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Through the Lens: Portraits of Who We Are and Where We Come From

Postponed | Through the Lens: Portraits of Who We Are and Where We Come From

*** Event postponed due to unforeseen circumstances, our apologies ***

Join us on Tuesday, Nov 26th, 2024 from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (PST), for a conversation with Melody Charlie, a Nuu-Chah-Nulth photographer and guest curator of the Matriarchs Seen and Unseen exhibition at the Bill Reid Gallery.

Building Networks for Lasting Impact:An Affinity Lunch for Indigenous & Black Staff, Faculty, & Clinical Faculty in the FoM

Building Networks for Lasting Impact: An Affinity Lunch for Indigenous & Black Staff, Faculty, & Clinical Faculty in the FoM

FoM Indigenous and Black staff, faculty and clinical faculty are invited to join us on Wednesday, Oct 30th, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm. This affinity lunch offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue, exchange insights, and develop collaborative networks with colleagues across the Faculty that can drive sustainable change.

Dr. Susan Forwell (left) and Dr. Jon Breen (right) have created virtual interactive workshops to deepen our understanding of disability and inclusion.

Increasing awareness and understanding of disability in the workplace

How a new workshop developed by Dr. Jon Breen and Dr. Susan Forwell is helping to reframe disability and increase inclusion at UBC and beyond.

Deadline Extended

Faculty/Resident Development Initiatives Grant (FRDIG)

The Office of Faculty Development, in partnership with REDI, is offering up to $5,000 in funding to support projects aligned with their mandates in health professions education. Projects must focus on faculty/resident development as teachers and include elements of equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigenization, or decolonization.

unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

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

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

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

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

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

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.