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Richmond Centre for Disability – Information Session

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The Richmond Centre for Disability is hosting an information session on January 16, 2012 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm explaining their Youth Engagement & Achievement Project and their involvement in the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Their goal is to invite more youth (with or without disabilities; from age 16 – 30) to join their Youth Group for its fun and empowering activities and courses, and to assist youth with disabilities (from age 14-25) who are interested in taking on the bronze level of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Continue reading →

January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC!

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Stopping sexual assault is everyone’s responsibility. As friends, relatives, lovers and neighbours there are important and concrete actions we can take to raise awareness and stop violence.

January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) – a UBC community initiative developed to raise awareness across campus about the issues behind sexual assault and violence. Our focus is a positive one, inspiring people to realise that we can all play a role in putting an end to sexual assault.

Get Involved!

A range of SAAM activities and events are held across the UBC Campus during January. You can take part in SAAM by hosting an event, attending one of our events or downloading and sharing our helpful resources.

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

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December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

This date marks the day that  an armed man walked into an Engineering class at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, taking the lives of 14 women because he believed they were responsible for his failure to gain entrance to the school. He believed that feminists ruined his chances because of affirmative action in universities.

If you didn’t get a chance to attend the UBC memorial service held on Thursday 29 November, there are still a series of activities to help mark the day, remember those that lost their lives and remind us that violence against women continues in Canada and around the world.

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Staff and students awarded for access and diversity achievements

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Two members of the UBC Access and Diversity community have recently received well-deserved recognition for their achievements, receiving awards highlighting the important role they play in advancing access and diversity across UBC.  The Access and Diversity team would like to publicly congratulate both Dr. Ruth Warick and Student Bowen Tang for their much appreciated contributions!

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Seasonal Support for Single Parents

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It’s that time of year again!

UBC’s Access and Diversity is looking to provide extra support to our single parent students who are struggling financially this holiday season.  If you celebrate a seasonal event and are interested in receiving a gift of financial support, please let us know by Monday, November 19th 2012.

Depending on demand, a lottery may be run to determine who will receive a financial gift.

Contact: CJ Rowe

Email: cj.rowe@ubc.ca

Tel: 604 822 2415

All information shared will be kept confidential by Access and Diversity’s staff.

Be More Than a Bystander

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We’ve all overheard comments that make us cringe but few of us intervene.  That’s not good enough for a group of UBC football players.  This fall, they are not only planning to speak up, but the students-athletes are also asking others to do the same… Find our more about this program by visiting this year’s back to school UBC Reports article and by visiting Access & Diversity here.

Vancouver Queer Film Festival

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For 11 days, from August 16th until the 26th 2012, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings the very best in queer independent cinema from around the world to Vancouver. As the city’s second largest film festival, they privilege creative innovation and audience experience.

Each summer, this celebrated event brings people together to watch incredible films, talk to filmmakers and artists, engage in scintillating discussions, experience unexpected performances and paint the town pink!

For more information about the Festival visit http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/.

 

Madness + Mobility: The art of inclusion

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Visit Gallery Gachet between July 6th and July 29th 2012 for an art show and a series of programs by artists Melodie Acero, Dean Bennett, Lavinia Chu, & Carmen Papalia.

Related programs (all programs are free and open to the public):

  • Artists’ panel discussion: Melodie Acero, Dean Bennett, and Lavinia Chu with Gabriella Solti, Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 6:30pm
  • Cutting the Disability out of Disability Arts, a talk by and Q/A session with social practice artist Carmen Papalia, Friday July 27 at 5:30pm
  • Blind Field Shuttle, a participatory performance by Carmen Papalia presented first time in Vancouver, Friday July 27 at 6:30pm. The public is invited to participate in a non-visual art walk in the city led by Carmen Papalia starting and ending at Gallery Gachet.
  • Writing through the Body, a three hour workshop led by Carmen Papalia that will introduce participants to a number of strategies for addressing their bodies in their autobiographical writings. Saturday July 28 at 1:00pm. Free and open to writers at all level. Registration required. Please RSVP: programming@gachet.org

Gallary Gachet is located at 88 East Cordova, Vancouver, BC. Please check the website for hours.