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UBC ACCO Huddle 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 5:00 PM - Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM (PT)

Vancouver, British Columbia

UBC ACCO Huddle 2011

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Environmental Issues Panel Ended Free  
LGBTQ Rights Panel Ended Free  
Civic Engagement Panel Ended Free  
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Calls for collective action against some of the most pressing issues we face today have never been more resounding.  Cross-cultural coordination of initiatives against environmental issues, advocacy for LGBTQ rights, and civic engagement are all hot topics in contemporary social discourse.  Yet, how are grassroots change-makers and elected officials each managing diversity? 

Local media, political leaders, NGO and non-profit representatives and academics will engage in roundtable discussions on their experiences engaging a diverse public in their work.  In addition, this discussion will explore how different sectors might better work together to further engagement.  Discussion will be followed by an opportunity for questions and answers from the audience.

Huddle 2011 will be scheduled to lead up to and coincide with the Vancouver municipal elections on November 19th, 2011.


** Huddle 2011 is sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and staff-advised by the UBC Office of the Provost and VP Academic, and Access and Diversity Office.


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Environmental Issues Panel 

November 3, 5:00pm-6:30pm

Rm 256 Chilcotin Board Room, I.K. Barber Learning Ctr


Panelists:

Arzeena Hamir, Richmond Food Security Society (Coordinator)

Claudia Li, Shark Truth (Founder)

Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega, Department of Political Science UBC (Instructor)

Audrea Chan, Fairchild Television (Senior Reporter)

Tricia Sedgwick, World in a Garden (Founder)


Recommended Reading: "Vancouver Sun - Green is more than white"

 

LGBTQ Rights Panel

November 10, 5:00pm-6:30pm

Rm 302 Dodson Room, I.K. Barber Learning Ctr 


Panelists:

Mable Elmore, Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Fatima Jaffer, Trikone Vancouver (Facilitator)

Dr. Brian O'Neill, School of Social Work UBC (Professor)

Ash Brar, Sher Vancouver (Founder)


Recommended Reading: "Vancouver Sun - Burnaby Anti-Homophobia Policy Protestors"

Civic Engagement Panel

November 17, 5:00pm-6:30pm

Rm 302 Dodson Room, I.K. Barber Learning Ctr


Panelists:

Raymond Louie, City of Vancouver (Councillor)

RJ Aquino, City of Vancouver (Candidate for Councillor)

Mable Elmore, Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Dr. Barbara Arneill, Department of Political Science UBC (Professor)


Recommended Listening: "CBC Metro Morning - Civic Engagement"

When & Where



Irving K. Barber Learning Center
1961 East Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1
Canada

Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 5:00 PM - Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM (PT)


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UBC Asian Canadian Cultural Organization (ACCO)



ACCO promotes critical awareness about stereotypes and social issues that Asian Canadians face today. We seek to address new generations of students who wish to bring about social change through various means such as art, literature, and various campus engagements. We hope to enable change, provoke thought and create consciousness within both the local and global community.