About the Event This session will focus on exposing the normalized realities of human rights abuses in Canada. Do we think of Canada when discussing major human rights-violating countries? Canada, one of the leading defenders and advocates of human rights globally, is rarely considered a place with longstanding human rights violations. Our panelists will expose […]
This event has now concluded. Thank you to those who attended. A recording can be found below. About the Event What are the ethics of image use in human rights work? How are these images used to depict power, agency, and diversity? How can these images be problematic, reinforce stereotypes, and promote ‘othering’? This event […]
Date: Friday October 28th, 2022 from 12:00-1:30pm Pacific Location: Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute, UBC-Vancouver How can media and film fetishize, be dehumanizing or further shape the discussion around human rights. How are human rights represented, reinforced or challenged in film? What goes into making human rights representation authentic? What are the hurdles in […]
The UBC Human Rights Collective (HRC) is hosting an in-person screening of the critically acclaimed film Courage (2021) as an expression of solidarity with wrongfully imprisoned Belarusian students. Join us on June 29th for the film screening and a panel discussion afterwards.
Join Canada’s first Scholars at Risk (SAR) Student Advocacy Days on March 31st and engage with students, faculty, and community of activists working to promote and protect academic freedom and human rights!
In case you missed the event or want to rewatch it, you can access the event recording.