At ReMBC we believe in building a community in which human rights are respected, and in embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into what we do and how we do it. Indigeneity, which is tied to land and place, is also embedded within these core values and we have pages dedicated to supports for Indigenous students and for learning opportunities. We strive to ensure that ReMBC is a safe space for all participants, where mentors and mentees can self-identify or not, and where like-minded mentors and mentees can come together, no matter who they are.
Educate Yourself on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion Guides
- Racial Equity Tools: Glossary and Equity and inclusion glossary of terms and resource list from UBC’s Equity & Inclusion Office
- BC Inclusive Language Website and Guide (“Words Matter”)
- Power, privilege & bystander intervention: list of resources curated by UBC’s Equity & Inclusion Office
- Days of Significance Calendar: created by UBC’s Equity & Inclusion Office
Responding to Discrimination
- Responding to microaggressions – Discussion Pack from Faces of Racism
- What you can do if you are targeted by racism? – Illustration by Christine Cheung, ACCT Foundation
- How to be an active bystander and help a target of racism/hate crime – Illustration by Christine Cheung, ACCT Foundation
- How to tell someone they sound racist – Video by Jay Smooth
- Respectful Dialogues Guide – Created by UBC’s Equity & Inclusion Office
Take Action!
- How to be an ally to marginalised communities – Article “Ways to be an ally, from two lifetimes of learning” by Amy Tan and Pamela Roach, The Tyee
- How to be a Good Ally – Identity Privilege, Resistance – Video by Ahsante Bean
- Getting Called Out: How to Apologise – Video by Chescaleigh
- Respectful Online Conduct – Created by UBC’s Equity & Inclusion Office
Equity, diversity and inclusion at UBC
- UBC’s Equity and Inclusion Office
- Human Rights Advising: support if you have been subjected to discrimination.
- Get Involved: explore ways to get involved in advancing inclusion at UBC.
- Resources at UBC: Accessibility and Gender diversity hubs, courses and workshops, guides and tools, connection and support.
- Catalyst for Change 2.0 UBC Pharm Sci
- UBC’s Inclusion Action Plan
- Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence at UBC
- UBC Indigenous Health
Black History Month
- Black History Month at UBC: Featured events, resources and supports, and community groups.
- Celebrate Black History Month: Ways to engage
Asian Heritage Month
Chinatown Vancouver: Since the mid-1800s, Vancouver has been home to a vibrant Chinese community, now one of the largest in North America.
- Vancouver Chinatown Foundation: A charity committed to Chinatown’s revitalization.
- Chinatown Storytelling Centre: A space dedicated to sharing the stories from the Chinese-Canadian journey and Chinatown’s living heritage.
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: The first full-scale classical Chinese Garden ever constructed outside of China.
- Chinese-Canadian Military Museum Society: An integrated component of the Chinese Museum that is within the Chinese Cultural Centre complex.
Cultural Centres and Societies
- Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver: Promotes understanding and friendship between the Chinese community and other cultural groups in Canada.
- Nikkei National Museum & Japanese Cultural Centre, Burnaby. Promotes a better understanding and appreciation of Japanese Canadian culture, heritage, and contributions from Canadians of Japanese heritage to Canadian society.
- Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society: Works closely with local Asian-Canadian communities and organizations to celebrate Asian-Canadian arts and culture.
- Hua Foundation: A youth empowerment not-for-profit connecting cultural heritage and social change.
Virtual museums and educational resources
- Chinese Canadian Women, 1923-1967: An online exhibit that explores Canadian history through the experiences of Canadian women of Chinese heritage.
- Heroes Remember: Chinese-Canadian Veterans and Unwanted Soldiers: stories of Chinese-Canadian veterans.
- The Ties that Bind and Iron Road: Virtual spaces that commemorate the communities of Chinese heritage in Canada that built the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- The Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMACCH): Events, photos, and films curated online.