The Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is committed to ensuring critical advances in knowledge, democratic communities, and equity in scholarship, research, and teaching.

How hasn’t it been useful? GRSJ kind of helped me understand how I wanted to live in the world, how I wanted to be as a human.

Lau Mehes
GRSJ Alumni

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Don Shafer’s Community Leadership recognized by Central City Foundation

 
Congratulations to Don Shafer (GRSJ PhD Candidate) whose decades of work amplifying community voices and building platforms for dialogue is being recognized by Central City Foundation. Central City Foundation’s “Change Can Happen: Profiles in

Allen Baylosis Completes Summer Fellowship with The New School’s Institute for Critical Social Inquiry

 
GRSJ PhD candidate, Allen Baylosis recently completed a summer fellowship (June 8 - 14) at The New School's Institute for Critical Social Inquiry (ICSI) in Manhattan, New York.

2025 Graduates Reflect on Time at GRSJ

 
As our 2025 graduates prepared to say farewell to UBC, we asked them to take a moment to reflect on their time with GRSJ – what stood out for them, what they’ll miss and what’s next now that they’ve completed their degree. Here’s what some
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Upcoming Events

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Coming Home: Margaretta James

May 20, 2025 - July 31, 2025


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