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As Ramadan begins, we wish Ramadan Mubarak to all who observe this spiritual time of fasting, worship and reflection.
Throughout Ramadan, student clubs will be hosting a number of activities for Muslim students at UBC Vancouver.
Learn more: events.ubc.ca/ramadan
ALT As Ramadan begins, UBC wishes Ramadan Mubarak to all who observe this spiritual time of fasting, worship & reflection.
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TRANSIT ALERT: Due to strike action, bus and SeaBus service has shut down across Metro Vancouver. Campus remains open but some classes may have moved online. Read more: ubc.ca
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Support during the Central Okanagan wildfire situation: news.ok.ubc.ca/2023/08/18/su…
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UPDATE: UBC Okanagan is under evacuation order. Please leave campus immediately. If you are on campus and do not have access to transportation, please make your way to H Lot.
Everyone else, please leave the area immediately in a calm and orderly manner.
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August 1 is Emancipation Day, marking the beginnings of the abolition of slavery in Canada in 1834. Celebrate the strength and perseverance of Black and Indigenous communities and reflect on and learn about the history of slavery in Canada: bit.ly/3OEkbmE
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This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio. View the complete first edition of William Shakespeare's Comedies Histories and Tragedies using UBC Library's Open Collections. #Folio400 bit.ly/3QduTSn
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May 5 marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) in Canada, also known as Red Dress Day. The day is about building awareness and honouring those who were lost and their families: bit.ly/3NI6mDH
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Happy #Vaisakhi! This annual Sikh festival commemorates the harvest season and the birth of the Khalsa. To mark the celebration, @UBCAsianLibrary has put up a display at the Asian Centre foyer! bit.ly/3o9Zlkv
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J is for Jobs.
Ever wonder what people who work at archives do? Behind the scenes, they arrange, describe, and track records. In our Reading Room, they assist researchers. Check out this short #ArchivesAtoZ video showcasing the work of some of our team.
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Today is #UBCGivingDay. Join alumni, students and friends to support the Friends of the Library Conservation Space. Your gift will help UBC Library’s circulating collections and rare materials stand the test of time. bit.ly/3Fq6hzu
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At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book.
We never destroy a book by cutting off its binding.
Instead, we digitize it the hard way--one page at a time.
#digitalbooks
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On #UBCGivingDay, April 5, join alumni, students and friends to support the Friends of the Library Conservation Space. Your gift will help UBC Library’s circulating collections and rare materials stand the test of time. bit.ly/3Fq6hzu
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Yip Sang and his family were the original residents of the Wing Sang Building, the oldest structure in #Vancouverchinatown. @ccmuseumbc is honoured to open a museum at this historic site this summer! @DigitizeUBC
Here is a portrait of Yip Sang (1845-1927), who as a businessman, social reformer, political activist, and one of the most important leaders of Vancouver's Chinese community.
From the Chung Collection: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.035515…
#YipSang #ChineseCanadian
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Happy International Women's Day!
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#InternationalWomensDay2023 #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2023 #IWD
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In honour of #InternationalPolarBearDay we’re featuring Inuit artist, Mayureak Ashoona and these beautiful nanuq (Inuktitut for polar bear) from the MOA Collections.
View on MOACAT: bit.ly/3ZkFHiO
![[Image description: An ink print depicting two polar bears in profile facing opposite directions. Background consists of stylized limbs, wings, eyes, talons, parts of bodies of birds and fish-like animals.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqAe2KpXsAAaXjg.jpg?name=orig)
ALT [Image description: An ink print depicting two polar bears in profile facing opposite directions. Background consists of stylized limbs, wings, eyes, talons, parts of bodies of birds and fish-like animals.]
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For @MONTECRISTO_Mag, I wrote about the history and FUTURE of Vancouver's historic, once-demolished Black neighbourhood, Hogan's Alley:
montecristomagazine.com/maga…
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Pictured in Toronto #OTD in 1988, the award-winning author Austin Clarke (1934-2016) drew from his life as an immigrant to Ontario from Barbados and used his writing as a tool to fight racial discrimination and pave the way for countless Black Canadian writers. #BHM
ALT Austin Clarke in Toronto, Ontario, February 23, 1988, photo by Globe and Mail photographer John McNeill (F 4695-1, HPA041589A)
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We recently made a video with UBC Rare Books & Special Collections @ubclibrary on the proper handling and care for preservation of #UBC's copy of the Shakespeare First Folio.
Check it out! youtu.be/jRdCdRiPKv0
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Mark your calendars for Friday, February 3, and get your creative juices flowing! In honor of Black History Month, our #ArchivesHashtagParty theme is #ArchivesBlackDesign.