‘Our Stories’: Tales of love and loss, family and forgiveness
Now available online, ‘Our Stories’ is a short collection of writing from an innovative workshop series for English language learners.
WATCH: ‘What is the Learning Exchange?’
Welcome! Want to know more about us? Click the video and come inside to see how we connect UBC and the Downtown Eastside.
Three honors for three team members in three months
One from a community partner and two from UBC, the recognitions highlight the dedication and skills of the Learning Exchange team.
COMMUNITY VOICE: UBC Tandem study meets the DTES CREW
One of the authors of the ‘Research 101’ manifesto writes about how community members are bringing Downtown Eastside perspectives to a study on brain health.
‘Beat the Heat’ in the DTES
An action-oriented conversation about staying cool in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Second in a series. About the event: While it may be getting cold outside, preparing for dangerous summer heat in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has become a year-round priority. Please join us Friday, Nov. 21 for an afternoon of learning, conversations, and strategizing with community members, […]
Workshop identifies new approaches to tent cities
The UBC Housing Research Collaborative brought legal scholars, researchers, and community voices to the Learning Exchange to re-imagine housing advocacy together. Here is their report.
‘Steal this toolkit!’
With support from the Learning Exchange, a community-based group put together a toolkit for a community-led alternative emergency response strategy. Now they want someone to steal it.
Five inspirational takeaways from the ‘Community Climate Justice Forum’
Organized by CLEAR, the forum brought together Downtown Eastside communities, researchers, students, and policymakers to connect, learn, and strategize.
Student profile: ‘You can get lost in theories without real-world applications’
Rachel Yu reflects on how her work at the UBC Learning Exchange grounded her lessons in political science.
New Learning Exchange Strategic Plan Launched!
We are proud to announce the release of the the UBC Learning Exchange Action Plan, an exciting roadmap for the next five years.