UBC Global Lounge

06/16/2023

Learn about 🌼The Lifegiver Box🌼, this year's winner at the Global Finals representing UBC at Western University .

Indigenous grad students Piper Scott Fiddler and Samantha Sage Martin-Ferris developed a toolkit that supports Indigenous self-determination through sexual health.

06/14/2023

We were beyond thrilled to watch our UBC team take home the $30,000 dollar top prize at the Global Finals at Western University.

Join us in congratulating Indigenous grad students Piper Scott Fiddler and Samantha Sage Martin-Ferris for their project "The Lifegiver Box", a complementary, interdisciplinary, and culturally inclusive program that supports Indigenous people's rights to health by choosing their own needs for their sexual health journey.

Check out the link below to find out more about their project and the competition!

https://international.uwo.ca/challenge/global_final/winning_teams.html?fbclid=IwAR2xCN6tANS7N67lV59s7WqGIlSMR9DmHI-pMWt9LV6tBxQQWO9uehtYwn4

04/21/2023

The Global Lounge will be closed for the summer!
Thank you so much for all the support and participation you have brought to our year.

Let’s look back on it together :)

Time is such a crazy thing. I write this from the office saying goodbye to a co-worker who is not going to return next year. I remember the moment I met her, and all of a sudden I am so overwhelmed at how much we’ve grown.

How is it possible that 8 months captures such an enormous about of labour, love and community?

For those that are graduating, your work does not end here. You have planted, nurtured and helped grow these beautiful gardens where your legacies will continue to remain alive. The Global Lounge will always welcome you back home, and so will we - as your community and family. But knowing that this is a seasonal change, we’d like to say thank you. For all the work you do and have done, and for all that you are.

For all of our wonderful community members, thank you for joining us this year. We look forward to welcoming you back in August!

04/18/2023

Though they may be reduced, micro-aggressions can be so destructive. The best way to avoid them is to learn about them.

Remember, discomfort is not dangerous. Let us all try to be better, and do better.

03/30/2023

On the frontlines of climate change in Latin America, we must centre the voices of land defenders as we navigate solidarity in our lives at UBC.

There are over 91 Canadian Mining Companies involved with mining conflict in
Latin America, and nearly half of the region’s important mines are owned or operated by Canadian companies.

In conversation with UBC Prof Juanita Sundberg and community organizers for divestment on campus, we hope to tackle these and more questions.

With a great variety of foods from our diverse Latinx student clubs, and displays of art and live music, this will be an event you won’t want to miss!

Nos vemos en el Global Lounge from 4-6 pm next Thursday, April 6th

BORAAAA!

03/20/2023

🧡 Hello Global Lounge community! SO excited to present our fourth and last speaker for the online panel event "On the Frontlines of (In)justice: An Urgent Conversation on Gender & the Climate Crisis" tonight at 6:30 PM!

🌱 Introducing Prof. Mizan Khan, Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He was Vice Chair of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) during 2002-2004. He has been attending the UNFCCC process as the lead negotiator on climate finance with the Bangladesh delegation since 2001. Prof Mizan Khan has been one of the negotiators from the Government of Bangladesh for the last 20 COPs.

03/20/2023

🧡 Hello Global Lounge community! Presenting our third speaker for the online panel event "On the Frontlines of (In)justice: An Urgent Conversation on Gender & the Climate Crisis" this Monday at 6:30 PM!

🌱Introducing Dr. Nazneen, who is the Researcher and Program Coordinator at International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), as well as a guest lecturer in the Climate Change and Development (CCD) Master’s Program in the Independent University, Bangladesh.

See you tomorrow!

03/19/2023

🧡 Presenting our second speaker for the online panel event "On the Frontlines of (In)justice: An Urgent Conversation on Gender & the Climate Crisis" this Monday at 6:30 PM!

🌱Mahfuza is a feminist, women’s rights and climate justice activist, and humanitarian professional with a decade of experience.

03/18/2023

🌱Presenting our speakers for our event "On the Frontlines of (In)justice: An Urgent Conversation on Gender & the Climate Crisis"

🧡Dr. Pasang Sherpa, a UBC professor, is a Sharwa anthropologist from Pharak, southern part of Mt. Everest region in northeastern Nepal whose research, writing and pedagogy focus on climate change and Indigeneity among Himalayan communities, guided by the question: How do we live in the midst of dying? She is currently involved in two collaborative projects. The first project titled Transnational Sherpas investigates what it means to be a Sherpa today. It examines cultural appropriation, representation, migration history, and the role of matriarchs in Sherpa society. The second project seeks just pathways for sustainable futures in the Anthropocene.

03/17/2023

Join UBC Global Lounge on March 23rd from 5:15-7:00pm for Hidden Costs: Examining the Challenges of the International Student Experience in Canada. This panel discussion, taking place over zoom, will discuss the complex relationship between Canada's education system and the international student experience.
Stay tuned for panelist reveals!

Registration Link:
https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u50qc-qtqj0jEtJttjvLpg_QkPk3buacHHRB

The Global Lounge is a capacity-building hub for critical global citizenship initiatives.

03/16/2023

🧡 Hello Global Lounge Community! We are so excited to announce another event from the international development committee – "On the Frontlines of (In)justice: An Urgent Conversation on Gender & the Climate Crisis." 🌎

Join us this Monday the 20th from 6:30-8:30 PM PST on Zoom. RSVP through QR code. Speakers will be announced soon!

The Global Lounge is a capacity-building hub for critical global citizenship initiatives.