Equity and Inclusion

The Marginalized Students Speak campaign is currently the top priority for this role. It was created in response to the insensitive, harmful, and even violent rhetoric that we see to be pervasive within our classrooms, as well as to highlight approaches to classrooms spaces that aim to be welcoming and generative for all.

The campaign's goal is to hear from students about their experiences, and hopefully from those experiences come to understand the nuances of the issue, what kinds of supports work, and where there is space for more organized student solidarity.

To make your voices heard, students can either submit a testimonial online or attend a listening and discussion session: the first held October 25th in the Life Building, and the second in the spring, details TBA. The in-person sessions will have free food, with diet-friendly options available.

If you would like to know more about this work, please check out the campaign masterdoc!

The vision of how things look going forward into next year is still emerging, and will depend on what kinds of responses the campaign receives. At the very least, the testimonial submission form will stay open, and the E&I Chair will continue to use its findings to help students make informed decisions about their classes.

If you have questions, concerns, or just want to talk, feel free to reach out to equity.inclusion@ubchsa.ca :)

This year's E&I Chair is Nola Boasberg, a mixed-race Chinese & Jewish settler on these lands. She is in her fifth year at UBC, and aims to graduate from the history department with honours in the spring of 2024. She is currently studying 2oth century practices of community care among Pacific Coast Chinese diasporic populations here on Turtle Island. Outside of school, she is committed to anti-oppressive praxis as an organizer with Migrant Students United UBC and a librarian at Vancouver Black Library. She loves puzzles of all kinds, shaking ass at a rave, and good kush. Her work in this role is informed and inspired by the ways femmes of colour care for their communities, assert themselves, and exist in kinship with the land. 團結力量大！