About
Since 2013, RADIUS has been bridging grassroots innovation and institutional decision-making to advance equity.
We live in a world where humans hold many identities: race, gender, language, immigration status, visible and invisible disabilities, amongst many others.
We live in a world where the very systems that affect our lives (e.g., healthcare, banking, etc.) have been, and continue to be designed, by colonialism and white supremacy ideologies. That is elevating the livelihood of certain identities, and not others. This design makes it that many humans are marginalized, exploited, and expropriated of their agency and autonomy.
And we live in a world that is increasingly divided, where to be in dialogue is hard, and where working on addressing root causes of systemic inequities is even harder.
So systems don’t change, inequities stay, and many people remain under-resourced. This looks like limited access to capital for initiatives; lack of support when facing harmful workplace experiences; scarcity in coaching and mentorship opportunities, etc. This under-resourcing is harming many, hurting organization’s ability to serve their mandates and communities, and hindering society’s ability to intelligently respond to and problem-solve our collective challenges.
RADIUS is made of humans with many intersecting identities. We live with and for grassroots movements and communities who fight to eliminate inequities. And we also live within the institutions that consciously or not keep those inequities alive. Instead of letting that positionality unravel us, we put it to work by bringing all voices and experiences to create systemic change.
To get there, we start with our principles.
RADIUS works at the intersection of grassroots movements and institutions to create the systemic change communities deserve. We centre community leadership while transforming how institutions operate and distribute power. Every single one of us is needed for this work.
Who We Support
Communities we serve
school
Students and young professionals
We facilitate experiential learning programs for SFU students that work within the community to address tough challenges and support young professionals across the nation to develop skills to lead at all levels.
diversity_4
Communities
Tackling societal challenges RADIUS convenes communities most impacted. Current programs work alongside migrant and newcomer communities and health-equity seeking community members.
home_work
Organizations
We support organizations of all sizes, for-profit to not-for-profit, and across Canada to engage in internal reflection on Justice, Equity, Diversity and inclusion and assist in hosting community-led processes to address challenges.
Where we work
Places we call home
Charles Chang Innovation Centre
RADIUS is based out of the Charles Chang Innovation Centre, at the corner of W. Hastings & Hamilton (2nd floor, entrance on Hamilton Street). We rent some of our desks out to social innovators and mission-aligned professionals.
SFU's Beedie School of Business
RADIUS is an initiative of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. But we’re not your average business school, or university. Now committed to being Canada’s most engaged university, the book on SFU’s history is called “The Radical Campus”. RADIUS draws on the roots of an institution founded with its gaze firmly on the future, bold questions at the ready, and new ways of thinking welcome.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Our office in Vancouver is on the unceded Coast Salish Lands including the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ) and Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) Nations.
Our Partners
Building lasting relationships
RADIUS is a financially independent unit, responsible for securing its own funding through grants, philanthropic partnerships, and consulting services. RADIUS does not receive budget allocations or ongoing financial support from SFU.