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UCSA Presents: Pride Week ’24

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UCSA Pride Week 18th March - 28th March 2024

18th March – 28th March 2024

Join us for a fun-filled Pride Week with various events to celebrate the vibrant and diverse Rainbow Community right here on campus!

Rainbow Lunch – Monday 18th March | 12 pm – 2 pm | Haere-roa Amphitheatre

Bring your friends and celebrate the amazing rainbow community. take a snap in our photo booth to add to our ‘ally wall’; a space to show how large the support is for the rainbow community. – Register here for catering purposes.

QCanterbury Quiz Night – Wednesday 20th March | 6 pm | Ti-kouka

Bring your friends or join forces with fellow queer students and allies for a fun night of queer trivia.

Pride Night – Friday 22nd March | 8 pm – Late | The Foundry

Our annual Pride Night is back! With multiple performances, and new cocktails available. this will be one you won’t want to miss! Dress up in your most fabulous Pride-themed outfit and be in the chance to win your share of $200 worth of foundry vouchers!

Drag Brunch – Saturday 23rd March | 10 am – 2 pm | The Foundry

Join us for our first-ever boozy brunch! Book a seat*, eat some brekky, have a few drinks, and watch some magnificent queens and kings steal the show.

*Performers are still to be announced and tickets will be available soon.

Holi Festival – Thursday 28th March | 2 pm – 6 pm | Haere-Roa Lawn

A collaboration with the UC Indian Student Association and Q Canterbury, we are combining the amazing colour-throwing festival with Christchurch pride! join us in a fun outdoor event, with performances, music and food- and get ready to get messy!

*This is a dry Holi, please do not bring any water guns or other water vessels.

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Ann Ballin Building Reopening

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We celebrated the renaming of UC’s School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing Staff block as the Ann Ballin Building today, International Women’s Day.  

The late Dame Ann’s friends and whānau joined us on campus and took the first tour of the newly renovated building.  

Dame Reubina Ann Ballin was a life-long advocate for victims and people with disabilities. As a UC graduate of Psychology and a student counsellor from 1974 to 1986, she made an impact on students and staff for decades. In 2002, she was awarded Aotearoa New Zealand’s highest civilian honour – the Membership of the Order of New Zealand.  

The Ann Ballin Building, which will continue to be home to Te Kura Mahi ā-Hiriapo | School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, has been upgraded with low carbon features and will be incorporated into UC’s renewable energy systems in the future.  

As part of Te Rāngai Pūtaiao | Faculty of Science, the reopening of the refurbished building also marks the completion of the UC Science precinct – a significant milestone for UC. The renaming of the building follows a strong tradition of UC buildings being named after alumni and staff. 

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FM Notification – Temporary Road Closure Saturday 9 March 2024

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Arts Road between Clyde Road and Arts Lane will be temporarily closed this Saturday 9 March between 6.30am and 1.00pm.  

This closure is required to allow grounds maintenance teams to remove a broken branch overhanging the Fine Arts Road carriageway.  

Alternatively, you can use Forestry Road from Creyke Road or University Drive from Clyde Road.

Ngā mihi,  
UC Facilities Management Team