{"id":1322,"date":"2015-03-06T12:44:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T19:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2015-03-06T12:45:21","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T19:45:21","slug":"rule-out-racism-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/2015\/03\/06\/rule-out-racism-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Rule Out Racism 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/files\/2015\/03\/Rule-Out-Racism-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Rule Out Racism banner\" width=\"607\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/files\/2015\/03\/Rule-Out-Racism-banner.jpg 607w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/files\/2015\/03\/Rule-Out-Racism-banner-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/files\/2015\/03\/Rule-Out-Racism-banner-500x194.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/>Rule Out Racism is a week-long series of events that focuses on the need for greater literacy and conversation about race and racism within the UBC community in Okanagan and Vancouver. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cthis is what anti-racism looks like,\u201d and all events are from March 16-20. There are a wide range of events, from workshops, to panel discussions, to film screenings.<\/p>\n<p>This year there will also be an evening featuring art that raises awareness about experiences of racism. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/2015\/02\/20\/intercultural-u-2015\/\">Intercultural U<\/a> is organized by UBC Equity Ambassadors and will have many interesting performers and featuring different types of art. Like all other events that are a part of Rule out Racism it is free to attend and open to everyone. Find out <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/2015\/02\/20\/intercultural-u-2015\/\">who is performing<\/a> at Intercultural U and register <a href=\"http:\/\/diversity.ubc.ca\/intercultural-u\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rule Out Racism week is held in recognition of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which is observed annually on March 21. See below for a full list of events during Rule Out Racism 2015. Read more about each workshop and register at <a href=\"http:\/\/diversity.ubc.ca\/rule-out-racism-ubcv\/\">diversity.ubc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Intercultural Fluency, Diversity, and International Peoples at UBC. <\/em><\/strong>Presentation on March 16, 12.30 \u2013 2pm, in Irving K Barber Learning Centre.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Let\u2019s Talk About Racism In Residence. <\/em><\/strong>Presentation on March 17, 12.30 \u2013 2pm, in Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Where are we in the world? <\/em><\/strong>Film screening on March 18, 12 \u2013 1 pm, in Neville Scarfe Building<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anti-Racism Toolbox Workshops<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>When standing in front of the room is not enough: Facilitation skills for difficult conversations. <\/em><\/strong>Presentation on March 18, 11 am \u2013 12 pm, in the Food, Nutrition and Health Building.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>More than Hammer and Nails: Having Difficult Conversations and Building Allyship. <\/em><\/strong>Workshop on March 18, 2 \u2013 4 pm, in Buchanan Building Block D.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Addressing Racism: from deer in the headlights to effective engagement. <\/em><\/strong><strong>Workshop on <\/strong>March 18, 2 \u2013 4 pm, in Buchanan Building Block D.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cultural competency in a diverse classroom: Critical analysis and practice. <\/em><\/strong>Workshop on March 18, 2 \u2013 4 pm, in Buchanan Building Block D.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Revealing Conversations: an engaging tool for generating safe, meaningful discussions. <\/em><\/strong>Workshop on March 18, 2.30 \u2013 3.30, in Buchanan Building Block D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Intercultural U.<\/em><\/strong> Evening of art and awareness on March 19, 6 \u2013 8 pm, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall at the First Nations Longhouse. <a href=\"http:\/\/diversity.ubc.ca\/intercultural-u\/\">Register<\/a> to ensure you get food.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Value of Freedom: Academics VS. Expression. <\/em><\/strong>Panel Discussion on March 20, 10 am \u2013 12 pm, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maps.ubc.ca\/?337\">First Nations Longhouse (Wayfinding at UBC)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Drawing from their own experiences and reflecting upon recent media attention on the topic, faculty will discuss the issues raised when engaging with controversial issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rule Out Racism is a week-long series of events that focuses on the need for greater literacy and conversation about race and racism within the UBC community in Okanagan and Vancouver. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cthis is what anti-racism looks &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/2015\/03\/06\/rule-out-racism-2015\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23597,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83199,576,1096385],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-equity-ambassadors","category-events","category-race-ethnicity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23597"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1324,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1322\/revisions\/1324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}