Our Language and Stories are Far Too Complex for Them to Understand: An Excavation of Sorts About Who We Are and Where We Come From
Watch the recording for a conversation with Dr. Paulette Steeves, author of the Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere. In this session, we learnt about the rewriting of Indigenous histories, framed through Indigenous knowledge.
We’re Still Dancing Around the Table: Reconstituting our Sensibilities about Truth, Reconciliation and Redress
Watch the recording for a conversation with Chief Bill Wilson – Hemas KlaLeeLeeKla, who brought both truth and truthfulness about past and present contexts of Indigenous peoples’ collective struggle to negotiate their legitimate and proper place in British Columbia and Canada.
In the Midst of Grief We Are Healing: An Affinity Event for Indigenous Staff, Faculty and Students in STEM
Indigenous Staff, Faculty and Students are invited to come together on October 11th from 12:30- 2:00 PM for informal conversations, community building and healing as we navigate the ongoing journey of truth, reconciliation, and redress in our communities.
We Welcome The Children Back Home: The Burden of Sorrow and Survival of the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada
Watch the recording for this Indigenous Speaker Series session which brought together a panel of survivors of the Indian Residential School experience in Canada. This important session welcomed and honored these brave and resilient survivors as they lead us in a discussion about the urgency and motivation to right and write a new history in Canada that is based on a proper redress for Indigenous peoples and communities.
Pride Month Fireside Chat: Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community as Allies
Join a ‘fireside chat’ on Thursday, June 29th at 3 pm with Sheryl Staub-French, Julia Staub-French and Kim LaForest in a conversation about supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ community through compassion, understanding, and allyship.
IBPOC STEM Network: Garden walk
Enjoy a walk on June 20th from 3-4:15 pm through Nitobe Memorial Garden while connecting with other IBPOC women, transgender and non-binary persons working at UBC.
JEDII STEM Series: How flexible workplaces can support retention, recruitment, collaboration and innovation
Join facilitators from the Centre for Workplace Accessibility, Skylight and the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion on June 22nd from 2-3:30 pm for tips and tricks on creating a more flexible and accessible workplace for marginalized and/or disabled faculty and staff members.
2023 UBC Pride Connect: 2SLGBTQIA+ faculty & staff reception
In celebration of Pride month, we invite you to join us on June 28th at the 2023 UBC Pride Connect: 2SLGBTQIA+ faculty & staff reception on the UBC Vancouver campus. The UBC Pride Connect reception is an opportunity to build and sustain your 2SLGBTQIA+ networks, and (re)connect with new and familiar colleagues across campus.
SSC Leadership and EDI Workshop
Join other physician leaders for an insightful and informative in-person workshop organized by the Specialist Services Committee on Saturday June 10, 8:45 am – 5:00 pm. Hear keynote speaker Dr Sanjiv Chopra discuss Leadership styles in the 21st Century and participate in a series of reflection activities and learn how to work through unconscious biases.
Disrupting the Status Quo: Intersecting Inequities Impacting Women in the FoM and Opportunities for Change
Watch the recording for REDI’s 2nd virtual Annual Symposium. Hear from a diverse group of women about their perspectives on leadership, opportunities and barriers in the context of health professions practice, education and research. This symposium centred intersectionality and the differentiated experiences of women as we critically examined how current academic systems and hierarchies create additional barriers for women and ideas for change.