Diversity Education and Resource Services

Newcomer to Abbotsford? Join us for a free city bus tour on Oct 25th to learn about the city's landscape, historic and cultural sites, local events, community programs and so much more. Please follow this link to register. See you there!

Welcome to Abbotsford: Newcomers City Bus Tour Join us for a City Bus Tour of Abbotsford!Get to know your city landscape | Explore historical sites and unique points of interest | See Abbotsford's diversity and cultural hubs | Meet the locals at various stops | Learn about leisure centres, community programs and events near you |Lunch & Refreshm...

Photos from the Urban Eco Collective Workshop Series!
Stay tuned for more!

A great opportunity for educators/facilitators to attend a free workshop on fostering cross-cultural safety for Indigenous students.
This workshop is free, and now open to the general public to attend as well.

Reconciliation in the Classroom This workshop for educators will provide tools to foster cross-cultural safety with all students, develop a deeper understanding of the needs of students with First Nations ancestry, and create awareness of how to promote cultural appreciation while avoiding appropriation when teaching about Indigen...

EVENT: Vigil in Solidarity with Abbotsford Muslim Community
DATE: Tuesday 31 January 2017
TIME: 4pm-6pm
LOCATION: Abbotsford Islamic Centre, on Salton Ave, off Marshall Rd, across from Abbotsford Dental Clinic
FOR: Anyone who wishes to come and show solidarity with the Muslim community.

Sponsored in part by the Abbotsford Interfaith Movement
For more information: call Art Turnbull at 604-850-8782

Be gentle and be kind, with yourself and with each other. This article has some good reminders. "Five Stages of Helping a Friend through Grief" https://www.google.ca/amp/s/m.mic.com/articles/amp/133510/the-5-stages-of-helping-a-friend-through-grief?client=safari

Interested in food, the environment, and social justice? Paid experience building leadership skills? Calling all Young Adults, Indigenous, Black, & People of Colour in Sto:lo Territory - apply now to reserve your spot! www.urbanecocollective.ca

I've linked a few things here:

1. New article reporting on the K*K flyer distribution in Abbotsford on Saturday night.

http://www.abbynews.com/news/410847035.html

2. A short and critical article on Martin Luther King Jr's politics, and the way mainstream media and governments label social activist movements during movement vs. afterwards.

https://www.bgdblog.org/2017/01/misappropriation-mlk/

3. A rally against racism and bigotry this coming Sunday, Jan 22.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1212050455509419/

I've heard a lot of talk and feelings of 2016 being an awful year, 2017 may look the same if we remain bystanders. Any thoughts?

The Misappropriation of MLK: Respectability Politics and Black Struggle - BGD by Aleo Pugh Education systems and media severely mischaracterize the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr, particularly the national…

2017 is here! And the Diversity Education Program has been working on a new workshop series, Ancestral Wisdom and Urban Food Systems. This series will be running through a new program called the Urban Eco Collective. To learn more about the collective and or the workshop series please check out this link: http://www.urbanecocollective.ca/

To register for the workshop series an application must be submitted to the Diversity Education office, as there are limited seats. Please find the online application in the link as well!

Any questions? PM, Call, Text, E-mail, or drop by the office!

Urban Eco Collective It is important that you are able to attend all workshops. If you have any scheduling concerns please let us know and we can try to work something out. We value the time you will spend with us, so all participants will receive an honorarium for each workshop attended.