UBC Okanagan leads the conversation on systemic racism with two new events

A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan 

Dear colleagues,

Over the summer and again this fall, President Ono committed our institution to addressing racism and injustice.

As part of this work, our campus has established a public forum on systemic racism, which began with the Different Together webinar in June 2020. These discussions have gained recognition beyond UBC and our campus is quickly evolving into a space for bold discussions. You can find the full recordings here.

In the coming weeks, we will continue the conversation with two key events in which I encourage our campus community to participate.

Facing up to racism at work

Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00pm
To register please click here

On November 17, the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will host its first virtual Distinguished Speaker Series with lawyer, journalist and equity advocate Hadiya Roderique. Hadiya is a provocative and engaging speaker and her talk will explore what it will take for workplaces to be truly inclusive.
 

Science and systemic racism

Thursday, November 26 at 9:00am
For details and registration please click here 
 

Major institutions and actors involved in the pursuit of scientific scholarship have responded to discussions about racism in different ways. The editors of Nature, one of the most prestigious journals in the sciences, have released this powerful statement and NSERC, Canada’s largest supporter of discovery and innovation, has made its own statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.Both institutions recognize the role they could have in putting an end to racism and bias in the sciences and have made commitments to the same.

Read the full message