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Five recent additions: Hives for Humanity, English language facilitators, and more
Nick Ubels
Community Engagement Librarian
UBC Learning Exchange
Anita Fata
Co-op Student, UBC Library & UBC Learning Exchange
MLIS candidate, UBC iSchool
A beekeper inspects a hive’s tray. Image courtesy of Hives for Humanity. Used with permission.
We’d like to share some noteworthy items recently added to the growing Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal (DTES RAP) collection. There are now more than 900 items in the portal. We hope to spark your interest with examples of what you can find. In this post, we feature five items. They range from a public report about Indigenous seniors to a book chapter about the use of images of the Downtown Eastside.
1. Inclusion in mainstream spaces, services, and programs in Vancouver’s inner city: comparing the experiences and perceptions of Indigenous and non-Indigenous seniors [report]
What are the challenges facing Indigenous seniors in the Downtown Eastside? This public report is a collaboration between the Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network, Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement (ALIVE), and Vancouver Community College.
2. An insider view: Understanding volunteers’ experiences within a peer-to-peer language learning program in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside [academic article]
This academic study by Natalia Balyasnikova is about volunteers who lead community programs. It took place at the UBC Learning Exchange. Four English language facilitators share how volunteering impacts their lives.
3. Hives for Humanity annual report 2019
Hives for Humanity (H4H) is a non-profit organization that builds community connections through beekeeping and gardening in the Downtown Eastside. Browse their 2019 annual report to learn more about their unique work and its impac
4. The derelict, the deserving poor, and the lumpen: A history of the politics of representation in the Downtown Eastside [book chapter]
Images of the Downtown Eastside are sometimes used for political purposes. To learn how and why, read Jesse Proudfoot’s chapter from the book Stan Douglas: Abbott & Cordova, 7 August 1971, published in 2011.
5. A phone is my lifeline: impact of the Cedar Project WelTel mHealth program for HIV treatment and prevention among young Indigenous people who have used drugs [thesis]
The Cedar Project takes a wholistic perspective of health and wellbeing. Their HIV care is informed by experiences of ongoing colonial violence. Kate Jongbloed’s public health thesis involves participants in this program: young Indigenous people who have used drugs.
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