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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 16h

Our partners at DAWN Canada just launched their powerful new podcast Reimagining Disabled Futures!

Check out their first episode on #Spotify where they explore disability, gender, and justice through lived experience and bold ideas. 🎧

#DisabilityJustice #Podcast #Feminism

dawnca.bsky.social @dawnca.bsky.social · 5d

Bonne nouvelle de la part de DAWN Canada ! Notre nouveau balado Reimagining Disabled Futures est maintenant en ligne. Chaque épisode explore comment le genre, le handicap et les inégalités façonnent nos vies-et comment nous imaginons des futurs meilleurs. open.spotify.com/show/0lrgYy0...

Reimagining DisAbled Futures

Podcast · DAWN Canada · Reimagining Disabled Futures explores how gender, disability, and economic inequality shape people’s lives. Each episode shares stories, ideas, and solutions for challenging…

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 1d

Wi-Fi is needed for resumes, job applications, taking classes, and a number of other tasks in this digital world.

This incredible initiative increases access, which means more opportunities for all as we strive to live and work well.

#LivelihoodsCanada

City of Toronto @toronto.ca · 2d

City of Toronto champions digital inclusion with public Wi-Fi across more than 250 locations

News Release: https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-champions-digital-inclusion-with-public-wi-fi-across-more-than-250-locations/

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Ontario's Universities @ontuniv.bsky.social · 7d

To kick off Cyber Security Awareness Month, a @trentuniversity.bsky.social researcher is ensuring Canada's northern defence strategy reflects Indigenous voices & community needs by combining national security with meaningful local partnership.

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 7d

Check out this article highlighting the importance of land-based learning, and featuring comments from our very own "All My Relations" Indigenous Ways of Knowing cluster lead, Kim Anderson!

#TruthandReconciliation

University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · 8d

#UofG | A new Sacred Fire and Teaching Lodge offer culturally meaningful places for Indigenous students, staff and faculty.

The spaces broaden opportunities for land-based learning and engagement.

Read more: news.uoguelph.ca/2025/09/crea...

Creating Community Through Sacred Fire, Teaching Lodge

Amongst the trees of The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, two Indigenous cultural spaces offer exciting new opportunities for quiet contemplation, learning and ceremony. A Sacred Fire and…

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 7d

It's #WomensHistoryMonth in Canada, a time to celebrate women's strength and contributions throughout history!

The LWWRC shines a light on areas of research where women have been historically excluded, such as disability studies.

Learn more at bit.ly/4gTgiHd!

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 8d

Last fall, LWWRC staff Kaitlyn Pothier and Kathryn Reinders published “Complex Erasures: Re/Production of Disability under Settler Colonialism.”

For #OrangeShirtDay we interviewed them on their experience working with Indigenous leaders and communities.

Read more: bit.ly/3KpudbP

Complex Erasures: Re/Production of Disability under Settler Colonialism is a written interview with Kaitlyn Pothier and Kathryn Reinders, authors of a publication of the same name. The written interview is published on the Live Work Well Research Centre’s blog, called Notes from the Field. Pictured is a graphic rendition of the publication against a green background and surrounded by fall leaves.

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 14d

This #GenderEqualityWeek, reflect on sexual violence and gender inequality.

Join UofG's College of Social and Applied Human Science for their first 2025-2026 CJiP Speaker Series event: Trial Actors - Sexual Violence and the Law.

Open to CSAHS students at #UofG, read more: bit.ly/4mDxIZv

CJiP Series: Trial Actors, Sexual Violence and the Law: A Conversation with a Crown Attorney.

Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 14d

#UofG international students in the College of Social and Applied Human Science or the College of Arts, check out the Welcome and Culture Share event: bit.ly/3IxtB3c!

Connect with faculty, staff, and fellow international students to enjoy, share, and celebrate your wonderful cultures!

Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 15d

This #GenderEqualityWeek we’d like to highlight Women and Gender Equality Canada, an organization that continues to work towards equality for all genders across Canada’s economic, social, and political life.

Explore some of their gender initiatives in the latest news post: bit.ly/3IvJkzN

Statement by Minister Rechie Valdez to Mark Gender Equality Week - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), made the following statement to mark Gender Equality Week.

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 15d

Check out the Making a Life, Making a Living conference, a four-day gathering including keynote speakers, community-led initiatives, and public sector engagement!

🗓️November 12-15, 2025
📍The Matrix Hotel & @ualberta.bsky.social

More info: bit.ly/4myxMcN

#LivelihoodsCanada

The 2SLGBTQI+ Rainbow Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub out of the University of Alberta is hosting their Making a Life, Making a Living conference from November 12th-15th, 2025. The event will be hosted at the University of Alberta, and the Matrix Hotel, with funding from the CGLCC's 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, with backing from the Government of Canada.

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CAMH @camhnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

#Truth & #reconciliation is our collective responsibility.

Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept 30, CAMH staff + patients gathered to raise the Every Child Matters flag in honour of the Survivors, families & communities impacted by residential schools.

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 22d

Some exhibits will be available for viewing at the gallery until mid-January, 2026, while others will only be available at the gallery until September 21, 2025.

Don't miss out on some incredible exhibits!

Castanet Kamloops @castanetkamloops.net · 26d

Kamloops Art Gallery reception will celebrate three new exhibits #Kamloops

Kamloops Art Gallery reception will celebrate three new exhibits - Kamloops News

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 28d

On September 26, 2025, @edid-ghdi.bsky.social
will co-host a virtual panel on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in United Nations peacebuilding policy and practice.

⏰: September 26, 2025, 10:30am-12pm ET
📍Virtually on Zoom

Register and learn more: bit.ly/45YcGjf!

Intersecting Agendas: Gender and Disability-Inclusive Peacebuilding at the UN, September 26, 2025

On September 26, 2025, from 10:30AM-12:00PM ET, the Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development/Genre, handicap et développement inclusif (EDID-GHDI) partnership and Finding Their Place: The Contribu...

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · 29d

Congratulations to our LWWRC cluster co-leads, Amy Kipp and Roberta Hawkins, on their recent publication: “Qualifying Differently: Reflecting on an Alternative Approach to Doctoral Comprehensive Exams.”

They explore diversity and stress in doctoral qualifying exams. Check it out: bit.ly/3V5fW6b!

Qualifying Differently: Reflecting on an Alternative Approach to Doctoral Comprehensive Exams | ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢Blog post announcement!

With our livelihoods.ca site and composite stories now live, we invite you behind the scenes!

Read our latest blog post to hear about the writing process from our composite stories authors: bit.ly/3V2QU7H

#LivelihoodsCanada

A graphic of two students standing next to a whiteboard that is covered in notes and brainstorming for the composite stories. You can read the blog, “From Forums to Feedback: The Composite Stories Experience,” by Vanessa Bonham and Jordyne Craig on the Live Work Well Research Centre website on the Notes from the Field blog.

Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Sep 2

Check out this informative overview of Universal Design in Canada!

Disability Justice Network of Ontario @djno.ca · Sep 2

Accessible Housing Network has published its response to the Carney Government's Build Canada Homes. We need clear Universal Design and we need to make our homes livable, accessible, and affordable for everyone.

Read our submission in various formats: drive.google.com/dri...

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One Health U of Guelph @onehealthuofg.bsky.social · Aug 28

On Wed., Sept. 17, 7:30 am, @wfpha.bsky.social & Planetary Health Alliance present a webinar that explores the frameworks of Planetary Health & One Health and the common ground between them, with emphasis on how they can work together to address global health problems: eventbrite.com/e/advancing-...

The title of the webinar is "Advancing global public health through Planetary Health and One Health."

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Federal Government of Canada has announced they will be giving $656,053 in funding to Realize. This funding will be used to launch their project, Breaking Barriers and Shaping Inclusive Workplaces for Women with Episodic Disabilities (BRIDGE).

Read more: bit.ly/45AoSGG

#LivelihoodsCanada

New Federal Support for Women with Disabilities Facing Economic Insecurity

On August 14, 2025, representatives of the Federal Government—Rechie Valdez and Chi Nguyen—announced that they will be giving $656,053 in funding to Realize. Realize is a charitable organization fo...

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢Blog post announcement!

This month, the LWWRC said goodbye to our amazing co-op student and Research and Content Coordinator, Jordyne Craig.

Check out our latest blog post to read about Jordyne’s contributions and work experience at the Centre: bit.ly/41YDwoM!

A desk at a research centre with a laptop and various papers scattered on top. The background of the graphic is purple, and advertises the name of the blog “Creative and Inclusive: My Co-op Experience with the Live Work Well Research Centre in Winter 2025.” The blog was written by Jordyne Craig and can be found on the Notes from the Field section of our website.

Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Aug 21

After our 2023 Reimagining Livelihoods Forum, we imagined a space for further engagement. Now, we're happy to announce the launch of livelihoods.ca along with three new composite stories!

Read more in our latest news post: bit.ly/477Tqkk

#LivelihoodsCanada

Reimagining Livelihoods

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University of Guelph News @uofguelphnews.bsky.social · Aug 20

Could raw plants lead to cheaper, more nutritious food?

#UofG researcher proposes a new sustainable food design, a major shift from industry's current approach, that can cut costs by 75%.

Read our latest #ExpertAlert:
news.uoguelph.ca/2025/08/less...

Less Additives, More Plants: Key to Better Food?

Dr. Alejandro Marangoni proposes new “field to colon” food design in new Nature Food study, encouraging use of raw plant materials over purified ingredients.

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Aug 13

A video is now available on YouTube from the LWWRC’s virtual panel on May 12, 2025, co-hosted with
@leahlevac.bsky.social's Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy!

Check out our news post for more information: bit.ly/4lmXLmX!

Video available for Countering Policy Exclusions: Canada, disability, and international commitments Part 2

The video recording has now been released for the LWWRC’s virtual panel on May 12, 2025, co-hosted with Dr. Leah Levac’s Canada Research Chair in Critical Community Engagement and Public Policy. The p...

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Aug 12

📢Call for proposals!

The Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement is requesting proposals for their Graduate South Asia Conference, which they'll host virtually October 22-23, 2025.

Proposal deadline: August 15, 2025.

Learn more: bit.ly/4mdqcFa!

Call for Proposals at the CIRCLE Graduate South Asia Conference 2025!

The Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) is a university-wide research centre at the University of Guelph. This October 22–23, they will be hosting the CIRCLE Graduate Sou...

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Aug 12

Congratulations LWWRC director,
@dstienstra.bsky.social, GRA Kathryn Reinders, and former GRA Dilshan L. Fernando on their recent chapter, “A Disability Livelihoods Approach to Including Communities Meaningfully in Development.”

Learn more about their chapter at bit.ly/46U6c5U!

Community-Based Inclusive Development

This book analyzes underpinnings and dimensions of CBID from the intersections of disability studies, and inclusive development in the Global South.

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Live Work Well Research Centre @liveworkwell.bsky.social · Aug 12

Congratulations LWWRC cluster co-lead, @leahlevac.bsky.social, and co-authors @arcattapan.bsky.social, @tobinatrix.bsky.social‬, @lpin.bsky.social, @tungohan.bsky.social, and Sarah Marie Wiebe on “Transforming public policy with engaged scholarship: better together.”

Read more: bit.ly/3JdBkTY!

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