Community Initiatives

Gotta admit, this was the BEST 4th year class I have EVER had the pleasure of teaching. What a fantastic group of intelligent, passionate and sincere students. It was a pleasure working with each [...]

This website and movement was started by Jackie Benning and Delaine Lambert English. What a great way to make a difference. And who doesn’t like a hug? 

The Equal Justice Initiative, an American organization “… is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic [...]

Maclean’s magazine published a brief article outlining some university courses that get students out of the classroom and into the communities they live in (often called Community Engaged [...]

If you are interested in research into sex work, you have to visit my colleague’s page. Cecilia Benoit is one of the most prolific and dedicated sociologists I know. Her page is available [...]

Miles Taylor, a sociologist teaching at Florida State University, recently published an article, “The Structural Burden of Caregiving: Shared Challenges in the United States and Canada” (The [...]

Have a listen to a good friend of mine, Dr. Tim Haney (Mount Royal University) and his interview on the CBC about the devastation in Fort McMurray. The link to the CBC interview and news story, [...]

Read this Guardian article (here) where they highlight a program offered at the Oaks, a converted hotel in Carlington, a working-class neighbourhood on the west side of Ottawa. Starting at 9:15 [...]

A valuable piece in the National Post on why so many of Canada’s First Nations Peoples are committing suicide. The article can be found here.

The American network CNN reports on how some Syrians are settling in a small Alberta town. Click here for the story.