March 2025 – Live Work Well Research Centre

Hybrid Panel: Countering Policy Exclusions: Centring accessibility to advance the right to housing 

Join the Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) and the Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy on Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm ET for an engaging panel on Countering Policy Exclusions: Centring accessibility to advance the right to housing. The event will be held both virtually via Zoom and in person at the University of Guelph in MacKinnon Room 019. Registration is required.

Everyone Counts: The Growing Crisis in the Developmental sector

In Canada, March is Developmental Disabilities Month, a time when we recognize the unique skills of people with developmental disabilities and the challenges they continue to face. During this month, we spread awareness for those living with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and any form of a learning disorder.

Roberta Hawkins and Higher Expectations: How to Survive Academia, Make It Better for Others, and Transform the University 

Roberta Hawkins is the Co-lead of the Reimagining Care Cluster at the Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC). Her work with the Cluster focuses on the different ways care can be practiced in a range of community, academic, and digital spaces. In her own research, Roberta focuses on topics such as feminist geography, ethical consumption, social justice, international development, slow scholarship, and feminist academia. 

Navigating University with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Vanessa Bonham is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing an Honours English degree with a minor in Creative Writing and works part-time with the Live Work Well Research Centre as the Communications and Research Assistant. She uses her writing as a medium to explore autism advocacy for late-diagnosed girls. She recently published an article outlining the challenges of using public transit, and in this blog she is exploring the barriers of going to university and being autistic.

Mad School Teach-in Webinar

On Friday, March 14, from 12-1:30 pm EST, the Mad School (an activist site that supports academic-community collaborations) invites you to join an immersive online teach-in on mental health! The Mad School focuses their research on Mad Studies, an area of scholarship that centres the history, politics, and lived experiences of people who identify as “mad,” survivors of poor psychiatric conditions, and those who use mental health services.

New Report Alert: Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women 

On January 25, 2025, the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW-ICREF) published a report called Harnessing the potential for a more equitable future in Newfoundland and Labrador: Applying Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) to offshore wind development. The report, prepared for the Committee Conducting the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador, was written by a team that included Leah Fusco, Jane Stinson, Deborah Stienstra (LWWRC Director), and Leah Levac (Co-lead of the Displacements, Emergence, and Change Cluster).

Indigenous Recognition Week 2025, March 3-7

Indigenous Recognition Week 2025 is a U of G-specific celebration running from March 3-7. This week of recognition takes place each year at the University to recognize the culture and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.

“We lift each other up, share our stories, and remind each other that we’re not alone”: Hummingbird Feminist Disability Coalition and DAWN Canada Partnership

The Disabled Women’s Network of Canada (DAWN Canada) is an intersectional feminist human rights organization that seeks to end poverty, isolation, discrimination, and violence experienced by women and gender-diverse people with disabilities.

Month: March 2025