Human Rights and Equity Conference 2025

BCNU's human rights and equity conference will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver hotel, situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations.

This year's conference, entitled Gender and Care – Change Through Collective Action, will explore how gender-based violence (GBV) is upheld by systems of colonialism, patriarchy, racism (including Indigenous-specific racism), and transphobia - shaping how power and harm are distributed across society. This systemic violence is starkly illustrated by the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, which reveals the deep links between GBV, colonial violence, and the persistent failure to protect Indigenous lives.

Join your colleagues for this day-long event and hear from survivors, advocates, researchers, and community leaders as they share experiences and discuss collective strategies to confront these systems and drive meaningful change.

Application details and speaker bios coming soon.