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IDS Blog: Bridging social divides – can Covid-19 become a catalyst for societal transformations?
Covid-19 is shining a spotlight, bringing into sharp relief a range of fissures, cracks and marginalisations in societies throughout the world. As highlighted by Melissa Leach, Hayley MacGregor and Annie Wilkinson in a recent IDS opinion piece , the pandemic is frequently characterised as a health crisis, but it is in fact multi-dimensional, and is heightening fragilities, exacerbating inequalities, and deepening vulnerabilities in systems of all kinds. When it comes to knowl
May 10, 2021
Job Posting: Global Research Project Manager
The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) is hiring a full-time Global Research Project Manager for the newly CIHR funded project titled, International Indigenous-led mobilization of the United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues and the WHO consolidated guidelines of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of Indigenous Women and Girls: Leading an intersectoral response through community-driven self-determination. Please share widely among Span
May 10, 2021
Community-Based Research at Michigan State University
CBRCanada welcomes Michigan State University as our first international member! In an interview with Dr. Laurie Van Egern, Interim Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement, we learn why they became a CBRCanada member and a few examples of community based research at MSU. 1. What made Michigan State University interested in signing up for CBRCanada membership? We have been following CBRCanada for the last few years. Engaged scholarship is embedded in our univer
Apr 28, 2021
New CBRCanada member: York University
York University is recognized as a national and international leader in knowledge mobilization (KMb) and understands the strong relationship between KMb and CBR. Beyond that, we believe in the values and services of Community Based Research Canada. This is a national organization which we're excited to join and engage with. Within this community of practice, we will seek to actively participate, learning much from other members and gladly sharing our experiences and good p
Apr 26, 2021
New CBRCanada Member: Manitoba Research Alliance
The Manitoba Research Alliance has been doing community-based research for over 17 years, developing localized better-practices and bridging knowledge between community organizations and academia. Connecting with other community-based research organizations across Canada and to share valuable resources and programming brought us to CBRCanada. The MRA’s projects are wide-ranging and focus on what is needed in the community, from analyses of effective community-based post-seco
Apr 26, 2021
New CBRCanada Member: International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area
The International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) is a freshwater laboratory in northwestern Ontario—the only place in the world where scientists can research on real lakes to understand what human activity does to fresh water. Uniquely stationed in the traditional territory of Treaty #3, IISD-ELA has been working toward building meaningful relationships with individuals and communities in the area through project collaborations and ou
Apr 26, 2021
Job Posting - CCBR Hiring Full-Time Senior Researcher
The Centre for Community Based Research is hiring a full-time senior researcher. To read the job posting, click here . Apply by April 23, 2021. #MemberNews
Apr 8, 2021
Community-engaged scholarship at MacEwan University
Faculty at MacEwan University are using design thinking and crowdsourcing to find innovative ways to continue community-engaged scholarship during the global pandemic. Read the article here > #MemberNews
Jan 26, 2021
New Member: Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), a federal crown corporation, is Canada’s national housing agency. We are responsible for housing programs, policy development, offering data, information and insights on housing markets, undertaking research and supporting indigenous housing. In 2017, we launched the National Housing Strategy (NHS), a 10-year, $40-billion plan to expand and sustain the supply of affordable housing across Canada. A year later, we announced a new
Dec 15, 2020
New Member: The Mental Health Commission of Canada
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is situated on the traditional, unceded territories of the Algonquin people. The MHCC has a rich history in community-engaged research marked by two landmark demonstration projects: At Home/Chez Soi , which helped inform a national shift in policy and dialogue towards Housing First as a response to housing/homelessness; and Roots of Hope , a community-led suicide intervention study actively underway in partner communities across
Dec 14, 2020
New Member: Social Planning Cowichan
What does your institution contribute to community-engaged research?; Social Planning Cowichan (SPC) is a charitable society with the goal of providing leadership that brings the community together to create a sustainable quality of life for everyone in the Cowichan Region on Victoria Island. Our organisation contributes to numerous community-engaged research activities, primarily through participatory research and community guided projects. With the guidance/contribution(s)
Dec 14, 2020
CESI and Meal Exchange: Working Together to Address Student Food Insecurity
Meal Exchange (MX) is a national organization working with university students to ensure “ Good Food For All ” on Canadian campuses. CESI’s multi-year collaboration on food insecurity began with MX and one research project, and has since evolved to include new partners, new research, co-convening events, and advocacy efforts. Through exploring the many facets of this partnership, this blog post highlights many of the ways that an organization like CESI can work with communit
Dec 8, 2020
MASTER OF ARTS IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Engaging with communities is of growing importance to industry, government, and the non-profit sector, from pipelines to homelessness. But doing engagement well requires an understanding of the theory, practices and processes that inform it. The Master of Arts in Community Engagement (MACE) , offered through the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, is an interdisciplinary, thesis-based degree that prepares students for the study and practice of community enga
Nov 26, 2020
Assembly of First Nations Request for Proposals for Homelessness Research
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) invites qualified consultants, consulting firms, technicians and researchers to submit proposals to conduct research on First Nations homelessness on and off reserve. This research will help inform the AFN in working with Employment and Social Development Canada to develop a national First Nations Homelessness Action Plan. Three Requests for Proposals (RFP) are for the following services: A systematic review of the literature to synthesiz
Nov 13, 2020
Open Science Beyond Open Access: A step towards the decolonization of knowledge
UNESCO is launching international consultations aimed at developing a Recommendation on Open Science for adoption by member states in 2021. Its Recommendation will include a common definition, a shared set of values, and proposals for action. Learn more ! #MemberNews #EquityinResearch
Nov 5, 2020
Mental Health Commission of Canada announces $1.4 million in funding for community-led research
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is funding 14 community-based research projects that will explore how cannabis use affects underserved populations across the country. Learn more about the projects here. #MemberNews
Oct 29, 2020
Lakehead profs get $73,000 for COVID-19 research
Lakehead University is a CBR Canada member, and three faculty members from Lakehead have received more than $73,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.to conduct research related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the news story here > #MemberNews
Oct 2, 2020
International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research - call for host
ICPHR is a scientific, nongovernmental network open to stakeholders from all countries interested in the promotion, dissemination, and further development of participatory health research (PHR). After ten years of service, the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin will be stepping down from hosting the Central Office of the ICPHR. The search for a new host institution has begun, and the new host will begin February 1, 2021 for a period of five years. Call for proposa
Sep 30, 2020
Racialized Communities Leading Research with Culturally-Safe Allied Academics
Dr. Charlotte Loppie, a Community-Based Research Canada board director and University of Victoria professor and Associate Dean of Research, answers questions on the theme of the Fall 2020 e-News, Community-Based Research with Racialized Communities . What does the term racialized communities mean and why is it the common term we are using today? This is the most recent terminology in an evolution of racial concepts. In the past, race was thought of as a biological state, whic
Sep 16, 2020
New Member: Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University is a multi-campus, comprehensive university whose community of researchers and scholars engage with the world through community citizenship, respectful relationships, openness to change, and environmental and social responsibility. Laurier hopes to share our community-based research expertise within and beyond the CBR Canada network, as part of our on-going commitment to co-creating dynamic community-based research programs and projects. A Communit
Sep 16, 2020
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