International Women’s Day takes place on March 8 to recognize and celebrate women’s achievements and advance efforts towards greater gender equality. See what’s happening at UBC: https://events.ubc.ca/international-womens-day/
Attend the Indigenous Women’s Experiences of Racism in BC Health Systems: Findings from In Plain Sight webinar
For International Women’s Day 2021, the Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity is hosting a webinar featuring Elder Te’ta’in Shane Pointe and host speakers Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-kwe), JD, LLM, SJD and Harmony Johnson (sɛƛakəs), MHA. This talk is co-hosted with VCH Aboriginal Health and is part of the new CGSHE Spotlight Series – Decolonizing Research and Practice. They will share findings among Indigenous women from the report they co-authored: In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care. The report was commissioned by the BC government after allegations surfaced of a guessing game in BC emergency departments in relation to the blood alcohol levels of Indigenous patients. It examines systemic Indigenous-specific racism in the provincial health care system as well as the experience of Indigenous patients at the point of care, and Indigenous health workers within care delivery settings in BC.
Monday, March 8 from 4 to 5 p.m. (PST).
Take action
The Canadian Women’s Foundation makes a number of suggestions for how you can get involved for International Women’s Day, from signing petitions and making donations to learning more through books and podcasts.
Read a book written by an Indigenous woman
- These Books By Canadian Indigenous Women Will Broaden Your Perspectives, Huffington Post
- Indigenous Women Writers from Around the World, Reading Women podcast
- They Called Me Number One, CBC review and interview with Bev Sellars
- Fatty Legs, educational guide and webinar from Empowering the Spirit