Abolish Border Imperialism: Climate Migration, Racial Capitalism, and Empire

Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We are pleased to welcome writer and organizer Harsha Walia on April 6th for a talk on climate migration, racial capitalism, and border imperialism. Harsha Walia has been involved in community-based […]

Queer Worldmaking in Mental Health

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About the Talk Dr. Meera Dhebar will review traditional cis-heteronormative colonialist assumptions embedded within the discourses and professional practice of mental health systems. She will discuss the centering of queer of […]

What do East Asian Buddhists call their books and why?

C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Almost all scholars of East Asian Buddhism refer to Buddhists’ books as either the “Three Baskets” or the “canon”. But either term denotes a collection of thousands of individual books, […]

Free

IBPOC Voices: A Conversation with Jorden Hendry

Online/Virtual Event

The Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the Faculty of Medicine invites you to join us in a conversation with Jorden Hendry. Jorden Hendry is Tsimshian/settler and a member […]

Inclusive Teaching: Inclusive Syllabus Studio – April 19, 2023

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Please note, this session will be held in-person in the IKBLC Seminar Room 2.22. Pre-registration is required.  Teaching inclusively involves supporting the success of a diverse mix of learners, with […]

UBC Pre-Med Diversity Symposium

Online/Virtual Event

​​The UBC Pre-Med Diversity Symposium is an annual faculty-sponsored event designed to encourage people from all walks of life to apply to medical school. This event is tailored to potential […]

Free

Increasing the Accessibility of Video

Online/Virtual Event

This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. How to make video more accessible? Captions, ASL, descriptive video…. it can be overwhelming. During […]