In from the cold?

1. In from the cold? Community-Based Research and Universities at the Brink of a New Era Budd Hall, Director Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

2. Knowledge, learning and action • What is the relationship of knowledge to the search for social justice and social change? • Whose knowledge is privileged? How?, Why? • What role do/can Universities play in a movement for the democratization of knowledge production and utilization? • How is knowledge created in community, movement and civil society settings Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

3. Organization of my remarks • Some Canadian antecedents • Origins of the participatory research movement in Canada • Canadian universities and CBR • Community Based Research Canada • Global Alliance for Community-Engaged Research Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

4. Frontier College - 1899 • Alfred Fitzpatrick - Justice for the campmen • Labourer-Teachers • Reading camp association Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

5. Women’s Institutes- 1909 • Adelaide Hoodless and Laura Rose, Ontario Agricultural College • “…for months on end, I had no woman to talk to, and my husband had no time to even listen” • Mrs. Gordon Grant, “Today the womenhood of not only B.C. but of all the world is being awakened”, 1913 Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

6. Antigonish Movement-1930-40s • St. Francis Xavier University • Fr. Jimmy Tompkins-Knowledge for the People • Fr. Moses Coady • Coady International Institute Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

7. Saskatchewan-1944 • Election of Tommy Douglas and the CCF • Establishment of the Division of Adult Education • Watson Tomkins, David Smith and Murray Thomson Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

8. The National Film Board • John Grierson-1939 National Film Board Act • “Democracy needs its own form of wildfire written across the sky” Grierson • Industrial Film Circuits - French and English Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

9. Participatory Research Project • Working out of OISE/UT • Roots in Tanzania - early 1970s • First World Assembly of Adult Education-1976 • dian marino, Ted Jackson, Deborah Barndt, Greg Conchelos, Al Vigoda, Linda Harasim • Big Trout Lake, Women Workers, Urban Immigrants Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

10. Participatory Research • A three pronged activity that combines social investigation, learning and action • Conceived in Tanzania, influenced by Nyerere, Freire, Horton and Swantz • Gain support and visibility in community-based groups and international NGOs Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

11. International Participatory Research Network -1977 • To share ideas as equals based on our own engagement in local political action and struggles • Nodes in Tanzania, India,Chile, Netherlands, USA, Canada, Caribbean • Convergence - Our journal of choice Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

12. International PR Network • Founded Centro El Canelo de Nos in Chile- • Society for Participatory Research in Asia-1981 • Many publications - influence in health promotion, sociology, dis/ability studies, social work, adult education, Aboriginal studies, environmental studies Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

13. Movement led research • Labour movement – occupational health and safety • Gay Rights – HIV/AIDS taking control of research for survival • Environmental movements – Research for advocacy • Anti-racism movements – for rights, education and justice Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

14. Movement led research • Aboriginal self-determination • Women’s movements • Solidarity and global social justice movements • Peace movements • Ex-psychiatric patients movements Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

15. Movement led research • Disability movements • Community economic development movements • Anti-poverty movement • World Social Forum Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

16. Impact on the Univesities • Service aux collectivities - Quebec, 1970s • Journal de Recherches et Actions Communautaires (REAC) - 1980s • Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University • OISE - Transformative Learning Centre • The journal Convergence Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

17. Research Councils/Foundations • Community University Research Alliances – SSHRC • Canadian Institutes for Health Research-CBR HIV/AIDS Committee, Guidelines for Aboriginal Research • McConnell Family Foundation - support for CEDTAP, Service Learning, Trent University, St. F. Xavier Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

18. University Institutionalisation • From individuals to projects • From projects to centres • From centres to university-wide structures • Creation of national and international spaces Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

19. A diversity of structures today • Service aux collectivités-UQAM • Centre for Community-based Research- Kitchener • Trent Centre for Community Education • Centre for Community Innovation, Carleton University • Community Research Centre-Trois Rivieres Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

20. More examples • Harris Centre – Memorial University of Newfoundland • Research Impact and Knowledge Mobilization project – York University and University of Victoria • Institute for Community-Based Research, Vancouver Island University • Community-University Institute for Social Research, U of Saskatchewan Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

21. More examples • Centre for Community Research, Learning and Action, Wilfred Laurier University • Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria • Social Innovation Group, University of Waterloo • Institute of CBR, Vancouver Island University Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

22. Challenges: Community • CBR was born in community, remains grounded through community and grows in community • Building capacity in communities • Building community CBR institutions • Working with independent CB research groups: CCPA, Pembina Institute, Caledon Institute Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

23. Further challenges:Community • Learning about new forms intellectual property rights • Learning about MOUs and Partnership Agreements • Getting paid for our role as researchers • Building capacity in the community Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

24. Challenges re strengthening CBR in the Universities • Creating space for “community scholars in residence”? • Making links with community service learning, continuing education, coop, the arts within our universities • Support for faculty and students already doing CBR Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

25. Challenges re Universities • Recognition for excellence in CBR for tenure and promotion • Increased teaching of CBR • More opportunities for student engagement in CBR • Creating structures to support CBR across the entire university Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

26. Policy changes at Research Councils • Increased support for domestic and international CBR collaborations • Increased pools of multi-research council funding ie pools of joint NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC funding • Increased funding to community/civil society groups Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

27. Office of Community-Based Research • Co-Chaired by VP Research and CEO of United Way, Victoria • Base-budgeted by the University of Victoria • An open door to the community • Active in Canadian and international networks Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

28. OCBR activities • Knowledge Mobilization Help Desk • Ceneuel: CBR in Aboriginal Communities Series • Engaging Communities: International Perspective Series • Building CBR skills in Community • Focus on Homelessness and Housing Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

29. OCBR Activities • Green Community Mapping • CBR Institutes – May, 2009 • Vancouver Island Community Research Alliance • CBR Courses • Food Security and Sustainability network Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

30. Community-Based Research Canada: An invitation • Built on CUEXPO contacts • Inclusive value added to existing networks in HIV/AIDS, Aboriginal, Social Economy, Homeslessness, etc • Carleton, UQAM and Uvic initial leadership – Katherine Graham, Chair • From Recession to Renewal-May 2009 Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

31. Global Alliance for Community-Engaged Research: An invitation Born at CUEXP0-2008 Initial leadership-Canada, India, Germany-Netherlands Next meeting- Belfast, Ireland August 28, 2009 Focus: a global policy brief for the World Conference on Higher Education Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

32. Why? • Because the world is not OK • Because we want to end poverty, homeless, inequity and injustice and more • Because communities, knowledge, universities can contribute to a stronger and more responsive politics • Because our educational institutions need to be transformed Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria

33. And • Because the seeds of the transformation of our communities, our universities, our lives, and our world can be found in our practices, our activism and our dreams…within this room…with each of you…and all of us…today Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria