Conflict Engagement
The UBC Office of Equity and Inclusion’s Conflict Engagement Initiative defines conflict as “a difference that matters.” When conflict arises within a group or team, it can be either constructive or destructive. When destructive, it can create division, shut down communication, and lead to resentment. Recognizing the signs of destructive conflict is key to addressing and preventing them. Ultimately, conflict engagement skills encourage reframing conflict as constructive—a pathway to innovation and stronger relationships—rather than a recipe for division and blame.
Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
Watch a recording for a conversation with Angela Sterritt, an award-winning investigative journalist, TV, radio, and podcast host, and national bestselling author for her book Unbroken. Angela is from the Wilp Wiik’aax (we-GAK) of the Gitanmaax (GIT-in-max) community.
REDI Best Practices: Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Awards Adjudication
This tip sheet offers practical strategies to help committees mitigate conscious and unconscious cognitive biases, ensuring a fairer and more equitable awards decisions.
REDI Best Practices: Adjudicating Awards through an EDI lens
This tip sheet guides you in structuring and refining the awards process through an EDI lens. From encouraging diverse applications and nominations to creating transparent, bias-aware adjudication stages, it provides best practices to ensure fairness at every step.
REDI’s Media List for Dis/Ability Arts
The third week of October is Invisible Disabilities Week, a time dedicated to raising awareness of the experiences of people living with invisible disabilities. For medical professionals, developing a deeper understanding of these experiences is crucial for delivering compassionate, patient-centred care. One powerful way to gain that insight is through disability arts.
Inclusion
Inclusion refers to “the act or practice of including and accommodating people who have historically been excluded (because of their race, gender, sexuality, or ability).”¹ In a workplace context, inclusion is about creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued, respected, and provided with opportunities to flourish, thrive, and succeed.
Coming Home: Honouring the Resiliency of All Survivors of the Indian Residential School Experience
Watch a recording for our first in person Indigenous Speakers Series session. In this unique event, we were honoured to welcome Survivors, and children of Survivors, of the Indian Residential School Experience.
REDI’s Media List: Indian Residential School Experiences
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the children who never returned home, and the Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. We invite you to watch films and documentaries that delve into the experiences of Indian residential schools and reflect on the strength, courage, and resilience of Indigenous peoples.
Reconciliation
Reconciliation is an ongoing commitment that requires action from each of us. Learn more about the meaning of reconciliation and concrete actions you can take individually and as a unit or department.
Support Units for Navigating Disclosures of a Serious Concern in the Learning Environment
When a learner discloses a serious concern affecting their learning environment, knowing how to respond or where to seek help can be challenging. This guide summarizes the various FoM and UBC units that support faculty, staff, and administrators in navigating disclosures and prioritizing student well-being.