Embracing Shades of Action is a one-day event on May 5, 2012, for Indigenous Girls and Girls of Colour* between the ages of 13-17. The day has been created and designed as a response to the lack of space there is for the lived experiences and networking of/between Indigenous Girls and Girls of Colour in Victoria. In…
Talking About Racism was organized and co-facilitated by a group of students from UVic Social Justice studies to build awareness and activism in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21st. Saturday, March 24th was the date of antidote’s Intergenerational Event. After welcome and introductions Elitsa facilitated ‘Barnga’ an exercise…
Lansdowne Lecture Series presents Dr. Marie Battiste (Academic Director of the Aboriginal Research Centre and current professor in the Dept. of Educational Foundations at the University of Saskatchewan. Catch her lecture titled “Aboriginal Resilience, Resistance, and Renaissance in Forging a Transsystemic Reform of Knowledge and Learning” presented by UVic’s Indigenous Education and Faculty of Education….
Check out this totally cool interview with Alex and Mel! [audio:uvic2.mp3]