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Graphic depiction of a young, feminine-presenting person in front of a university building, holding a paper map in their hands. Read the latest post from the Live Work Well Research Centre's Notes from the Field blog, Hidden (and not so Hidden) Gems on Campus - Five Years Later by Vanessa Bonham.

📢Blog post announcement!

Calling all Gryphons! Do you need a sweet treat after your final midterm? Or a quiet spot to reconnect with nature after the stress of your last essay?

Here to revive you is our revised list of some of
@uofguelph.bsky.social's greatest gems: bit.ly/4hBeDWP!

Family identity: how families see themselves and are seen by others - Vanier The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national, independent, think tankdedicated to understanding families and family life in Canada.

Today we share The Vanier Institute's recently released "Family Identity" publication, which explores the "increasing diversity and complexity of families in Canada."

Families, in all their diverse forms, are key to living and working well.

Check it out: bit.ly/436Fl3Q!

We Are Hiring! Part-time Administrative Assistant The Live Work Well Research Centre is searching for a new part-time Administrative Assistant to work 2 days/week (14 hours per week).   Reporting to the Director, the Administrative Assis…

We're looking for a new part-time Administrative Assistant for 2 days/week (14 hours per week). The ideal applicant will use their computer and accounting skills to provide administrative support on research projects and financial transactions.

More info: bit.ly/3Wus29B

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Graphic of several people, including someone using a wheelchair, smiling with each other. Invisible Disabilities Week 2025 logo and ME Association logo.

This week is Invisible Disabilities Week!
 
Organised by the Invisible Disabilities Association (USA), this week aims to bring awareness to the millions living with conditions you can’t always see.

Find out more: https://invisibledisabilities.org/
 
#InvisibleDisabilitiesweek #SeeTheInvisible

Leading in Policy & Politics: Women & Girls with Disabilities is the fourth event in the Countering Policy Exclusions speaker series.

The LWWRC is co-hosting the fourth panel in our Countering Policy Exclusions speaker series! Join us and discuss women and gender-diverse leaders with disabilities in policy and politics.

🗓️: November 10, 2025
⏰: 3-4:30 pm ET
📍: MacKinnon 019/Zoom

Learn more and register: bit.ly/4774oWY

How can innovation empower youth to build a more peaceful world? 🕊️

We asked UNIDIR Graduate Professional Mersini Markopoulou for her perspective.

👉 Learn more about #YPS and disarmament in the new module of our Youth Disarmament Orientation Course: unidir.org/youth-disarm

#YouthLead

New Research: The Challenges of (Re)Building Trust Post-COVID—People with disabilities and Canadian governments.

📢Recently, a team from the LWWRC, including Director
@dstienstra.bsky.social and PhD student @mariadidanieli.bsky.social, presented their paper—The Challenges of (Re)Building Trust Post-COVID: People with Disabilities and Canadian Governments.

Read more in our latest news post: bit.ly/3KXnbeF!

Headlines such as this one highlight the increasing need for community supports in Ontario. It's time for Ontario to reevaluate how we can care for the most vulnerable members of our communities.

#LivelihoodsCanada

Research Week 2025 | Research | The University of Winnipeg Tue. Nov. 18 10:00 AM - Fri. Nov. 21 01:30 PM Contact: researchoffice@uwinnipeg.ca Location: 2M70 (unless otherwise indicated)

Research Week is one month away! Join us November 18-21 for four days of interactive events to build the skills and connections necessary for research success.

Whether you're a student, staff, faculty, or just interested, there's something for you at Research Week!

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We asked UNIDIR Graduate Professional Amos Benjamin to share his thoughts on how young people can shape a more peaceful and secure world 🕊️

👉 Explore this and more in the new modules of our Youth Disarmament Orientation Course: unidir.org/youth-disarm

Maldives becomes the first country globally to achieve Triple Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B Building on previous progress, Maldives has become the first country to achieve this recognition, ensuring a healthier start for every child born in the country

Maldives makes history as the first country to achieve Triple Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis & hepatitis B.

UNICEF is proud to have supported this journey towards a healthier start in life #ForEveryChild💙

www.unicef.org/maldives/pre...

Governor Abbott’s order to remove the rainbow crosswalk doesn’t reflect who we are as a community. Here’s my official statement:

Food insecurity is an ever-growing barrier to livelihoods in Canada, and sometimes our strongest tool is leaning on community.

On October 17 join a discussion around poverty and potential strategies for positive change. ⬇️

#LivelihoodsCanada

"Our people are entitled to determine who they are, and to have their entitlement to rights determined according to our laws and policies" says First Nations National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak.

Visit this article to read the latest news on Bill S-2⬇️

#AllMyRelations

🌟 Inclusion: Beyond the Numbers 🌟
🔍 Focus on Belonging
📚 Provide Support
🔄 Encourage Open Dialogue
🤝 Celebrate Differences
🌟 Lead by Example
💬 Promote Psychological Safety
🌐 Implement Inclusive Policies
🎓 Invest in Training
🌟✨ #RDI #RainbowDiversityInstitute

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

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

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.

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

A graphic of 6 women, who all look very different, holding a sign in between them that reads: October is Women's History Month.

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!

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.

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

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

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

#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!

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

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.

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

#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.

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!

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...

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!

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!

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.

📢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