Equity & Inclusion Office

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Statement by Sara-Jane Finlay on tragic shooting in Orlando

June 13, 2016

Sara-Jane Finlay’s statement regarding the tragic shooting in Orlando

New Sexual Assault Policy for faculty, staff and students

June 7, 2016

To: Faculty, staff and students in Vancouver and the Okanagan UBC’s first Sexual Assault Policy was presented to the Board of Governors People, Community & International Committee today. The committee received the proposed policy for information and the full Board of Governors will review the policy at its meeting on June 14. The Board is […]

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From Tattoo Traditions to Stem Cells

May 27, 2016

Dancers from the 2nd Annual Nehiyo-paskwa-itsimowin pow-wow event in April 2015. Photo by John Wolf S.

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Statement on Komagatu Maru apology

May 19, 2016

I commend Prime Minister Trudeau for his integrity in offering a long overdue formal apology for the turning away from Vancouver of the Komagata Maru in 1914. It is valuable for us to reflect on the discriminatory laws which allowed incidents such as this to occur in the past, in order to ensure we continue […]

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Support for Transgender rights bill

May 17, 2016

I celebrate today’s announcement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the introduction of legislation to include gender identity and gender expression in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Prime Minister’s announcement was made to coincide with the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. Under the Vice Presidential Strategic Implementation Committee on Equity and […]

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