5 Days of Action

The UVic Faculty Association is co-hosting 2 Equity forums as part of UVic’s 5 Days of Action on October 26 and 27, 2026.

October 26, 2026

Please join the UVICFA BPOC Caucus:

Identifying and Challenging Systematic Racism in the Academic Community

As part of UVic’s 5 Days of Action, this panel invites participants to engage in honest and courageous conversations about systemic racism in the academic community. Through reflection, discussion, and shared experiences, panelists will examine institutional barriers, highlight lived realities, and consider how we can collectively advance equity, inclusion, and meaningful institutional change.

• 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 pm.
• Student Union Building, Upper Lounge
• Organized by the UVic Faculty Association 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 27, 2026

ÁEȽNOṈET – Tracy Underwood’s response to Land Acknowledgment

Through her personal story, W̱SÁNEĆ matriarch Dr. Tracy Underwood helps the University of Victoria community deepen its understanding of the Indigenous land where we live, study and work. Explore our shared responsibility to presence lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) and W̱SÁNEĆ place-based connections and cultural knowledges in everyday pedagogy and practice in ways that honour these peoples’ histories and ongoing ties to place.

• 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Student Union Building, Upper Lounge       
• Organized by the UVic Faculty Association