In Celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day
June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21 the National Indigenous Peoples Day – reminders to “recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples”. At UBC, we are privileged to be living, working, and learning on the traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, […]
Revised: Listen, Change, Do More
Our work at the Equity & Inclusion Office is not just a job – it is deeply personal and political. For all of us, the commitment is to dismantle structures of power that allow for anti-Black violence to persist and to mobilize for Black liberation. It is essential for the EIO to listen, to see, to hear, to speak up, to change, to do more, and to do better.
Forging Friendships with the Inclusive Forestry Peer Mentor Team
By Gabrielle Bonifacio, Communications Co-ordinator In the Forestry Science Centre at UBC, students from the Inclusive Forestry Peer Mentor Program (IFPMP) are planting the seeds of community and easing what can sometimes be a thorny transition for new students. The IFPMP was one of last year’s recipients of the Equity Enhancement Fund (EEF), which provides […]