Messages from the AVP

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AVPEI end of year reflection

As we near the end of the 2024 calendar year, the AVPEI shares highlights from the past year and looks ahead to what’s forthcoming in 2025.

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November days of significance and campus community-building

This November marks several commemorative days that are relevant for the Equity & Inclusion Office (EIO) to acknowledge given their implications for the sense of inclusion and belonging for our diverse domestic and international campus communities.

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Days of significance and fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging 

Days of significance for Jewish and Muslim people are converging in a particularly poignant way this October. As we continue to hold space for grief, we wish to make space for Jewish and Muslim community members to recognize their respective religious and commemorative events.

Progress update on the implementation of institutional equity, anti-racism priorities

In June of 2023, a Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism Roadmap for Change was launched to progress UBC’s equity and anti-racism priorities. Now, I am pleased to release a report on the progress of our efforts and to invite you to join me at an upcoming session where I will share highlights. Please note that we […]

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Reflection on the 2024 Transgender Day of Visibility

On Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, we are proud to uplift transgender (trans) and non-binary community members at UBC and celebrate their strength, resilience and joy.

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Statement on the 2024 International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day invites us to celebrate the progress made on gender equity and inclusion, but also to acknowledge the ever-present local and global forces acting against these goals.

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Celebrating Pink Shirt Day: Promoting acts of courage 

On occasion of the annual Pink Shirt Day, Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to the importance of courage in exercising leadership and fostering respectful and inclusive environments.

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National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia

January 29 has been designated by the Canadian government as the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia – an opportunity to honour the survivors and victims of a violent hate-motivated attack on Muslim worshipers at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Sainte-Foy, Quebec in 2017. It is also a day to commit to ongoing efforts to combat Islamophobia in all of its manifestations from biased and bigoted attitudes, to individual and systemic acts of discrimination, to hate-motivated violence.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Join UBC students, faculty, and staff to learn more about the importance of preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism, and to reflect on our individual and collective responsibilities to safeguard human rights locally and globally.

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Remarks: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

The following remarks were delivered by Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion during the University Women’s Club of Vancouver Federation Committee Panel Discussion: “Are Students Safe on Post-Secondary Campuses?” on December 6, 2023.