We’re inviting you to meet our amazing team and learn about what drives them in their passion for justice.
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We’re inviting you to meet our amazing team and learn about what drives them in their passion for justice.
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CW: Anti-Asian violence, misogyny, sexual violence, gun violence, death.
Discussing March 16, 2021 is a balancing act. It means navigating the ways in which we are socially conditioned to articulate racism, misogyny, classism, and our hatred for sex workers, while also acknowledging individual accountability, culpability and agency. Put bluntly: six Asian women were killed because of our collective reticence to admit just how bad our racism and misogyny is, and just how deeply rooted it is in our society. It isn’t simply because someone had a “bad day”.
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In so-called “Canada”, its’ estimated that 1/3 of people with uteruses have had an abortion*. Still, abortion stigma persists.
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Van Black Library’s proposal is just what you’d imagine - a Library ran by Black organizers, dedicated for Black and BIPOC community members.
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What makes us prefer, or feel drawn to, one candidate over others? Can we really make decisions that are completely free of biases? Since bias is so deeply entrenched in our minds that we might not even notice it, how can we work towards mediating it in the hiring process?
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In the age of the ‘grind’ and ‘girlbosses,’ we’re challenging hustle culture, unpacking its roots, and exploring inclusive alternatives.
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Support those in BC impacted by devasting floods and environmental catastrophes.
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In an industry where we are often isolated or unsupported, entrusting the additional labour of enforcing mask mandates and vaccine passports on hospitality staff creates additional risks to one’s physical and mental health.
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Why working from home should be a permanent option for accessibility and inclusivity.
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One of the really interesting things about working within anti-oppression is to the degree to which the social norms are actually unwritten. Oftentimes, we assume that policy, specifically that of human rights, civil rights, or human resources is obscenely habitual and covers every possible incident that could be contained, through the use of the words “including, but not limited to”. We believe that those who handle complaints, like HR, remain “at arm’s length” from an organization or institution are often able to be the ones who can champion change, but they’re limited by their policies, and more specifically, the banality of them.
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In terms of American history, Shakespeare is not something that is inherently synonymous with Black culture. Shakespeare was/is actually held over the heads of Black bodies as an omnipotent text that isn’t suitable for our voices. This reading exists to cease that narrative.
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Anuschka Naidoo, Registered Clinical Counsellor and Faiza Khalil, Practicum Counsellor, discuss the “coping binary” and why they believe social justice and harm reduction approaches contribute to well-being.
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When it comes to the film and TV industry, many people likely assume that all kinds of hair textures are welcomed and celebrated. Unfortunately, that is not the case. The sector often says that they are ready to do better in diversity and inclusion, but the reality for Black people on the ground, working as actors, stunt doubles and background artists, is a story of exclusion and discrimination.
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Not only is the celebratory pride flag confetti a hazard, but the digital ethics and human-centred design researcher Dr. Casey Fiesler, director of The Internet Rules Lab, also highlights how this feature is an example of algorithmic cruelty
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