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Don’t Miss Out! Join This New Certificate Program!

The Centre for Community-Based Research (CCBR) is an organization that conducts and promotes community-driven, participatory, and action-oriented research to advance equity and social innovation. They often engage in partnerships with other organizations to help co-design and conduct studies that mobilize the community, system, or organization. Additionally, they help shape funding proposals, co-lead projects, and turn insights into action.

New Zine: “Creating a More Caring University”

The Reimagining Care Cluster at the Live Work Well Research Centre (LWWRC) recently published a new zine called “Creating a More Caring University.”  

CCRW’s Disability Confidence Toolkit

The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) recently released their Disability Confidence Toolkit for employers, providing valuable information on how employers can effectively embed disability initiatives in their workplaces. CCRW is a national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing meaningful and equitable employment for people with disabilities. For more than 45 years, CCRW has supported job seekers with visible and invisible disabilities while assisting employers in hiring and retaining top diverse talent. Through tailored employment services, personalized goal-setting exercises, resume and cover letter development, and customized disclosure and accessibility resources, CCRW serves a wide range of sectors and industries.

Black History Month at the University of Guelph

February is Black History Month, and this year the Black History Month Committee at U of G has announced the theme to be “Resist, Reclaim, Restore!” The committee, led by Student Experience’s Cultural Diversity Services, chose this theme to honour the strength and resilience of the Black community.

IF… Speaker Series: Roberta Hawkins and Higher Expectations

On Tuesday, February 4, from 12-1pm, the THINC lab, on the 2nd floor of the McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph, will be hosting an in-person talk for the IF... Speaker Series, featuring Roberta Hawkins.

Poverty Awareness Month: Centring Lived Experience and Community Collaboration to Create Lasting Change

Maggie Phelan is a lived expert and advocate involved with the Guelph Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination. In this capacity, she co-chairs Community Voices, a group for and by people with lived and living experiences of poverty to come together to learn, share personal experiences, and advocate for change. She also sits on several other committees in Guelph and Wellington to advocate and advise for poverty related issues including The Guelph Wellington Drug Strategy Peer Advisory Committee, Guelph Community Health Centre Client Advisory Committee, Wellington Guelph Food System Resiliency Table, and The Wellington County Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee. She is passionate about examining intersectional experiences related to poverty and the effects colonialism has in relation to poverty and related issues. She finds great purpose in giving back to her community and helping people who are struggling on a grass roots level. 

IDEA Speaker Series: Uncovering Episodic Disability—An Intersectional Perspective on Accommodation and Belonging

On Friday, January 31, 2025, at 12-1PM EST, Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) is hosting a Zoom webinar tackling the intersectionality of episodic disability.

Care, Aesthetics, and Repair Conference, Jan 30-31

Please join scholars affiliated with Re•Vision, UofG’s centre for art and social justice, at a FREE online conference on Care Ethics hosted by the Care Ethics Research Consortium (CERC).

Workshop: Navigating Difficult Conversations on Intergenerational Trauma

This Friday, January 17, 2025, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm, the University of Guelph will be hosting an online workshop focused on intergenerational trauma.

Art as We Are: Creative Community Care

Hosted by Art Not Shame and Guelph Museums, the “Art as We Are: Creative Community Care” exhibition was unveiled on August 24, 2024, and will run until April 30, 2025. This exhibit highlights three projects centred around the collaborations of over 200 community-based creators.