{"id":74180,"date":"2021-09-20T13:49:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T17:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=74180"},"modified":"2022-03-01T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T17:32:52","slug":"symposium-to-highlight-social-justice-research-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2021\/09\/symposium-to-highlight-social-justice-research-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium to highlight social justice research partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers from Brock\u2019s Social Justice Research Institute (SJRI), who have teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/social-justice-research-institute\/community-partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">community partners on funded projects<\/a>, will have their work showcased at an upcoming free, public event.<\/p>\n<p>The virtual symposium, <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/social-sciences\/community\/symposium-series\/social-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Justice and Community Collaboration<\/a>, takes place online Tuesday, Sept. 28 from noon to 2 p.m. as part of the ongoing Faculty of Social Sciences Symposium Series. Everyone is welcome to take part, but <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=FRGudvwe8kqlNuKyRDrxoHbLtDGcsRVOqNDWhHWH1y1UNTFaTTQxNVM0RFZRQjlQRTlFTDg1UE0xSi4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advance registration is required<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur affiliates have been doing innovative and compelling social justice-oriented projects in collaboration with community groups, both locally and internationally,\u201d says Rebecca Raby, Director of SJRI and a Professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies. \u201cAt this symposium, we want to share these projects, and to inspire other faculty and community members to think about the exciting range of collaborative projects that can be pursued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The symposium will feature the following presentations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cReflections on the Key Principles of a Successful \u2018Community-University\u2019 Research Partnership,\u201d presented by Andrea Doucet of the Department of Sociology, Canada Research Chair in Gender, Work and Care, with Eva Jewell of X University and Master of Arts Social Justice and Equity Studies Research Assistant Jessica Falk.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBody\/Land\/Sovereignty through Photography: Reflecting on a workshop with young Haudenosaunee women,\u201d presented by Sherri Vansickle of the Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education, with Margot Francis of the Centre for Women\u2019s and Gender Studies and Department of Sociology.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoad Construction, Mobility and Social Change in a Wakhi Village: Shimshali Perspectives in Words and Pictures,\u201d presented by David Butz of the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies, with Nancy Cook of the Department of Sociology.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCollaborating with community to explore social exclusion and inclusion experiences of immigrant women in Niagara,\u201d presented by Joanne Crawford of the Department of Nursing.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChildren Reading and Writing Photographs \u2014 Critical Literacies and Collaborations,\u201d presented by Diane Collier of the Department of Educational Studies, with Melissa McKinney-Leep of the District School Board of Niagara and graduate students Simranjeet Kaur and Zachary Rondinelli.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Raby says that as public health restrictions have eased, greater opportunities for collaboration have begun to open up, so she is eager to introduce new Brock faculty members and SJRI affiliates to the research that is already taking place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunity partnerships provide an opportunity to meet community needs, to inform decision-making, to connect with local participants, to try something new and to build relationships,\u201d says Raby. \u201cThey encourage us to tackle social issues in a collaborative way that can transcend a specific disciplinary focus and to work with faculty from outside of our own disciplines in order to have comprehensive engagements with community needs. They can invite us to see our scholarly work a little differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/social-justice-research-institute\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SJRI funding grants<\/a> have been part of the Institute from its creation and are designed to \u201cinclude social justice and transdisciplinary components, creating a shared focus on positive community-oriented social change,\u201d according to Raby. The grants provide opportunities for both junior and established researchers to develop community-based research programs, facilitate relationship-building and lay the groundwork for larger funding applications.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently 80 researchers affiliated with SJRI, and new researchers are always welcome to get involved<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSJRI offers opportunities for faculty members who are concerned about social justice and interested in transdisciplinary scholarship to connect with each other across the university,\u201d says Raby. \u201cWe also post regular information about projects that community organizations are interested in pursuing in collaboration with Brock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone interested in learning more about SJRI or the process for becoming an SJRI affiliate should <a href=\"mailto:jgregory@brocku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact Project Facilitator Julie Gregory via email<\/a>, and attend next week\u2019s symposium to explore possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the event or for more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/social-sciences\/community\/symposium-series\/social-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">symposium web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers from Brock\u2019s Social Justice Research Institute (SJRI), who have teamed up with community partners on funded projects, will have their work showcased at an upcoming free, public event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":74181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9794,40,7,188,55,1,5,38],"tags":[45,703,5014,522,1532,1083],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74180"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74257,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74180\/revisions\/74257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}