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UBC marks Rule Out Racism week

March 15, 2013

Students, faculty, staff celebrate diversity at UBC’s Okanagan campus

What: Rule out Racism
Who: Faculty, staff, and students of UBC’s Okanagan campus
When: Saturday to Friday, March 16 to 22
Where:  At UBC’s Okanagan campus, various locations

Rule out Racism weeks starts Saturday, March16 at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Rule out Racism is an annual event that promotes a thoughtful campus community, highlights and celebrates diversity, acknowledges place, and examines privilege while also encouraging an open, respectful discourse on, and engagement with, issues of race and racism.

“UBC is committed to addressing issues of intercultural understanding, relationships with Aboriginal communities, our role in the global community, and a broad range of equity and diversity concerns within and beyond this campus,” says Kamilla Bahbahani, Equity Advisor at UBC’s Okanagan campus. “These activities provide a chance for open dialogue about areas for growth and allow us to make changes towards our vision and an opportunity to reflect on who we are as individuals and as an institution in creating inclusive, welcoming communities.”

Highlights of the week include a dance on Saturday night, a panel discussion Wednesday, craft activities, a festive kebab-eque, a documentary, and a smudge that takes place at the Aboriginal collegium.

For full event details, visit www.ubc.ca/okanagan/students/campuslife/RuleOutRacism

Event Schedule

Sat, March 16
Student Dance: Around the World in 80 Days
8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Ballroom, University Centre, 3272 University Way
Tickets: $7 at the door
Get tickets at International Programs & Services (Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research, Room 226, 3247 University Way) and the Campus Activities Desk University Centre, 3272 University Way.

Monday, March 18
Opening Ceremonies
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Courtyard, behind Administration Building, 1138 Alumni Way
Snacks and giveaways

Graduate Student Spotlight
3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Room 212 University Centre, (Aboriginal Collegium) 3272 University Way

Tuesday, March 19
Cultural Crafts
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research foyer, 3247 University Way

Film: El Sitio del Plomo
2:30 to 4 p.m.
Room 103 Arts Building, 1147 Research Way
A documentary about lead contamination in El Salvador, with discussion facilitated by the filmmaker, Dr. Hugo De Burgos

Wednesday, March 20
Smudging ceremony
12 to 1 p.m.
Room 212, Aboriginal collegium, University Centre, 3272 University Way

Diversity in the Okanagan
Administration Building foyer, 1138 Alumni Way
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. — coffeehouse
2 p.m. panel discussion: Patricia Tomic and Carlos Teixeira, both UBC Assoc. Professors in Sociology, along with CBC Radio-Daybreak announcer Alya Ramadan, and Jennifer Houde, Child & Family Youth and Health Services Manager, Okanagan Nation Alliance will each share their expertise and experience as to what it’s like for those with diversity. Three broad areas will be discussed: What is the experience at UBC? What is the experience in the Okanagan? What role does UBC have in the fostering an inclusive community?

Thursday, March 21
Cultural Crafts—join us to make a craft you can take home
1 to 3 p.m., Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research foyer, 3247 University Way

Friday, March 22
Wrap-up: Kebab-eque
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Courtyard, behind Administration Building, 1138 Alumni Way
$2

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This week is presented by: Aboriginal Programs & Services, Campus Life, Equity Office, First-Year Experience Program, International Programs & Services, Southeast Asian Club, and UBCSUO.

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