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 Insite Is Turning 20
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 18 September 2023

Insite Is Turning 20

The evidence is clear, North America’s first legal supervised consumption site in Vancouver, has had over 4.6 million visits and reversed 11,856 overdoses. Article in the Tyee by Michelle Gamage [...]

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 These are 11 of B.C.’s most ‘polluting and risky’ mines
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 26 May 2023

These are 11 of B.C.’s most ‘polluting and risky’ mines

Another excellent report by The Narwhal that cites another important report by BC Mining Law Reform (pdf report here).

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 Collaborative Indigenous Research
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By Bruce Ravelli
In CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 9 May 2023

Collaborative Indigenous Research

As stated on their website, the aim of the Collaborative Indigenous Research Digital Garden is to promote and expand the field of Collaborative Indigenous Research. The site offers a wealth of [...]

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 Home on Native Land – free online course
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 14 February 2023

Home on Native Land – free online course

This is a wonderful resource from Raven Trust for those interested in learning more about Indigenous history and land rights in Canada. Available here.

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 See it, Be it: What Families are Watching on TV (Geena Davis Institute)
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By Bruce Ravelli
In CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 5 February 2023

See it, Be it: What Families are Watching on TV (Geena Davis Institute)

From SeeJane.org, “The goal of this report is to reveal the status of inclusion and representation in scripted television in the U.S., and how it has evolved over the past 12 years.” [...]

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 Disarming Transphobia
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By Bruce Ravelli
In CSA Applied Sociology, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 27 January 2023

Disarming Transphobia

An excellent article by Quinnehtukqut McLamore, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri, into the ‘Rapid-onset gender dysphoria’ argument that appeared in Aeon. The article is here.

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 Breakfast of Champions CEO pay in 2021 hits new all-time high
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 3 January 2023

Breakfast of Champions CEO pay in 2021 hits new all-time high

Report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that “By 9:43 on the morning of January 3, the average member of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada will have made as much money [...]

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 The end of an undergraduate education may have arrived, thanks AI.
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 8 December 2022

The end of an undergraduate education may have arrived, thanks AI.

Have a read of this Atlantic article by Stephen Marche. While I am worried about how some might use this technology, it may force educators to think deeply about what we do, how we do it, and why.

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 Happy the elephant is not considered a person by US court
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 16 September 2022

Happy the elephant is not considered a person by US court

A thoughtful piece in Aeon by Lori Marino about the moral, ethical and legal issues related to our treatment of sentient beings.  

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 National Safer Supply Community of Practice
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 3 September 2022

National Safer Supply Community of Practice

Good resources here.

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