National Aboriginal Day - June 21

The 20th National Aboriginal Day is Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Here are some ways you can get involved at UBC or in the community  – take the TRC reading challenge, visit the Museum of Anthropology’s Unceeded Territories exhibit or take part in a community event.

Take the Truth and Reconciliation Report Reading Challenge

Join the many people who have pledged to read the Truth and Reconciliation Report. www.trcreadingchallenge.com

Pledge to read the report and challenge another person. Names of those who pledged will be unveiled on June 21st. Be among them and start reading the report on June 21st.

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-TRC-Reading-Challenge-1134511223260776/
twitter: I challenge @challengedpersonstwitter to make the pledge #TRCreadingchallenge www.TRCreadingchallenge.com

June 20

Guided Open House at Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives and the Museum of Anthropology (Tour)
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Museum of Anthropology

June 21 – 20th National Aboriginal Day

Musqueam Indian Band Aboriginal Day activities
Musqueam Community Recreation Centre, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
More info: http://www.musqueam.bc.ca/events/national-aboriginal-day-musqueam

National Aboriginal Day at Trout Lake
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. http://www.vafcs.org

#NationalAboriginalDay

In celebration of National Aboriginal Day the Musqueam flag will be flown on the flag pole on the plaza on the north side of the Student Union Building, UBC Vancouver.

June 25

The Indigitization Tool Kit for First Nations Community Digitization Projects (Presentation)
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Dodson Room (302), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Other ways to get involved:

Visit the Museum of Anthropology – Unceded Territories exhibit

Vancouver artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, of Coast Salish and Okanagan descent, is showcased in this provocative exhibition of works that confront the colonialist suppression of First Nations peoples and the ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights to lands, resources, and sovereignty.

Museum of Anthropology is free for all UBC students, faculty and staff
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2

More info: http://moa.ubc.ca/portfolio_page/lawrence-paul/

Visit the c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city exhibit at the Museum of Vancouver

Vancouver has grown up on unceded Coast Salish territory. It is therefore fitting that an exhibition featuring c̓əsnaʔəm, an important ancestral village of the Musqueam First Nation, be the first story of our Vancouver history galleries.

Museum of Vancouver
at Vanier Park in Kitsilano
1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver

Visit the MOA website for more information

June 13, 2016

Yesterday, the events in Orlando left me with feelings of anger and despair.  After a year in which there have been significant strides in advancing and recognizing the human rights of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people in the US, the senseless violence and hate unleashed in a place designed for carefree socializing, exposed how much we still have to do.

Today, I feel more hopeful.  I see the response of Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Martha Piper, the strength in the words from President Obama, and the outpouring of support and love for the victims and their families from many across the world.

Today, you can show your support for human rights for all by adding a Pride flag to your email signature, printing out the poster below; show to our community and the world, that we will not allow hatred and violence to silence the work of equity and diversity.

Today, once again, we fly our flag with Pride.

Sara-Jane Finlay
Associate Vice-President, Equity & Inclusion
University of British Columbia

Poster

Download and display this poster to show support.

Signature file

For Mac Users
1) Go to Outlook –> Preferences –> Signatures.
2) Copy your existing signature.
Note:
For details on how to create a UBC brand email signature, please visit: http://brand.ubc.ca/working-with-our-brand/email/email-signatures/

3) Click on the + sign to create a new signature and name it “Pride flag.”
4) In the Signature box on the right, paste your existing signature.
5) Copy the Pride flag graphic and paste it below your existing signature
6) Under Choose default signature, select your newly created Pride flag Signature in the drop-down menu beside New messages and Replies/forwards.
7) Close the window.
8) Click on New Email to test that your new default signature is appearing correctly. If it is not, try closing and re-opening Outlook.

For Windows Users
1) Go to File –> Options –> Mail –> Signatures
2) Copy your existing signature in the Edit Signature box.
Note: For details on how to create a UBC brand email signature, please visit: http://brand.ubc.ca/working-with-our-brand/email/email-signatures/
3) Select New to create a new signature. Call it “Pride flag.”
4) In the Edit Signature box, paste your existing signature.
5) Copy the Pride flag graphic and paste it below your existing signature
6) Under Choose default signature, select your newly created Pride flag Signature in the drop-down menu beside New messages and Replies/forwards.
7) Click OK twice to close the windows.
8) Click New Email to test that your new signature is appearing correctly.

Thank you for promoting equity and inclusion at UBC.

UBC Equity Enhancement Fund awarded for diverse projects

UBC’s 2016 Equity Enhancement Fund has been awarded with a total of twenty groups receiving funding. At UBC Okanagan, five groups were awarded a total of $15,000 while at UBC Vancouver 15 groups received a total of $70,000 for new initiatives. Interest in the fund was high and the Equity and Inclusion office received seven proposals from UBC Okanagan and 39 from UBC Vancouver.

“Awarding the Equity Enhancement Funds is one of the annual highlights for our office.  We are pleased at the diversity of the submissions and groups applying for funding. There were applications that showcased partnerships across departments and with community groups, as well as from individual faculty members, staff and students” says Sara-Jane “Thank you to all those who assisted in determining the awards.“

Adjudication committees on both campuses met earlier in the month to choose projects that were closely aligned with the University’s commitment and responsibilities to enhance equity, diversity, inclusion and intercultural understanding at UBC.

Read about the 2016 Equity Enhancement Fund recipients.