CERi Publications

Uncover the outcomes of a transformative half-day workshop held on May 17, 2023. Local groups, researchers, students, and community members united to envision a 'climate justice research shop'—a platform where organizations collaborate with students and faculty on cost-effective climate-focused research initiatives. This event's Idea Jam session has shaped a pivotal report that guides SFU's Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERi) and UBC's Centre for Climate Justice (CCJ) in crafting accessible research service models. The report distills participants' ideas into actionable engagement strategies and research priorities, fueling the journey towards responsive community-engaged research pathways.

Experience the dynamic CERi-Participedia Summer School on "Radical Democracy" where leading experts, researchers, and graduate students joined forces with community leaders and activists to explore transformative ideas through workshops, discussions, and field trips. With 33 students from diverse social science disciplines and civil society backgrounds, they reimagined and practiced radical democracy for positive change in their communities and beyond, inspired by 29 guest faculty and practitioners, fostering new visions and impactful research.

In the face of the ever-expanding climate crisis, Canadians desperately need their public broadcaster to inform them of its causes, its solutions and the actions they can take to confront it. Quiet Alarm: A Review of CBC's Climate Reporting is a community-engaged research project conducted by CERi in collaboration with the Climate Emergency Unit aimed at improving the climate reporting of the Canadian Broadcast Corporation.

Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Equity Data Commons (EDC) initiative aims to combat social inequality through the mobilization of disaggregated data. Am Johal, SFU CERi’s co-director, alongside other prominent community-engaged scholars examine how collaborations between academia, community, and government can utilize disaggregated data and advanced analytics to address the priorities of equity-deserving and sovereignty-seeking groups.

The report summarizes ideas and best practices related to three themes: Indigenous sovereignty, storytelling and youth-driven research and engagement for climate justice. The recommendations shared in this report will inform the research agendas of CERi and the UBC Centre for Climate Justice, identifying future areas of focus, best practices of research, and new potential partnerships.

The Walk With Me team and SFU CERi have collaborated on the report Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis to illuminates a powerful role for community-engaged research in addressing the drug poisoning crisis.

Shawn Smith, RADIUS co-founder and director, Dara Kelly, Indigenous Business assistant professor, CERi co-directors, Stuart R. Poyntz and Am Johal and Stephen Dooley, SFU Surrey campus executive director, co-author an article for the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The article, titled Whose Knowledge Is It?, explores the ways in which SFU aims to raise the profile of community-engaged research (CER) within the university and beyond.