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Check out our upcoming event on March 30th from 12-1pm PST to help you learn all the tips and tricks for job negotiation! Click the link in the poster and sign up for this informative event!
Happy International Women's Day! Today we celebrate and uplift women's achievements, continue to raise awareness against bias and take action for equality. This year's theme is #choosetochallenge - what will you choose to challenge to help forge a gender equal world?
The spread of Incel ideology is being bolstered by the rise of right-wing extremism around the world. To combat the ideology, policy makers must act. By @realnicjensen
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We are proud to release our 2019/2020 SPPGA Annual Report! Learn more about the way we work, our faculty-led research projects, the @ubcMPPGA program, and our convening, learning, and engagement activities: ow.ly/XVRD50AouBb
Welcome to UBC and Vancouver, Professor Macfarlane!
We welcome Prof. Allison Macfarlane who has now begun her 5 year term as Director of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, @UBC_Arts, @UBC. We wish to thank Prof. @MaxwellACameron (@UBCPoliSci) for his tremendous efforts as Acting Director. ow.ly/A8CU50AoeYP
Fighting systemic racism is a major theme of the ongoing protests. In this Q&A session from the #Lind19 event last year, @DrBobBullard shows how ending the institutional racism that persists in city planning is also crucial to environmental justice. youtu.be/7tjjEcrkgZI
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In light of #GeorgeFloyd’s death, Roxane Gay, a speaker for #Lind20 Thinking While Black, writes on the blatant injustices and #racism faced by Black people in the #US, doubly exasperated by the #COVID19 situation. Read more @nytimes: ow.ly/r99p50zY0xc #BlackLivesMatter
In light of global efforts to amplify the voices of Black communities—Earlier this year @JoshuaDiemert hosted fellow students @edwinaedou and Esther Ocheni on the PRT Podcast, where they discussed how UBC can improve the Black experience on campus.
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Dr. Annette Henry (@GRSJInstitute) spoke about the need to recognize systemic anti-Black racism that targets Black people and continues to subject them to state violence.
"We don't talk about it enough...
We like to look at things as isolated incidents."
Listen below.
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Want to make a global impact? The Young Professionals Program is accepting applications, on behalf of @IFC_org, @WorldBank and @MIGA. Learn more on June 1, 11am EST on @LinkedIn #BehindtheMissionWBG wrld.bg/ElkZ50zRq4l
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BREAKING: President Ono, the AMS and the AUS have posted statements amid ongoing anti-racist protests across Canada and the United States.
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There's a new article on The Pub! Today, Guilherme Rosales shows why governments have the responsibility of conducting further public engagement when responding to crises, rather than meeting the bare minimum of informing the public. pubpoli.com/posts/2020/5/21/…
Check out a new article on The Pub! Today @DKirupa discusses the issue of climate migrants not being addressed in the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, and its potential impacts as the effects of climate change worsens across the world. pubpoli.com/posts/2020/4/16/…
New article is up on The Pub! Today second-year MPPGA student Guilherme Rosales discusses indigenous epistemology, and how exploring this type of learning could allow everyone to see the world in a more sustainable and less exploitative mindset. pubpoli.com/posts/2020/3/4/i…
Hey all, check out a new podcast episode this weekend! This week, @JoshuaDiemert sits down with SPPGA professors
@MaxwellACameron and @jdierkes to discuss electoral reforms in Mongolia. pubpoli.com/prt/prt-intervie…
Exciting Upcoming Event!
Memory, Intimacy & Difficult Knowledge: A Dialogue between @noosarowiwa and Dr. Juliane Okot Bitek
November 29th
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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MPPGA Student Association retweeted
Join us for a conversation on how should Canada navigate the increasingly complex Canada-US-China relationship. This @ubcMPPGA student-led event will take place at the Allard School of Law on Nov. 18 at noon. Please RSVP: ow.ly/lVDX50x5hAF @pubpoli
Hey all, don't forget to check out the first episode of this year's PRT Podcast! Here @JoshuaDiemert sits down with Matthew Colenbrander on his experience as a staffer on Parliament Hill! pubpoli.com/prt/prt-specials…
Hey all, check out some of our new podcast episodes! This week @JoshuaDiemert sits down with Acting MPPGA Director @MaxwellACameron to discuss the results of the recent federal election. pubpoli.com/prt/prt-intervie…