SFPIRG 2023 Annual General Meeting
2023-02-15 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | Online
Join SFPIRG for our Annual General Meeting!
Every year we gather together as an organisation to think about where we have been and where we are going. This is an opportunity to recognise amazing community work we have supported and led, talk about finances and funding of a non-profit organisation, and recognise the work we have ahead.
Register here!
As a student-funded organisation, we love opening up our doors to share the work we have done together as a community! Every year at our AGM we review what we have done in the past year, reflect on what works, what doesn’t, and think through how we use student funds to fuel change in the world – and in students! This year, we ware excited to be joined by sχɬemtəna:t St’agid Jaad Audrey Siegl of Musqueam Nation to welcome us to the territory and discuss how we move from territorial acknowledgements to LandBack and Indigenous sovereignty.
Once again, we will be hosting this event online for the safety of the communities we work with. We will not have ASL available for this event, but will have closed captioning available. We are also committed to making spaces emotionally accessible for folks, which includes supporting generative conversations (even/especially when its difficult) and providing trigger warnings. If you have other accessibility needs we can work to meet, please let us know by emailing Chantelle at engagement@sfpirg.ca
We will be updating the meeting documents as we get them prepared:

the SFPIRG AGM Agenda, which includes the review of our annual report and budget, as well as an opening from Audrey Siegl.
the meeting minutes from our 2022 AGM
the 2023 Annual Report of our activities and relationships
Financial reports for the reporting period as well as the auditor’s recommendations

SFPIRG x SFSS Womens' Centre Radical Reads: "Abolition.Feminism.Now"
2023-03-02 13:00 - 14:30 | BC
After registering for this event, we ask that you go to the Women’s Centre (SUB 2220) any time between 9:00am to 4:00pm to pick up your own copy of Abolition. Feminism. Now. which you will get to keep! Our meeting in the SFPIRG student Lounge (SUB 1410) on March 2nd will be to discuss the book, so please complete it by that time.
Do not feel like you have to read the entire book for this discussion to be impactful and relevant! We also encourage you to watch this video with Angela Davis and Gina Dent who visited SFU in 2022 to discuss Abolition Feminism Now or this video with Haymarket books at the release of this important work.. this will provide you a good base to join the discussion from if you don’t have time to read or finish the book!
For any questions or concerns, please email us at womenscentre-admin@sfss.ca and/or engagement@sfpirg.ca

Rita Wong: "Letters to Our Loved Ones: A Writing Workshop"
2023-03-07 11:30 - 13:00 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
SFPIRG Rotunda Library is excited to announce the next session of our visiting author series with Rita Wong. Rita Wong grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and is the author of three books of poetry, sybil unrest, written with Larissa Lai; forage, and monkeypuzzle as well as co-edited collection downstream: re-imagining water. Wong has won the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop Emerging Writers Award and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Her work investigates social issues and ecology. She lives in Vancouver and is an associate professor in critical and cultural studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

It is human to feel grief when we see places we loved being sacrificed, as we see happening on Burnaby Mountain. Ecological grief is a global condition, which we experience in specific locations as we see trees clearcut and streams poisoned by industrial projects like the TransMountain pipeline expansion. Rita Wong will introduce the 1308 Trees project, a collection of letters written to some of the thousands of trees that have been killed for the pipeline expansion, at the very time when we needed more trees, not less. She will invite workshop participants to write their own letters and poems or to make offerings for their beloved more-than-human relatives: the trees, the hummingbirds, the creeks, the salmon, the orca, the nooksack dace, and more, all of whom are losing their lives and/or homes to the pipeline expansion. Acknowledging the grief, voicing it, is a step in processing it, and finding ways to transform it into collective action, to honour the lives that have been lost and continue to be threatened, including our own.

We will announce a full list of accessibility considerations once we are sure which location we will be using for this event.

SFPIRG will provide all physical writing supplies. we do encourage folks to handwrite for this workshop, but if typing is more accessible please bring your own tablet or laptop.
We will provide a variety of different seating options for the many types, accessibility needs, and shapes of bodies present.
We re not able to provide ASL interpretation for this event

Meet SFPIRG at the Services Fair!
2023-09-06 12:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-07 12:00 - 15:00 | BC
Join staff and volunteers of the SFPIRG during the SFU Burnaby service fair to learn more about the resources and supports we offer students and the SFU community!

Join SFPIRG at Clubs Days
2023-09-12 11:00 - 14:00 | Convocation Mall, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Join staff and volunteers of the SFPIRG during the SFSS Club’s Days to learn more about ways you can get involved in your social justice community!!

Join SFPIRG at Clubs Days
2023-09-13 11:00 - 14:00 | BC
Join staff and volunteers of the SFPIRG during the SFSS clubs days to learn more about the ways you can get involved in the social justice community!

Gender & Sexuality Learning Series : Critical Vocabulary on sex, gender, and sexuality
2023-09-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
Join us for a workshop series over the fall to unpack key languages that we use in our writing, research, and dialogues of academia on topics of gender and sexuality. To register for this series (which you can join in full or by session), please fill out this form!

These events will take place bi-weekly online beginning on Thursday, September 14 from 1-2:30pm

In these workshop, we’ll have the chance to explore the nuances of terms and deepen our understanding of them. We’ll also discover how language can both reflect and shape our attitudes towards sex, gender, and sexuality, and explore ways to use more inclusive language in our lives. Topics include: critical vocabulary of sexuality and gender, the question of agency, rethinking sex, portrayals of sex and sexuality on-screen, and capitalism and sexuality. Please find the dates and sign up for the sessions you are interested in below.

About your Facilitator:
We have these sessions run by our Co-Director of Research and Education, Hannah, who holds a Masters’ Degree in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies from SFU. She thrives on community work and on various ways in which she can support and care for the members of SFPIRG. Having been a teacher for over ten years, Hannah loves to organize events and facilitate workshops for students in order to help them find calm in a chaotic world and resist the systems that actively oppress our bodies. She loves to find new ways to practice self-care and active rest both for herself and for practicing it with the community.

Thank you wanting to join us for this important discussion!

No Cops on Campus Open House
2023-09-18 18:00 - 19:30 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Join members of the coalition No Cops on Campus to learn more about the work they are doing this fall! Members will be available to talk about organising they have done so far, plans for the coming term, and how you can get involved! We will be serving light snacks and beverages, as well as making buttons! Please fill out this form to register (this is a drop in event, but we need to know how many snacks to plan for!)
About No Cops on Campus
No Cops on Campus (NCoC) is a collective of students and staff from across SFU campuses with a shared goal of growing, dreaming, and advocating for something beyond a status quo that relies on policing and security.
SFU relies on security largely because of a misunderstanding that colonial policing is the only way to keep people “safe” on campus. Yet, this form of safety does not extend to those who are traditionally targeted by policing systems including BIPOC communities, Muslim peoples, disabled peoples, queer peoples, and low income or houseless community members. We support and encourage those within educational institutions who are imagining futures with non-violent and inclusive community safety instead. Our work is built on decades of work by students across North America who similarly push for the implementation of these life-affirming alternatives to policing.
We as a student and workers collective are working toward the elimination of police and policing presence on all SFU campuses.
Accessibility Considerations:

our office is located near the elevator in the Students’ Union Building
our door is wide enough to accommodate most mobility aids
we have a wide variety of seating available for many body types
we only use lamps in our space so those sensitive to overhead lighting can enjoy their time with us
although we are interested in engaging in challenging conversation around police, prison, and abolition we will not tolerate abusive or condescending behaviour in our space. You will be asked to leave the space during the event if you are making our guests feel uncomfortable.

Social Justice Policy Clinic: Gender-based Violence and Policy
2023-09-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Thank you for your interest in this policy clinic, which will not only teach you about different kinds of policy analysis, but also create recommendations for SFU GP44: Sexual Violence and Misconduct, Prevention, Education, and Support which is being reviewed. If you are interested in this clinic, please register here.
This policy clinic is being facilitated by SFPIRG Director of Engagement, Chantelle Spicer, who has seven years of experience in sexualized violence policy in post-secondary institutions. She served as the Co-Chair of Students for Consent Culture Canada from 2019-2022 and has been involved in the organisation for 4 years. She also was a part of the committee that wrote the policy for Vancouver Island University and serves as an advisory council member on a number of provincial and federal government committees related to policy, legislation, and gender-based violence.

Unlike other SFPIRG opportunities, much of this clinic is specifically for SFU students and community members given that it is contributing directly to SFU policy, though all are welcome to join for session 1 where we will discuss gender-based policy analysis more broadly.

As a part of this clinic, you are expected to read the existing policy before our session on Tuesday September 26, which can be found here.

All attend: Session 1, Tuesday September 19 1-3pm (online):
– History of GP44 and SV policy in BC
– Discussing different kinds of policy analysis for Gender-based Violence (GBV) work including GBA+ (commonly used by the provincial and federal governments), Indigenous GBV lens (new framework codeveloped by Indigenous women in BC, and analysis created by Students for Consent Culture Canada

Pick one of the following: Session 2, Tuesday September 26 1-:3:00pm (online) OR Thursday September 28 from 10-12pm (in person)
– General discussion of GP44, what stood out to us as beneficial? what stood out as a challenge or barrier?
– Grading GP 44 through the criteria of Students for Consent Culture

All attend: Session 3, Tuesday October 3 1-3pm (online)
– making our recommendations for policy revisions

SFPIRG Open House!
2023-09-21 11:00 - 14:00 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Join us and some of our friends in the community to learn more about SFPIRG! This is an excellent opportunity to learn about what we do, our values, space, and ways we can support you in your academics and social justice organising!
We will have light snacks and beverages, puzzles, button making, games, and new friends to make! This is drop in open house, but please let us know if you are coming so we can appropriately plan for snacks.
Accessibility Considerations:

our office is located near the elevator in the Students’ Union Building
our door is wide enough to accommodate most mobility aids
we have a wide variety of seating available for many body types
we only use lamps in our space so those sensitive to overhead lighting can enjoy their time with us

Social Justice Policy Clinic : Gender-based Violence and Policy
2023-09-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
Thank you for your interest in this policy clinic, which will not only teach you about different kinds of policy analysis, but also create recommendations for SFU GP44: Sexual Violence and Misconduct, Prevention, Education, and Support which is being reviewed. If you are interested in this clinic, please register here.
This policy clinic is being facilitated by SFPIRG Director of Engagement, Chantelle Spicer, who has seven years of experience in sexualized violence policy in post-secondary institutions. She served as the Co-Chair of Students for Consent Culture Canada from 2019-2022 and has been involved in the organisation for 4 years. She also was a part of the committee that wrote the policy for Vancouver Island University and serves as an advisory council member on a number of provincial and federal government committees related to policy, legislation, and gender-based violence.

Unlike other SFPIRG opportunities, much of this clinic is specifically for SFU students and community members given that it is contributing directly to SFU policy, though all are welcome to join for session 1 where we will discuss gender-based policy analysis more broadly.

As a part of this clinic, you are expected to read the existing policy before our session on Tuesday September 26, which can be found here.

All attend: Session 1, Tuesday September 19 1-3pm (online):
– History of GP44 and SV policy in BC
– Discussing different kinds of policy analysis for Gender-based Violence (GBV) work including GBA+ (commonly used by the provincial and federal governments), Indigenous GBV lens (new framework codeveloped by Indigenous women in BC, and analysis created by Students for Consent Culture Canada

Pick one of the following: Session 2, Tuesday September 26 1-:3:00pm (online) OR Thursday September 28 from 10-12pm (in person)
– General discussion of GP44, what stood out to us as beneficial? what stood out as a challenge or barrier?
– Grading GP 44 through the criteria of Students for Consent Culture

All attend: Session 3, Tuesday October 3 1-3pm (online)
– making our recommendations for policy revisions

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Social Justice Policy Clinic : Gender-based Violence and Policy
2023-09-28 10:00 - 12:00 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

Gender & Sexuality Learning Series : The Question of Agency
2023-09-28 13:00 - 14:30 | Online

Radical Reads: We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies
2023-10-05 08:00 - 17:00 | BC
Join the SFPIRG Rotunda Library for this radical reads session where we will be discussing the magnificent novel “We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies” by Tsering Yangzom Lama. We are excited to host this session that digs deep into colonisation, displacement, and identity. Register for the event here.

During the course of this session our Rotunda Library work study students and staff will be leading participants through discussion questions. Do not feel like you have to read the entire book for this discussion to be impactful and relevant! Also, if you cannot afford to buy a copy of the book, please contact us at engagement@sfpirg.ca or visit us in the office and we can work on sourcing you a copy. We also encourage you to listen tothis interview with the author to learn more about the story and themes, which will provide you a good base to join the discussion from if you don’t have time to read the book (or in addition to the book)!

This will be an in person discussion on October 26 from 2:30pm-4pm in the SGPIRG Lounge SUB 1410. This is a masked space with many types of seating for any body that might be there. We are not able to offer ASL for this event. If you have specific accessibility needs, please let us know so we can work to meet them.

Gender & Sexuality Learning Series : Rethinking Sex
2023-10-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Online

What to do about wellness checks : The trouble with Police in “Wellness Checks”
2023-10-14 14:00 - 17:30 | online – Zoom, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Join SFPIRG for a workshop series that will explore the violent reality of police “wellness checks” and our current social responses to people experiencing mental health crises. Through this series, we will build an understanding of police violence when responding to people in crisis, proposed psychiatric responses as alternatives to police, and also start to explore possible alternatives.
These online sessions are free and open to anyone. Feel free to attend any or all three offerings.
The trouble with Police in “Wellness Checks” Saturday October 14, 2-5:30 (break included)
Our first session will let us dig into the idea and role of wellness checks in mental health crises, the role of police locating wellness checks and other mental health issues, as well as locating this issue within broader concerns about the nature of policing.
Register here.

Gender & Sexuality Learning Series : Sex on Screen
2023-10-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Online

What to do about wellness checks : Are Mental Health Professionals the Best Alternative to Police “Wellness Checks”?
2023-10-28 14:30 - 17:30 | online – Zoom, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Join SFPIRG for a workshop series that will explore the violent reality of police “wellness checks” and our current social responses to people experiencing mental health crises. Through this series, we will build an understanding of police violence when responding to people in crisis, proposed psychiatric responses as alternatives to police, and also start to explore possible alternatives.
These online sessions are free and open to anyone. Feel free to attend any or all three offerings.
Many of us are aware that when the police conduct “wellness checks” or otherwise engage with people experiencing mental health crisis, all too often they end up killing or violently assaulting the person in need of care. A commonly proposed and practiced solution is that mental health professionals, with or without an accompanying police officer, should replace an exclusive reliance on the police, and that psychiatric care is what is needed. Let’s explore these proposed solutions, and consider whether there might in fact be a better option if our goal is to promote safety, healing and mental wellbeing for all.
Register for this session here.

Gender & Sexuality Learning Series : Sex and Economy
2023-11-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Online

What to do about wellness checks : Peer Support, Mutual Aid and Community-Based Organized Care as Alternatives to both Police “Wellness Checks” and the Mental Health System
2023-11-11 14:30 - 17:30 | online – Zoom, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Join SFPIRG for a workshop series that will explore the violent reality of police “wellness checks” and our current social responses to people experiencing mental health crises. Through this series, we will build an understanding of police violence when responding to people in crisis, proposed psychiatric responses as alternatives to police, and also start to explore possible alternatives.
We have been discussing the problems with both police “wellness checks” and with the mental health system as it is presently. There is no question that people in mental health crisis need support. But what kind? And who can provide it? Can we build alternative sources of support, and are there ways that we could shape our society to help more people avoid entering into crisis in the first place? These are some of the questions we will explore in this workshop, while also looking at possible alternative approaches and discussing what might be possible here.
Register for this session here.

Fee Refunds - Spring 2024
2024-01-31 08:00 - 2024-02-15 23:59 | BC
SFPIRG is a student-funded non-profit organization, autonomous from both the University and the Student Society. We receive $3 each semester from each full time student and $1.50 from each part time student. Following a successful graduate student referendum in Spring 2020, as of the Fall 2023 semester, we received $6.13 from full-time graduate students and $3.07 from part-time graduate students. Therefore, after paying their student fees, all students are members of SFPIRG and can use the resources available through our centre. Non-students can also become associate members of SFPIRG and get involved with us.
We realize that not everyone shares SFPIRG’s values, so each semester we offer students the ability to revoke their membership. If you would like to opt-out, bring your student card, proof of payment & registration for the semester some time during the dates and times listed below. Once you opt-out, you are no longer a member of SFPIRG and will not be eligible to use the organization’s resources and services.
To Opt Out:
Fee Refund Week occurs between January 31 – February 8.

Fee Refunds will be processed digitally in Spring 2024 for the protection of our communities.
Email admin@sfpirg.ca to opt out of membership and receive a fee refund no later than 11.59pm on Feb 15th.

SFPIRG 2023 Annual General Meeting
2024-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join SFPIRG for our Annual General Meeting!
Every year we gather together as an organisation to think about where we have been and where we are going. This is an opportunity to recognise amazing community work we have supported and led, talk about finances and funding of a non-profit organisation, and recognise the work we have ahead.
Register here!
As a student-funded organisation, we love opening up our doors to share the work we have done together as a community! Every year at our AGM we review what we have done in the past year, reflect on what works, what doesn’t, and think through how we use student funds to fuel change in the world – and in students! This year, we ware excited to be joined by sχɬemtəna:t St’agid Jaad Audrey Siegl of Musqueam Nation to welcome us to the territory.
Once again, we will be hosting this event online for the safety of the communities we work with. We will not have ASL available for this event, but will have closed captioning available. We are also committed to making spaces emotionally accessible for folks, which includes supporting generative conversations (even/especially when its difficult) and providing trigger warnings. If you have other accessibility needs we can work to meet, please let us know by emailing Noëll at engagement@sfpirg.ca
We will be updating the meeting documents as we get them prepared:

the SFPIRG AGM Agenda, which includes the review of our annual report and budget, as well as an opening from Audrey Siegl.
the meeting minutes from our 2023 AGM
the Annual Report for 2022-2023 of our activities and relationships
Financial reports for the reporting period

Picnic in the Garden
2024-05-28 14:00 - 16:00 | The SUB Learning Garden
Join the SUB’s student support centers for a summer semester kickoff at our Picnic in the Garden! Enjoy some watermelon, lemonade, and games for a day of fun in the sun!
Feel free to bring your own blankets and pillows!
RSVP Form!

We Keep Us Safe
2024-06-08 11:00 - 16:00 | BC
On a campus without cops, harm and conflict don’t disappear. So as we aspire to a cop free campus, it’s essential that we build the skills necessary to keep each other safe. Our de-escalation training attempts to do exactly that! Join us on June 8th to participate in a workshop designed to equip folks with the tools and techniques needed to navigate escalated situations in a way that prioritizes safety and decreases the level of conflict and tension. Through video-based learning, interactive scenarios, resource mapping, etc. our hope is that folks will leave feeling empowered to de-escalate and confident in the knowledge that WE KEEP US SAFE!
RSVP Here!

Accessibility:

Physically accessible venue (can be reached via elevator or stairs) with physically accessible washrooms nearby
Access needs check-in at event
Name tags for sharing names and pronouns
Relaxed environment (feel free to leave and come back, fidget, move around, etc.)
Opt in/or opt out options for all the stations and activities
Stim & fidget toys available
Lunch will be provided with vegan and gluten-free options

LFTI Onboarding and Letter Writing Session
2024-06-24 14:00 - 16:30 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Join the LFTI team for an onboarding and letter writing session! Together we’ll make sure you have all the tools, resources, and know-how that you need in order to respond to information requests from incarcerated folks. After that, we’ll get right into working on pending information requests together. RSVP here. We can’t wait to see you there!
📅 Date: June 24
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Location: The SFPIRG Lounge (SUB 1410)

Self Compassion Workshop
2024-06-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
Mark your calendars and come learn with us on June 27 for a workshop dedicated to self-compassion. Facilitated by our Director of Research and Education, Hannah Ghaderi, this session will guide you in nurturing kindness and understanding towards yourself, especially in moments of difficulty and stress.
What to expect:
– Techniques to cultivate self-compassion in daily life
– Guided exercises and mindfulness practices
– Building a supportive and compassionate community
RSVP here.
Date: June 27
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Online

Me, My Body, and I - Workshop Series
2024-07-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
This workshop series explores the intricate connections between our bodies, social identities, and the world around us, and how these elements collectively shape and impact our health and wellbeing. Each session focuses on different aspects of this interplay, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence their physical and psychological health.
This series aims to empower participants with knowledge and tools to better understand and influence their own health and wellbeing through the lens of their unique life experiences and identities.

Session 1 (July 11th): Introduction to the Series
Session 2 (July 18th): Epigenetics: How Our Environment Influences Our Genes
Session 3 (July 25th): Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Their Impact on Health
Session 4 (Aug 1st): The Impacts of Trauma on Brain Structure and the Nervous System
Session 5 (Aug 8th): How Our View of Ourselves is Shaped by the World Around Us
Session 6 (Aug 15th): The Interplay of Identity and Health
Session 7 (Sept 12th): The Role of Community and Social Support in Health and Wellbeing
Session 8 (Sept 19th): Stress, Coping Mechanisms, and Resilience
Session 9 (Sept 26th): Reflecting on the Journey and Moving Forward

⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Online (RSVP here to receive meeting link)
The information you enter in this form will be kept confidential.
Filling out this form is required in order to get the video meeting link.
Reach out to us at research@sfpirg.ca if you have any questions!

Liberation Summer Organizers' Bootcamp
2024-07-17 10:00 - 2024-07-18 17:30 | Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5K3, Canada
Are you ready to win freedom for yourself, your family, and your communities? Come find your kinfolk with Embark Sustainability, SFPIRG, and Organizing for Change for two days of learning, sharing, networking, and skill building. Register now to join us July 17-18 for Liberation Summer at SFU Harbour Centre and 312 Main.
As we build our collective power in response to the urgency of ongoing global crisis, moments of reflection and connection are crucial in strategizing to realize the change we want, need, and deserve in the world today. It’s vital to lift each other up in this fight and collaborate on our tactics together in real-time. Whether you are a seasoned activist or new to the game, enrolled student or lifelong learner, employed in an environmental organization or aspiring to work in the sector someday soon, all are welcome, and we know we are strongest when we harness the diversity of our networks.
From July 17-18, we will be building intentional space for both emerging and veteran organizers to come together and strategize our next steps at the intersections of climate justice, disability justice, abolition, Indigenous sovereignty, poverty reduction, and racial justice. Participants in Liberation Summer will leave better motivated and equipped to actively work toward climate justice sustained by their community and comrades.
What can you expect from us?

Relationship Building
Intergenerational exchanges of knowledge
Multi-sensory workshops & activities
Strategies for building sustainable movements
Resources for getting involved in local climate and social justice movements

If you have any questions or support needs, please email programs@embarksustainability.org. In the meantime, remember: “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way; on a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” ~ Arundhati Roy
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This event takes place on the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations.
COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
By registering to attend this event, you are agreeing to be respectful when listening to and communicating with others, and be mindful of the space you are taking up amongst your peers. There is no tolerance for violence or aggression against others on the basis of race, ethnicity, place of origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, or ability. Please also refer to people using the introductions they provide and do not assume pronouns/gender/knowledge based on someone’s name or appearance. If these agreements are broken by someone, we will have to ensure the safety of our community members by removing them from the event.

HEALTH & SAFETY
We further acknowledge that COVID is not over and that the pandemic disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable among us including BIPOC, poor people, and folks living with illness and/or disability. In light of these realities, and in the spirit of nurturing communities of care, we will be practicing the highest level of precaution possible including masking during all indoor programming. We ask that all participants similarly act with the utmost precaution to limit transmission of the virus. Masks will be provided for attendees.
