Presenting one of Wellesley Central's most popular and dynamic
workshops....

CBR 301 Delivering on the Promise: Using Community-Based Research to
Affect Public Policy

Tired of seeing your research reports sitting on a shelf?  A fundamental
principle of community-based research is ensuring that action outcomes
emerge as a result of research.  The 'gold standard' outcome for CBR
projects is to affect public policy.

So, how do I go from research to affecting public policy.....

Participants Will Learn:
. translating completed research into social change
. strategies and tactics for the use of research as a tool for advocacy
. impacting public sector decision makers
. incorporating learning into future research design

Who Should Attend:
. funders of community-based research
. community members, researchers, practitioners and others involved in
community-based research . those involved in capacity-building and
community development . policy makers

Facilitator - David Goyette
Special Guest - Councillor Michael Walker, City of Toronto, Ward 22 -
St. Paul's

. David Goyette is a communication consultant with an extensive
background in public affairs and politics. . A former community planner
with the City of Toronto, he has served as an Executive Assistant to the
Mayor of Toronto, as an advisor to Ontario Premiers David Peterson and
Bob Rae, and most recently as a speechwriter to Premier Dalton McGuinty.
David has provided communication consulting to 71 Canadian politicians,
17 Deputy Ministers, 32 different offices at Queen's Park, 31
not-for-profit social service and health care organizations, and more
than 300 corporate clients, including senior management at all the major
Canadian banks. . David is a former Professor of Urban Studies at
Ryerson, and has served as a features contributor to the Toronto Star,
the Globe and Mail and the National Post.  He has also served as a
volunteer Director of a number of community-based organizations and is
currently a Governor of the YMCA of Greater Toronto. He is the author of
a variety of materials for the Wellesley Central Health Corporation, as
well as a consultant to the Ontario Association of Community Care Access
Centres.

Fee: $25

Tuesday, October 5th, 2004 9:30am - 3:45pm

The Primrose Hotel, Best Western
111 Carlton Street, Toronto (Corner of Carlton and Jarvis) Starlight
Room registration is limited to 65 participants

For more information on the workshop and if you have not yet registered
with Wellesley Central please click here:
http://www.wellesleycentral.com/wellesley/workshops.asp?key=14


For more information call Sean McDonald at 416 972 1010 x 38 or e-mail
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