Events

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.

Exploring tensions and opportunities of community-university engagement work within colonial systems, Part 2

May 3, 2023 | Engage in continued meaningful self-reflections and discussion on the colonial systems at play within our community engagement work.

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.

Exploring tensions and opportunities of community-university engagement work within colonial systems

April 6, 2023 | Engage in meaningful self-reflection and discuss the colonial systems at play within our community engagement work.

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.

Africans in BC Town Hall

December 17, 2022 | Explore how members of the African diaspora in British Columbia can contribute to the development of the continent.

UBC Indigenous Financial Guidelines: Info Session & Discussion

December 6, 2022 │Join us for an info session on the UBC Indigenous Financial Guidelines.

Equitable Compensation For Non-Indigenous Community Partners

November 8, 2022 l Join us for a discussion about the different approaches that are being used to support partner compensation at UBC.

CUES Fund Info Session #1: What to know before applying

Watch the Recording | Get an overview of the CUES fund, review the applicant guide and eligibility requirements, and ask any questions before submitting your Notice of Intent.

CUES Fund Info Session #2: How to build a strong application

November 17, 2022 | Once you have submitted your Notice of Intent, learn how to develop and submit a strong application.

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.