Katy Thompson
Articles by Katy Thompson

Challenging the status quo: Inequities in a pandemic
November 8 2021 CommunityA better world has at its foundation the return to values learned in childhood, says academic-activist Manjeet Birk, PhD.
“These values are interconnected to larger issues of social justice, …

Education and immigration policy: a two-way street
January 7 2019 ImmigrationSandra Schinnerl, PhD, examines how education and immigration policy overlaps in Canada. | The photo was taken by Serbulent Turan, …

The nurture in nature: A photographer’s lessons from Chile
November 5 2018 Community Lonquimay volcano, Chile | Photo by Ron Long
Nature Vancouver’s upcoming talk, Plants of the High Andes and Other Stories …

Refugees share their stories of struggle and success in resettlement
October 22 2018 LocalThe platform aims to highlight contributions and resettlement experiences of refugees | Photo courtesy of Liu Institute for Global …

How children can make silenced voices heard
October 8 2018 LocalUBC Public Scholars Award recipient Claudia Diaz worked as a manager of social education programs in Chilean inner city schools before moving to Canada for graduate school, including a PhD in …

“Digital natives” don’t all speak the same language
September 24 2018 Community Students engage differently with technology | Photo courtesy of Michael Wong
UBC Public Scholars Award recipient Ron Darvin …

Fostering literacy, offering opportunity
September 10 2018 Cover Story
Literacy is a skill that opens the doors to opportunity for Canadians and increases their chances of success in the modern world. Organizations such as Decoda Literacy Solutions in …

Connection, conversation, change: the three C’s of mental health journeys
August 27 2018 Community Photo courtesy of Shilpa Narayan
Mental Health and Social Justice Activist Shilpa Narayan will be a workshop facilitator at …

The meeting of genders, cultures, and nations
July 9 2018 LocalThe International Federation for Research on Women’s History/La Federation Internationale Pour la Recherche en Histoire des Femmes (IFRWH/FIRHF) will hold its 12th conference at Simon Fraser …

From policy to practice: resettlement journeys of Syrian refugees
June 25 2018 ImmigrationUBC Public Scholars Award recipient Bronwyn Bragg worked with immigrant and refugee communities as a community-based researcher in Calgary before returning to school to complete her PhD in human …