A look into the Intergenerational
March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day!

Thank you to our speakers and performers for sharing their art & words with us, and to everyone who came out in orange shirts to support Truth & Reconciliation. We hope to see you there next year!

🎥 credit: Si Ming Zheng

Last week at the Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day, UBC Forestry's Dana-Lyn Mackenzie emphasized that she hopes people will "carry the education and make space for these stories and honour the stories and the people behind them."
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Join us tomorrow from 11:45 am - 3:00 pm for the Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day.

The day will be filled with speakers, drummers, dancers and more! Learn more about the event here: forestry.ubc.ca/events/2025-...

Don't miss the Indigenous Symbols and Signifiers exhibition at the Hatch Art Gallery ! From Sept 18 - Oct 9 visit the gallery (free admission) to see the visual representations of cultural symbols created by 6 Indigenous UBC students.

Learn more: www.arts.ubc.ca/events/event...

At our most recent event Elder Leonard Williams guided us through a hands-on cedar bark harvesting demonstration and cedar weaving project at the @ubcfarm.bsky.social! Participants learned what cedar bark is used for and how to pick a good tree for harvesting bark🌲

Take a look into the workshop!

On July 21 from 10 am – 1 pm, join Elder Leonard Williams at the UBC Farm for a hands-on cedar bark harvesting demonstration and cedar weaving project! 🌲

Register now for a unique chance to learn directly from Indigenous knowledge and practice: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

From panels to symposiums, EDI related events at UBC continue into the summer! Join the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at @ubcmedicine.bsky.social for any of the following events ➡️ redi.med.ubc.ca

UBC has the greatest number of Krieger-Nelson Prize winners in the world! The Krieger-Nelson Prize is awarded each year by the Canadian Mathematical Society for outstanding research by a female mathematician.

Join @ubcmath.bsky.social on May 7! Register now: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

📖🧪Read these stories from @ubcappliedscience.bsky.social
faculty, staff, & students with disabilities as they share the challenges they have encountered around accessibility, the need to eliminate stigma and how their disability enhances the way they work: apsc.ubc.ca/celebrating-...

📣Tomorrow, 12 pm - 1 pm, Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Speaker Event with Maï Yasué📣

Learn how community-based conservation examples & self-determination theory help identify ways to embed equity and inclusion in universities.

Register now: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Are you an Indigenous student at UBC with a video, photo, or drawing that reflects your community experiences? Share your story with us at Folil Trafün 2.0➡️ ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

10 submissions will be randomly selected & receive $100 CAD for presenting their story at the event!

📣March 20, 12 pm – 1 pm 📣

Join us in learning from Maï Yasué as she shares her work on how how community-based conservation examples & self-determination theory help identify ways to embed equity and inclusion in universities.

Register: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The Black excellence in STEM speaker series is a student-led initiative, supported by the Faculties of Applied Science, Science, Forestry & Land & Food Systems.

Register to celebrate & learn about the outstanding contributions of Black leaders in STEM-related industries! apsc.ubc.ca/black-excell...

🔉Tomorrow, Jan 30, 3:30 pm - 5pm🔉

Join Dr. Fatawu Abdulai for the first Black Excellence in STEM speaker series and learn about trauma-informed approaches in the design & evaluation of digital health solutions.

Register now & explore future speakers➡️ apsc.ubc.ca/black-excell...

Hello! We are the UBC forestry Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) team 🌲🏳️‍🌈

We are excited to connect with the Bluesky community as we work to foster diversity and a culture of inclusion within the Faculty of Forestry. Learn more about who we are! forestry.ubc.ca/about/equity...