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September 2022 was one for the books at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Public Square. Working proudly with ´óÏó´«Ã½ faculty, staff and community partners, we co-produced a string of incredible conversations with eminent thinkers on vital issues. 

Starting with a welcome day for ´óÏó´«Ã½ students, we moved into a whirlwind week that featured Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa in conversation with Carol Off on disinformation and democracy, Angela Davis and Gina Dent calling for a movement to radically transform our world and the launch of Billy Ray-Belcourt’s latest book, A Minor Chorus. We finished the month at a forum on equity in Vancouver municipal politics and a discussion on the state of trans conversion therapy in Canada. Whew! 

To capture the energy of these events and celebrate the ideas shared and the people behind them, we created a short video. Thank you to Mugasha Rutega, our communications and events assistant, for the brilliant video editing.

The events:

Month of Welcome at ´óÏó´«Ã½ – September 7, 8, 2022

Maria Ressa: How to Stand Up to a Dictator – an ´óÏó´«Ã½ Vancouver Speaker Series event featuring Maria Ressa, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate in conversation with CBC journalist Carol Off on disinformation and democracy – September 13, 2022
With: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Vancouver, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Digital Democracies Institute, Ouano Foundation, Global Reporting Centre

Abolition Feminism: Dreaming a New Reality, featuring renowned scholar/activists Angela Davis and Gina Dent – September 15, 2022
With: The Circle Project, the Centre for Restorative Justice at ´óÏó´«Ã½, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Library, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, the Institute for Humanities at ´óÏó´«Ã½, ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Department of Global Humanities

A Minor Chorus: An Evening with Billy-Ray Belcourt  â€“ September 16, 2022
With: Massy Books, Massy Arts Society, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Galleries, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Library, Penguin Random House Canada

Centering Equity: Vancouver All-Candidates Forum – September 26, 2022
With: Women Transforming Cities, YWCA Metro Vancouver City Shift, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

Beyond the Ban: Taking Action Against Conversion Practices After Bill C-4 – a conversation about the shortcomings of Canada’s recent conversion therapy ban and how to move forward with equity and justice for trans people in our institutions. – September 28, 2022
With: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Faculty of Health Sciences, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Library, Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity