Folil Trafün (Joining Roots) Festival – Main Showcase

September 28, 2023 | Learn about themes surrounding Indigenous and Afro-desscent identities, migration, and the relationship between industry and Indigenous communities at Robson Square. The showcase features Indigenous and Afro-diaspora films, followed by discussions and a community dinner.

Word Vancouver Reading & Writing Festival 2023

September 16, 2023 | Celebrate literary arts and connect with local communities by attending Word Vancouver’s reading and writing festival.

UBC Strategic Plan: UBC Connects at Robson Square

Connects in the News | Located in the heart of Vancouver’s vibrant downtown core, UBC’s Robson Square facility expands the university’s reach beyond the Point Grey campus, and provides the perfect venue for encouraging equitable knowledge exchange between UBC and the downtown Vancouver community.

Museum of Vancouver and UBC Hosted “Making Space” Panel to Discuss the Complex Meanings of Asian Heritage Month and Asian Canadian Representation 

PRE Funded Project | the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) and the UBC Public Humanities Hub (PHH) co-organized “Making Space” in celebration of Asian Heritage Month. The event fostered a thoughtful conversation about the future of Asian Canadian communities and the importance for institutions to prioritize inclusivity and reciprocity.

Pancouver: Cultural researcher Kathleen Zaragosa nurtures Filipino heritage through power of language

Connects in the News | Kathleen Zaragosa speaks Tagalog and is now learning her family’s heritage language of Oasnon. Zaragosa will relate her own experience at a free Downtown Vancouver event that was inspired by the work she did as a UBC student.

The Revelstoke Child Care Society and HELP UBC Joined Forces to Enhance Child Development and Well-being for Young Families in Revelstoke, BC 

CUES Funded Project | The Revelstoke Child Care Society has partnered with the Human Early Learning Partnership at UBC to improve access to services, programs, and positive experiences for families with young children in Revelstoke, BC.

UBC Connects at Robson Square Midterm Report

Program Overview UBC Connects at Robson Square is a two-year pilot program aiming to provide more equitable access to knowledge created by the university and burst notions of the “Point Grey bubble” through the activation of UBC’s downtown campus. To meet its goals of bringing innovative, engaging, public programming to UBC Robson Square, the program […]

To Speak in Community: A Gathering of Philippine Languages and Cultures

August 19, 2023 | Explore your relationship with language through presentations from community experts and artists, with an opportunity to participate in storytelling circles and interactive artistic works that explore multilingualism and language differences between heritage homeland and diaspora.

Project TEACH final report: Bridging the gap between recognition and action in coastal ecosystems in Southern British Columbia

The final report of Project TEACH addresses conservation challenges within the coastal forests in southern BC, and includes recommendations to transition towards an ecologically-informed governance model.

Report: UBC’s 2023 Partnering in Research Conference

Relive the highlights of UBC’s 2023 Partnering in Research Conference, including video recordings of the plenary sessions, photos, and key takeaways.

Meet the spring recipients of UBC’s 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund

We have already funded 12 community-university projects this spring! Discover how UBC students, staff, and faculty are collaborating with community partners on a range of initiatives.

The Bike Kitchen Presents: The Right to Repair

July 29, 2023 | Engage in a panel discussion that addresses issues relating to the sale of “built-to-fail” products and consumers’ right to repair their own products in the bike industry. Don’t miss out on breakout workshops and booths by partner organizations following the panel discussion.

FACTS Public Panel: Tackling Climate Change and the Just Transition to Renewable Energy

July 27, 2023 | Engage in meaningful conversations surrounding climate change and renewable energy, featuring Canadian and French leaders representing climate science, renewable energy, economics, public policy, and Indigenous affairs.

STEAMing Ahead: A Science Community Day

June 17, 2023 | Bring friends and family along for a day full of science activities, including hands-on experiments, and witness amazing scientific demonstrations from world-class researchers and innovators

Big Fight in Little Chinatown: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

June 5, 2023 | Join us for a free screening and a panel discussion of the documentary “Big Fight in Little Chinatown”, highlighting community resistance to gentrification and erasure in Chinatowns across the globe.

Water4Seasons: Using Research-Based Theatre to Explore the Status of Water Health Equity for Indigenous and Rural Communities

May 24, 2023 | Join us for a theatrical performance that breathes life into data and explores water equity for Indigenous peoples.

The Empress of Vancouver: Film Screening and Q&A

May 17, 2023 | Join us to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia at Robson Square. Don’t miss out on a free screening and a Q&A session of the film “The Empress of Vancouver”.

Passage to Freedom: Film Screening and Discussion

May 13, 2023 | Join us for a free screening and a panel discussion of “Passage to Freedom”, highlighting the courage of refugees and compassion from citizens during the 1976 Immigration Act.

Hearts of Freedom Exhibition: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees

May 13 – May 31, 2023 | Learn about migration and settlement of non-European refugees in Canada through storytellings from Southeast Asian refugees and Canadians who assisted them.

2023 International Comic Arts Forum: Artist Keynote Talk featuring Haida Graphic Artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

April 21, 2023 | Learn about comic book practices and techniques of how to extend a story using art and narrative.

The Ubyssey: Fail to Appear addresses the mental health system’s failures to see

Connects in the News | Fail to Appear, is a striking commentary on the shortcomings of Canadian legal systems’ dehumanizing and disempowering approaches to the mental health crisis.

The Ubyssey: Africans in BC town hall discuss role of diaspora in development of the continentUBC Connects at Robson Square offers funding to drive community-focused programs

Connects in the News | Christian Sopuruchi, president of PFF, opened the event by speaking about his experience providing educational resources to disadvantaged children in Nigeria.

The Ubyssey: Classical compositions and contemporary connections: An interview with the Matrix Duo

Connects in the News | Mina McKenzie and Jack Campbell perform together as the Matrix Duo.

UBC Today: UBC Connects at Robson Square offers funding to drive community-focused programs

Connects in the News | Introducing UBC Connects at Robson Square, a brand-new initiative aiming to provide students, faculty and staff with the support required to collaborate with community partners in delivering innovative, community-focused programming.

The Ubyssey: Documentary All Our Father’s Relations connects Musqueam and Chinese Canadian identity through family history

Connects in the News | The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Yoshizawa, Ling and Grant, focusing on the documentary’s significance to the Chinese immigrant and Musqueam communities in BC.