Lauren Casey

Educational Consultant: Anti-Racist and Indigenous Initiatives
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Haala ḵaats’ii, I am Haida and Cree-Metis. My paternal family is registered with Skidegate of the Haida Nation, of the Juus Clan from the Youngs and Collinsons. My maternal family are of mixed settler and Red River Metis descent. Our family names include Desmarais, Clermont, and Delorme. My involvement in the MMIWG movement has forged deep connections with urban Indigenous community particularly in the DTES where I continue to volunteer. I am a strong advocate for liberatory justice that centers harm reduction, intersectional feminism and abolitionist teachings. Haawa. 

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• Systemic trauma informed classroom climate 
• Intersectional approaches to pedagogy 
• Community-centred teaching and learning 

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I have over a decade of experience in public relations, not-for-profit governance, and front-line response specializing in sexual and gender-based violence response and prevention education. I grew up on the lands of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Stz’uminus, and Stolo, then moved to shared Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territory to attend UBC in 2008. I have been a guest on these lands ever since and continue to build relationships with the host nations. My studies included gender, race and social justice theory, and focused on psychology and creative writing. I continue to volunteer within community, including my role as Chair of the Board of Directors of WISH Drop-In Centre, a not-for-profit in the DTES that offers support and advocacy for street-based sex workers grounded in the values of choice, dignity and respect. Additionally, I am the elected President of the Association of Administrative and Professional Staff (AAPS), representing 6,500 staff across both campuses of UBC. I have worked at UBC for almost 8 years, previously at the Sauder School of Business and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO). I am surrounded by my large and boisterous family in Vancouver – parents, four siblings, their partners, and 7 niblings.

I Love

• Reading, anything and everything 
• Sports (Go Pats, Lakers, Blue Jays and Canucks!) 
• Being the best aunt ever