Faculty of Health & Social Development | UBC Okanagan

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Researchers from the Disability Affinity Group, Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, Kathryn Douglas-Campbell, and Dr. Dana Solomon, are collecting stories about the experiences of people with disabilities and those who experience barriers to full participation at UBC.

They invite anyone who has experienced a barrier to full participation in the UBC community when working, studying, communicating with, or visiting the University of British Columbia to participate in the project. You do not have to consider yourself to be ‘Disabled’ or living with a disability to participate: Accessibility is about removing barriers to ensure everyone is included.

You can share your experiences by participating in a one-on-one interview, a small group discussion, and/or completing a questionnaire. You can participate in all of these ways, or just choose the ones that work for you.

To participate in the questionnaire, interview and/or focus group visit https://disabilityaffinitygroup.ubc.ca/the-disabled-voices-project/

This Wednesday is international Transgender Day of Remembrance. The will be hosting a vigil & open mic in the courtyard Nov 20th at 3:00pm. Hope to see you there. 🩷🩵🤍🩵🩷

Earlier this week, FHSD staff members and Jonathan Little’s lab team visited the Sncəwips Heritage Museum in West Kelowna. This was a fantastic opportunity for everyone to connect and experience the collections, histories, and oral stories of the syilx people .

🎓 Congratulations, Class of 2023! 🎓
To our incredible graduates, you did it! We couldn't be prouder of your accomplishments. Your hard work, determination, and resilience have paid off. Wishing you all the success in the world as you embark on this exciting new chapter.

Big thanks to everyone who attended and supported the UBCO Mini Pride Picnic yesterday. We were so happy to celebrate the joy and existence of gender and s*xual diversity this and every month of the year.

Pride is resistance, is happiness, is euphoria, is living, is community, is love, is humanity, is complexity and is health. Pride is the needed visibility and dignity for everyone everywhere. Happy Pride!

Shout out to the amazing organizing team , .svpro , , , all the fabulous folx who volunteered and the awesome resources provided by and .

🌈🌈Happy Pride Month! 🌈🌈 This month and always, we celebrate the community🏳️‍🌈

As part of Pride Month celebrations at UBCO, please join us on Wednesday, June 7th, from 1pm to 4pm, as we gather in front of the Arts and Sciences Courtyard for a Mini Pride Picnic hosted in partnership with the Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office,the Equity & Inclusion Office and Student Life.

This event is open to all UBCO students, staff, faculty, and campus community members. Don't miss out on this incredible celebration!

Mini Pride Picnic - UBC Okanagan Events Calendar Join us for a mini Pride picnic and gathering on Wednesday June 7th from 1pm - 4pm in the courtyard outside of the Arts & Science building!

FHSD Invites you to a virtual EDI Lunch and Learn Session: Deep Dive on the Positive Space Foundations Course, A conversation with Jasmine Peone, syilx knowledge holder and educator, Jenica Frisque, Equity Education Strategist in the Equity and Inclusion Office and Natalia Peñuela Gallo, FHSD EDI Coordinator.

This session is open to FHSD students, staff and faculty members. The Positive Space is a foundation online course that provides low-barrier access for students, staff, and faculty to learn about s*x, s*xuality, and gender diversity.

For more information and to register for the course, please visit the FHSD EDI webpage https://bit.ly/3IswS0j

Today is Moose Hide Campaign Day. The Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led grassroots movement to engage all Canadians in ending violence towards Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit People.

Moose Hide Campaign Day is a day of ceremony where all Canadians are called to join together to take a stand against violence towards women and children and to take practical steps for our collective journey of reconciliation.

Stop by the Sawchuck Family Theatre (COM 014) today to watch the National Moose Hide Day livestream and pick up your own Moose Hide pin.⁠

To learn more about the Moose Hide Campaign, visit https://moosehidecampaign.ca/


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Moose Hide Campaign | An Indigenous led grassroots movement to end gender-based violence Moose Hide Campaign Day is May 11, 2023Join over 400K Canadians for a day of ceremony and reconcilliation Learn More Working Towards ReconciliationTake a tangible action to end gender based violence in Canada Learn more Why Moose Hide Pins?In many Indigeneous cultures on Turtle Island, Moose Hide is...

All Faculty of Health and Social Development Students are Invited to Our EDI Lunch & Learn: Gender Inclusive Care; a conversation with Johannah May Black and Meaghan Duckett from SVPRO. This workshop will be a space to unlearn some of the harmful and exclusionary messaging about gender diversity that circulates in our society. Light refreshments will be provided.

Please join us on Wednesday, April 19, 12:00pm – 1:30pm in ART 206. Link in bio for more details.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Congratulations to all nine contestants at the FHSD Three-Minute Thesis Heat! You inspired us all!

A big congratulations, as well, to the first-place winner, Quinn Malone, second-place—and People’s Choice Award— winner, Alanna Shwed, and third place winner, Jenna Sim.

Quinn and Alanna will now advance to the UBCO UBC Okanagan Graduate Studies 3MT Final on April 5.

There's still time to register and hear Holly Prince talk about culturally safer care at End-of-Life for Indigenous Peoples - Wed. Feb 15 10am PST. via Zoom:
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