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Activism in the Age of Cancel Culture

How do we create a space in activism (social media and otherwise) that emphasizes learning and growth? Many of us are aware of incidents of people being ‘canceled’ in social or professional circles – whether it be online, on social media, or in person– but what is “cancel culture?” Is it actually promoting change? How […]

Contested Spaces, Contested Impact: 2022 Symposium on Global Community Engagement

ORICE will host the 2022 Symposium on Global Community Engagement on Thursday, March 10th, 2022.  The theme of the symposium for this year is “Contested Spaces, Contested Impact”, and we invite students at all academic levels to present on their community engaged scholarship. The deadline for concurrent session presentations, workshops, dialogues etc. is Sunday Feb 6th and 11:59pm PST.

Institution-led Social Reform and Justice: Modernizing Gender Expression on Government-Issued ID

Please register for this webinar in advance to receive the Zoom link. The current policies for gender expression on BC government-issued ID are an example of a decade long effort in behavioural, intellectual and social change management. Join SPPGA Adjunct Professor Natasha Thambirajah, Dr. Daniel L Metzger, and Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity Grace Lore […]

A Moment of Collective Reflection on Gender+

Date: September 27, 2022 from 12:00-1:00pm Location: Buchanan B318 (UBC Wayfinding) This event is open to all students, staff, faculty, community members and other Gender+ allies. Research that undertakes gender and sex analysis can be powerful for understanding the lived, material realities of gender and sexual difference. Feminist and gender studies have pushed academic research […]

What About Gender+? Intersectional Research Design in Practice Workshop

Date: Tuesday November 22, 2022 Time: 12:00-1:00pm PST Format: Zoom meeting About the Event Using a gender+ lens can help deepen our research findings by considering how gender and sex can produce differential experiences and are shaped by broader structures of power. Having an interest in intersectional modes of analysis, however, is often much simpler […]