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For the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, CHASI’s graphic design intern Celina Koops shares the following illustration and reflection. It was important for me as an Indigenous woman to mark this day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. I want my illustration to honour … Read more
As Sikh Heritage Month draws to a close, CHASI and UFV’s South Asian Studies Institute (SASI) collaborated to share reflections from SASI Research Fellow Dr. Inder Mann on the long history of Sikh activism, and how it continues through the present day. In commemorating Sikh Heritage Month in BC and all over Canada, we take … Read more
The theme for Earth Day 2021 is “restore our Earth.” It’s that first word, “restore” that we want to draw from today. Restoration is not passive. It doesn’t come from the absence of harm, but rather from intentional action. In the face of a global crisis, that action must be on a global scale — … Read more
Today is the International Transgender Day of Visibility. We will be taking some time today — and every day — to listen to the voices and stories the many trans members of our community will be sharing. We want to reiterate our ongoing love and support for the trans people in our lives. You are … Read more
This weekend marks one of the world’s largest celebrations, Nowruz. As we at CHASI wish for a wonderful weekend for all of those celebrating it, we have collaborated once again with Shaheen Shivji, Program Coordinator at UFV’s Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC) for a special post on the significance and celebration of Nowruz. Nowruz—“now” meaning … Read more
March 8 is International Women’s Day. This year the theme #ChoosetoChallenge calls on people worldwide “to challenge inequality, call out bias, question stereotypes, and help forge an inclusive world.” In this spirit, we want to challenge you to consider the way we talk about women’s bodies and body image. While many individuals and organizations will … Read more
Today is Pink Shirt Day, which encourages “everyone to practice kindness and wear pink to symbolize that [they] do not tolerate bullying.” Reflecting on this admirable annual event, we at CHASI feel that it is increasingly important that our commitment to “being kind” be augmented with our acknowledgement of — and consequently outrage at — … Read more
February 15–21 marks B.C. Heritage Week, and the theme for 2021 is “where do you find heritage?” CHASI’s graphic design intern, Celina Koops, reflects on that question and the places that represent B.C. best to her. This B.C. Heritage Week, beginning with a lovely Family Day this past Monday, took the stress of school away … Read more
February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on the vital role of Black Canadians past, present, and future. One such family is the Starks. In 1858, 18 year-old Sylvia Stark — already a mother of two and a survivor of enslavement and scarlet fever — was one of hundreds of Black immigrants to … Read more
