UBC Arts is hosting three dynamic days of events to celebrate International Women’s Day. Check out the schedule and come out to mobilize and advance gender equity.
Turn it Up and Disrupt
The Turn it Up and Disrupt Festival will tackle the issue of gender equity through mindful discussions, performances, workshops, and art exhibits. The festival, running March 7-9, kicks off at the Museum of Anthropology. It will be followed by a Friday full of free programming, and a Saturday with exhibits, workshops, and performances all available with a festival pass.
Thursday, March 7
A night of music, dance, and poetry by incredible women artists.
Museum Of Anthropology | Doors 7pm | $10 – free for students
Sound House: International Women’s Day Edition
Friday, March 8
A day of free programming including a collection of installations and booths from groups, clubs, and artists in the UBC LIFE Building, and a special collaboration with students from Dr. Mary Chapman’s English 490 course on US Suffrage Literature who will present a modern-day spin on timeless techniques of mobilization. As the students prepare for the eventful day, they shared a bit about what guests can expect to experience.
Feminist Parade
Buchanan Tower | Starts at 2pm
Students and staff are invited to participate in the parade from Buchanan Tower to the LIFE building, where people will be marching as their favourite historical or contemporary suffrage/feminist. Accompanied by members from the UBC Thunderbirds Marching Band, feminist representations will include March for Our Lives’ orator Emma Gonzalez, Chinese American suffragist-author Sui Sin Far, Chinese suffragist Mabel Pinghua Lee, and Japanese suffragist Komako Kimura.
Global Feminism Jeopardy Quiz Show
LIFE Building | Conversation Pit | 2:30pm – 4pm
From 2:30pm until 4pm another group of students will host a Global Feminism Jeopardy Quiz Show. They have crafted multiple-choice questions and hope to have some high-profile UBC contestants and prizes.
Photography Exhibition
LIFE Building | Walls of Main Course | 2pm – 6pm
The photography exhibition will showcase 20 photos of the 1911 New York suffrage parade taken by Jessie Tarbox Beals, a Canadian photographer and the first woman in the United States to have a career as a photojournalist.
Samantha Bowen says that visitors can expect to learn about the 1911 parade – what marchers aimed to achieve, what it took to create, and the impact of the parade on the general public, as well as the woman behind the camera who captured the fiery spirit of it all.
Feminist Booths
LIFE Building | Main Concourse | 2pm – 6pm
Throughout the main concourse of the LIFE Building, booths will be set up that represent feminist groups from both on and off campus. People visiting the booths can expect to receive information on these feminist organizations and how to get involved.
Saturday, March 9
An exciting day of programming including theatre performances, poetry and writing workshops, art exhibits, music, and more.
Arts and Culture District Venues | 9:30am – 5pm | $10-25
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