Oct. 17 – CER Storytelling Series featuring Dr. Leyton Schnellert in Conversation with Dr. Christine Schreyer
Join us for the inaugural Community Engaged Research (CER) Storyteller session! Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 10:00 am to 11:00 am pst Arts 368, UBC Okanagan, in person Or via Zoom Staring in the fall of 2023, each semester, the director of the Institute for Community Engaged Research will invite a colleague to share about how […]
June 15th – Lunch and Livestream of the Partnering in Research Conference Keynote and Plenary
The Institute for Community Engaged Research and The Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship, with support from the VPRI Office, UBC Okanagan, are delighted to host a lunch and livestream of the Partnering in Research Conference at UBC Vancouver, and organized by the UBC Knowledge Exchange and the UBC Community Engagement Office. June 15th 9:15 […]
Apr.4 – Starting a Conversation with Pegah Behroozi Nobar: Dispossession of Baha’is in Iran
Join PhD candidate Pegah Behroozi Nobar for the next Starting a Conversation Tuesday, April 4 12:00 to 1:00 pm (PST) Arts 368 | Zoom E:mail: icer.ok@ubc.ca for the Zoom link Abstract: The talk will highlight the struggles of the Baha’i community in Iran, with a pivotal focus on dispossession of assets and properties belonging to […]
Jan. 25 – Starting a Conversation with Hanna Paul: Metis Moon Time and Decolonizing Women’s Body Image
Join MA student Hanna Paul for the next Starting a Conversation Wednesday, Jan. 25 12:00 to 1:00 pm Arts 368 | Zoom Abstract: My MA thesis centers Métis women and youth of the North Vermilion Settlement (Buttertown), Alberta and their embodied experiences with moon time (menstruation) in relation to body confidence. My aunties expressed that […]
Jan. 17 – Starting a Conversation with Dr. Farrah Bérubé: Intercultural Communication in the Digital Age
Join visiting scholar, Dr. Farrah Bérubé for the next Starting a Conversation. Tuesday, Jan. 17 12:00 to 1:00 pm Arts 368 | Zoom As an associate professor, I supervise more and more graduate students who are interested in the many and varied issues of intercultural communication. I have observed that my students are increasingly choosing […]
Nov.17 – Characterizing Brain Injury in 2S/LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with Tori Stranges
Starting a Conversation with Tori Stranges Thursday, Nov.17 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm Arts 368 / Zoom Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public and personal health epidemic. Statistics Canada (2011) and the World Health Organization (2021) note that one in three identifying-women experience IPV in their lifetime. IPV is defined as physical, sexual, emotional, […]
Oct. 28 – Transit, Community and the Power of a Strike w. Kristin Pulles and Eric Solland
The next Starting a Conversation Friday, Oct. 28 11:00 am to 12:00 noon Arts 368 (ICER) Zoom What can we achieve when unions and communities align to fight for climate justice? Join Eric Solland (ATU Local 1722) and Kirstin Pulles (MA Student, Community Engagement, Social Change, and Equity) to learn more about the recent transit […]
Sept.7, Across the Pond: UBCO – Exeter Symposium on Co-producing Regional Food System Networks
Join us on Wednesday, Sept.7 from 8:30 am – 11:00 am (PDT) | 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm (BST) Please register this event via this Qualtrics form. This event will take place via Zoom, and with a limited number of in-person seats available. What does it mean to re-imagine the food system? The UBCO-Exeter symposium […]
March 29, Starting a Conversation with Liz Blakeway (Land to Table) – Fostering Lumby Community Food Connections In a time of COVID and Climate Disruption
Please join Liz Blakeway, Network Director for Land to Table, as she reflects on the challenges and opportunities of network and system building during both the pandemic and climate disruption. Liz will talk about lessons learned from the past year’s work to create a food system network for the Village of Lumby and better understand […]
March 10, Starting a Conversation with Bryony Onciul – An Introduction to Renewing Relations: Indigenous Heritage Rights and (Re)conciliation in Northwest Coast Canada
Join us for the next Starting a Conversation with Professor Bryony Onciul from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, Thursday, March 10, 2022. This will be a hybrid event. Join us in person in Arts 368, or email: icer.ok@ubc.ca for the Zoom link. Abstract: Dr Bryony Onciul will present an overview of her new AHRC Fellowship project […]
