In the Arc of Justice - Opening space for anti-racist and anti-casteist narratives with, and alongside South Asian communities in the Okanagan and Lower Mainland

Anita Lal (Poetic Justice Foundation), Dr Neha Gupta (UBC Okanagan) and Dr Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra (Belonging Matters) have been awarded a Community University Engagement Support (CUES) grant from the University of British Columbia. They will collaborate on bringing a series of community events on anti-racist and anti-casteist narratives with, and alongside multi-faith, multi-lingual South Asian communities residing in the Okanagan, BC. Specifically, the community-university partnership will combine efforts to raise awareness about the intersectional experience of race and caste in workplaces, educational and social spaces, and promote reciprocal learning through community speaker events, a travelling exhibit and teach-in activities alongside diverse communities including domestic and international students and young professionals in the Okanagan.

In the Arc of Justice: opening space for anti-racist and anti-casteist narratives with, and alongside South Asian communities in the Okanagan and Lower Mainland will create space to listen, learn and speak about the experience of race- and caste-based discrimination in B.C., and in turn, support South Asian communities in mitigating harms, empower youth and young professionals in telling their stories, and promote advocacy in the building of the South Asian Canadian Museum in BC. Join us for the first event on April 29th at UBC Okanagan.