International Transgender Day of Visibility
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an intentional opportunity to celebrate and recognize the valuable contributions of trans community members – and reflect on how we can all contribute to trans inclusion.
Celebrating the International Women’s Day 2025
International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8 to recognize and celebrate cis and trans women’s achievements, challenge biases, and reflect on and advance efforts towards greater gender equality.
Let kindness grow — Pink Shirt Day is on February 26
The School of Population and Public Health encourages you to join this Pink Shirt Day 2025, and support this year’s theme “Let Kindness Grow”.
Honouring Black leaders who inspire public health researchers
In recognition of Black History Month, some of UBC SPPH’s faculty reflect on Black leaders who have influenced their work in public health.
Black History Month
February is Black History Month. Explore events and resources at UBC to learn, engage and celebrate.
June is Pride month
June is Pride month! At UBC, we’re proud to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. Explore the many Pride activities at our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can do to support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion. Find Pride events and resources: https://events.ubc.ca/pride/
Indigenous History Month: June 2024
June commemorates Indigenous History Month in Canada. The month encourages people to learn about, appreciate and acknowledge the rich history, heritage, resilience, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across the country. Find events and resources: https://events.ubc.ca/indigenous-history-month/
May is Asian Heritage Month
Image source: Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the UBC Faculty of Medicine May is officially recognized as Asian Heritage Month in Canada. Asian Heritage Month offers us an opportunity to learn more about the history of Canadians of Asian heritage and to recognize the struggles and challenges faced by Canadians of […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day with SPPH students
In honour of International Women’s Day, we are proud to introduce four outstanding female student representatives from the School of Population and Public Health. These students are committed to driving positive change in the field of population and public health. This year, in alignment with the 2024 theme #InspireInclusion, the IWD organization asked women to […]
Commemorate Orange Shirt Day – September 30
April 28 is a national day of mourning to remember workers who lost their lives on the job. The death of each worker is an immeasurable loss and has devastating consequences for families and friends.
August 9 is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is marked annually on August 9. It is a day to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection. It was first pronounced by […]