“Going back to action research’s roots, let us share the power with the vulnerable and marginalized and assume our social, political, and ethical responsibility” (Clausen & Black, 2020, p. 322) In times of civil unrest and human rights movements in Canada amongst our racially marginalized communities, such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, it is important to use community-based research avenues to support and provide a space

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been called to investigate medical, social, and policy measures to counter the detrimental impacts of the pandemic. In this article, a Community-Based Research Canada board director and University of Waterloo assistant professor, Dr. Warren Dodd was interviewed over the phone by Janna Martin, CBR Canada Secretariat Support. Below, Warren discusses his involvement in a research project addressing the challenge of low- and

Why Research for All? What does it do for academia? And what does it does it do for wider communities? Research for All was born out of a UK initiative that brought together enthusiasts from different universities and different academic disciplines. While each team was creating a culture of public engagement in their own university we were also developing ideas for an international journal. We brought together a range of people involved in engaged scholarship, including aca

The Ontario Council for International Cooperation is gathering activists, community youth leaders, artists, educators, and allies from across Ontario to co-create and engage in policy-making and advocacy initiatives towards gender equality, social and environmental justice issues. The application deadline to join the Hub is Nov. 6, 2019. Learn more here . #MemberNews #EquityinResearch