarities, Diversity Meets Reality: Grappling with the Hard Edges of Inclusive Clinical Teaching
This REDI Deep Dive Facilitation Guide is an adaptable lesson plan for health sciences and professions educators leading EDI learning sessions with colleagues. Through reflection, dialogue, and case-based discussion, participants examine tensions in inclusive medical education, and identify practical strategies and systems changes that support diverse learners and more inclusive learning environments.
4 Steps to Help Deepen Awareness of Bias
This guide outlines four practical, reflective steps to help deepen awareness of bias in everyday interactions and decision-making. Adapted from Deep Diversity by Shakil Choudhury, these steps are intended as an ongoing practice to support more equitable, reflective, and inclusive approaches in education, research, and clinical environments.
Research Voices from the Field with Danièle Behn Smith, Jessica Chenery, Naomi Dove & Kate Jongbloed
In this edition, Danièle Behn Smith, Jessica Chenery, Naomi Dove & Kate Jongbloed reflect on their article book “Using a metaphor of baskets and copper pots to identify “what work, whose work” in truth, rights, responsibilities, and reconciliation in public health” and its relevance to any settler seeking to take up their role and responsibility in reconciliation.
Digest Guides: Indigenous Speakers Series conversation with Joanne Mills
Read the REDI Digest Guide drawing on an Indigenous Speakers Series conversation with Joanne Mills, Vice President of Quality Services & Indigenous Relations at Community Living British Columbia, a proud Cree woman from Ochekwi-Sipi Fisher River Cree Nation, and a force of change and purpose for Indigenous peoples who have been marginalized and labeled as living with developmental disabilities.
On His Lonely Way Back Home: A Tribute to Dr. Shane Pointe
Derek K Thompson – Čaabať Bookwilla | Suhiltun offers a heartfelt reflection honouring the life, legacy, and teachings of Dr. Shane Pointe.