Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force Report Launch
After a year of intensive work, the UBC President’s Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE TF) has concluded its work and submitted its final report which includes 54 comprehensive recommendations for addressing various forms of racism and related forms of discrimination. The event featured remarks from the Task Force co-chairs and UBC leadership, as well as a panel discussion about the recommendations.
Dr. Handel Kashope Wright is an invited member of the national Inter-institutional Steering Committee of the Scarborough Charter
Congratulations to Dr. Handel Kashope Wright who was invited to become a member of the national Inter-institutional Steering Committee on Inclusive Higher Education (Inter-institutional Steering Committee) of the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education: Principles, Actions and Accountability (Scarborough Charter).
Blue & Goldcast Podcast: Handel Wright on Anti-Racism and Inclusion at UBC
Listen to this episode of the Blue & Goldcast, our Director Dr. Handel Wright discusses anti-racism, Black Studies, and his own journey with President Santa Ono. Blue and Goldcast · Episode 26: Handel Wright on Anti-Racism
Interview: To understand B.C.’s Black history, connect past and present in Canada, Handel Wright
“If you don’t know much about Black history in British Columbia, you’re not alone. “The general level of awareness of Black history in BC is really low,” says Dr. Handel Kashope Wright. A cultural studies scholar at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Wright is the co-editor of the forthcoming book, Black British Columbia: Past and Present.” […]
Video: Putting Black British Columbia History to Work, Prof. Handel Wright
Black History Month event on February 7, 2021 hosted by BC Black History Awareness Society. Guest Speaker: Prof. Handel Kashope Wright, Director, Centre for Culture, Identity & Education, UBC.
UBC Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Website Launched
UBC has launched its website on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence.
Dr. Handel Kashope Wright Appointed as Senior Advisor to the President on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence
In addition to advising President Ono on addressing issues of race, racism, representation and inclusive excellence, Dr. Wright will liaise with senior leaders, support the implementation of the Inclusion Action Plan, and develop an effective outreach strategy to the UBC community to advance understanding of race, racism and anti-racist strategies and facilitate town/gown relationships with anti-racism groups and communities of colour.
I don’t think we’re ready for this Jelly! Youth agency, the public sphere and the praxis of decolonizing the (South African) University
Public Lecture with Prof Handel Wright.
Indigenous Women in Documentary
The Doxa Documentary Film Festival panel on Indigenous Women in Documentary takes place on Monday, May 6th, 10:30am, at The Post, 110-750 Hamilton Street, Vancouver.
EDST Alumna, Dr. Dorothy Christian (Filmmaker and Associate Director of Indigenous Initiatives at the Teaching and Learning Centre at SFU) and EDST PhD student and CCIE member, Sonia Medel (Curator and Community Partnerships Coordinator at the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival) are on the panel alongside Marie Clements (Director of the soon to be released Red Snow), Jules Arita Koostachin (Filmmaker and Producer and PhD candidate with the Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia), and Kristy Assu (Production Supervisor of of the film Edge of the Knight). The panel offers a distinctive and important panel on the intersections of Indigeneity, gender, films, and representation in varied contexts of practice and action.
British Nigerian Actor Brings Two Internationally Acclaimed Plays to Vancouver’s Havana Theatre, 7 – 11 May
A British Nigerian actor who has been a regular visitor to British Columbia over the last ten years is returning to Vancouver with not one, but two plays at the Havana Theatre on Commercial Drive between 7th and 11th May.