Digital Democracies Institute

Digital Citizen Initiative (DCI) at the Department of Canadian Heritage Conference
2020-10-14 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | By zoom
Wendy is a panellist for the Digital Citizen Initiative (DCI) at the Department of Canadian Heritage Conference discussion.
This two-hour expert panel will be moderated by Doctor Colette Brin, and will feature doctors Elizabeth Dubois, Julia Zarb, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, and Gordon Pennycook, as well as Marie-Pier Gingras, who is pursuing her doctorate in psychology at l’Université du Québec à Montréal. The conversation will be focused around key successful knowledge mobilization initiatives supported by the DCI, as well as on research projects of three of the recipients of the Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research between the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
This will be a moderated conversation, but all attendees will be welcomed to submit questions via the chat box during the presentation, as there will be a Q&A session with participants.
You will find attached biographies, as well as other complementary information. We also invite you to look at the Digital Ecosystem Research Challenge website and report, which can be found here.

Democracy XChange
2020-10-14 06:30 - 09:00
Open Democracy Project is a co-founder of DemocracyXChange – Canada’s annual democracy summit. Join us as we seize the opportunity to strengthen democracy in the recovery from COVID-19. This year our program will convene in two parts:

Our virtual Summit (October 13-15) will raise critical questions about systemic inequality, the relevance of our public institutions and how we can respond to this global moment with imagination.

Our Festival (October 16-22) enables participants to deepen their engagement with program material by attending online workshops, training sessions and events organized by non-profits, associations and community groups.

Wendy is a panellist for the Democracy XChange Day 2 Panel: Making Technology Work for All People.
More info found here

Reading Group - Black and Indigenous Bodies
2020-10-07 15:00 - 17:00
Black and Indigenous Bodies: Resistance and Surveillance
If you are interested in joining the reading group, contact Dr. Karrmen Crey at kcrey@sfu.ca with a very brief (one or two sentence) explanation of why you would like to join the group by Friday, September 25th. Participants must be able to attend all meetings. You will receive an email to confirm your spot in the group.
