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UBC Learning Exchange @UBC_LE

A unique shared space at 612 Main in Vancouver where people from UBC and the Downtown Eastside learn from each other in new ways.

Joined July 2010
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It was such a pleasure to talk with UBC's President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon (@ubcprez), yesterday! Thanks to all the students, faculty, researchers, community partners, community members, and team members for helping to showcase the work that happens here.
Benoit-Antoine Bacon@ubcprez
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Today I had the pleasure of spending time with the team at the UBC Learning Exchange (@UBC_LE). I'm so grateful for their truly collaborative approach to reciprocal learning, community-based research, and engagement with Vancouver's Downtown Eastside community.
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Looking for a copy of the Research 101 Manifesto? This round of printing was supported by @ubcccel, @STOREEresearch, and the UBC Learning Exchange.🤩🙏 You can also download a digital copy at dtescrew.ca.
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UBC Public Humanities@UBC_PH
25 Jul 2024
Join us for Living Archives of Pride, the final event in #ResiStories, a series co-organized by @MuseumOfVan & PHH. Hear from scholars of queer culture & archives. Enjoy drag performances by artists taking inspiration from queer historical moments & icons. publichumanities.ubc.ca/even…
Drag performers Count Cupid, Shay Dior, Continental Breakfast, and Mx Bukuru pose on a risograph-style poster in multicolour gradients, with event details and performer names; titles in bold rounded retro font: “ResiStories: Living Archives of Pride. August 22, 2024. 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.”

ALT Drag performers Count Cupid, Shay Dior, Continental Breakfast, and Mx Bukuru pose on a risograph-style poster in multicolour gradients, with event details and performer names; titles in bold rounded retro font: “ResiStories: Living Archives of Pride. August 22, 2024. 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.”
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The UBC Learning Exchange in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is looking to fill the following student Work Learn Positions for the winter semester: learningexchange.ubc.ca/2024…
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Two weeks ago, Union Gospel Mission released a report exploring the intersection of the climate crisis and housing crisis in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Learn more about it here: sustain.ubc.ca/about/resourc….
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To learn more about CLEAR, contact Linda Nowlan (linda.nowlan@ubc.ca), Senior Director, UBC Sustainability Hub, or Kathleen Leahy (kathleen.leahy@ubc.ca), Director, UBC Learning Exchange.
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UBC’s Knowledge Exchange Unit and the Office of Community Engagement are offering a deep dive into how graphic recording can be a tool for decolonization and anti-racism. Go to communityengagement.ubc.ca/e… to register.
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"Universities must not only invest in dedicated senior equity leader roles with specialized knowledge and expertise. They must also ensure equity roles are resourced and empowered for optimal success." writes Dr. Arig al Shaibah. Read the full piece here: theconversation.com/how-univ…

How universities can move beyond a ‘diversity crisis’ mode of equity planning

Universities must not only invest in dedicated senior equity leader roles with specialized knowledge and expertise. They must also ensure these roles are resourced and empowered with authority.

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This just in! The Giving Day website will remain open for donations until Friday, Apr. 19. So you still have time to contribute!
UBC Learning Exchange@UBC_LE
5 Apr 2024
Sincere thanks to everyone who donated to the @UBC_LE as part of #UBCGivingDay yesterday. You unlocked all the matching gifts! We really appreciate everyone’s generosity. givingday.ubc.ca/28330/givin…
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Sincere thanks to everyone who donated to the @UBC_LE as part of #UBCGivingDay yesterday. You unlocked all the matching gifts! We really appreciate everyone’s generosity. givingday.ubc.ca/28330/givin…

UBC Giving Day 2024

On April 4 2024, join alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends for a 24-hour online giving challenge to support the UBC causes that matter most to you.

givingday.ubc.ca
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It’s #UBCGivingDay! Today only you can unlock matching donations for the @UBC_LE. The @UBC_LE is a welcoming hub in the #DTES where #UBC students, faculty, staff, & DTES residents and groups connect and learn from each other. Donations support our work. givingday.ubc.ca/28330/givin…
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Interesting event alert!
UBC Public Humanities@UBC_PH
27 Mar 2024
Join us and @SCVNarratives for our fourth webinar, "Empowering Narratives: Videotaped Interviews vs Graphic Novels" in our 2024 Art and Testimony series. @ugur_umit_ungor and @peterwklein consider videotaped interviews vs graphic novels. RSVP here: publichumanities.ubc.ca/even…
Dr. Uğur Ümit Üngör wearing a grey suit and smiling towards the camera, next to Dr. Peter Klein wearing a black suit and smiling towards the camera, next to details of their Art and Testimony webinar, “Empowering Narratives: Videotaped Interviews vs Graphic Novels”, taking place on April 4, 11am Pacific Time, hosted by Dr. Charlotte Schallié and Dr. Andrea Webb

ALT Dr. Uğur Ümit Üngör wearing a grey suit and smiling towards the camera, next to Dr. Peter Klein wearing a black suit and smiling towards the camera, next to details of their Art and Testimony webinar, “Empowering Narratives: Videotaped Interviews vs Graphic Novels”, taking place on April 4, 11am Pacific Time, hosted by Dr. Charlotte Schallié and Dr. Andrea Webb
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It's been four years since the Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal (RAP) was launched. The snapshot below shows how much the collection in the RAP has grown since we first launched it. And now, in March 2024, the RAP houses 1992 items!
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It's normal to feel unsure if you are doing or saying the right things to challenge ableism. To make it easier, Dr. Michelle Stack and Dr. Heidi L. Janz assembled a list of dos and don'ts. (Dr. Stack also happens to be our academic director!) bit.ly/3v9kUW2

Dos and don’ts to help tackle ableism - Beyond

Tips for those unsure of saying or doing the right thing to challenge ableism

beyond.ubc.ca
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13 Mar 2024
Dos and don’ts to help tackle ableism via professors of education and disability ethics, Dr. Michelle Stack and Dr. Heidi L. Janz (pictured below): bit.ly/3v9kUW2 @UBCEducation @UBC_LE
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Congratulations to the ASSET Study team for getting accepted to UBC Health's third cohort of 'Health after 2020"!
UBC Health@ubc_health
23 Feb 2024
RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED: Introducing the Health After 2020 Year 3 Cohort! These researchers will be undertaking innovative health-oriented research projects – meet the 2024 UBC Health Scholars here: bit.ly/ha2020scholars
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Can rewilding mitigate climate change? Spoiler: possibly! Join PhD student Joanne Fitzgibbons @UBC_LE on Mar. 19 for a talk about rewilding and how it might relate to the Downtown Eastside
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Attention UBC students! Come work with us in the Downtown Eastside. We have some interesting Work Learn positions open for the summer. Details here: learningexchange.ubc.ca/2023…
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Only a week away! Scan the QR code below to register!
UBC Learning Exchange@UBC_LE
1 Mar 2024
Join us on March 13 for a talk by Dr. Lu Wang on the coping strategies adopted by older Chinese immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic and their implications for health related services, practice, technology and policies concerning older immigrants.
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Join us on March 13 for a talk by Dr. Lu Wang on the coping strategies adopted by older Chinese immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic and their implications for health related services, practice, technology and policies concerning older immigrants.
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Last fall, learners from the English Conversation Program spent an afternoon engaging in a joyful jam session with Oncle Hoonki. What does this have to do with learning English? Quite a bit, it turns out. Learn more here:learningexchange.ubc.ca/2023… (and enjoy the video!).
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