Towards a respectful and robust discussion
Dear Members of the UBC community, Campuses across North America and the world continue to experience tensions and protests related to Israel and Palestine. As you know, such a protest started on our Vancouver campus on April 29th and more recently in the Okanagan. On May 15th, the protestors at MacInnes Field on the Vancouver campus formally provided the university a document outlining their […]
UBC President Benoit-Antoine Bacon Addresses the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Hello everyone! Bonjour tout le monde! Thank you, Juggy, for that warm, thoughtful and kind introduction. It is so much appreciated. I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered here today on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. UBC has a deep commitment to truth […]
Message from the President: Campus protest
This message was sent to faculty, staff and students in Vancouver and the Okanagan. Dear members of the UBC community, The violence unfolding in Israel and Palestine continues to evoke complex emotions around the world, and many in our diverse community are deeply affected. The grief and suffering we all witness and feel is heartbreaking. […]