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Live Work Well Research Centre
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A research centre anticipating & responding to the changing needs of families, livelihoods & living environments through research, teaching, & knowledge sharing.

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Introducing the protagonists of our composite stories! Get to know the characters from the Reimagining Livelihoods project by exploring these quick facts.

Keen for more? Visit our Reimagining Livelihoods website to read their stories and engage further: bit.ly/49Rx1Jf

#LivelihoodsCanada
Meet Lily, the protagonist of the Reimagining Livelihoods first composite story — Lily’s Story: Making Livelihood Dreams a Reality. Lily is a 19-yeaar-old, who uses a wheelchair, has light skin, and long brown. Lily recently graduated from high school and is looking for a job. She loves wheelchair basketball, volunteering with youth literacy groups, and writing. Her biggest pet peeve is unreliable public transit. Meet Wren, and their partner Cyrus, protagonists of the second composite story from the Reimagining Livelihoods project — Wren’s Story: A Recipe for Livelihoods. Wren is a Black, non-binary person with short hair. They resell items on Kijiji and volunteer at their community cooking program. They love gardening, cooking, and community outreach. But, their biggest put peeve is how complicated ODSP is. Their partner Cyrus is a white man who works in the trades, but it currently in between contracts. His biggest pet peeve is the cost of gluten-free and lactose-free products. Meet Evelyn, a Vietnamese, 40-year-old woman who is the protagonist of the Reimagining Livelihoods project third composite story — Evelyn’s Story: A Livelihoods Journey from Practicality to Passion. She works as a cashier at Marshalls, but she really wants to work as an art teacher. She loves painting, the tv show Bojack Horseman, and spending time with her son, Bailey. Her biggest pet peeve is bright overhead lights.
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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What would you do in Wren's shoes?

As a non-binary, Black, #disabled person who uses a walker, Wren faces up against misconceptions about their race, gender, and abilities as soon as they enter a job interview.

Read Wren's story: bit.ly/4p6IMQz

#LivelihoodsCanada
An excerpt from "Wren's Story: A Recipe for Livelihoods" a composite story from the Reimagining Livelihoods project. The protagonist Wren says, "Cooking tips aside, the other reason I got into volunteering is that I've had trouble getting a job—most places either just don't hire me, or say they can't make adequate accommodations because of my disability, but I still want to be able to help out."
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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📢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!
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.
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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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
Leading in Policy & Politics: Women & Girls with Disabilities is the fourth event in the Countering Policy Exclusions speaker series.
October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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📢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!
New Research: The Challenges of (Re)Building Trust Post-COVID—People with disabilities and Canadian governments.
October 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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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!
A graphic of 6 women, who all look very different, holding a sign in between them that reads: October is Women's History Month.
October 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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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.
September 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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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.
September 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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#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!
September 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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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.
September 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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📢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.
September 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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📢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.
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Congratulations to former LWWRC GRA, Kaitlyn Hunter, on receiving the Vanier Graduate Scholarship!

Kaitlyn was a graduate research assistant with the LWWRC and
@edid-ghdi.bsky.social from 2021–22.

Hear about her research and scholarship in our latest news post: bit.ly/41giNMQ!
Kaitlyn Hunter
July 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the identities and contributions of those with disabilities!

Kathryn Reinders shares her experiences as a disabled student-researcher doing disability research in our latest blog post.

Read it here: bit.ly/4oas5Us!
The Disability Pride flag, a black background with diagonal red, yellow, white, blue, and green stripes next to each other in the middle. A smaller version of the flag has been cut into a circle and placed in the centre of the photo to emphasize the colours of the flag. The title of the blog is “Disability Pride Month: Not Just Surviving, But Thriving” posted by the Live Work Well Research Centre on their Notes from the Field blog.
July 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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📢Blog post announcement!

With summer firmly upon us, we’ve compiled a reading list for members to further engage with our 5 research clusters!

Check out our blog to find your next summer read with a book that reflects the work we do at the Centre: bit.ly/40BAQwC ☀️
A stacked library shelf filled with books. Behind the library photo, the background is orange. The title of the blog is “The LWWRC Summer ‘25 Reading List to Engage with Our Clusters” it is on the Notes from the Field blog, published by the Live Work Well Research Centre.
July 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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📢Blog post announcement!

June is #PrideMonth, a time to celebrate all 2SLGBTQIA+ identities. We reached out to Adam Davies to learn more about sexuality and gender studies at @uofguelph.bsky.social and how they contribute to Pride on campus.

Check out the blog: bit.ly/3ZVtYKl!
A blue sky with a rainbow Pride flag blowing in the breeze. The title is “Sexuality and Gender Studies at UofG: Fostering Pride in Academia” it is posted on the Notes from the Field blog by the Live Work Well Research Centre.
June 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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🌎June 27 is Multiculturalism Day!

Today is dedicated to acknowledging the different cultures that Canada embraces.

Learn more about this annual event and how the LWWRC celebrates all cultures in our news post: bit.ly/3TJgA8z.
A blue sky with a series of flags from different countries pictured flying high. The words “Multiculturalism Day” are printed in the centre of the design.
June 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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📢Blog post announcement!

June is Indigenous History Month and this year we reached out to @uofguelph.bsky.social master’s student Maegan Ellis to hear about her research and the importance of beadwork in Métis history.

Check out the blog at bit.ly/44e61z9!
A photo of Maegan Ellis standing under and pointing at a sign for the arctic circle. She is pictured with long brown hair under a ballcap, an orange skirt, and a traditional ribbon skirt. The title is Woven Stories: How Beadwork Reconnects Me to Indigenous History by Maegan Ellis and is posted by the Live Work Well Research Centre on the Notes from the Field blog.
June 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, a time to draw attention to Alzheimer’s and conditions involving dementia.

Take charge of brain health and learn more about supporting those who suffer from these conditions in our news post: bit.ly/44i8jgG.

#ENDALZ
A graphic of a brain against a purple background with purple butterflies overlaying the brain. Purple is the colour for Alzheimer’s. In white letters are the words ‘Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month June 2025.’
June 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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June 18 is Autistic Pride Day, an opportunity to celebrate the strengths, experiences, and contributions of autistic people around the world!

Check out our news post for resources and ways you can celebrate the occasion: bit.ly/4n86prC.

#AutisticPrideDay
The rainbow infinity symbol used to represent autism, along with the words “Autistic Pride Day June 18.”
June 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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📢Partner spotlight alert!

Today we are spotlighting @criaw-icref.bsky.social, a longtime partner of the LWWRC. Learn more about our research collaborations in our latest news post: tr.ee/bGft7E!
The logo for the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women.
June 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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A video is now available on YouTube for the LWWRC’s virtual panel on February 27th, 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/4dTC6AI.

#DisabilityRights
Countering Policy Exclusions: Canada, Disability, and International Commitments. This poster announces the first of three panels in a speaker series. Various figures move in the background, some walking and others in wheelchairs. They are various colours and are contrasted against an outline of Earth.
June 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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We are pleased to announce that the Live Work Well Research Centre's 2023–24 Annual Report is available on our website!

The Report describes a productive and exciting year, with many activities and accomplishments.

To read the report visit bit.ly/4mTwGdl.
The cover for the Live Work Well Research Centre 2023-2024 Annual Report. The title of the report is Developing and Nurturing Relationships. The Centre's dragonfly logo is pictured and so is a family below.
June 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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On June 10, 2025, from 1:00-1:50pm ET on Zoom, the Gender-Based Indigenous Intersectional Impact Assessment Network (GiiiA) will be hosting their third Virtual Network Dialogue!

Save the date now and find out more in our news post: bit.ly/3FxHixF.

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Logo for the Gender-Based Indigenous Intersectional Impact Assessment Network.
June 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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📢Blog post announcement!

LWWRC cluster co-lead Amy Kipp is the second graduate of the @uofguelph.bsky.social Social Practice and Transformational Change (SOPR) PhD program! We interviewed Amy about her experience with the program.

Check out the interview blog post at: bit.ly/451tIwP!
Amy Kipp sits at a table working on a pencil drawing. The photo reads: Live Work Well Research Centre, Notes from the Field – Social Practice and Transformational Change PhD: An Interview with Amy Kipp.
June 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM