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Today is Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the contributions of transgender people in the world.

Hi, my name is Ky (she/they) and I am a transgender woman. 

As with the episode on Transgender Day of Remembrance, I am a little bit overwhelmed with stuff to do right now and my original plan for the episode ended up getting scrapped. Instead, you get me. For the last time this term.

In this episode I share a little bit more of my story, what I'm doing here, and why I'm doing it.

If you take away one thing from this day, one action that you can do to make a difference for transgender people, it would be learning how to introduce your pronouns along with your name when you meet new people. It is easy to do, does not harm you at all, and makes a world of difference for trans/non-binary people.

Check below for more resources within and outside of our school community.

Learn more about the resources and supports we have at our school and beyond.
Learn what it means to be beyond the gender binary
UBC Trans & Non-Binary Student Guide
A great start on resources for learning from the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity

Student Clubs
UBC Pride Collective
CUS Pride here at Sauder!

Today, February 28th, is the last day of Black history month and though I believe every month should be black history month (because history shouldn't be divided by race), I took this opportunity to speak with Chiamaka (Chichi) Achebe, an extraordinary 2nd-year student about her experiences in and out of Sauder.

Lastly, we wrap up the episode with a discussion on what it means to be an Ally, and how we can move away from performative allyship toward actions that create tangible impact.

For more resources on black history month, check out these links below!

Learn more about the resources and supports we have at our school.
Resources about Anti-Racism at UBC!
CUS Scholarship for IBPOC Students
Pilot Project for Black Students, Faculty and Staff

Other Student Clubs
UBC Black Student Union
Young Black Professionals

Learn more about Black history here in our City
City of Vancouver Black History Resources
BC Black History Organization

Learn more about Anti-Racism and support Black-run organizations here in Vancouver!
Black Lives Matter: Working to draw attention to these largely invisible communities across North America
Hogan’s Alley Society: Committed to researching and preserving Black history throughout BC
Afro Van Connect: Dedicated to empowering people of African Descent through conversation, collaboration, creation & performance.
Sanfoka: An exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, celebrating different ways of understanding the world through the lenses of African and Black communities   
Van Black Library: Started by a UBC student to build spaces dedicated to reading and literature within the Vancouver Black Community



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We're back from the break and ready for an exciting year ahead! In continuing our journey to cover the absolutely massive range of experiences here at Sauder, we're going to be talking to a couple of students in the Commerce Scholars Program! 

CSP is an amazing program for anyone even remotely interested in pursuing academia, research, or just looking to grow their own critical thinking ability! It's a two-year program that gives you the opportunity to develop your own research topic with a mentor and possiblyyyyy even be published. We talk to Jackson Miller and Teagon Donald in back-to-back rapid interviews to give you a sense of how each found their way into the program... and also maybe I share a little bit because ummm.. I'm also in it too (and think it's toooootally under-rated).

All that plus a little bit of CUS news and you get the podcast you know and love!

Learn more about the program here and attend the info session this Feb 7th!
https://mybcom.sauder.ubc.ca/courses-money-enrolment/specialized-academic-opportunities/commerce-scholars-program

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Sometimes we think we can do everything, that we’re strong enough to take on the world, that all we need to do is just sit down and #grind.

And sometimes we are wrong. This is a story about overconfidence and the big fat reality check that life will slap you with when you try to fly a little too close to the sun.

Follow us @cusequityinclusion to keep up with all the work we're doing

Click here to learn more about Transgender Day of Remembrance

Check the following resources to learn more about trans identities:
Beyond the Binary at UBC
A guide to Gender Identity and Pronoun usage
Resources for Trans/Non-Binary students at UBC

If you can afford to give, please click here for a link to QMUNITY,
a local organization dedicated to benefiting the lives of Queer, Transgender, and Two-Spirit peoples in Metro Vancouver.
and check out @thehaven.lgbt for an amazing new collective of people showcasing trans artists
Donations are highly appreciated.

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I hope everyone had a fun Halloween! In today’s episode of See US, we dive into the experiences of BIWOC employees within Business with Sauder Graduate Folukè Ogunyannwo. She recounts her experience at Sauder, and time spent at AccelerateHerFuture, a career accelerator made specifically to give BIWOC students resources to navigating careers in Business and STEM.

Apply to be a fellow at Accelerate her Future!
https://accelerateherfuture.com/

Support at UBC
Find the resources available by the UBC AMS:
https://www.ams.ubc.ca/anti-racism-support-resources/

Learn what UBC is doing bring antiracist work to our school:
https://antiracism.ubc.ca/

Find community and resources with Young Black Professionals
https://www.instagram.com/ybp.ubc/?hl=en

Get involved with Sauder's EDI Initiatives:
https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/current-students/call-expressions-interest-member-edi

Check out a new Scholarship from the CUS created for BIPOC students at Sauder
https://mybcom.sauder.ubc.ca/courses-money-and-enrolment/scholarships/commerce-undergraduate-society-award-business-ibpoc


Check out our new monthly CUS Blog
https://medium.com/@communications_17707/self-care-during-midterms-c0d7a16c6090

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This week on September 30th, we will be recognizing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Yet, even though most of us recognize the importance of speaking about Indigenous topics, there are few times at Sauder where we really get a chance to speak to and learn from Indigenous people.

In this episode, I speak with Jeff Sutherland of the Ktunaxa Nation as he shares his experience as an Indigenous student at Sauder, his work within the faculty, and what we can do to be better allies in the world we live in today.

Go talk to Jeff and listen to his music!
jeffrey7sutherland@gmail.com @jeff_sutherland  

@flint_smoke
Flint & Smoke: Spotify and Apple Music https://linktr.ee/flint_smoke

Resources
Find out who's land you are calling home:
https://native-land.ca/

Read the reports from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada:
Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future (Summary of findings)
94 Calls to Action from the TRC

Go beyond the 94, with an interactive resource of Indigenous history by the CBC:
Beyond 94

Interested in events close to home? Check the UBC Indigenous portal:
https://indigenous.ubc.ca/



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