Research for Social Change Lab

Exciting News! We are thrilled to announce that the Research for Social Change Lab is now on Instagram! Follow us to stay updated on our journey and the impactful work we are doing in collaboration with our community partners. Follow us (@socialchangelab) on Instagram!

New from us! Our first podcast series: panel talks from our recent Housing and Homelessness Symposium. To find these podcasts, just search 'The Research for Social Change Lab Podcast' on your favourite podcast platform or find us on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

We've got a new zine for you! "DATA JUSTICE: Data for Who? Data for What?" Based on interviews with over 50 social service practitioners, this zine examines how data practices shape social service delivery for youth. Learn more and read the zine here: socialchangelab.ca/news-and-updat…

Drop by @BataLibrary this week to learn more about our research into Peterborough's housing and homelessness systems. Our display is up in the library's main entrance until the end of the week. Thanks to Axel, Anika and Thamer for their hard work on it!

This looks like a fun way to explore the community and get involved in research at Trent. ⤵️

We're partnering with @RSCL_ptbo to put on a symposium on housing and homelessness in Peterborough on Feb 22 & 23, 2024. We're organizing presentations by people with local expertise. If you would like to present, please submit a proposal by Oct 18, 2023: surveymonkey.com/r/PPJTHKV

REMINDER: We're hiring four local parents to work between 3 and 5 hours a week to help guide our research project on family wellbeing. Deadline to apply is this Friday. Please spread the word! socialchangelab.ca/news-and-updat… @Ptbohealth

The Research for Social Change Lab is hiring four parent-researchers. Check out the job description here and apply today! socialchangelab.ca/parents. @RSCL_ptbo

Data justice for who? Data justice for youth! Our Data Justice for Youth projects focus on the embrace of "data-driven decision making" in social service delivery, and how that impacts youth at risk of homelessness. Learn more in this introductory zine: socialchangelab.ca/news-and-updat…

We're hiring! In collaboration with @Ptbohealth, we're looking for four local parents or caregivers to help with a participatory study on parents’ and caregivers’ work to foster family wellbeing. Deadline to apply is Sept. 29. Learn more here: socialchangelab.ca/news-and-updat…

And Aron Rosenberg discussed the participatory research study he conducted with high school students to investigate and develop critical digital literacy practices among young people. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=ag0isb…

Alex McClelland presented on his ongoing research into the molecular surveillance of people with HIV in Canada. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=mGAijd…

Early-career scholars presented talks at our Dorothy Smith Open School and Anti-Conference this spring, exploring topics ranging from anarchism in the university to HIV surveillance. Now, you can watch their talks on our YouTube page: youtube.com/channel/UCDWh7…

The fourth zine in our Park Stories series is out! This one documents what we heard from people experiencing homelessness about what it's like to navigate Peterborough's homelessness system. socialchangelab.ca/news-and-updat…

We heard a lot of opinions about the local shelters when we interviewed people experiencing homelessness last summer. We collected people's stories about the shelters into issue three of our Park Stories zine series. You can find it here: socialchangelab.ca/news-and-updat…

As an experience of homelessness drags on, one's things "slowly get picked away at," said Aiden. Our latest zine shares the stories we heard about trying to hang onto one's belongings during homelessness. Download here: socialchangelab.ca/news-and-updat…