October 24
Diversity and Resilience in the Mind, the Body and the Environment
Join us for a celebratory evening with UBC’s newest University Killam Professors.
UBC vs. Mount Royal: Women’s/Men’s Volleyball (HOME OPENER WEEKEND)
October 20
UBC vs. Mount Royal: Women’s/Men’s Volleyball (HOME OPENER WEEKEND)
Don’t miss the opportunity to cheer on the Women’s and Men’s Volleyball teams before they go back on the road!
Indigenous History Month
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June commemorates Indigenous History Month in Canada. The month encourages people to learn about, appreciate and acknowledge the rich history, heritage, resilience, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across the country.
Featured UBC Events
June 5, 2025 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Book Launch—The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog
Join MOA for this special book launch. Author Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa will read selected excerpts from the book alongside several of the book’s Coast Salish contributors including Debra Sparrow, Janice George and Kerrie Charnley.
June 12, 2025 | 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Decolonization Tour
The Decolonization Tour guided by the Belkin Art Gallery highlights site-specific artworks by Indigenous artists and raises questions around issues of place, space and identity.
June 20, 2025 | 8:30 pm
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day x Summer Solstice
This outdoor screening will be under the summer skies, celebrating Indigenous storytelling and visual brilliance. The event will feature SGaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife), the first-ever film made entirely in the Haida language. Co-directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown, this powerful story brings to life a haunting Haida legend of loss, survival, and transformation.
September 20–21, 2025
ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl Come Toward the Fire Festival
ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl is a festival celebration of Indigenous culture and community presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)—on whose territory the Chan Centre and UBC are located.
UBC Okanagan Events
Interested in Indigenous History Month events happening at UBC’s Okanagan campus?
Visit https://events.ok.ubc.ca/indigenous-history-month/
Featured Community Events
June 1, 2025 | 11:00 am
Family Fun Day: Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
Join the Museum of North Vancouver for a day of family fun! Through storytelling, crafts, language learning and more, connect with the vibrant history of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ Nations, and the North Shore lands we call home.
June 1–30, 2025
National Indigenous History Month at the Vancouver Public Library
Join the celebration by learning more about Indigenous people’s history, lives and cultures, reading books and watching films by Indigenous authors and filmmakers, attending events and exploring resources.
Resources
UBC Resources
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
- Indigenous Research Support Initiative
- Xwi7xwa Guide to Land Acknowledgements
- Acknowledging the Musqueam People at Ceremonies and Events
- Connecting Communities: Principles for Musqueam-UBC Collaboration, by Aaron Lao
- Okanagan campus Declaration of Truth and Reconciliation commitments
- Indigenous Foundations: histories, politics, cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada
- Love, Land & Spirit podcast series
- UBC Learning Circle booklist
- Residential School Timeline
- Kamloops Residential School Timeline
- The Catholic Church and the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement
- Supporting the International Decade of Indigenous Languages
- 5 Arts courses you can take to learn about Indigenous history and culture
- It takes a community to motivate change
- Wellness Drop-ins
Community Resources
Background Information
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples: resources
- National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Final Report
- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples report
- FirstVoices: web-based tools and services designed to support Indigenous people engaged in language archiving, language teaching and culture revitalization
Reference and Style Guides
- Reporting in Indigenous Communities by Duncan McCue
- Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples, by Gregory Younging
- Pronunciation Guide for Indigenous Communities in BC, compiled by Bannock and Butter
Land Acknowledgements
- Beyond territorial acknowledgments, by âpihtawikosisân (Chelsea Vowel)
- Native Land, a living resource to help identify territories, languages, and treaties
- Khelsilem’s Tips for Acknowledging Territory 1.0, by Khelsilem (Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh Úxwumixw)
Working Respectfully with Communities
- Why Aboriginal Peoples Can’t Just “Get Over It”, by Jeffrey J. Schiffer
- Settler Colonialism Primer, by Laura Hurwitz & Shawn Bourque
- Decolonizing practices, workshops designed by Michelle Lorna Nahanee, Squamish
- 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act, adapted from book by Bob Joseph
Other Resources
- Open online course on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
- First Peoples Law, a law firm dedicated to defending and advancing Indigenous Peoples’ Aboriginal title, rights and Treaty rights
- My Ally Bill of Responsibilities, by Lynn Gehl
- Unsettling the Settler Within: Indian Residential Schools, Truth Telling, and Reconciliation in Canada
Are you in a UBC department or student group planning an Indigenous History Month event?
Please connect with us to have your event considered for this page: info.events@ubc.ca.
Pride at UBC
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At UBC, we’re proud to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. Explore the many Pride activities at our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can to do support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion.
Featured UBC Events
UBC Vancouver
- June 3 | 2025 UBC Pride Connect
- June 18 | An Evening in Support of CampOUT!
- June 19 | PrideMind Pride Event
UBC Okanagan
- June 5 | Queer Zine Fair
If your department or unit is planning an event and would like it featured on this page, please contact us at info.events@ubc.ca.
Featured Community Events
Vancouver
- August (tbc) | Vancouver Pride Parade
Okanagan
- May 30–June 30 | Kelowna Pride Month
Resources and Initiatives
Positive Space
Positive Space campaign is a university-wide initiative intended to raise awareness and visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, trans and queer students, staff, faculty, alumni and allies at UBC.
Gender Diversity at UBC
At UBC, we are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming campus environment for all our sexual and gender diverse students, faculty, staff and community members. Learn about different aspects of gender diversity or find information about UBC’s systems.
SOGI UBC
SOGI UBC seeks to nurture an inclusive culture, workplace and learning environment for faculty, staff and students in the Faculty of Education and across other faculties and institutions that seek to develop inclusive climates and practices.
Student Groups
Gears and Queers
Gears and Queers is a club comprised of LGBTQ2SIA+ engineers and allies. They are dedicated to creating an open, accepting space for queer engineering students at UBC.
UBC Okanagan EngiQueers
A UBC Students’ Union Okanagan club that provides a safe space for LGBTQ2SIA+ students, specifically focused on engineering students and allies.
UBCSUO Pride Resource Centre
The student-run Pride Resource Centre works to create a social atmosphere within UBC Okanagan to foster discussion and awareness on campus of sexual and gender diversity.
UBC Pride Collective
The Pride Collective is an AMS resource group that offers educational and social services dealing with sexual and gender diversity to the UBC community.
UBC Students Against Bigotry
UBC Students Against Bigotry seeks to promote freedom of expression and empower those whose safety or dignity are threatened.
Of Interest
- CampOUT! turns 15
- Spencer Britten marks Asian Heritage Month and Pride Month with recital Memoirs of a Gaysian
- Beyond the Books — Alumni Insights with Aydin Quach
- Mind the InfoGap: Uncovering cultural bias in Wikipedia
- Queer nightlife and the pursuit of joy
- Gay dads have an image problem
- Dr. Jessica Lougheed wants to better understand our emotions
- It’s getting better for trans, bisexual and gay youth – but there’s still room to improve
- School connectedness critical for transgender and gender-diverse youth mental well-being
- Why “sexual inconsistency” can make unhappy relationships
- Thinking about polyamory? You’re not the only one
- Learn about history of Canadian Pride: https://www.queerevents.ca/canada/pride/history#queerdates
- Learn about the numerous Pride flags for different 2SLGBTQIA+ communities: https://equity.ubc.ca/pride-flags/
- UBC is a member of Pride at Work. UBC community members can benefit from Pride at Work learning, leadership, and networking opportunities.
International Transgender Day of Visibility
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March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an intentional opportunity to celebrate and recognize the valuable contributions of trans community members – and reflect on how we can all contribute to trans inclusion.
Read a reflection from the AVP, Equity and Inclusion on addressing inequities and advancing excellence.
Featured UBC events
March 31, 2025 | 4:30 pm
Trans Day of Visibility: In Loss, In Love, In Liberation
Hosted by the Trallard and UBC OutLaws
In person (UBC Vancouver)
March 31, 2025 | 11:00 am
TDOV Community Drop In
Hosted by the UBC Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office
In person (UBC Vancouver)
UBC Vancouver
March 31, 2025
Raising of the transgender flag
Hosted by UBC Ceremonies & Events
Please note: there is no public event associated with this initiative
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Plaza (map)
March 31, 2025
Lighting of the Ladner Clock Tower
Hosted by UBC Campus + Community Planning
The Ladner Clock Tower will be lighted in blue, pink and white colours of the transgender flag
Ladner Clock Tower (map)
UBC Okanagan
March 31, 2025
Raising of the transgender flag
Hosted by UBC Ceremonies & Events
Please note: there is no public event associated with this initiative
UBCO Central Courtyard at the Flag Poles (map)
March 31, 2025
Trans Day of Visibility resource booth
Hosted by UBC Equity and Inclusion Office
The Commons (COM) – Sawchuk Family Theatre (Engagement Theatre) (map)
Featured community events
Resources
“I am a transgender individual. What resources are available to me?”
- Gender Diversity Knowledge Base
- The Pride Collective at UBC | LGBTQ+ Resource Centre
- UBC Sexual Violence Prevention and Response
- Trans Mentorship Program
- The UBC Trans & Non-Binary Student Guide
- Trans, Two-spirit, and Gender Diversity Task Force
- Trans Inclusion Support
- Supports for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Faculty and Staff at UBC
- Queer Staff and Faculty Collective
- 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations and projects from SOGI UBC
- External resources and support services for trans individuals
“I want to be an ally to Transgender People. What can I do?”
- Show Your Support as an Ally
- Gender Diversity Knowledge Base
- Positive Space Campaign
- Towards More Trans-Inclusive Classrooms: An Introduction (PDF)
- Supporting Transgender and Gender-Diverse Faculty and Staff at UBC (for managers, CWL required)
- Preparing Human Resources to Create a Gender-Inclusive Workplace at UBC
- Tips for Allies of Transgender People | GLAAD
Stay Connected
Online: equity.ubc.ca
Twitter: @UBCequity
Are you in a UBC department or student group planning an International Transgender Day of Visibility event?
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International Women’s Day
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International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8 to recognize and celebrate cis and trans women’s achievements, challenge biases, and reflect on and advance efforts towards greater gender equality. UBC is committed to gender equity and inclusion of all women. By challenging and calling out gender bias and inequality, we can all help create a more inclusive UBC.
Across research, education, and university services and student life, women at UBC are making a difference in the lives of others every day. Explore stories of achievement, events, and community resources.
Read a reflection from the AVP, Equity and Inclusion on addressing inequities and advancing excellence.
Featured UBC Events
March 6, 2025 | 12:00 pm
alumni UBC Careers: Accelerate Action for International Women’s Day 2025
With pandemic setbacks and discontinued EDI programs impacting gender equity, we must accelerate action to advance women’s rights and empowerment. Attend this webinar on March 6 to ensure we all attain a more equitable future.
March 13–16, 2025
INDOCHINO U SPORTS Women’s & Men’s Final 8 Basketball Championships
This exciting event marks the first time in U SPORTS history that a single university will play host to both the Women’s and Men’s Final 8 basketball tournaments at the same time, culminating in the national championship games.
Featured Community Events
March 8, 2025 | 1:00 pm
International Women’s Day March Vancouver
Join the march to celebrate, amplify, and fight alongside the diversity of women in our community to achieve equity and create awareness of issues self-identifying women in Vancouver face.
March 5–9, 2025
Gender Equity in Media Festival
This festival provides a platform for challenging gender inequity and the lack of diversity in the screen-based media industry through a combination of film screenings, discussions, professional development and networking opportunities.
Resources and Support
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Please connect with us to have your event considered for this page info.events@ubc.ca.
Ramadan
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The sighting of the crescent moon marks the beginning of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Ramadan, a month of fasting, is observed by some 1.6 billion Muslims all over the world. During the month of Ramadan, most Muslims refrain from food and drink, smoking, and sexual activity from dawn to dusk.
Throughout Ramadan, student clubs are hosting events and activities, including iftars, prayers, and other celebrations to mark the month. See the details of all the events below.
Learn more about Ramadan.
Featured UBC events
Multiple dates | 8:00 pm or 9:00 pm
Ramadan: Taraweeh hosted by the UBC Muslim Student Association
Please join the UBC Muslim Students’ Association for Taraweeh starting at 8pm or 9pm to 11pm at the Place Vanier Ballroom.
Multiple dates | 6:00 pm or 7:30 pm
Ramadan: Community Iftar hosted by UBC Muslim Student Association
Please join the UBC Muslim Students’ Association for Community Iftar starting 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Place Vanier Ballroom.
Multiple dates | 7:00 pm
Ramadan: Iftar and Social/Discussion hosted by Karvan UBC
Please join Karvan UBC for an Iftar and Social/Discussion from 5:30pm to 11pm in the Brock Commons South Community Room 4104 (March 8, 14 and 29) and the Life Collegium (March 16).
Multiple dates | 7:00 pm
Ramadan: Iftar and Discussion hosted by the Thaqalayn Muslim Association of UBC
Please join the Thaqalayn Muslim Association of UBC for an Iftar and Discussion from 5:30pm to 10pm at Place Vanier (March 13) and the Life Collegium (March 20 and 27).
March 11 | 6:00 pm
Ramadan: Afghan Iftar hosted by Islamic Relief at UBC
Please join Islamic Relief at UBC for an Afghan Iftar on Tuesday, March 11 at 6 PM at the Brock Commons South Community Room 4104. Tickets are $14.
March 23 | 5:00 pm
Ramadan: Grand Iftar hosted by Islamic Relief at UBC
Please join Islamic Relief at UBC for a Grand Iftar on Thursday, March 23 from 5:00pm to 8:30pm at the Great Hall in the AMS Nest. Tickets are $25. The event will include a lecture, dinner and opportunities to donate to support those in need around the world.
Are you in a UBC department or student group planning a Ramadan event?
Please connect with us to have your event considered for this page info.events@ubc.ca.
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
January 29 marks the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. This date was designated by the Canadian government to honour the survivors and victims of the hate-motivated attack that took place at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Sainte-Foy, Quebec in 2017. Six men were killed and 19 others were injured at their place of worship. January 29 serves as an important reminder of the need to stand up against Islamophobia and all forms of racism and hate.
In solidarity with the survivors of this attack and in remembrance of the victims, the Green Square Campaign seeks to honour those who lost their lives. The green square symbolizes the green carpets in the Mosque where the victims last stood. All are encouraged to wear a green square to stand against Islamophobia.
Featured events
January 29, 2025
Lighting the Ladner clock tower
The Ladner clock tower at UBC Vancouver will light up green to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia.
Access resources
- Introduction to Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Discrimination (PDF)
- Introduction to UBC’s Human Rights Obligations & Discrimination Policy (PDF)
- Resources on Combatting Islamophobia
- Green Square Campaign
- UBC Thaqalayn Muslim Association Chaplain
- Muslim Students’ Association Chaplain
Find community
- UBC Thaqalayn Muslim Association
- Muslim Students’ Association
- Black Muslim Collective (Instagram)
- Islamic Relief @ UBC
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Black History Month
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February is Black History Month. While we should celebrate Black history and excellence every day, this is an opportunity for a focused, intentional and elevated reflection and recognition of Black history and achievement – and the many historical and contemporary contributions of Black Canadians, Black British Columbians and Black students, faculty and staff at UBC.
Featured UBC Events
January 30, 2025
Black Excellence in STEM Speaker Series: Trauma-informed approaches in the design and evaluation of digital health solutions with Dr. Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai
Dr. Abdulai conducts research on health informatics, human-computer interaction and health technology design. His program of research seeks to explore how principles of human-computer interaction and trauma-informed care approaches can be leveraged to address inequities in sexual and reproductive health access for marginalized populations. He primarily conducts informatics-related research on endometriosis-associated sexual pains, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual health-related stigma.
February 1–29, 2025
Lighting the Ladner clock tower and University Commons
To raise visibility of and recognize Black History Month, the Ladner Clock Tower and University Commons outside of the AMS Nest will be lit up in red, yellow and green.
February 3, 2025
Black Excellence in STEM Speaker Series: Breathing Water in a Warming World: an Overview of the Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT) with Dr. Daniel Pauly
Dr. Daniel Pauly is a world-renowned fisheries scientist. He is currently the Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us initiative, a large research project devoted to identifying and quantifying global fisheries trends. He is also a Killam professor at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.
February 6, 2025
From Radical Empathy to The Roots of Racism: How Positionality Impacts Research
Dr. Terri Givens will describe her research on immigration and race politics, and how it was informed by her family’s story, growing up in Spokane, Washington, and her experiences as a leader in academe.
February 13, 2025
Reading Shakespeare While Black
Who does Shakespeare—or, for that matter, any artifact of “Western cultures”—belong to? How might examining what Black writers, artists, and critics have done with Shakespeare not only expand our understanding of Shakespeare and his legacy, but also our appreciation of the complex ways that Black people use Shakespeare in their artists, intellectual, and political projects?
Join Dr. Dennis Britton in a conversation not only about Shakespeare, but also about what is to be gained by examining how racialized peoples use cultural artifacts that are assumed to belong to white culture.
February 13, 2025
Black Excellence in STEM Speaker Series: Bold Strides Forward – Non-traditional career pathways with Dr. Love-Ese Chile
Love-Ese is known for mobilizing research to drive meaningful change. Her approach is rooted in values of innovation, accessibility, and impact, incorporating storytelling to facilitate stakeholder dialogues.
She founded Regenerative Waste Labs, a research consultancy to support innovators in upcycling organic waste into circular products, where she led projects spanning biomaterials, climate adaptation policy, and the circular bioeconomy.
Now, Love-Ese is the manager of the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network (BCACARN). In her role, she leads a multi-institution network working to increase the climate resiliency of BC’s agricultural sector. Her team delivers knowledge mobilization events, develops plain-language research communications, and oversees the planning and execution of projects that build partnerships across research institutions, government, and industry.
February 14, 2025
Love In Colour – A Panel Event
The Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) and the UBC Black Student Union invite you to Love In Colour, a thought-provoking panel exploring the beauty, challenges, and transformative power of love within the Black community. Discussions will cover relationships, self-love, family dynamics, and connection.
This event is open to all Black individuals, regardless of background or affiliation. Bring your questions for the interactive Q&A session at the end.
February 15, 2025
Advancing Anti-Racism and Resilience through Mentorship and Leadership: A BCBELA Black Leaders Symposium
This one-day symposium in partnership with UBC Connects and the BC Black Educational Leaders Association, will bring together racialized leaders, community advocates, and allies from diverse sectors and communities to engage in impactful conversations about equity and inclusion.
February 26, 2025
Black Excellence in STEM Speaker Series: Unravelling the mathematics for single cell dynamics with Dr. Anotida Madzvamuse
Dr. Madzvamuse recently joined the University of British Columbia as a Full Professor in the Department of Mathematics in October 2022. Before that, he was Professor of Mathematical and Computational Biology at the University of Sussex (2006 – 2022: rising from Assistant, Associate to Professor).
His research lies at the interface between fundamental disciplines (mathematics, numerical analysis, physics, scientific computing) and experimental sciences (developmental, cellular and plant biology, biomedicine) and seeks to propose, develop, analyse and simulate new mathematical and computational approaches applied to experimental sciences
February 28, 2025
Black Entrepreneurship and Research Symposium
This symposium brings together business leaders, academics, and policy makers committed to ongoing advocacy for Black entrepreneurship to discuss and initiate actionable policy changes.
Are you in a UBC department or student group planning a Black History Month event?
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UBC Okanagan Events
Looking for UBC Okanagan Black History Month events or resources?
Visit https://events.ok.ubc.ca/black-history-month/
Featured Community Events
February 2025
Black History Month Events, BC Black History Awareness Society
Join the BC Black History Awareness Society for five public events that recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of historical and contemporary people of African descent.
Are you community group planning a Black History Month event?
Please connect with us to have your event considered for this page info.events@ubc.ca.
Resources and Support
UBC Community Groups
- UBC Black Students Union
- UBCO African Caribbean Student Club
- UBC Black Caucus
- IBPOC Connections
- IBPOC STEM Network
- Colour Connected Against Racism
- Centre for Culture, Identity and Education
- Black Muslim Collective
- UBC Black Law Students’ Association
- UBC African Awareness Initiative
- UBC Black Graduate Student’s Network (BGSN)
Of Interest
Illustrations: blackillustrations.com
Lunar New Year
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Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays for many Asian communities in Canada and around the world. The holiday represents new beginnings and the renewal of good health, happiness, and prosperity.
Celebrate the Year of the Snake and engage with these events and programs happening across the university and in the community.
Featured UBC events
UBC Vancouver
January 25–26, 2025 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Lunar New Year Market
UBC Botanical Garden’s Lunar New Year Market is back for a third year with local makers, artists, crafters and food trucks.
June 29, 2025
UBC Concert Winds
The School of Music is thrilled to present this vibrant program which includes the Canadian Premiere of “Celebration” by Chinese-American composer Gao Hong. This work, first performed by the U.S. Marine Band, blends traditional Chinese instruments with wind band music.
January 29, 2025
Lunar New Year at the Nest
Enjoy affordable bites, performances, and more. Presented in collaboration with the Department of Asian Studies.
UBC Okanagan
January 31, 2025 | 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Chinese and Korean Lunar New Year Celebration
Come and participate in fun cultural quizzes and games, with a chance to win prizes, and enjoy exciting performances with Chinese songs and K-pop dancing.
Featured community events
January 25, 2025
Lucky Red Decorations
Ring in the new year by crafting your own lucky red decorations to bring home in a fun afternoon of family-friendly drop-in crafting!
January 27 – Feb 17, 2025
Lunarfest 2025
LunarFest Vancouver 2025 is an annual festival that welcomes the new year with a variety of activities for all ages. The theme for 2025 is “Fluidity in Diversity”.
Feb 1–2, 2025
Year of the Snake at the Chinese Canadian Museum
On both days, drop-in for free Chinese New Year treat sampling, Year of the Snake-themed crafts, and Chinese board games. On Saturday, February 1st, join us for a special Lunar New Year Cantonese storytime; and on Sunday, February 2nd, after the Chinatown Parade, celebrate at the museum with some artisanal ice cream and balloon art!
February 2, 2025
University Neighbourhood Association Annual Lunar New Year Celebrations
This free event includes: traditional snacks and teas, Chinese and Korean cultural performances, and traditional activities and crafts for all ages
Are you in a UBC department or student group planning a Lunar New Year event?
Please connect with us to have your event considered for this page info.events@ubc.ca.
This year’s Lunar New Year illustration was created by the talented Yuka Sasagawa, Communication Designer in UBC’s Brand and Marketing team
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
In 2005, the United Nations designated January 27 as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
This day commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp that took place in 1945 and honours the memory of the victims and the survivors of the Holocaust (the Shoah).
6 million people of Jewish identity and millions of others were killed in the Holocaust, including those targeted based on their ability, ethnicity, religious and political beliefs, and/or sexual orientation (for example, people with disabilities, 2SLGTBQIA+ people, Roma, Black people, Slavic people and Jehova’s witnesses).
This day presents an opportunity to remember and educate current and future generation about the past, to honour the victims of the Holocaust, and, amid a rise in antisemitism and waning knowledge of this history, actively challenge hatred and discrimination in all its forms.
Featured events
January 20–24, 2025
Holocaust Education Week 2025 hosted by Hillel BC
Registration required for all events. Details available on Instagram (@hillel.bc)
- January 20–24: Shoah: How Was It Humanly Possible? (Yad Vashem Exhibit)
- January 20: Lunch and Learn: The Holocaust in the Middle East
- January 20: Coffee Conversations: Corrie ten Boom & the Righteous Among the Nations
- January 21: Imprint: Author Claire Sicherman on Healing Intergenerational Trauma
- January 22: Reading of the Names Led by AEPi
- January 23: Fireside Chat with Holocaust Survivor & UBC Psych Professor Emeritus, Dr. Peter Suedfeld on Trauma & Resilience
- January 24: Shabbat Dinner with Honoured Guests: Holocaust Survivors
January 27, 2025
Lighting the Ladner clock tower
The Ladner clock tower at UBC Vancouver will light up yellow to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Access resources
- Introduction to Anti-Jewish Discrimination (PDF)
- Introduction to UBC’s Human Rights Obligations & Discrimination Policy (PDF)
- Jewish Chaplain at UBC Vancouver
- Canadian Holocaust Resources
- Facts about the Holocaust, UNESCO
- Education about the Holocaust and genocide, UNESCO
Find community
- Hillel BC
- Jewish Faculty Network (National)
- UBC Chapter: jfnetwor@gmail.com
- Independent Jewish Voices (National)
- UBC Chapter: Instagram | ubc@ijvcanada.org
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