Resources

Post-election Panel Presentation: What happened in Manitoba's provincial election?

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Following the October 3rd provincial election, our returning panel of political experts discussed their thoughts on what happened and reflected on their prior predictions. In case you missed their pre-election thoughts and predictions, they can be viewed on YouTube. 

Panel:

• Dr. Christopher Adams is a regular media analyst, a past pollster, and an Adjunct Professor in Political Studies at the University of Manitoba.
• Jasmine Brar is a school trustee with the Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg. She has an extensive background in grassroots community activism and volunteer work. She currently is serving as the Alternate Support Staff Assessor to the Board of Governors at the University of Manitoba, as Vice-President of the South Winnipeg Community Centre, and as President of the Prairie Pointe Neighborhood Association.
• Dr. Royce Koop is a Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Coordinator of the Canadian Studies program and Academic Director with the Centre for Social Science Research and Policy at the University of Manitoba.  
• Mary Agnes Welch is a Principal with Probe Research in Winnipeg. She joined the firm in 2016 following a career as an award-winning politics and public policy journalist at the Winnipeg Free Press.

• Watch the recording on YouTube

Pre-election Panel: What are the important issues for Manitoba's provincial election?

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Our panel of political experts hit the hot topics and answered audience questions leading into the 2023 Manitoba provincial election.

Panel:

• Dr. Christopher Adams is a regular media analyst, a past pollster, and an Adjunct Professor in Political Studies at the University of Manitoba.
• Jasmine Brar is a school trustee with the Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg. She has an extensive background in grassroots community activism and volunteer work. She currently is serving as the Alternate Support Staff Assessor to the Board of Governors at the University of Manitoba, as Vice-President of the South Winnipeg Community Centre, and as President of the Prairie Pointe Neighborhood Association.
• Dr. Royce Koop is a Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Coordinator of the Canadian Studies program and Academic Director with the Centre for Social Science Research and Policy at the University of Manitoba.  
• Mary Agnes Welch is a Principal with Probe Research in Winnipeg. She joined the firm in 2016 following a career as an award-winning politics and public policy journalist at the Winnipeg Free Press.

• Watch the event on YouTube

What could harm reduction look like in Manitoba (not just in Winnipeg)

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Harm reduction is founded in public health, community and social justice. Health, safety, and freedom from discrimination are all rights enshrined in Canadian, Indigenous and international laws and protocols. They have also become highly politicized points of policy here in Manitoba – with sharp distinctions between urban and rural realities. The focus on political calculation rather than health and wellness has led to an increasing amount of neglect, hospitalizations, and deaths of fellow Manitobans – particularly in the wake of the COVID pandemic.  

This roundtable was an opportunity to learn from practitioners, scholars, and advocates (and those who identify as a combination of all three) involved in harm reduction throughout the province. 

Roundtable speakers: Dr. Marcia Anderson (Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Ongomiizwin), Tristan Dreilich (Manitoba Harm Reduction Network-Selkirk), Dr. Shawna Ferris (Women's and Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts), Levi Foy (Sunshine House) and Shohan Ilsley (Manitoba Harm Reduction). Facilitator: Kohkum Leslie Spillett

Co-sponsors: Ongomiizwin-Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, the Centre for Human Rights Research and University of Winnipeg Global College.

• Watch the event on YouTube

Manitoba's Responses to Refugees: What Can We Learn?

Panelists: Shauna Labman, Jesse Hajer, Nick Krawetz, Shakila Atayee, Mona Gambo

February 9, 2023

It has been nearly 12 years since the beginning of the civil war in Syria, almost 18 months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan and nearly one year since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Behind these world headlines are people – people who are exercising their right to flee persecution and seek refuge. Many of these people have come to Manitoba.  Their arrival has been met with different responses from the government, civil society and diaspora community – and there is much we can learn. This event brought together those with lived experience, lawyers, economists and within government to find out what has worked, what has not and what lessons could be taken forward to make changes in helping refugees settle in Winnipeg.

• Watch highlights from the event on Facebook's U Multicultural Channel
• Read more on the event in The Manitoban (February 2023)

Imagining Winnipeg as a Human Rights City

December 9, 2022

The Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR), in partnership with the Centre for Social Sciences Research and Policy acknowledged Human Rights Day (December 10th) with a conversation with scholars, practitioners, activists, and people who identify as all three on ‘Imagining the Peg as a Human Rights City,’ on Dec. 9, 2022.

We were joined by panelists, Dr. Warren Clarke (Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Manitoba), Dr. Nathan Derejko (Assistant Professor and Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice at the UM Faculty of Law), Reanna Merasty (Artist, Author, and Chair of the Welcoming Winnipeg Committee), Dr. Joel R. Pruce (Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Applied Research and Learning at the University of Dayton Human Rights Centre), and Karen Sharma (Executive Director of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission and member of the UM Master of Human Rights Program Committee). Introductory remarks were from Leah Gazan, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre, NDP critic for Women and Gender Equality; Children, Families and Social Development; Deputy Critic for Housing. Erica Bota, an illustrator from Thinklink Graphics also participated in the event behind the scenes, graphically recording the conversation.

• Read a summary of the event
• Watch the event on CHRR's YouTube channel
• View a graphic recording of the event (JPG)
• More information on human rights cities and additional resources

Understanding and Designing a Mixed Methods Research Design

Facilitators: Drs. Sarah Cooper, Jesse Hajer and Shayna Plaut
 
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
 
Too often researchers and organizations are asked to choose between qualitative and quantitative methods; mixed methods approaches aim to draw upon the strengths of both – recognizing they can compliment one another. 
 
This interactive workshop utilized the 2020 study, "Assisting Renters" as an example of a mixed methods study done in collaboration with academic researchers and a non-profit organizations. This research resulted in solid and unexpected findings, and direct policy implications. The researchers: Jesse Hajer (economics and labour studies), Sarah Cooper (City Planning) and Shayna Plaut (CSSRP) shared lessons learned in terms of the research design, execution and analysis as well as some of the strengths in working in collaboration. We then walked through how we translated the findings into policy recommendations and shared these findings with innovative knowledge dissemination and mobilization.

Introduction to Qualtrics and Designing/Creating Surveys

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

This two-hour, online, workshop provided a practical introduction to the Qualtrics survey programming software. Participants received an orientation of the Qualtrics platform, including an overview of navigating the Qualtrics interface, steps in creating a survey, examples programming and formatting questions using the basic question types, structuring the survey, and a walkthrough of the steps involved in previewing a survey, launching it, and downloading data for analysis. 
 
While this workshop did not focus on creating or writing a survey in general, it did provide a clear, practical introduction to how you can use the Qualtrics tool to program a survey. Knowing what’s possible using this survey instrument, you may be better prepared to plan questions and think through how you can collect survey data in a variety of interfaces. 

Note about obtaining the Qualtrics software
As a practical training, it can be important to have practice with the software. This workshop is largely demonstrative using screen sharing to show participants how to use the software. Participants were welcome to follow-along using their own Qualtrics accounts during the workshop. You can create your own free account (at https://www.qualtrics.com/), although free accounts have limited features; you will be able to get some practice with the software with a free account. If you are interested in a full license, please contact the Centre for Social Science Research and Policy directly. 

Getting Your Research Out There and Doing Something

Facilitators: Prof. Brenda Gunn (Director of Academics and Research, NCTR), Micheline Hughes (ABD, Research Coordinator, NCTR), and Dr. Shayna Plaut (Executive Director, CSSRP)

November 23, 2022

On November 23, 2022, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Centre for Social Science Research and Policy co-organized and co-facilitated, "Getting your Research Out there and Doing Something."

This workshop was geared towards scholars (students, professors, community based researchers in all fields and disciplines) who hoped to get their research out so that it can create positive change in the larger world. Using concrete examples and grounded in the 5Rs of Indigenous Research Ethics, this workshop explored some of the foundational premises surrounding knowledge translation, dissemination and mobilization. 

At that workshop we invited participants to generate some questions/points of inquiry and then developed a short list of resources in response. Although we couldn't do it all, we did our best to provide some references/resources to address the questions raised.