Funded 2021-2022
The Black Pharmacy Students’ Association (BPSA) aims to increase Black representation and engagement in the pharmacy profession, and provide a safe space for Black pharmacy students, empower them, and create a strong and extensive network.
Effect of Racism and Micro-aggressions on Mental and Physical Health: A focus on Black Healthcare Students and Professionals is a virtual talk by Dr. Nnorom who will be dissecting how anti-Black oppression presents itself within many health sciences programs, including pharmacy.
From Funding Recipient(s):
"On behalf of the Black Pharmacy Students' Association (BPSA), University of Alberta, I would like to thank you for sponsoring our webinar, "(in)Tolerance & Pain: Brown Skin, White Coats, and Micro-aggressions. Through your generous contribution, we raised awareness about the harmful effects of anti-Black racism on Black healthcare students and professionals. The event was very impactful, and we had an excellent discourse on the topic in question, how it relates to other racialized students, and how Faculty and leaders can take concrete steps to support Black, Indigenous, and other students of color.
In addition, BPSA was able to fulfill our goal to advocate for safe spaces for Black pharmacy students, staff, and the community, and this would not have been possible without your support. Your partnership has moved us a step closer to tackling systemic issues and dismantling oppressive systems in academia, specifically pharmacy and medical education, and workplaces in healthcare systems.
We appreciate your support for this event, and we look forward to more opportunities for partnership in the future"
Funded 2021-2022
Ubuntu-Mobilizing Central Alberta is a registered non profit with an engaging youth council that is made up of high school and university students. We focus on equity, justice, solidarity and providing access for Black people and other communities that have been historically marginalized in central Alberta. Our mission statement is to act as a bridge and connect communities through advocacy and community building. We have completed numerous projects which focused on gender equity, queer representation, diversity, community advocacy and community engagement.
In response to food insecurity in central Alberta amongst historically marginalized communities Ubuntu started the All Spoons Project to share skills and resources for participants to learn how to start and maintain a garden.
Visit their website to learn more: https://ubuntualberta.com/
Funded 2021-2022
All Y’All Calendar, an astrology calendar for prairie queers and gender-bending BIPOC cowboys.
Salem (they/them) is a multimedia story-teller, astrologer and an amiskwacîwâskahikan-based prairie boy, Born and barely raised in small-town Alberta, they have loudly declared amiskwacîwâskahikan their soul’s muse. Salem’s vision of the prairies paints it as the backdrop to the stories of flourishing black and indigenous creatives. Their work as an emerging filmmaker and digital media artist works to elevate narratives that centre the stories, aesthetics and values of QTBIPOC and BIPOC artists. Salem’s artistic practice and mission is fueled by astrology, Afrofuturism, and Emergent Strategy practices.
In 2021 Salem launched project the All Y’All Calendar, an astrology calendar for prairie queers and gender-bending BIPOC cowboys.
“The ultimate spirit of this project is to foster a creative space where Black, Indigenous, and creatives of colour of all bodies can access experience on a photoshoot that celebrates decolonizing what it means to be a cowboy. Queer and racialized people aren’t commonly associated with Western wear, cowboy lifestyles, and gritty plains that are so emblematic of Alberta and the Prairies. This project inserts these people and histories into the contemporary narrative of what it means to be an Albertan.”
Funded 2018-2019
Research project.
From Funding Recipient:
"I am so appreciative for the funding that APIRG provided for my doctoral research. This funding enabled me to offer grocery store gift cards and transit tickets that made participation in my study more accessible for transmasculine young adult participants, who often face financial barriers, and to recognize in a material way the generous amount of time and expertise they contributed to my study. On a broader level, APIRG funding supported me in conducting research that I hope can help change the challenging mental health landscape that many transmasculine young adults experience due to transgender stigma and other significant life challenges they face. Through my research, I am working to shed light on how transmasculine young adults use the arts to sustain resilience against these challenges. Thank you APIRG for supporting my capacity to do research that strives towards creating arts-based supports that can bolster the resilience of transmasculine young adults and help them push back against trans stigma."
Funded 2019-2020
Hosted by AQUA
From Event Organizer(s):
"The Augustana Pride Committee is very grateful to APIRG for their contribution towards our Pride Week Kick Off Event with Anthony and James! They were wonderful and understanding to work with and their support gave us the financial ability to provide quality LGTBQ2S+ representation to our community in Camrose and the surrounding area."
Funded 2020-2021
E-conference titled "The Black Student Experience in Academia"
https://bgsa2021conference.artsrn.ualberta.ca/
"The University of Alberta’s Black Graduate Students’ Association would like to thank APIRG for its generous support and contribution toward making the BGSA 2021 Conference a huge success. The allotted funding ensured that we compensated our participants appropriately for the time and effort they expended in speaking about anti-Black racism, a topic that often requires vast outlays of emotional labor. Our dealings with you throughout the application and reimbursement process was seamless. Notably, Shima Robinson ensured that we had all the information needed to submit a strong application. Once our application was approved, Meara meticulously educated us on the reimbursement process. Furthermore, APIRG helped amplify our promotional material on Instagram, ensuring that news about the conference was spread to a wide audience. We are especially thankful for this assistance, as it helped increase the BGSA’s visibility across the student community at the University of Alberta, and the province, more generally. "
Funded 2018-2019
Blackout, a Black History Month Gala, was a collaboration between the Somali Students’ Association (SSA), Nigerian Students Association (NSA), Black Students Association (BSA) and Eritrean and Ethiopian Students Association (EESA), with sponsorship from APIRG and the Africa Centre. The event, held on February 22, 2019, featured food, performances from local Black artists, a dance tutorial from La Connexional, a fashion show, and speeches from local Black political candidates running in the upcoming municipal and federal elections. The gala was an incredible event, offering Black artists and politicians new audiences and support, empowering attendees to engage in politics, art, fashion and community organizing, and allowing the SSA and its partners to build community among Black youth across and beyond University of Alberta campus.
Funded 2019-2020, 2021-2022
From Event Organizer:
The 2019-2020 Centre for Autism Student Association Annual Conference is a virtual educational conference that will examine the unique challenges that individuals on the spectrum may face when transitioning to different stages of life, the supports that are already available, and what still needs to be addressed.
"The 2019-2020 Centre for Autism Alberta Students’ Association (CFASA) executive team thanks APIRG for their generosity, support and partnership in our 4th annual symposium. The organization contributed to the promotion and facilitation of our event. "
Funded 2021
Play, an experiment in multi-lingual storytelling.
"Mūkonzi Mūsyoki’s great script brought to life by such truly fantastic acting sees this up there with the best of this year’s festival." - Edmonton Journal
Funded 2021-2022
The Creative Writing Club is a student group whose mission is to provide a social space for students interested in writing at the University of Alberta to network, learn, and practice their craft in a supportive environment.
The Creative Writing Club Anthology is a publication of student- and/or alumni written and edited fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and flash fiction. The Anthology aims to provide the university community with a creative publishing opportunity that is accessible to all kinds of writing, regardless of style, topic or past publishing experience. Additionally, this project seeks to include voices that are underrepresented in the Canadian literary world, including those of women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+2S, neurodiverse, and disabled writers.
Keep in touch with the Creative Writing Club on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/TheCrWUofA/
