Introduction to the Practice of Social Justice (SJS 200) students put together a gallery walk atr the end of the Spring 2024 term. As part of the course, students have created toolkits to build allyship and share resources on social justice issues of their choice. Some examples of the toolkit topics are Gender Affirming Care, Homelessness and Addiction, Intersexuality, Immigrants and Refugees. These toolkits offer definitions, local organizations that work on these issues and resources for more information, support and allyship.
News and events
Dr. Wiebe - Senate of Canada invitation
Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe, Acting Director of the Social Justice Studies program at UVic was recently invited by the Senate of Canada to provide an expert witness testimony on Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice. The March 21st meeting also took place on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Bring a friend and come learn more about interdisciplinary programs, community-engagement, collaborative filmmaking and social justice studies at UVIC. Filmmakers and community collaborators Tanya and Ross will be present for Q&As after both screenings.
Nancy Clarke, UVic鈥檚 President鈥檚 Chair Award Winner
For her excellence in research, research-inspired teaching and contributions to the wider community, Clark has been awarded UVic鈥檚 President鈥檚 Chair Award, the university鈥檚 highest academic honour for a faculty member. Her work, which examines the intersecting effects of globalization, racialization, the environment and the social determinants of mental health for refugees and other newcomers, aligns with UVic鈥檚 Aspiration 2030 commitments around health and wellness, and social justice and equity.
Read more: Nancy Clarke, UVic鈥檚 President鈥檚 Chair Award Winner
Join us at UBC for our annual
colloquiawhich will present the
Western Tour guest speaker,
(Queen's National Scholar, Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy, Queen's University). A panel
ofspeakers will follow with paper presentations.
Saturday, Sep 21 from 11am-5pm at the Buchanan Penthouse at UBC.
A Neworld Theatre production presented by the Climate Disaster Project in association with the 番茄社区's Department of Theatre.
The 14th Latin American and Spanish Film Week will take place from September 18th until September 22nd, 2024. Attend a public chat with local Latin American artists and watch fourSpanish-language films (with English subtitles) at Cinecenta!