GRSJ Undergrads

You know what time it is…Elections are here! 📣

If you have been interested in joining GRSJUA, now is your chance! GRSJUA elections for the 2023/24 academic year will be taking place at our AGM in the next two weeks.

❗️All candidate applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on April 12th. ❗️ Form answers will be read aloud by candidates or the GRSJUA at our AGM.

Apply here: shorturl.at/beku4 🔗 We can’t wait to hear from you.

Exam stress, who? 🤭

Join us next Wednesday, April 12 from 6-7:30 PM for an Art Therapy Healing Circle! ✨ Led by trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and sex-positive therapist (Collective Healing Counselling), this event will enable students to express themselves creatively & work/talk through their emotions, thoughts, and experiences.

Limited space is available, RSVP here: https://forms.gle/FTc4FvKV3NggEZkW7

Today’s the day! ✨☕️ Join us from 3-4:30 at the Arts Student Centre for Coffee Chat. Enjoy warm beverages, sweet treats, and the opportunity to chat with GRSJ professors and the GRSJUA community.

We hope to see you there!

INTRODUCING: ✨☕️ Coffee Chat ☕️✨

Join us next Thursday, February 2, for a casual networking opportunity with GRSJ professors and community members. Enjoy sweet treats and the chance to ask questions to Dr. Sia and Dr. Bandali.

See you there! 🤍

Happy Holidays from GRSJUA! ✨❄️ During this busy time of year, we hope you prioritize your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Here are four self-care reminders during the holidays. 🎄

Grab your coffee and tissues, finals season is here. ☕️📖 Take a peek at our top four tips for navigating finals. We're rooting for you! 🥹

LGBTQ+ lives are sacred. (Art via on Instagram)

This past week has been incredibly traumatizing for the q***r community. Any feelings of grief, sadness, or anger you may be having are valid.

If you need help navigating this time, please refer to the following resources:
🤍 LGBT YouthLine for online & phone peer support
🤍 QMUNITY for free counselling, youth (25 and under) one on one support, and information/referrals
🤍 Trans Lifeline to connect trans folks to community, support & resources
🤍 Foundry for mental health & counselling services, with options for LGBTQ+ focus
🤍 Mind Map BC to find supports near you, with the option to filter LGBTQ+ affirming spaces

Introducing Andreea: our 2022/23 AUS Representative! ✨

“I joined GRSJUA to gain and share knowledge surrounding social justice, and to get more involved on campus!”

This Tuesday, we were extremely fortunate to host our Major/Minor event with GRSJ alumni speakers, Karla and Mahtab! ✨💭

Thank you to our speakers, faculty members, and attendees for coming to our first event of the year! We hope you enjoyed and gained valuable information about using GRSJ in your future.

There is only ✨ ONE ✨ day left until our Major/Minor event! 🎉 Join us for a FREE networking and academic/career event for those interested in the social justice field.

We will have three alumni speakers and two faculty members to answer your questions! 💭

📍 Location: GRSJ Institute Room 1099
🎟️ Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3xs3htmm

Introducing Ksenia: one of our 2022/23 VP Marketing! ✨

“I joined GRSJUA so I get involved in GRSJ outside of class and on campus, as it is a subject I love and am very passionate about!”

Have you RSVP’ed for our Major/Minor event yet? ✨🎟️ Join us for a FREE networking and academic/career event for those interested in the social justice field.

We will have three alumni speakers and two faculty members to answer your questions! 👏🏼

📍 Location: GRSJ Institute Room 1099

Link to register: https://tinyurl.com/3xs3htmm

⚡️ YOU’RE INVITED! ⚡️

GRSJUA’s first event of the year is happening in less than two weeks and we would love to have you there. Join us on November 15th from 6-8 PM for our Major/Minor Event, where you can:

✨ Learn about pursuing GRSJ academically and professionally
💭 Talk to three alumni & faculty speakers who can answer any questions you may have

See you there!

Happy Halloween from GRSJUA! 🎃✨ We hope you have a spook-tacular evening.

Happy Diwali! 🪔🌟 Wishing you and your family love, light, and peace during this week’s celebrations.

Are you free this Wednesday evening? ✨🌙 GRSJ has an event for you. ⬇️

Join the Social Justice Institute UBC for their second event of the year: "Freedom and Family: Landscape and transformation of Uyghur Human Rights Activism" by Kabir Qurban and a UBC Researcher.

RSVP, here:

Freedom and Family: Landscape and transformation of Uyghur Human Rights Activism - Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice The Social Justice Institute Noted Scholars Series presents Freedom and Family: Landscape and transformation of Uyghur Human Rights Activism by Kabir Qurban and UBC Researcher WHEN & WHERE October 26th, 12-1pm Buchanan Tower 1099 Please RSVP below in advance Note: This is an in-person event that wil...

As a UBC club with social justice as our focus, we feel it is important to be transparent with our community!

Swipe through to learn more about:
✨ Why we created membership fees
✨ Inclusivity & what we are going to do differently
✨ Describing membership perks

Registration is now open for the 2nd talk of our ,"Freedom and Family: Landscape and transformation of Uyghur Human Rights Activism" by Kabir Qurban and a UBC Researcher

RSVP: https://bit.ly/kabir-qurban

Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native American actress and activist from Apache and Yaqui tribal descent. 🪶 During her lifetime, she advocated for greater Indigenous representation on screen, Indigenous civil rights, the Land Back movement, and more.

Rest in Power, Sacheen. 🤍

(Slides from and tweets from )

Honouring and remembering everyday. 🧡 Head to our Instagram stories to learn more about how to be an effective ally on Orange Shirt Day.

Artwork by Morning Star Designs.

Are you planning to stop by our booth today? 🪴 Find us outside the AMS Nest from 11 AM- 4 PM. See you soon!

✨ Sign up as a GRSJUA member this Tuesday at UBC Clubs Day! ✨ For only $5 enjoy:

🪴 A free plant (mini pot & seeds)
🎟 Member-only events
📱 Close-friends story
⭐️ Discounts at our future sponsors

✨ We're hiring! ✨ Join the GRSJUA team in one of four unique roles. We can't wait to hear from you!

Apply here: https://bit.ly/3DKCrWv

✨ GRSJ Institute: 10th Anniversary Celebration & Inaugural Talk ✨

Join GRSJ Institute's first noted-speaker series event of the year on September 21st, featuring artist and academic Dr. Denise Ferreria da Silva. The evening will include opening remarks by the Institute’s new director Dr. Nora Angeles, a speech and Q&A session, as well as a champagne toast. 🥂💬 RSVP here, https://grsj.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/10th-anniversary-event/.

Learn more about Dr. Ferreria da Silva's talk “Negative Accumulation or The Racial Event That Which Happens Without Time," below:

"Negative accumulation, Denise Ferreira da Silva offers, invites a shift in thinking in line with the black and indigenous anticolonial, anticapitalist, and anti-imperialist radical traditions. As an image, it captures the trajectory of black and indigenous (of the Americas, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific) persons and populations in the past four hundred years or so. As such, like the image of unpayable debt, it supports the statement that decolonization is the only appropriate descriptor for the goal of any ethico-political program designed to confront global capital."

Happy second (official) day of classes! On the agenda today: visiting UBC Botanical Garden. 🌿🌼

Check out Lucie’s back-to-school guide. ✨

We're here! 🌟 Visit our booth along the Main Mall to chat and receive a free mini sunflower when you follow GRSJUA.

See you soon! 🥰

✨ Introducing Ekin, our 2022/23 AUS Representative! ✨

“I joined GRSJUA because social justice has always been a passion of mine. I also look forward to connecting with like-minded people, as well as to provide opportunities for other students with the same interests.”

Have you been to the Arts Student Centre? ✨📖 “The iconic new building has a common area with sofas on the first floor, and an open space on the second floor for concerts, gatherings, and art shows. The top level has bookable meeting rooms, work spaces, and lounge chairs for taking a nap in between classes.”

Check out our President, Chloe’s answers to our Back-To-School series.

Coffee > everything. 📖 ☕️

We are ecstatic to share our favourite study spots, tips, and resources in our new back-to-school series. Follow along this week as we countdown to first term. ✨

There is only ✨ one week ✨ left until Imagine Day! 🎉 Visit us on September 6 at the Main Event to learn more about GRSJUA, our faculty, how to get involved, and more.

We will be there from 1-4:30 PM to chat and answer your questions. 🤍

Happy Pride Vancouver! 🏳️‍🌈 We hope you have a wonderful day of celebration, love, and community. ✨🤍

Happy Non-Binary Awareness Week! 💛 (Tweet via Jeffrey Marsh)

As we move through our day-to-day lives, we can make simple shifts to demonstrate our allyship to non-binary folks.

By introducing your pronouns you acknowledge:
✨ Non-binary people look and exist in different ways.
✨ You can’t assume someone’s pronouns based on their gender expression.
✨ Pronouns are one part of gender-affirming care.

Introducing: ✨ Tayvie ✨ our 2022/23 Social Media Coordinator!

"I believe that GRSJ is one of the most applicable majors in our current world—teaching us how to deconstruct systems of oppression and enact personal agency. I am proud to help GRSJUA showcase the amazing work that goes on within our faculty!"

Today, we wear orange. 🧡 As Indigenous peoples across Canada continue to grapple with the effects of colonization, we must continue to act as allies.

Thank you Ta7alíya Michelle Nahanee and Decolonizing Practices for this helpful visual tree. 🌿

Introducing ✨ Vanshika ✨ our 2022/23 Treasurer!

“I joined GRSJUA to connect with like-minded people who shared a similar zeal and passion for social justice like mine and to be involved in providing platforms for others too. I also look forward to learning new skills by being part of this amazing team.”

Quote from Jia Tolentino of the New Yorker.

Today, we feel the fresh pain of the United State’s Supreme Court decision and face a renewed call to action for bodily autonomy, healthcare, and privacy. 💔

We also recognize the disproportionate affect this decision will have on low income, working class, BIPOC, immigrant, and rural communities.

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! 🌿 Dive into stories about Indigenous culture, history, and heritage this summer with these must-read books by Indigenous authors.

GRSJUA is on Discord! ✨ Join our server to connect with other folks interested in social justice, learn more about our faculty, ask questions, and more!

Scan the QR code above or use this link: https://discord.gg/gg7R8y4W. See you there! 👋🏼👋🏽👋🏾