Eizadirad, A. (2023, October 28).  Challenging the norm: Equity, diversity, and education with Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad  [Audio podcast episode].  SpeakUP! International.       Are you ready to challenge the status quo? Educator and advocate for equity and diversity, Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad, brings us on an enlightening journey through the complexities of fostering equity and diversity in education. With his strategic and meticulous approach, he highlights the importance of self-c

The Family Caregiving Project is a research study exploring the experiences of families affected by mental illness, being conducted in collaboration with community mental health agencies in Ontario. Unlike most other research on caregiving in the context of mental illness, this study focuses on the entire family, including those diagnosed with mental illness as family members and active participants in the navigation of caring needs. The project team has developed a wide va

As part of a research partnership with immigrant women in STEM and their labor market integration experiences, TechGirls Canada and a team at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto produced two knowledge dissemination pieces: 5-min animated film A result of community-engaged research with immigrant women in STEM who spoke to the research team about their labor market integration challenges and opportunities. This video has been shown and shared at various venues (c

Hamilton-Evans, D., Mahoney, T. (2023). Quiet Alarm: A Review of CBC’s Climate Reporting. SFU CERi. In the face of the ever-expanding climate crisis, Canadians desperately need their public broadcaster to inform them of its causes, its solutions and the actions they can take to confront it. Quiet Alarm: A Review of CBC's Climate Reporting is a community-engaged research project conducted by CERi in collaboration with the Climate Emergency Unit aimed at improving the climate

A big congratulations to the Niagara Homelessness Emergency Liaison and Peer Support (HELPS) program team, the 2022-23 recipients of McMaster's President's Award for Community-Engaged Research. The Niagara HELPS program is a program where Peer Support Navigators with lived experience of homelessness provide nonclinical assistance, supportive counseling, advocacy, and referrals for individuals experiencing homelessness who attend at the Emergency Departments of Niagara Health.

Boilevin, L., Chapman, J., Deane, L., Doerksen, C., Fresz, G. Joe, D., Leech-Crier, N., Marsh, S., McLeod, J., Neufeld, S.D., Pham, S., Shaver, L., Smith, P., Steward, M., Wilson, D., and Winter, P.“ Research 101: a Manifesto for Ethical Research in the Downtown Eastside” (2019). About: Research 101 was a series of six weekly workshops (held from February to April 2018) to discuss research and ethics in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). These workshops emerged out of a wider conv

Wiebe, S.M., Mah, K. (2023). A Hot Topic: Feeling the Impacts of Extreme Heat. University of Victoria and Capital Regional District Community Health Network. This community-engaged research project used an equity-informed lens to address extreme heat exposure, highlight the impacts of extreme heat exposure on vulnerable/priority populations in British Columbia's Capital Region District and further improve public engagement, emergency management, policy and planning in British

The Access to Public Washrooms in Guelph Project, a collaboration between the City of Guelph, the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics (U of G), and the Guelph Lab, is working to identify ways to improve access to public washrooms in the City of Guelph. The now-published Maps Report showcases what type of washrooms are available and when washrooms are available at different times of year, different times of day, and different days of the week. Already in its nex

Wiebe, S. M. (2023). Life against States of Emergency: Revitalizing Treaty Relations from Attawapiskat. UBC Press. About: For six weeks in the winter of 2012–13, Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence undertook a high-profile ceremonial fast to advocate for improved Canadian-Indigenous relations. Framed widely by the media as a hunger strike, her fast was both a call to action and a gesture of corporeal sovereignty. Life against States of Emergency responds to the central questio

Durham College is excited to share that we now have a collaborative space for our research centre, the Social Impact Hub! Located on the second floor of the new Centre for Innovation and Research (CIR), the Hub space enables faculty, students and community partners to gather in person to delve into socially innovative projects. Launched virtually in June 2021, the Social Impact Hub supports applied research projects and experiential learning opportunities that engage communit

Karsten, Sharon (2023). Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Research Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis . (Ed.) Mahoney, Tara. Vancouver: Community- Engaged Research Initiative, Simon Fraser University. About: The Walk With Me team and SFU CERi have collaborated on the report Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis to illuminates a powerful role for community-engaged research in addressing the drug poisoning crisis. Since the toxic drug poison

Reid, M., & Eizadirad, A. (2023). Naming systemic racism, Acknowledging complicity, and a commitment to action: Anti-Asian racism in the York Region District School Board. York Region District School Board. Executive summary: This research study provided a forum for Asian members in the York Region District School Board (YRDSB) to share their lived realities and express their concerns. It was guided by a key question: What are the lived experiences of Asian identifying studen

Mahoney, T. (2023). Community-Engaged Research and the Climate Crisis: Key Insights and Best Practices. SFU CERi. About: Climate crisis is already unfolding across BC: heat domes, wildfires, and floods have had devastating impacts on communities throughout the province, both urban and rural. These impacts – like other social and environmental injustices – are unevenly distributed, often exacerbating existing harms to Indigenous peoples, communities of colour, and the underho

2021-2022 has been a year of excitement, learning, and growth at CESI. Take a look at the newly released Impact Report, showcasing four projects that exemplify CESI's guiding principles of collaboration, trust, curiosity, and rigour, all achieved through strong relationships. These project profiles demonstrate the wide-reaching impacts of CESI's projects, partnerships, and collaborations by showcasing how we have engaged with issues like access to food for newcomers, student

It’s almost as if you’re at a party, but you don’t know anyone. For a while, it’s fine to float around the room, tuning into conversations here and there. But after some time, you notice a feeling of loneliness. Of, like, invisibility. Of ‘I definitely don’t belong here’. It is disheartening enough that, when reflecting on her early university experience, my sister repeatedly returned to these sentiments of paralyzing estrangement from her broader campus community. It is even

Dr. Brittany Luby (University of Guelph) and her team are working on a project to better equip Indigenous nations and communities with the knowledge, tools, and questions to engage in research partnerships on their own terms. This project was inspired by Chief Lorraine Cobiness’ request that Luby create training resources for Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation’s Consultation Coordinator. Chief Cobiness’ request drew attention to information barriers faced by First Nations intere

The Social Innovation team as part of the Department of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Georgian College has been developing a unique approach community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) informed by co-design practices and principles to better understand what it means for communities to flourish, specifically across its seven predominately rural campuses. With this newfound understanding, the department aims to drive meaningful community projects in its

When I began the conception and design of the Landscapes of Injustice partnership, I had no idea what our most dynamic and impactful activity would be. Or, rather, I had many ideas – it’s just that those ideas were wrong. While our team is proud, now that our work is done, to count many other achievements, we’ve been blown away by community response to what I once imagined as a minor aspect of our work – the digital archives . There are thousands of archival researchers out

This short, animated video tells the story of the Mental Health Commission of Canada's investment in 14 community-based research (CBR) projects to address knowledge gaps in the relation between cannabis and mental health. This video is the first in a series designed to shed light on the important themes emerging from various CBR projects. It also seeks to inform funders and organizations wishing to undertake CBR projects or consider other ways to engage communities and people

Wilfrid Laurier University researchers are deeply engaged in their communities. As part of Laurier’s strategy to foster enriching partnerships, the university is strengthening its partnership with Community-Based Research (CBR) Canada , a national champion and facilitator of community-based research. CBR Canada employees have moved their operations to Laurier’s Waterloo campus. The university is providing the organization with office space, information and communication tech