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✨We’re excited to welcome guest speakers Dr. Sarina Isenburg & David Rayfield to the Community-Engaged Research Conference. They’ll share Roots of Wisdom—an interactive, art-based project bringing community storytelling to life. Register by March 20th bit.ly/4lzYRNY

🚨 Last Call: Project Requests Due Today! Let's work together — don’t miss your chance to partner with us. rb.gy/md2y33.

Hello CityLAB friends 🤓 We are thrilled to invite you to the Winter 2026 showcase! 🥳 Tuesday, April 7th from 1-3pm at CityLAB Hamilton. There will be so many intriguing projects this term and we can’t wait to share them with you. Register here: shorturl.at/gVxGr

Have a research question that needs an answer but you don't have the time or resources to do it yourself? Reach out the @McMasteroce Research Shop at rshop@mcmaster.ca

Join Us for an Equity‑Based Co‑Creation Workshop! March 12 | 2 - 5 PM The Office of Community Engagement invites you to an interactive workshop hosted by the @CodesignHub

Community Engaged Research Conference 2026 - All you need to know in this link mailchi.mp/99479a39c6e9/t…

Join us with @hamiltonarrc and @HipcHamilton for this interactive workshop on podcasting as a form of knowledge mobilization. To register:

✨ CER Conference 2026 ✨ 📅 March 26 | 🕘 9–4 | 📍 1 James St N A full day of community‑engaged research, keynote insights, awards, and a Research Gallery. 📝 Register now!

The February Community Campus Buzz is now live! - mailchi.mp/9be2e2a3dded/t…

Nominations for the CER Awards: Extended to Jan 19 - See link for info mailchi.mp/eadc7d00a61a/o…

🐝 Community-Campus Buzz is now live! 🟡 Thank you to our Co-Directors 🟡 Get $10K Award for your #CommunityEngagedResearch initative! 🟡 New #CER resources 🟡 Opportunties from @researchimpact (CKFF26 & award) mailchi.mp/c65e1527d07f/o…

We at @SWAPHamilton are pleased to announce that the @CityofHamilton's City Hall and HAMILTON sign will be illuminated in red this December 17th to commemorate the annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. SWAP will host a press conference at City Hall starting at 10 AM. History of the event: @AnnieSprinkle and Robin Few, founders of the Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA (@SWOPUSA), organized a memorial and vigil on the lawn of San Francisco City Hall for the victims of the Green River serial killer in Seattle, WA. Gary Ridgway confessed to murdering at least 49 women, most of them sex workers, and was convicted on this day. It is now observed annually in cities across the world as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. "No matter what you think about sex workers and the politics surrounding them, sex workers are a part of our neighborhoods, communities, and families." - Annie Sprinkle In Canada, Bill C-36, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA), substantiates a polarizing narrative that (erroneously) frames all sex work as a form of inherent exploitation, all sex workers as victims, and all clients as violent criminals. The "end demand" laws perpetuate existing harm for sex workers, disproportionately impacting racialized, trans, im/migrant sex workers who are viewed as victims of exploitation but deemed unworthy of occupational protections. This commemorative action echoes #HamOnt City Council in 2023 stating that intimate partner and domestic partner violence in Hamilton is an epidemic. The truth is that many women sell sex for the same reason as they stay in abusive relationships: economic constraints. The illumination of City Hall and the HAMILTON sign are zero-cost, effective ways the City of Hamilton is showing solidarity for a community often reviled and often made vulnerable by stigma. Thank you to the Office of the City Manager @CluckieM for her cooperation in approving this request. CC: @AndreaHorwath @GlobalSexWork @CDNSWAlliance @CHCHNews @eva_sita @gregobr @CBCHamilton @BayObserver @HamCityMagazine @theSilhouette @CTVNews @inthehammer #CDNPOLI #ONPoli

🐝 The Community-Campus Buzz is live! #HamOnt 🟡#ResearchShop delegation @ City Hall 🟡Nov 24: Critical Community Conversations 🟡Nov 18: OCE Student Open House 🟡CER Award nominations + join the selection committee 🟡Food drive for @HFShare & more: bit.ly/4r0fNzr

✨We’re collecting #donations for Hamilton Food Share (@HFShare)! 🥫Bring non-perishable items to our office at 8 Mayfair Crescent or visit this link (canadahelps.org/en/dn/138632?q…) to donate directly to @HFShare. We'll be accepting donations till Dec 2nd. #HamOnt #McMasterU

📣 We're #hiring teaching assistants for the Winter 2026 term! ➡️ The positions are open to external applicants as well as internal McMaster applicants. Interested candidates should apply by November 24th. 🔗 Learn more & apply: hr.mcmaster.ca/careers/curren…

🗣️ Join us for an evening of critical community conversations on how we respond to hate and racism through solidarity, care, and shared knowledge. 📍CityLAB Hamilton (58 Jackson St W) 🕕 Nov 24 | 6–8 PM 🔗 Register now: tickettailor.com/events/mcmaste… #HamOnt #McMasterOCE

🙋Are you a #HamOnt community org needing research support for programs, advocacy, consultations, & more? The #ResearchShop can help! 🗓️Submit questions for Winter '26 by Nov 14th 🔗Apply now: bit.ly/464V1qn 📧Have questions? Email: rshop@mcmaster.ca

🐝 Read the latest Community-Campus Buzz! Get in the know about community-engaged research, teaching & learning opportunities, & community events in #HamOnt. (Psst...this edition includes learning workshops, awards, & networking opportunities!) mailchi.mp/62e6fef9a0ff/o…

✨ Build your digital skills! Join us Oct 22 (12–1 PM) for a virtual info session with the Sherman Centre to learn about free, beginner-friendly workshops on data, programming, mapping, AI & more. 📍 Virtual | 💰 Free | 🙋 Open to all 🔗 Register: tickettailor.com/events/mcmaste…