The full-time human rights advisor role will provide fair and impartial support to students, faculty and staff who may have concerns related to discrimination at UBC Okanagan.
In many circumstances, raising discrimination concerns can be extremely difficult. When someone has the courage to bring those concerns forward, I want to recognize that and do what I can to support that individual, whether it be by creating a safe space for discussion, making sure that person has a good support network, or by taking further action to address their concerns.
On Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, we are proud to uplift transgender (trans) and non-binary community members at UBC and celebrate their strength, resilience and joy.
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an intentional opportunity to celebrate and recognize the valuable contributions of trans community members. Explore events, find community and access resources.
International Women’s invites us to celebrate the progress made on gender equity and inclusion, but also to acknowledge the ever-present local and global forces acting against these goals. Today, let’s take time to recognize and appreciate the presence and accomplishments of cis and trans women – across ethnoracial identity, ability, and sexual orientation – who, in the face of persistent challenges, inspire us to sustain and build on efforts we have made towards achieving ever-more expansive gender-based equity and inclusion.
On occasion of the annual Pink Shirt Day, Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to the importance of courage in exercising leadership and fostering respectful and inclusive environments.
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia provides us with an opportunity honour the survivors and victims and to reaffirm our commitments to addressing Islamophobia and other forms of discrimination.
January 29 has been designated by the Canadian government as the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia – an opportunity to honour the survivors and victims of a violent hate-motivated attack on Muslim worshipers at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Sainte-Foy, Quebec in 2017. It is also a day to commit to ongoing efforts to combat Islamophobia in all of its manifestations from biased and bigoted attitudes, to individual and systemic acts of discrimination, to hate-motivated violence.
The Equity & Inclusion Office (EIO) joins students, faculty, and staff in expressing care and concern for those experiencing and/or witnessing immeasurable loss and grief as a consequence of the Israel-Palestine conflict and ongoing war.
Through this ongoing difficult time, the EIO continues to provide confidential advising and community capacity building to promote safety, dignity and equity in learning and working environments.
