Sex worker memorial proposed for Vancouver’s West End
In partnership with the City of Vancouver, the West End Sex Work Memorial Committee hosted a community panel on November 4, comprised of experiential workers who lived and worked in the West End in the 1970s and 1980s. The panelists shared stories of their community formation, and the implications of the mass eviction. Moderated by Dr. Becki Ross. […]
Adit Elizabeth Abit featured in Arts Undergraduate: Bringing an International Perspective to UBC
Adit Elizabeth Abit is the founder of the South Sudan International Youth Ambassadors (SSIYA) organization, and a recent BA graduate from Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and International Relations, Abit reflects on her journey from South Sudan to Canada, how she stays motivated, and what students can do to overcome the challenges of university life. [Full […]
Dr. Leonora Angeles quoted in Ubyssey: Creative sexual consent campaign at UBC draws praise, criticism
Dr. Leonora Angeles, Professor at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice is quoted in recent Ubyssey article on UBC’s new consent awareness campaign. [Full Article]
Dr. Ayesha Chaudhry in The Globe and Mail: Don’t politicize women’s bodies
Read Associate Professor, Dr. Ayesha S. Chaudhry’s special editorial in The Globe and Mail: “Don’t politicize women’s bodies“. Excerpt: “Neither forced veiling nor de-veiling actually serves the interests of women, though secularists argue that de-veiling ‘saves’ women from patriarchal oppression, and Islamists argue that veiling ‘saves’ women from an objectifying male gaze that turns them into sex objects. In […]
In solidarity with women and feminist colleagues at the University of Toronto
As members of the University of British Columbia community, we express our solidarity with women and feminist faculty members, instructors, staff and graduate students at the University of Toronto. We condemn the recent threats of violence against women and feminist teachers and scholars. We understand these threats to be a symptom of a broader pattern […]
Dr. Janice Stewart talks Flexible Learning through GRSJ 224 WIKI
In an interview with UBC’s Arts ISIT, the Institute’s Undergraduate Program Chair and Professor, Janice Stewart talks about the importance of flexible learning for students and the benefits of engaging students through a digitally connected community. “The GRSJ 224 Flexible Learning project WIKI increases and makes use of existing digitally networked environments that support educationally significant […]
Dr. Becki Ross quoted in The Province: Canada’s quarter-final match seen as inspiration to young female athletes
Following a record-setting attendance in Vancouver at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Dr. Becki Ross, Professor at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice talks about the changing perception of girls in sports, and the work that still needs to be done for more female participation on and off the field. [Full Article]
Op-Ed: Dr. Leonora Angeles on supporting Filipino youth
Dr. Leonora Angeles, Associate Professor and chair of the Rethinking River Regions Research Network at the Social Justice Institute, wrote an opinion piece appearing in The Vancouver Sun on the importance of empowering Filipino youth. [Full Article]
The UBYSSEY: Limina explores gender-fluidity in children
GRSJ Ph.D candidate, Joshua M. Ferguson talks about their latest film project, Limina (Florian Halbedl & Joshua M. Ferguson) in The Ubyssey article, Limina explores gender-fluidity in children. Limina follows a magical gender-fluid child who transforms a small picturesque town – inspiring compassion, kindness and the understanding that children, too, have voices that deserve to be heard. […]
Photos from 2015 F-Word Conference
This year, the F-Word Conference took place at the First Nations Longhouse on May 2, with territorial acknowledgement by Jan Hare, opening keynote speaker Dr. Phanuel Antwi, workshops and panels led by GRSJ students, faculty and community organizations, and closing keynotes Lau Mehes, Anoushka Ratnarajah and Jen Sung. Photos by Leanna Favaro.