Researching for Change - 2002 workshops
Corporations on campus
Monday, November 4, 2002
Room 108, Graduate Student Centre, UVic
12:30 - 2:00
Are UVic sports team uniforms made in a sweatshop? Are you eating GMO food for lunch? Does a corporation sponsor your program or courses? Award-winning journalist Sarah Cox will discuss how to delve into research on campus issues in the context of globalization.
Presenter: Sarah Cox is a regular contributor to the Georgia Straight and has written for many other publications, including rabble.ca, Report on Business Magazine, Chatelaine, The Vancouver Sun, The Ottawa Citizen, Monday Magazine, and CBC radio. She frequently writes about globalization and human and labour rights.
Solid backing
Tuesday, November 5, 2002
Room 108, Graduate Student Centre, UVic
12:30 - 2:00
For any campaign, on any issue, the most effective message has solid research behind it. If you research well enough, you can take your opposition off guard. Sometimes all it takes to win the public's trust and support is one shocking piece of information previously hidden from view.
Presenter: Edward May is part of the Borealis Consulting team, regional specialists in environmental consulting and resource market, chain-of-custody, and corporate research. This workshop will give a background on lesser known sources and techniques for researching any issue, company or commodity.
Digging the dirt
Wednesday, November 6, 2002
Room B110a, Student Union Building, UVic
10:30 - 12:30
Hundreds of records on topics such as BC government contracts, politicians' assets and campaign donations are available without charge to researchers, activists and other nosey parkers. Get an idea of some of the more useful ones and how to access them. As well, get a primer on using BC's powerful freedom of information law.
Presenter: Russ Francis is a reporter and political columnist for Monday Magazine, where he's won a number of journalism awards for investigative reporting and feature writing. As well, Francis freelances for the National Post, The Province, BC Business, and other publications.
Corporate research
Thursday, November 7, 2002
Room A150 Human & Social Development building, UVic
12:30 - 2:00
How can you track down a company’s social and environmental track record? How can you find out about a company’s shareholders, directors, and political dealings? What are the shady practices a corporation would rather no one knew about? This hands-on workshop addresses methodologies and major sources of information for researching Canadian corporations.
Presenter: Nedjo Rogers will draw examples from his six years of experience with the Environmental Mining Council of BC, an environmental watchdog focusing on the mining industry.
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