Urooba Jamal is a UBC student, writer and social justice advocate living, studying, and working on unceded Musqueam lands. With an arsenal of community development experience, Urooba understands the significance of community-centred approaches to building safe, inclusive and innovative spaces. Urooba is passionate about advocating on behalf of racialized communities, in particular youth, and their right to the city.
As a Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) Park Board Commissioner, Urooba will work to build equitable programming to serve diverse cultural needs. She is also running on the platform of economic justice and bringing back grassroots community programming. She plans to bring both her anti-oppressive lens and youthful perspective to Park Board issues.
This year, Urooba has also been involved with founding The Talon - a new, alternative student press at UBC.
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Website: votecope.ca
