REDI Committee Statement
The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) REDI committee works to advance SPPH’s commitment to respectful environments, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI) so that people from all backgrounds in our school see and experience SPPH as an inclusive, respectful and safe place to learn and work. The SPPH REDI committee will advocate for positive change, value diverse ways of knowing, practice humility, and amplify marginalized voices to foster a more inclusive and equitable SPPH.
The SPPH REDI Committee will work to address injustice and strive to address all forms of oppression, prejudice, and discrimination*. The SPPH REDI committee will actively work against discriminatory behaviours, practices, policies, and power imbalances at our School to promote fairness and equity for all members of our community.
The SPPH REDI Committee respectfully acknowledges that it is situated on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation. The SPPH REDI Committee will work to address racism and to promote deeper understanding and awareness of historical and ongoing colonial violence and how this impacts our academic systems and Indigenous Peoples. The SPPH REDI Committee will strive to promote safer spaces for Indigenous Peoples that support cultural safety and resilience. The SPPH REDI Committee is committed to creating and supporting initiatives that address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action, including work that supports the implementation of the UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan and the UBC Faculty of Medicine Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action.
The SPPH REDI Committee is fully committed to engaging the SPPH community in these efforts, seeking input and participation from students, staff, and faculty to ensure that their perspectives and experiences are integrated into the work of the Committee. Through collaboration and partnerships within SPPH and beyond, the SPPH REDI Committee will strive to create learning and work environments where everyone can thrive.
* This includes, but is not limited to ableism, ageism, anti-Asian racism, antisemitism, body size discrimination, cissexism, classism, ethnic and religious prejudice, heterosexism, homophobia, Islamophobia,linguistic discrimination, racism, sexism, transphobia, and xenophobia.
Approved September 23, 2024
| Join the SPPH REDI Committee! Invitation for Student and Staff Representatives The SPPH Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Committee is seeking one student and one staff member to contribute to fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment at SPPH. If you’re passionate about equity and inclusion and want to be part of a team developing meaningful initiatives, consider this opportunity. Indigenous and non-Indigenous students are encouraged to apply. To get involved, please contact Dr. Sue Mills, SPPH REDI Lead at sue.mills@ubc.ca. Volunteers Needed for REDI Working Groups The REDI committee is looking for student, staff and faculty volunteers to be part of our action-oriented working groups. The anticipated time commitment is an average of 4-5 hours per month. A gift certificate will be provided for student participation. Towards Creating Inclusive Spaces Working Group We are looking for a student who would like to work collaboratively with students, staff and faculty to explore how best to make our physical and social/cultural spaces feel truly welcoming and inclusive for everyone at SPPH. We are imagining that this effort could begin with an arts-based workshop where we gather and create individual and collaborative works that enable us to surface and discuss our ideas and experiences of what fosters a sense of belonging and makes a space feel welcoming. The resulting artwork could then be displayed as an invitation for others to respond. If you would like discuss being part of this working group or you have some ideas, please let Susan Cox (susan.cox@ubc.ca) know asap. We are getting underway very soon! Community Conversations Working Group We are seeking one student, staff and faculty to help us build positive and effective community relations and foster deeper understanding of oppression, prejudice, and discrimination through open, respectful conversations. We anticipate that this working group will organize opportunities and events for the SPPH community to learn, and share perspectives, experiences and ideas using collaborative, and trauma informed approaches. If you are interested in being part of this working group and to help SPPH create more avenues for meanginful and important conversations, please contact Connie Wu (spph.communications@ubc.ca). REDI Action Plan Working Group We are recruiting one student, staff and faculty to help us develop objectives and measures to plan and evaluate the progress of REDI initiatives at SPPH in relation to UBC, FoM, and SPPH related strategies, frameworks and goals. If you have a passion for making plans and measuring progress, and would like to discuss being part of this working group, please reach out to Sue Mills, REDI Lead (sue.mills@ubc.ca) as soon as possible. |
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