Racism, xenophobia, and discrimination exist in every modern society causing avoidable disease and premature death among groups who are often already disadvantaged. This Series examines how the historic systems and structures of power and oppression, and discriminatory ideologies have shaped policy and practice today, and are root causes of racial health inequities. Furthermore, by applying a global lens and intersectional framework, overlapping forms of oppression such as ag

Stephen L. Esquith, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Philosophy Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) More than 60 years ago, the landlocked west African country of Mali was regarded as a developing nation moving toward democracy. However, since the coup d'état in 2012, the country has faced an increasing amount of violence and is currently governed by military junta. Conflicts between differing ethnic groups as well as tensions between armed government forces a

This new publication, "Centering equity and lived experience: implementing a community-based research grant on cannabis and mental health." (Obegu, P., Armstrong, J., & Bartram, M., 2022), the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) shares insights from an innovative program that funded and supported 14 community-based research projects across the country on mental health and cannabis. Read the article here #CBRMethods #EquityInResearch #MemberResearch

1 out of 4 Canadian seniors (26.5%) are on 10 or more different medications. Some of these medications could be harmful to seniors: increasing the risk of confusion, falls, or hospitalizations. Stopping drugs, or de-prescribing, could help. Our project, a Structured Process Informed by Data, Evidence and Research (SPIDER) , is a large community based and community-informed project designed to test and implement effective approaches to de-prescribing. We target potentially

Solid waste generation is reaching a tipping point. Current forms of waste management are not taking care of the complex and wicked challenges related to discard and waste. This is why it is so important to engage with community and jointly address these challenges. Mapping Waste Governance, a community-based research project, partners with waste picker organizations (WPOs) to identify, examine and document grassroots social innovations and challenges in waste governance. Th

This new publication, " Participation—with what money and whose time?’ An intersectional feminist analysis of community participation" , (Fursova, J., Bishop-Earle, D., Hamilton, K., & Kranias, G., 2022) , is co-authored with community collaborators. It features Community Engagement Continuum, a template to reflect on the characteristics of technocratic/instrumental vs transformative and empowering community engagement processes. For more information or for community members

For over 20 years, People for Education has conducted its Annual Ontario School Survey (AOSS) across Ontario’s publicly funded elementary and secondary schools. For the first time, we are publishing a data handbook to provide a high-level overview of the quantitative data collected in the most recent survey cycle. This overview is primarily comprised of data tables, accompanied by brief descriptive analyses and figures to highlight trends and key findings. It is our hope that

Caring for Life: Community Checkpoints and Territorial Control in Tirua is a short mini documentary (8 mins) that explores the emergence of grassroots responses to the pandemic in a small rural municipality in southern Chile, where Indigenous communities, civil society organizations, and the municipal government came together to protect their life and territory. This film is the result of a collaborative research project with Indigenous communities in Chile. The project was

The Allyship in Research Toolkit provides researchers and practitioners with a framework to embed lived and living experience, and allyship, into their work. The toolkit describes ways to incorporate authentic participation into the entire research process or program development process, identifies strategies for engaging in a co-research/con-construction process, and outlines the benefits of practicing in this way. To accompany the toolkit, Creating Allyship in Research vide

SSHRC and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) have launched a pilot supplement opportunity to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis master’s students. The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative is open to Indigenous students doing master’s level research in natural sciences, engineering, social sciences or humanities. Students can apply through this year’s Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s competition . The Indigenous Scho

Written by Ardavan Eizadirad, Sally Abudiab, and Brice Baartman Wilfrid Laurier University and Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE) The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the delivery of education with widespread disruptions. Many extracurricular programs that provided much needed support for marginalized children, families, and communities were shut down or offered remotely. Our research project, funded by the Social Sciences

CBRCanada is pleased to share a recent update from one of its institutional members, Humber College. Humber College’s community-based research is one of our most prominent research areas and is a strong contributor to our second-place ranking in Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges (announced last week by Research Infosource ). In 2020, Humber College received five multi-year grants totalling $1.6M in research funding from the College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF

Woods, S., Chambers, T.N. G., & Eizadirad, A. (2022). Emotional vulnerability in researchers conducting trauma-triggering research. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 3(3), 71-88. This article explores the topic of researcher vulnerability and researcher safety when conducting research with topics that may be trauma -triggering and can contribute to researcher burnout and compassionate fatigue. #MemberResearch #ResearchEthics

Eizadirad, A., Abudiab, S., & Baartman, B. (2022).The Community School Initiative in Toronto: Mitigating opportunity gaps in the Jane and Finch community in the wake of COVID-19. Radical Teacher, 124, 33-42. This article explores a research project investigating community-based programming adaptation during the pandemic to mitigate opportunity and achievement gaps for Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC), and families from lower socio-economic backgrounds, particularly

A community-based research study, funded by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, is investigating cannabis use and mental health in Metis in Manitoba. In a conversation, Minister Frances Chartrand and Julianne Sanguins (research team members) from the Manitoba Metis Federation, described the project by emphasising how the research design was adapted during the pandemic, why a community-based approach was taken, and what impact they hope the study will have. 1. What inspire

In this interview, Chantal Trudel shares about the launch of the Carleton University’s new Centre for Community Engagement and how her research team in long-term care design adapted ethnographic methods to see greater participation during the global pandemic. 1. Tell me about yourself and what you do at Carleton University. I am Associate Professor in the School of Industrial Design. The field of Industrial Design is focused on making products and spaces better, more inclusi

Reflective Notes by Raphael Freston “A good prognosis depends on a good diagnosis.” This was the opening statement of Dr. Catherine Hoppers for the International Panel on Decolonizing Community-Based Research hosted by CBRCanada this past May 2021. To understand what decolonization entails, she underscores, it is imperative that we should grapple with what colonialism really means. Taking a leaf from the six blind men and the elephant analogy, where the various parts of an el

McConnel Foundation (2021). Build Back Better: The Role of PostSecondary Institutions in Supporting Community Resilience Post-COVID-19 . About: COVID-19 has demonstrated our collective need for increased social, economic and environmental resilience. This pandemic has often been framed as a ‘rehearsal’ – only one of many future crises. In this context, we have a collective imperative to rebuild our communities in ways that help us better weather future challenges. Supporting