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March 2019
IdeaFest 2019: Living in the margins of higher education
Living in the margins of higher education Diversity is a big topic in Canada. Different institutions, including universities, work towards being inclusive of minorities based on race, sexual orientation, disabilities, and gender. But, a key diversity area is often left out of conversations and policies: social class. Students and professors from poverty- and working-class backgrounds often remain an invisible minority, living in the margins of higher education. This interactive, theatric, and presentation-style event showcases the silenced voices of working- and…
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September 2019
Shoestring hosts FPH lunch
The Shoestring Initiative is hosting a lunch for the FPH as part of the TRC and connecting with the UVic Indigenous community
Find out more »October 2019
Special Shoestring Iinitiative library learning event
Pia Russell (MA, BA, Uvic librarian) has designed this special library session for Shoestring Initiative undergrad and grad students. Pia will cover a wide-range of topics to inform, shape, and guide our research, paper writing, and overall school work. She will guide us in using the library and its many resources. Pia will share why libraries and librarians are essential to our learning. TOPICS INCLUDE: • Discovering why librarians are vital to our success • Understanding the librarian’s role •…
Find out more »November 2019
1st Shoestring Anniversary
We are planning an informal gathering to celebrate the Shoestring Initiative's first anniversary. Details to follow
Find out more »5 Days of Action: Living in the Margins of Post-secondary Education
Join us for an exciting day to engage in conversations and share ideas on how poverty impacts students as they access university.
Find out more »5 Days of Action: Living in the Margins of Post-Secondary (Education Event)
Join us for an exciting day to engage in conversations and share ideas on how poverty impacts students as they access university.
Find out more »January 2020
2nd special Shoestring Initiative learning event
2nd special Shoestring Initiative learning event: Magic happens when you learn with a librarian Tuesday, Jan 28 — 9:30–11:00 am UVic Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson library (Lab 130) Breakfast snacks, juice, and tea will be served REGISTRATION (so we know how much food to cook) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/magic-happens-when-you-learn-with-a-librarian-tickets-87809820537?utm_term=eventname_text VOLUNTEERS: If you are able to volunteer to support students during this session such as navigating the library databases please send Elaine an email. Pia Russell (MA, BA, UVic librarian) has…
Find out more »September 2020
String it Together: Finding Togetherness in Community on the New Education Digi-scape
FREE ONLINE (Zoom) global learning event by and for communities. Join our dynamic group of special guests as we engage in an amazing online university student orientation and learning event. Our guests will share how their lived experiences of poverty shape their experiences of attending university. They will share their knowledge about finances, navigating higher education, academic hurdles, being a student-parent, accessing resources and finding a community of support and mentorship. They will speak to misconceptions about “poverty-class” folks—and, wait…
Find out more »October 2020
Yo-Yo Method of Advocacy: Class Consciousness Edition
Social class is something that is easy to overlook in Canada. Our urban centres are saturated with evidence of this class divide, however, it is often something hidden behind the veil of Canada’s social services. Leadership, influence and power go hand in hand. Yet, the lack of discussion regarding social class fails to acknowledge how the three are related. Further, it’s easy to think that you aren’t an advocate for an issue if you aren’t a ‘registered lobbyist.’ However, advocacy is about the influence of public input and we need to work to get issues of class back into the Canadian rhetoric. Whether it be student issues, gendered issues and/or everything in between, you have to take an intersectional approach. In this special learning event, Akanksha Bhatnagar shares practical tips she’s learned as a leader dealing with thorny and uncomfortable issues. Akanksha will share her lived experience-based advice of creating advocacy to include topics that typically don’t get a spotlight – in this case, class consciousness.
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