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 Dented cans, ugly fruit – it’s all tasty (and free) if you’re willing to get your hands dirty
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted December 25, 2020

Dented cans, ugly fruit – it’s all tasty (and free) if you’re willing to get your hands dirty

Good look at dumpster diving in Brooklyn available on Aeon.

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 IndigiNews
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, Links that Matter
Posted December 15, 2020

IndigiNews

An Indigenous News organization with reporters in the Okanagan and Vancouver Island. Their tagline is: “Where your stories are heard, understood and respected.” Check them out here.

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 Working for Dignity
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Research, Student Research
Posted December 14, 2020

Working for Dignity

Came across their website (here) that describes a community-engaged learning course that involved a number of faculty, community organizations and over 100 undergraduate students. I found the [...]

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 Wear Your Voice
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Research, Social Research
Posted November 24, 2020

Wear Your Voice

Just found this site. In the Our Story, they state: “Wear Your Voice is a digital magazine for and by LGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) based in the United States. We [...]

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 Research 101 – Required Reading for anyone working with community partners
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Research, Social Research
Posted November 12, 2020

Research 101 – Required Reading for anyone working with community partners

From the Report’s Background: “Research 101 was a series of six weekly workshops (February to April 2018) to discuss research and ethics in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). These workshops emerged [...]

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 Visual Media Workshop at KPU
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Social Research, Student Research
Posted November 11, 2020

Visual Media Workshop at KPU

Have a look at an excellent resource from my colleague Dr. Katie Warfield and students from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The site has tons of online lecture material, videos and links to [...]

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 CBC Resources – Being Black in Canada
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Research, Social Research
Posted November 10, 2020

CBC Resources – Being Black in Canada

A series of stories about being Black in Canada. Available here and a YouTube documentary by Asha Tomlinson, here.

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 The Penal Press – A History of Prison from Within
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted November 9, 2020

The Penal Press – A History of Prison from Within

Operated by my colleague, Dr. Melissa Munn, Okanagan College (a school I love) the site is an open-access, virtual library of prisoner created works. Available here.  

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 How a B.C. library’s Drag Queen Story Hour turned into a nationwide fight for intellectual freedom
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, Links that Matter, Research
Posted November 9, 2020

How a B.C. library’s Drag Queen Story Hour turned into a nationwide fight for intellectual freedom

Great podcast on the role of libraries, freedom of speech, social activism and community engagement. Part of the Doc Project, the episode is available, here.

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 Why did so many Americans vote for Trump? Sociologists know the answer.
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Research, Social Research
Posted November 7, 2020

Why did so many Americans vote for Trump? Sociologists know the answer.

An interesting article in the LGBTQ Nation available here.

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