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2002-2003

• Critical U Series Fall 2002 and 2003
• Grace MacInnis visiting scholar Myrna Kostash 2002
• Venerable Lhakdor presentation on Tibetian Culture 2002
• Thomas Merton Society conference support 2002
• Support for participation in the Cooperative workshop at SFU and Bologna June 23-July 12. 2003 to explore the role of the university in public educaiton.
• Support toward the Future of Poverty: A Social Justice series 2003 and the Grace MacInnis visiting scholar Elaine Bernard, Director, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School

1998-2001

• 1998 Housing and Gentrification in the Grandview Wooland: A Forum
• 1998 What Happens on our Community Streeets?: A Forum
• 1998-2001 Philosopher's Cafe series
• 1998 Surrey Art Gallery Exhibition: Hari Sharma's photo exhibition "Everyday Life in India"
• 2001 Critical U Series

1996-1997

• 1996 "Voices: An Oral History and Community Workshop," Vancouver, co-sponsor
• 1996-97 GRANT: development funds for "Common Journeys: Women Walking Together," (project) Debbie Bell, Continuing Studies
• 1996-97 Joanne Brown Endowment: committed for the Publication of Sentences and Paroles (the final edition of the Prison Journal).
• 1996-99 Our Own Backyard Project: a community based project in the Grandview Woodlands area in coordination with Britannia Community Education with funding support from the Bronfmann Foundation.
• 1996/97 Looking at Labour Series (Tom Nesbit, Labour Studies, SFU, coordinator): "Implementing BC21 Objectives: the Example of the Island Highway;" "Labour and Politics; " "Guy Letts, Looking at Labour;" "Trade Unions and Employee Representation in the Czech Republic;" "Masters in their Own House? Worker-Owned Cooperatives in Shanghai." Burnaby;" "Looking at Labour" (all at SFU).
• 1997 Grace McInnis Visiting Scholar Program, Lynn MacDonald, Visiting speaker. "Florence Nightingale: Pioneer Activist and Theorist and the Origins of Public Health Care," SFU.
• 1997 GRANT: development funds for "Learning From Shaugnessy: The Role of Design Guidelines in Adjudicating Community Conflicts," Don Alexander, School of Resource and Environmental Management
• 1997 Symposium on Housing in the Community, sponsored by the Bronfman Foundation.
• 1997 GRANT: development funds for "Sabbath of the Land or Utopia of Work" (survey; seminars; communications tools), Tom Nesbitt, Labour Studies; Tom Walker

1993-1995

• 1993 GRANT: Correctional Education Conference, Whistler.
• 1993 Prison Education Research Project: Harvey Graff, Visiting Speaker.
• 1993 Correctional Education Conference, October 1993, Whistler: lectures, panel sessions and workshops focusing on education in prisons, community based corrections, living skills, and humanities and theatre in prisons.
• 1993 Yearbook of Correctional Education
• 1993-94 Comox Valley Community Project, Hans Meyer
• 1994-95 Organizing a Faculty Human Rights Advocacy group related to role of University and the issues related to the University's role in the community and development.
• 1994-pres. In Our Own Backyard: Grandview-Woodlands -Britannia Community School Oral History Project. (with Bronfman Foundation and Britannia Ctty Centre)
• 1995 "Women in Politics: A Social Democratic Perspective," panel discussion
• 1995 Jones Boy Productions, performed at the VanEast Cultural centre: a production focusing on addictions and abuse followed by a panel discussion with participants within the community.
• 1995 J. S. Woodsworth - Special Labour Collection Fund established at SFU in 1995 to accept donations in support of the purchase of a portion of the special collection, A Western Canadian Labour and Social Party, 1895-1930. The collection comprises over 400 items, including runs of rate periodicals, and the archive of one of the Socialist Party of Canada leaders, James Hawthornthwaite.
• 1995 "Changing the Law on Spanking." Public forum which brought together professionals from the fields of pediatrics, psychology, social work, criminology and the law, to present recent research on physical punishment of children, to explore educational initiatives that encourage alternatives to physical punishment and to discuss the initiates to repeal Section 43 of the Canadian Criminal Code.
• 1995 Prison Education Research Project: Harvey Graff, seminar which looked specifically at the impact of liberal arts education on post-release lives of prisoner-students.
• 1995 The Minotaur: a theatrical co-production with inmates, ex-inmates, parolees, and the theatre community in Vancouver (co-sponsor)
• 1995-97 Research Assistant, Tammie Tupechka, researcher and interviewer for the Oral History Project with Britannia Community
• 1995-97 Small Town and Rural Community Program: Comox Valley — ongoing co-sponsorship.

1991-1992

• 1991 GRANT: Correctional Education Association meeting in Idaho, support for travel for Steve Duguid to attend.
• 1991 Ernesto Cardenal, visiting speaker on Nicaragua Today
• 1992 GRANT: Steve Duguid, Regina, Assoc. for Continuing Education
• 1992 GRANT: Tom Steele, "Cultural Studies and Workers' Education at Leeds," Harbour Centre
• 1992 David Wallace, Research Project: Humanities in Modern Society and Participating Communities
• 1992 Kirsten McAllister, Research Assistant, Inst. for Humanities
• 1992 "Learning to Build Communities" (Conference Support)
• 1992 GRANT: Hans Meyer, Comox Valley Community Research Project
• 1992 Tom Steele, "Participating Communities: Comox Valley & Public Issues in Community, and Sept., 11, '92
• 1992 Liz Root, Research Assistant, Storefront Project
• 1992 GRANT: Steve Duguid: CEA Conference, Orlando
• 1992 George McRobie, "Learning to Build Communities," Whistler & the Comox Valley Lecture Series
• 1992 Prison Education Theatre: production of HESS in London, in conjunction with the first National Symposium on the Arts and Offender Rehabilitation.
• 1992 Global 2000 seminar, with Douglas Roche
• 1992 GRANT: Steve Duguid, Idaho, CEA Conference
• 1992 The Prison Journal Double Issue: The International Prisoner, eds. Tom Elton & Erle G. Macauley
• 1992 GRANT: Virginia McKendry: Research Project, Oxford
• 1992 Education Department, Project North and Talks Not Tanks: working towards understanding and living in solidarity with First Nations People -- lectures and workshops directed toward educating about the history, issues and culture of First Nations peoples.
• 1992 Randall Arendt, N.Island College, Community Development
• 1992 Support toward the International Forum for the Study of Education in Penal Systems
• 1992 GRANT: International Forum on Education in Prisons Conference in Leeds, England: support for Steve Duguid and Brian Burtch to attend.
• 1992 GRANT: Correctional Education Association Conference, Orlando, Steve Duguid.

1983-1989

• 1983 National Humanities Conference
• 1983 Readings in Critical Thought and Cultural Literacy, Edited by Steve Duguid
• 1985 Tradition and Modernity: Contemporary Perspectives on the Humanities, ed. by David Wallace
• 1986 Issues in Education and Culture: On Teaching Peace
• 1988 George McRobie, Public Lecture, "International Experiences with Appropriate Technology."
• 1988 GRANT: Verus Productions, video on ordination of gay persons in the United Church of Canada.
• 1988 Philip Bereano, Professor of Engineering, University of Washington, "Towards a Socially Responsible Science: What Can A University Do?" public lecture, co-sponsor.
• 1988 GRANT: John Wilcox, instructor, Readings in Critical Thought and Cultural Literacy, offered at Carnegie Community Centre, Fall 1987, Spring 1988.
• 1988 GRANT: Vancouver Medieval Symposium, travel grant.
• 1989 Ursula Franklin, Professor of Metallurgy and Science, University of Toronto, "Responsibility in Science: Can It Be Taught?" public lecture.
• 1989-92 Yearbook of Correctional Education, ed. by Stephen Duguid