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Dear ACLE CAAL, </div>
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We would like to share the following event announcement with the ACLA/CAAL network. Thank you for helping us spread the word! </div>
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We are excited to invite you to an online speaker series on “Linguistic Equity in First-Year Writing: A Decolonial Framework” on May 22 and 23, 2025. With a keynote provided by Dr. Vershawn Ashanti Young, Professor and Director of Black Studies at the University
of Waterloo and a stellar list of researchers from across Canada, this event will present current research on linguistic justice and decolonization in Candian higher education. Join us to listen, engage, and contribute to this important discussion. </div>
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<span style="color: black;">The event is free, but registration is required. Here’s the
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://events.ok.ubc.ca/event/linguistic-equity-in-first-year-writing-a-decolonial-framework/2025-05-23/" target="_blank" id="OWA71231f25-d235-cf93-df28-1c59a132194a" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://events.ok.ubc.ca/event/linguistic-equity-in-first-year-writing-a-decolonial-framework/2025-05-23/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">registration
link</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">.(</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://events.ok.ubc.ca/event/linguistic-equity-in-first-year-writing-a-decolonial-framework/2025-05-23/" target="_blank" id="OWAab1d3b7b-53f2-0737-fe9e-f8cca31c6118" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://events.ok.ubc.ca/event/linguistic-equity-in-first-year-writing-a-decolonial-framework/2025-05-23/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">https://events.ok.ubc.ca/event/linguistic-equity-in-first-year-writing-a-decolonial-framework/2025-05-23/</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">) </span></div>
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Sincerely, </div>
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Eve Kasprzycka</div>
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Instructor, Faculty of <span style="font-size: 10px;">Creative and Critical Studies</span></div>
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The University of British Columbia | Okanagan Campus</div>
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FIP 318 |1148 Research Rd. Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada</div>
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I am committed to upholding the principles of truth and reconciliation through my teaching, research and writing practice and wish to respectfully acknowledge that I live and work in the unceded and active territory of the Syilx people.</div>
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