To our community partners and registrants, In solidarity with the CAUT censure on the University of Toronto, the organizers of the Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) Summer Institute have collectively decided to postpone this event, at this time. This censure resulted from concerns related to academic freedom, institutional autonomy and human rights. The CBPAR …
By: Jerusha Alvares On March 9th, 2021, the Knowledge Equity Lab in collaboration with the IDSC11 Issues in Global & International Health class had the pleasure of virtually hosting one of its alumni as part of UTSC’s annual Global and International Health Week. Mandekh Hussein, a graduate from the Centre for Critical Development Studies who …
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POSTPONED Dear registrants, We would like to inform you that the Stories of Knowledge Mobilization event, to be hosted by the Knowledge Equity Lab and CCUNESCO on May 18, 2021, has been postponed. This is due to the decision by the Canadian Association of University Teachers’ (CAUT) censure on the University of Toronto for its violation of …
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On September 24th, the Knowledge Equity Lab hosted its virtual Launch Party, where we welcomed friends, partners, and collaborators from around the globe, from Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario), Muisca (in Colombia), Bakata (Northeast India), Coast Salish (Vancouver); Bloemfontein, South Africa; Kampala, Uganda; San Carlos, California; Nashville, Tennessee; Austin, Texas; and more! As a warm-up exercise, we asked …
On September 24th, Knowledge Equity Lab’s Community Fellow Blessing Digha performed her short story ‘The Knowledge in Storytelling’ for the KEL Virtual Launch Party! “In my culture, the tortoise is often the protagonist of many stories. All these stories have “morals” behind them. I remember learning that I could pace myself like the tortoise but …
On September 24th, 2020, Co-lead of the Open Praxis Forum and Knowledge Equity Lab Member Kanishka Sikri performed this powerful and provocative piece for guests at the Knowledge Equity Lab virtual launch party. Academia. A place where you can stick it to the man and be paid for it. A place of critical pedagogy, of …
Author: Barbara Kirsop As a result of international travel and scientific contacts around the world in the 1990’s, Barbara Kirsop (Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, UK) and Vanderlei Canhos (CRIA in Brazil) had become aware of strong differences in the ability of research scientists to access global research findings available in publications. Subscription costs were often …
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By: Tasneem Mewa On August 17th, 2020 the Knowledge Equity Lab (KEL) and Open Praxis Forum (OPF) hosted the Centre for Critical Development Studies (CCDS) 2020 Thesis Award Winners Sana Najafi and Alyssa Esparaz to discuss reflexivity and positionality in their role as students and practitioners of International Development. The agenda for the discussion was as follows: Land Acknowledgement …
