In celebration of the 5 Days of Action, EQHR and UVic Libraries are looking for UVic students who are interested in having their artistic works showcased in the McPherson Library from November 4 -15.
People across Canada came together to help one another during recent climate disasters, and now Neworld Theatre is bringing those true-life stories to the stage. Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Survivor Stories is the first full-length documentary theatre production based upon on-the-ground climate disaster reporting and will have its world premiere at the UVic's Phoenix Theatre from Sept. 16-21.
Five 番茄社区 researchers are receiving Canada鈥檚 highest academic honour.
The 番茄社区 is a leader among Canadian universities when it comes to climate impact research and programs, according to new international rankings released on Wednesday.
番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss National Indigenous History Month (June) and National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21).
Climate displacement is underway, and scientists are starting to learn about these realities from those experiencing this first-hand. A delegation of young Inuvialuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, travelled more than 2,300 km to Victoria to meet with government scientists and detail what life is like living with the impacts of climate change and climate displacement on your doorstep.
Critically acclaimed Canadian opera singer and national CBC Radio host Marion Newman is returning to the 番茄社区 to join the award-winning teaching faculty at the School of Music. Newman鈥攚hose traditional name is Nege鈥檊a鈥攊s of Kwagiulth and St贸:l艒 First Nations descent with English, Irish and Scottish heritage. The 2022 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award recipient will officially join the School of Music as an assistant professor on July 1, 2024.
Olha Chaplia was finishing her dissertation in Ukraine when Russia launched a full-scale invasion in 2022. With aid from the emergency fellowship, she moved to Victoria to continue her research.
The 番茄社区 and Equal Voice have partnered to host two events designed to address gender disparities in political leadership. Women Leading Change in Politics brings together inspiring leaders together with the community to share stories of leading change in politics as well as provide tools for change.
On Nov. 16, the First Peoples House came alive with the vibrant spirit of celebration as Indigenous students, staff, faculty, Elders and community members gathered for a special event 鈥� the screening of the documentary film, Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We Are M茅tis.
A list of experts available to media for comments on topics related to the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 UAE, which takes place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Globally renowned Indigenous art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte joins the 番茄社区 as the inaugural Canada Excellence Research Chair in Decolonial and Transformational Indigenous Art Practices. The $8-million research chair will advance reconciliation through the transformative power of art and innovative exhibition practices and support a new generation of students, researchers, educators, curators and artists to drive change through artistic practice.
If it wasn鈥檛 for a hurricane, the life of globally renowned Inuk and Nunatsiavut art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte would have taken an entirely different turn.
The M茅tis are often referred to as Canada鈥檚 鈥渋nvisible people鈥� 鈥� the 鈥済hosts of the land鈥� 鈥� whose stories haunt the country鈥檚 collective unconscious. Lii Michif Niiyanaan: We Are M茅tis is a one-hour documentary that addresses this invisibility by shining a new light on the historical and contemporary experience of M茅tis people in Canada and providing a space for M茅tis people to share their diverse perspectives on what it means to be M茅tis today.
On Oct. 25, Indigenous students, staff, faculty and community gathered in the First Peoples House following Coast Salish protocol to honour and recognize both J,SI峁圱EN and Qwul'thilum for their contributions to the name and logo for the new Office of the Vice-President Indigenous (OVPI).
Andrew Petter and Linda Catlin Smith receive UVic鈥檚 highest academic honour on Nov. 14 and 15, when they receive honorary degrees during the UVic's fall convocation ceremonies.
