Community Research Newsletter | December 2020 No images? Click here Whose voice speaks? How creativity can help Pasifika women and youth in Aotearoa find their voiceIn our first webinar of 2021, we welcome Dr Janet Tupou, who will discuss how creativity is becoming a vessel for Tongan women in New Zealand ('Tiwis') to unmute their voices and how this strategy could be adapted to help foster engagement with Pasifika youth. Monday 25th January 2021 11am NZ Time Watch the Recording: Indigenous Research EthicsIn our last webinar for 2020, we welcomed back Dr Juan Tauri along with Dr Antje Deckert, both Senior Lecturers at Auckland University of Technology, who provided insight into the perspectives of Indigenous Research Ethics. Indigenous researchers and communities are often compromised by the commissioning and ‘ownership’ of research - how can we be more mindful of the tensions and power of research? Watch the recording here. Watch the Recording: Faikava: The Use of Cultural Practices in Western Research SpacesIn our November webinar, Edmond Fehoko, Pasifika Partnerships Consultant at Manukau Institute of Technology, discussed how the use of cultural practices (e.g. faikava) can be used to capture intergenerational experiences to support families and communities and to inform policy. Watch the recording here. ComVoices 2020 State of the Sector SurveyWhile still fragile, the community and voluntary sector is generally more stable and viable than it was two years ago. This survey of 129 community and voluntary organisations in Aotearoa shows that the sector continues to deal with increased demands, increasing costs and has been significantly impacted by COVID-19. The 2020 State of the Sector Survey is the fourth biennial snapshot of the community and voluntary sector undertaken by ComVoices. Read the report here. Te Auahatia - Thanks for coming!Kei te mihi nui ki a koutou - to all the people who came along to our Te Auahatia events in October and November in Ōtautahi, Tāmaki Makaurau and Whanganui-A-Tara. It was great to wānanga/talanoa with you all. A special thank you also to our awesome speakers, Sharon Torstonson, Aiono Manu Fa’aea and Ronji Tanielu. For resources, videos and a report of the events click here. Welcome to our new KaitiakiKaranga mai rā, nau mai rā e ngā kaitiaki hou i te whare o Community Research. Brendan Stevenson, Jennifer Braithwaite and Eden Skipper joined our Kaitiaki at the end of last month and bring lots of experience, enthusiasm and knowledge to help guide Community Research forward into 2021. Get to know our new Kaitiaki here. Ngā mihi nui ki a tātou katoa Warm thanks to everyone that connected with Community Research this year. Special thanks to the webinar presenters, the researchers who shared their work with us, our hard working team, our friends on Facebook, our funders, plus everyone who attended the Te Auahatia events around the country. Huge thanks to the people who made a donation to us. We really appreciate your support in contributing to the baskets of knowledge for a sector that supports much needed non-government organisations working at the coalface in communities across Aotearoa. ‘Ko to hōkai nuku. Ko te hōkai rangi. Ko te hōkai a tō tupuna a Tānenuiarangi.’ |