Event Tag Archives: School of Social Work

Screening Yellowing 亂世備忘, a documentary about the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong

Length: 128 mins Language: Cantonese with English Subtitles About the Film The turmoil that has overtaken Hong Kong since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 has spawned a new generation of young, passionately committed activist filmmakers; they want to tell Hong Kong’s story with Hong Kong voices. And the best indie documentary to have emerged […]

Hong Kong: 20 Years After – A Symposium

The past two decades have not been the best of times for Hong Kong. What have been the sources of tensions for this former British colony? As Hong Kong is set to enter the Carrie Lam era, what promises does Deng Xiaoping’s formulation of “One Country, Two Systems” still hold for this special administrative region […]

Liu Case RoomSplane Lecture in Social Policy: Poverty, Basic Income and Social Policy with Dr. David Piachaud

Watch the recording of the Splane Lecture below: Join us at Dr. David Piachaud’s talk on “Poverty, Basic Income, and Social Policy,” as part of the 2018 Dr. Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy. Thursday, March 15th 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm  Light refreshments provided during the reception. New Venue! Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West […]

Big Food ‘Feeding’ the Hungry Poor? Economic Democracy, Food Justice and Human Rights

Join us at this triple book launch to explore civil society, the right to food and public policy with Annette Desmarais (Public Policies for Food Sovereignty), Graham Riches (Food Bank Nations), and Andy Fisher (Big Hunger). This event is part of the UBC Future of Food dialogue series. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM October 2, […]