END OF TERM RECAP: Thank you to students, volunteers, colleagues, and partners! ¡Gracias!
We are extremely thankful to all of our students, volunteers, partners, liaisons, and supporters. We couldn’t have made it through…
RETRO Spanish for Community: Atreverse/Atravesar: Living Experiences of Latin American LGBTQ Refugees
RETRO Spanish for Community: Atreverse/Atravesar (To Dare/To Cross): Living Experiences of Latin American LGBTQ Refugees: a 2019 Spanish for Community (SfC)…
DAYS OF THE WHALE EVENT RECAP: Street Art, Community, & Medellin!
Thank you to all who attended our film screening and panel discussion! The event was a big success! On April…
Statement on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School
“We were heartbroken to learn of the confirmation of the burial site of 215 children on the grounds of the…
FUNDRAISER UPDATE: ¡Gracias! Thank you donors! You helped us reach, and surpass, our fundraising goal of $3,500!
¡Gracias! Thank you to the amazing SPAN 302 students that organized the fundraiser! Thank you so much to each individual…
Meet Our SfC 2021 Translation Team!
We are thrilled to announce our 2021 Translation Team, a group of professional, enthusiastic, talented, and truly generous students working on…
Dr. Maria Carbonetti brings Spanish for Community’s experiential learning community projects to the virtual sphere!
We are thankful to be included in the French, Hispanic & Italian Studies (FHIS) Newsletter. ¡Gracias! Full story here: “Spanish for…
Meet Gabriela Lopez Gonzalez, SPAN 302 Translation Team Coordinator, Ratón de biblioteca
My name is Gabriela. I’m a recent Accounting graduate from the UBC Sauder School of Business. Throughout my career I…
Meet Eitan Feiger, English/Spanish Workshop Facilitator, Translation Team Member, Ratón de biblioteca
My name is Eitan and I hail from San Francisco. I’m in the Faculty of Arts and looking forward to…
Meet Katie Marchant, English/Spanish Workshop Facilitator, Translation Team Member, Ratón de biblioteca
My name is Katie Marchant and I have just completed my second year. I plan to major in French and…
Meet Lorantiya Fernando-Geekiyanage, 2021 SfC Student Liaison, Collingwood Neighborhood House
Hi everyone! My name is Lorantiya and I am a recent graduate from UBC after majoring in psychology and minoring…
Meet Sophie Chevalier, SfC Translation Team Member
Hey everyone! My name is Sophie and I am in my 4th year majoring in Environment & Sustainability, and minoring…
Meet Hannah Penner, SfC Translation Team Member
My name is Hannah. I am currently in my second year and plan on majoring in Sociology and minoring in…
Meet Cristina Lee, 2021 SfC Translation Team Student Coordinator
My name is Cristina. I’m currently a 5th year majoring in Linguistics. I’m involved in my department in two ways….
Meet Michael Cunanan, 2021 SfC Student Liaison, Fundación Ratón de Biblioteca
Hi everyone. My name is Michael, but when I speak Spanish I usually call myself Miguel. I am Filipino-Canadian, meaning that…
MEET OUR PANELIST: Catalina Arroyave Restrepo, Colombian screenwriter & director
Catalina Arroyave Restrepo is a Colombian screenwriter, director, actor trainer and teacher. She is the co-founder of Rara Colectivo Audiovisual,…
EVENT REMINDER: Los días de la ballena (Days of the whale) Online screening & talk with the director
Days of the Whale: Street Art and Power in Medelllin, Colombia A virtual screening & panel discussion with the director…
MEET OUR PANELIST: Santiago Rodas, Colombian writer & muralist
Santiago Rodas Quintero is a Colombian writer, muralist, and “grafitero.” He has published several books such as Gestual (2014), Trampas…
UPCOMING EVENT: Los días de la ballena (Days of the whale) Online screening & talk with the director
Days of the Whale: Street Art and Power in Medelllin, Colombia A virtual screening & panel discussion with the director…
FUNDRAISER REMINDER: Help Community Library “Villa de Guadalupe” (Medellin, Colombia)
Please Help Community Library “Villa Guadalupe” in Medellin, Colombia: GO FUND ME Students from Spanish for Community, Span 302 class…