Hello,
*"Coming Together: Homeless Women, Housing and Social Support*" is a
community-based participatory research project using arts (staged
photography). The show will start on Tuesday, Feb. 20 with the Research &
Exhibit Launch (12-2pm) and runs until Friday, Feb. 23 at the Metro Hall
Rotunda, Toronto. *A*t the launch, the advisory board members
(women/transwomen who have experienced homelessness themselves) will speak
and the research report will be released. As well, posters featuring the key
messages and staged photographs will be distributed. Please see below for
more information.
Izumi Sakamoto (University of Toronto) on behalf of the coming together
team.
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*COMING TOGETHER:*
*Homeless Women, Housing and Social Support*
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*Staged Photography Exhibit (Arts-Based Community Research Project) *
*Metro Hall Rotunda*
*55 John St .*
*Tuesday February 20th- Friday February 23 rd, 2007*
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*Research and Exhibit Launch*
*Tuesday February 20th, 2007*
*12 noon- 2:00pm*
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*Presented by: University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work, Regent Park
Community Health Centre and Sistering - A Woman's Place.
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*Coming Together: Homeless Women, Housing and Social Support** is* *a
community-based research project using an innovative arts-based research
method (staged photography). * The qualitative research study began by
interviewing 20 women/transwomen and 13 service providers to identify key
themes. These themes were then explored in the art-making process with other
women and transwomen at drop-in centres across the city. Through painting,
drama and photography these women/transwomen depicted their visions and
stories of inclusion, friendship and safe spaces. This project is conducted
by the university-community research partnership comprised of the University
of Toronto Faculty of Social Work, Regent Park Community Health Centre, and
Sistering - A Woman's Place.
*The Research and Exhibit Launch* will kick off with a presentation by the
research partners, including members of the Advisory Board who have
experienced homelessness themselves and generously contributed their
knowledge to this project. The exhibit will display the photographs,
costumes and murals that illustrate the research findings. These artistic
scenes depict:
· The ways in which women and transwomen support each other through
support networks;
· What safe and sustainable housing should look like;
· How women/transwomen help each other survive violence;
as well as needed changes to social services including:
· More Aboriginal-led services;
· More trans-inclusive services;
· Accessible, informal counselling services that are based on harm
reduction models;
· Empowerment-oriented services that are centred in women's
strengths and resourcefulness.
For further information, please contact the Principal Investigator of the
project, Professor Izumi Sakamoto, Faculty of Social Work, University of
Toronto. Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 416-946-8224
Also see: http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/061114-2741.asp
Project support by: The Wellesley Institute; University of Toronto Faculty
of Social Work; Regent Park Community Health Centre; Sistering - A Woman's
Place; Royal Bank Fellowship (Universtiy fo Toronto) & Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada Institutional Grant.
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Izumi Sakamoto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work
246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1
Ph:(416)946-8224, Fax: (416)978-7072
[log in to unmask]
http://www.socialwork.utoronto.ca/index.php?section=136
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