BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Office of Regional and International Community Engagement//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://orice.ubc.ca/events/event/ X-WR-CALDESC:Office of Regional and International Community Engagement - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211206T2020Z-1638822009.077-EO-26893-43@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260910T115740Z CREATED:20210322T235746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T010100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210326T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210326T180000 SUMMARY: Work in Progress: Gender justice\, Community\, and COVID-19 DESCRIPTION: Engage in conversation with community partner organizations an d members from the UBC community to share\, discuss\, and reflect on what i t means to be a woman. From March 22nd-25th follow UBC ORICE on Instagram a s we connect with women across the world and learn about the work they are doing in their communities and the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Engage in conversation with community partner organizations a nd members from the UBC community to share\, discuss\, and reflect on what it means to be a woman. From March 22nd-25th follow UBC ORICE on Instagram as we connect with women across the world and learn about the work they are doing in their communities and the impact that COVID-19 has had on their w ork. On March 26th join in the conversation\, in a virtual space of connect ion\, with the UBC community as we share\, discuss\, and reflect on what it looks like to be a woman.

🟠 Introducing our partners for this week’s event\, Work in Progress!

ਤਕ ਦੀਰ ਕੌਰ Taqdir Kaur (or simply Taq)\, is the CEO of @imwithperiods and Digi-prof at UBC & Dalhousie U. She focuses her research on health professions education and menstrual health. Her days primarily consist of research\, writing\, and teaching. She is now physically based in Halifax\, Nova Scotia on Mi’kmaw Territories after spending many years living in Van couver. Her ancestors and family are from the Punjab region of India/Pakist an. She is passionate about nachos & nach (dance)!

Iyol Martínez (they/she) is a queer and non-binary migrant settler currently living in the unceded traditional territories of the Kwik wetlem\, Musqueam\, Squamish\, Stó:lō and Tsleil-Waututh\, and originally f rom Mexico-Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). Iyol hopes to work towards building community with other queer and trans migrants\, while also maintaining tran s-national solidarity with folks back home.

Anna Manuel is a current UBC student studying in the International Relations program. She is the President of the UN GirlUp chapter in Abbotsf ord\, BC (@girlupabbotsford) and is super passionate about creating equal opportunities for girls and womxn around the world. She love s working to educate herself and others about social issues. In her free ti me\, she loves adventuring with her dog and listening to music.

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