Popular Theatre as an Innovative Participatory Approach to Fisherfolk Advocacy for Justice in Barbados

Online/Virtual Event

Speaker: Maria Pena, The University of The West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados Fisherfolk in Barbados are experiencing increasing marginalisation. They are concerned about their apparent invisibility and lack of voice in blue economy, climate change and national social protection initiatives and strategies. Motivated and empowered fisherfolk can instigate and influence change. Empowering fisherfolk for justice advocacy […]

Fostering Trauma Aware Classrooms

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

Do you want to create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment? This 3-part workshop series equips educators with tools to understand the impact of trauma on learning and develop strategies for a compassionate classroom. These workshops were designed to build on one another and we encourage participation in all sessions. That being said, we recognize the reality […]

Radical Re-shifting of Imbalances: 4-part Artist Sharing Series – Coastal Dance Festival

Museum of Anthropology (MOA) 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Radical Re-shifting of Imbalances: 4-part Artist Sharing Series 2025 Coastal Dance Festival Included with MOA admission (free for Indigenous people and students) Artists will share their processes and practices by way of discourse, movement, song, story, and multimedia. The discourse will address Indigenizing spaces by asserting ways of knowing that are embedded in Indigenous song and dance, as well as, preparing oneself […]

Inclusive Professionalism in Medicine

Online/Virtual Event

"As a professional, you need to stay neutral and not advocate.” “Don’t show emotions in a professional environment.” “Avoid wearing bright colours and dangling earrings if you want to look professional.” Chances are you’ve been given advice like this at some point. As our working and learning environments become more diverse, it’s worth questioning which […]

2025 OER Project Showcase and Poster Session

Online/Virtual Event

The UBC OER Project Poster Session will celebrate the innovative work of UBC faculty, students, and staff who have developed open educational resources (OER) projects. The use of OER helps support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials and can allow instructors to provide meaningful, contextualized resources for their students. During this virtual showcase, project […]

Inclusive Teaching Studio: Inclusive Assessment Design

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

Teaching inclusively involves supporting the success of a diverse mix of learners, with different social identities, life experiences and ways of knowing. Students will have different abilities to demonstrate their learning. This requires educators to revise assessment practices that allow for this range of diversity; not one size fits all. In this hands-on workshop, participants […]