Join us to explore UBC’s 24-hectare organic research and production Farm and forest. We’ll learn about Musqueam history and stewardship, climate change and ag research, seed saving as archiving biodiversity, food security, food sovereignty, and what the Farm is doing about global sustainability issues in agriculture. We’ll visit the research…
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The Decolonization Tour highlights site-specific artworks by Indigenous artists and raises questions around issues of place, space and identity. Considering how these works address urgent social and political concerns, we’ll discuss ideas about settler colonialism, decolonization, reconciliation, protocol and the history of UBC’s Vancouver campus, which is located on the…
Leave a CommentBeginning in 1848, the rush for gold prompted large migrations of people to western North America. As miners chased the ever-elusive El Dorado, or “Gold Mountain” 金山, they carried more than their gold pans—they also brought their diverse cultures and outlooks. The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection…
Leave a CommentThough Chinatown and Hogan’s Alley walking tours have long served as accessible, tangible, and engaging ways to share the histories of the neighbourhoods, they are often told in isolation of one another. In partnership, Hogan’s Alley Society and hua foundation are developing a walking tour that moves through both Chinatown…
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