News

Below is a list of events, initiatives, resources and updates on CBRC activities. Let us have your news items to share with members, by emailing us at ocbr@uvic.ca.

CUExpo2011 Welcome CU Expo 2011 is a Canadian-led Conference designed to showcase the exemplars in Community-University partnerships worldwide, and together to introduce creative ways of strengthening our local communities. Registration Conference registration is not open at this point. Registration will open December 2010, fees are anticipated to be approximately $350-$400 Canadian. Announcements D...more... Link... - 2010-08-03

It’s common knowledge in communities UVic researchers at the forefront of “knowledge commons” development By Tara Sharpe Common knowledge—according to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary—is shared by, coming from, or done by, more than one person. Turn the two words back to front, and multitudinous forms of knowledge find a new base: “knowledge commons” is a term used by community-based researchers for a shared conceptua...more... Link... - 2010-06-17

Remarks to the Canadian Knowledge Commons Initiative Knowledge and Democracy: Indigenous, Historical and Engaged Thoughts on a Knowledge Commons June 12, 2010 Budd Hall, University of Victoria My name is Budd Hall; I am of English Settler heritage and have the privilege of living and working on Coast and Straits Salish traditional territory in what we call Victoria, British Columbia. I work at the University of Victoria in support of strength...more... Link... - 2010-06-14

Call for Proposals CUExpo 2011 Community-University Partnerships Conference: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Action May 10-14, 2011 Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada CALL FOR PROPOSALS CU Expo 2011 is a Canadian-led Conference designed to showcase the exemplars in Community-University partnerships worldwide, and together to introduce creative ways of strengthening our local communities. Complex social issues requir...more... Link... - 2010-06-03

Knowledge Commons: An Emerging Strategy to Enhance the Canadian Knowledge Commons What is Knowledge Commons? Read this document to learn about the history, current development, shared principles and committments. Read about the challenges, future prospects and goals and initiatives for Canadian Knowledge Commons. Below are the English and French versions of the document: http://www.web.uvic.ca/~ccharlie/KnowCom_StrategyDoc_May2010.pdf http://www.web.uvic.ca/~c...more... Link... - 2010-05-21

Membership in CBRC/GACER tops 500! We decided to check to see how many people had signed up for membership or affiliation with the CBRC/GACER web site. Much to our delight, there are over 525 individuals, centres and organisations. There is a growing data base of simply remarkable people working on behalf of their communities. You come from community groups, universities, national civil society networks, consulting firms, local ...more... - 2010-04-30

Canadian Knowledge Commons: An Invitation to Explore the Role of Knowledge in Society ~ an Alert from Budd Hall The CBRC is working with the Canadian Alliance for Community Service Learning (CACSL) and the Social Innovation Group at the University of Waterloo to organize an exciting event on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 in Montreal. Please RSVP to the following link and sign up for the NING Knowledge Commons site as well. http://knowledgecommonsmontreal.eventbrite.com/ For further details see http://know...more... Link... - 2010-04-22

Participatory Action Research and Action Learning Congress Participatory Action Research and Action Learning Congress occurring through Action Research Action Learning Association (ALARA) this September 6 -9th 2010, melbourne, Australia. I have attached the preliminary program, and I am hoping that you will share it with all those who support and have interest in community based research. The key speakers at the congress include Dr Alan Rayner, P...more... Link... - 2010-04-15

Note from David Yetman Hi everyone; Please be advised that I am no longer with the Leslie Harris Centre at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. I have taken a new position with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) in Toronto, Ontario as their Director, Research Programs and Knowledge Transfer. As of Monday, March 1, 2010 I will no longer be using my dyetman@mun.ca email account. For now, i...more... - 2010-03-09

Welcome to the Knowledge Commons Workspace Project at a Glance: Two meetings in October 2009 of leaders within the national community-based research (CBR) and community service-learning (CSL) networks, surfaced shared experiences and interests in change that could increase resources, recognition, facilitative structures, and meaningful practices to support community-university partnerships for positive social impact. These two national ...more... Link... - 2010-02-25

Community University Engagement Showcase III: Towards A More Engaged University The aim of the showcase is to highlight exemplary community-engaged research being done within the Faculty of Extension and across the university campus. You are invited to Community University Engagement Showcase III: Towards A More Engaged University, hosted by the Faculty of Extension. Using exemplary projects and panel discussions, participants will be encouraged to discuss community-univ...more... Link... - 2010-02-22

Save the Date - Knowledge in Action **Save the Date** Knowledge in Action: A Forum about Research in our Local Community Please join the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education at our annual Knowledge in Action Forum Friday March 19, 2010 1:00-3:00pm All Saints Anglican Church, 235 Rubidge St. in Peterborough The Forum is a showcase of community-based research projects conducted in Peterborough City and County this acad...more... Link... - 2010-02-03

Critical Issues in Community Based Research First Notice: Institute in Community-Based Research, University of Victoria Many communities are facing ongoing challenges relating to sustainable community economic development, food security, poverty, health, housing, democratic participation, global citizenship, and more. The complexity and interconnectedness of these issues demands a holistic, multi-sectored, and multi- disciplinary ap...more... Link... - 2010-02-03

Third Announcement! Action Learning & Action Research Association World Congress 2010, Melbourne, Australia 6th – 9th September. Plus two pre-congress skill-sharing days (4th - 5th ). Presented by ALARA and The Institute of Development Studies in partnership with Borderlands and oases Graduate School. Participatory Action Research and Action Learning: Appreciating our Pasts, Comprehending our Presents, Prefiguring our Futures. 1) Key Themes of the Co...more... Link... - 2009-11-16

University Community Engagement for Sustainability Science University of Malaysia is holding a major conference on University Community Engagement for Sustainability, supported by the Global Alliance on Community Engaged Research and UNESCO APEID. It will be held in Penang Malaysia from November 23 - 26 2009. The invitation and call for abstracts is available on the "Resources" page and on USM's website. Link... - 2009-10-30

CU Expo 2011 – May 11-15, 2011 CU Expo 2011 – May 11-15, 2011 Kitchener-Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hosted by the communities of Waterloo Region Lead organization: Centre for Community Based Research http://www.communitybasedresearch.ca Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Action Rationale Complex social issues require global perspectives to inform local action. Community-Univer...more... Link... - 2009-10-16

Pan-Canadian CSL Symposium 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Westin Ottawa Hotel Held in conjunction with the Ninth Annual International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, this will be the third biennial national symposium on community service-learning in Canada, organized by the Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning and sponsored by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and the Faculty of Pu...more... - 2009-10-09

If Not Now When: Discussion Paper If Not Now, When?: A call for Canadian policies to support community-academic partnerships for sustainable community development in a global recession. A DRAFT Discussion Paper. Please read for more information. Link... - 2009-10-09

Building on Batawa’s past: A sustainable vision for a village Posted Aug. 13/09 By Kristy Wallace Serge Folschweiler arrived in Batawa from France 50 years ago. The young shoemaker fell in love and started a new life in Canada, calling the village home. "We worked together. We played together. Everything was done together," he says. "It was a wonderful feeling, really." Folschweiler, 74, came to Batawa after the Second World War with other immigrants to work at the Bata shoe factory. Today, he is one of 300 people living in the remaining 110 Batawa households. The village was founded by Dr. Karel Herz and Thomas J. Bata when Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939. One hundred Czech families followed Bata to the 1,500 acres of farmland between Trenton and the village of Frankford. The Bata shoe factory opened in October 1939. The village was home to Bata employees and re-named "Batawa" on June 24, 1940. The name combined the word "Bata" with the last syllable of Ottawa, making a link to the nation’s capital. Folschweiler and his wife lived in Bata homes which were small, wood houses built during the Second World War, featuring two bedrooms and a living room. "When we got married, we paid $6 a week [to live there]," he remembers. A recreation hall was built in 1942 and a community centre was constructed in 1963 to replace it. A shopping centre was built in 1943 featuring a post office savings bank, grocery store, and the Bata shoe retail store. The village’s first church, the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, was completed in the spring of 1943 and the United Church was built in 1948. The Batawa ski hill was introduced in 1959 as part of the village’s expansion. Folschweiler, an avid skier, helped build the ski hill with 10 other Bata employees using an old pick up truck and very little machinery. "I worked nine hours a day in the factory, came home, ate, and went to the ski hill and worked there until 10 o’clock." These days, there is a lot of excitement about the vision Sonja Bata, Thomas J. Bata’s widow, has to revitalize the village and making it a sustainable community with the help of Carleton University architecture and industrial design students. Link... - 2009-10-07

Carleton University helps Batawa create a whole new world Posted Aug. 13/09 By Lin Moody Until a few months ago, the Bata shoe factory stood empty, silent, solitary — a five-storey monument to the glory days when more than 1,200 Bata employees carefully crafted thousands of shoes to be shipped worldwide. Lately, the factory has been bustling with Carleton students. Twenty-seven architecture and industrial design students have been spendin...more... Link... - 2009-10-07

Making Batawa sustainable one orchard and greenhouse at a time Posted Aug. 13/09 By Kristy Wallace Imagine a village where orchards and greenhouses surround a community garden, where the young and old can connect with each other and to nature. It’s a self-sustaining area where local produce nourishes its people. This is part of the vision for the village of Batawa and Patricia Ballamingie, a Carleton geography and environmental studies professor, ...more... Link... - 2009-10-07

CBRC-GACER Newsletter Here is the first CBRC - GACER Newsletter. In the CBCR section, you'll find information regarding the CBRC Report, May Symposium, international linkages, key opportunities and future plans of CBRC. In the GACER section, you'll find information regarding the Report on UNESCO, European Meeting of GACER, Asian Meeting of GACER, other resources and events, and future plans of GACER. Please f...more... Link... - 2009-10-01

Funding and Development of Community University Research Partnerships A new report by Community-Based Research Canada and the University of Victoria Office of Community-Based Research provides a baseline analysis of the funding and development of community university research partnerships in Canada. Funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council and published in May 2009, the report provides recommendations for the strengthening of community-based res...more... Link... - 2009-09-08

UNESCO presentation by GACER The Global Alliance for Community Engaged Research presented on "University-Community Engagement for Societal Change and Development" at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education on July 7, 2009 A copy of the brief to UNESCO "Higher Education, Community Engagement and World We Want" is available on our resources page. - 2009-09-01

Living Knowledge Conference Engaged Communities, Engaged Universities: Developing policy and practice in participatory research This 4th Living Knowledge Conference will take place in Belfast from August 27 - 29 2009. It marks the tenth anniversary of the Living Knowledge Network Science Shops. Over time, this network has grown to include a diverse range of community-based researchers, practitioner...more... Link... - 2009-08-25

Global Alliance on Community Engaged Research Meeting An in-person meeting for the Global Alliance on Community Engaged Research will take place in Belfast August 26 2009, starting at 1pm in the Old Staff Common Room at Queen's University. The event is being organized in conjunction with the Living Knowledge Network Conference. Please email Budd Hall (bhall@uvic.ca) to confirm your attendance. Link... - 2009-08-25

Presentations from May 2009 CBRC Symposium "From Recession to Renewal: The Vital Contribution of Community-Based Research" Presentations of contributors to the CBRC symposium in May 2009 sponsored by the Community-Based Research Network of Ottawa and the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University are now available. Link... - 2009-07-15

CBRC In Person Meeting and Conference A working symposium titled "From Recession to Renewal: The Vital Contribution of Community-Based Research" was held in Ottawa on May 25th co-hosted by the Ottawa Community Based Research Network and the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University with Community Based Research Canada. The new report by CBRC on the funding and development of community university partnerships was presented toge...more... - 2009-05-25

Coady International Institute Launches New Book Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University has launched a new book "From Clients to Citizens: Communities Changing the Course of their own Development". The book delves into the success stories of 13 communities in 12 countries around the world, including Canada, which have been recognized for local organizing and citizen engagement. Link... - 2009-03-17

March Newsletter of Talloires Network The March 2009 Newsletter of the Talloires Network is now available at http://www.tufts.edu/talloiresnetwork/?pid=178 This edition features information on the International Association of Universities 3rd Global Conference, Mexico, April 20-22 2009 with a specific focus on Associations, Networks and Alliances as they relate to Higher Education. Link... - 2009-03-09

CUexpo08 launch of Pancanadian Coalition here's a video that records the initiation of the coalition at CUexpo2008 Link... - 2009-01-09

Community Based Research Canada E-Newsletter A national newsletter will be launched in March 2009 to all those organizations and individuals interested in being connected to the national movement to strengthen community-based research. The newsletter will profile recent developments in community university research partnerships, link papers and policy discussions on strengthening the policy and institutional environment for CBR, announc...more... - 2009-01-07