Monthly Archives: February 2020

Azlan Nur Saidy

Azlan Nur Saidy Azlan is an urbanist and health promotion advocate who is driven by a curiosity of the intersection between urban planning, health and sustainability. Azlan is passionate about…

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Cheyenne La Vallee

Cheyenne La Vallee Cheyenne La Vallee is a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw & Anishinaabe doula and weaver. She was born on Treaty One territory (Winnipeg, MD), raised in X̱wemelch’stn (North Vancouver, BC),…

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Dyllon Longpeter

Dyllon Longpeter Dyllon Longpeter is an Anishnaabe-English, male, belonging to an affiliated community in Northern Ontario, Long Lake #58 First Nation. He has been living on the unceded Coast Salish…

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Hasrat Grewal Gill

Hasrat Grewal Gill As a settler, Hasrat lives, learns, and breathes on the unceded, ancestral, occupied and traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh’ (Squamish, BC). She owes her…

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Julia Chai

Julia Chai Julia Chai is finishing up her Bachelor's of Science in Integrated Sciences, studying Medical Genetics and Physiology at the University of British Columbia, and is a Korean-Canadian first-generation…

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Kathryn B. McLeod

Kathryn B. McLeod My Nisga’a name is Amgoogidim Lik’ińskw, my given name is Kathryn McLeod. I am Nisga’a on my mother’s side, and Gitxsan and Scottish on my father’s side.…

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Matthew Garrett Provost

Matthew Garrett Provost Matthew is Blackfoot from Piikani Nation is Southern Alberta. He is currently attending post-secondary and working towards finishing his degree with a focus on Public Policy and…

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Njoki Mbũrũ

Njoki Mbũrũ Among multiple intersections of identity, Njoki Mbũrũ is a storyteller, poet, and immigrant from Kenya. Having completed the LEVEL Youth Public Policy Program in 2020, she continues to…

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Rachel Cheang

Rachel Cheang Born and raised in Singapore, Rachel is a third-year undergraduate student at UBC pursuing an Honours in Human Geography and minor in Political Science. As a settler and…

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Rasheed Ahmed

Rasheed Ahmed Rasheed is a Queer immigrant of colour residing in the Lower Mainland over the past decade. He has a keen interest in issues of social justice especially as…

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