Join us in commemoration of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This event will feature introductory remarks by Executive Director of Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Nina Krieger, a historical overview by historian and Professor Chris Friedrichs and a keynote address by hidden child Holocaust Survivor Dr. Robert Krell. Following the presentation, an audience Q&A will be facilitated by VHEC’s Program and Development Manager, Dr. Abby Wener Herlin.
Join this UBC-wide forum to learn about next steps for implementing the recommendations from the Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force Final Report, and how you can build a more equitable and anti-racist UBC.
In this sixth session of the Indigenous Speaker Series, we will learn about the activism of Sheila North, the creator of the widely used hashtag #MMIW – a movement that advocates for the end of violence against First Nations/ Indigenous women and girls. This important conversation will bring to light some of the things and actions that we need to think about as we continue to reckon with the many truths and injustices committed against Indigenous – First Nations, Inuit, Métis – girls, women, peoples, and communities.
To commemorate Black History Month and as part of REDI’s commitment to amplifying IBPOC voices, we invite you to join our panel which provides a space for an important conversation about the experiences of Black members of the Faculty and the challenges they face to find belonging.
In this session of the Indigenous Speaker Series, we will have a conversation with Grand Chief Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell, director of You Are On Indian Land and learn more about the broader reach of truth, reconciliation and redress.
IBPOC Voices is an opportunity to meet and have a conversation with guests who identify as Indigenous, Black and people of color. In this session we will have a conversation with Dr. Kishore Mulpuri, Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia, and a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital.
Jorden Hendry is Tsimshian/settler and a member of the Lax Kw’alaams band with nine years of experience contributing to reconciliation and anti-racism in the health and educational system. As a PhD student at the University of British Columbia, Jorden studies Indigenous Public Health and the systems that drive health disparities.
This Indigenous Speaker Series session brings together Dr. Nadine Caron and Courtney Smith to discuss the work of cultural safety, cultural humility, and the broader work in regards to the recommendations from In Plain Sight report, Truth and Reconciliation commision, and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan.
In this Indigenous Speaker Series session, we will have a conversation with James Andrew, a member of Lil’wat Nation’s Mount Currie Band and the Associate Director of Indigenous Initiatives at the Faculty of Medicine. James Andrew has been a source of inspiration and guidance in helping to create and transform the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Indigenous MD Admissions Pathway – The Pathway. In 2022 the UBC Faculty of Medicine community celebrated 20 years of The Pathway as well as the Indigenous Family Medicine Residency Program, and over this time period more than 120 Indigenous doctors have graduated and are now serving communities across the province as family doctors, surgeons, pediatricians, and more.
The Province of BC has officially declared May 23-29, 2023 as Anti-Racism Week. In collaboration with Providence Health Care and Fraser Health Authority, the Faculty of Medicine REDI office presents “Embracing Anti-racism in Health Care.” The purpose of this panel is to shift the focus from mere awareness of racism to concrete anti-racism actions. The panel discussion will focus on practical ways we can promote anti-racism in our healthcare environments, education, and research.