By Perrin Grauer
In a year that followed one of the strangest and most gruelling in a generation, your favourite stories focused on themes of community, empowerment and resilience.
No. 15 | ECU Student on Frontlines of Fairy Creek Protests says Blockades are a Battleground for a Sustainable Future
The fight to save Vancouver Island’s ancient trees reveals an existential conflict that must be resolved to foster hope for a better future, says the Two Spirit artist. Full story here: https://www.ecuad.ca/news/2021/ecu-student-on-frontlines-of-fairy-creek-protests-says-blockades-are-a-battleground-for-a-sustainable-future
No. 13 | Eve Tuck Helps Students “Become More Like Themselves”
The work of the writer, educator, researcher and 2021 Emily Carr University Honorary Doctorate recipient focuses on Indigenous social thought, and the ways it can be “engaged to create more fair and just social policy, more meaningful social movements, and robust approaches to decolonization.” Full story here: https://www.ecuad.ca/news/2021/eve-tuck-helps-students-become-more-like-themselves
No. 12 | Land-Based Design Course Uses ECU Campus as Test Case in Decolonial Wayfinding Project
“Land-based” design and teaching emphasize local histories, relationships to place, and Indigenous sovereignty. Full story here: https://www.ecuad.ca/news/2021/land-based-design-ecu-campus-decolonial-wayfinding
No. 11 | Preston Buffalo is Taking the Power Back
On the occasion of his first solo exhibition, the iconoclastic artist reflects on his deep, defiant art practice and his journey to becoming a student at ECU. Full story here: https://www.ecuad.ca/news/2021/preston-buffalo-is-taking-the-power-back
No. 4 | Emily Carr University Appoints Carleen Thomas as Chancellor
“I am honoured to have been asked to become the Chancellor of Emily Carr University,” Ms. Thomas, currently the Special Projects Manager for the Treaty, Lands and Resources department at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the first Indigenous person to hold the position of Chancellor at ECU, said at the time. “I’m passionate about education, as a former teacher and a life-long learner. I look forward to taking on this important role and working with the university’s remarkable students, staff and faculty.” Full story here: https://www.ecuad.ca/news/2021/carleen-thomas-appointed-chancellor