Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection
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Impact of Volunteering at the Warming Room (Peterborough) on Civic and Political Engagement
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Ramoutar, Bhisham, Creator (cre): Smith, Claire, Creator (cre): Strom, Sarah, Other (oth): Trent University International Development Studies, Issuing body (isb): Trent Community Research Centre, Supporting host (sht): The Warming Room
Abstract: <p>On any given winter night in Peterborough, Ontario, there are approximately 120 homeless people on the streets and in the emergency shelters like the Warming Room. The Warming Room, through numerous volunteers, provides meals, a safe place to sleep, comfort and support to its guests. This research addresses the Warming Room's goal of providing the volunteers with a more personal… more
Do Trent University Students Support the Divestment From Fossil Fuels Movement? A Methodology Development
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Spiwak, Alaine, Creator (cre): Dergacheva, Kristina, Other (oth): Trent University International Development Studies, Issuing body (isb): Trent Community Research Centre, Supporting host (sht): Climate Justice Trent
Abstract: <p>This paper explores the divestment from fossil fuels movement, which is a recent socioenvironmental movement aimed at pressuring Canadian universities and colleges to dissolve current investments, stocks, or bonds in the fossil fuel industry. This divestment campaign took place at Trent University from 2012-2015, but was unsuccessful in their lobbying for full fossil fuel divestment. As… more
Telling the Story of T.C.R.C. Research
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Thiessen, Sabina, Other (oth): Trent University International Development Studies, Issuing body (isb): Trent Community Research Centre
Abstract: <p>The topic of this project is the discipline of university-based community-based research, more specifically within the context of the Trent Community Research Centre. Its purpose is to review the archive of TCRC projects to find those of notable quality that may be highlighted at the TCRC's 25th anniversary conference, and to uncover what trends have developed within TCRC projects… more
Determining Barriers to Enrollment in the Ontario Electricity Support Program in Peterborough City and Country
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Hamilton, Victoria, Creator (cre): Tarakai, Laila, Other (oth): Trent University International Development Studies, Issuing body (isb): Trent Community Research Centre, Supporting host (sht): The Energy Cost Work Group, Peterborough Ontario
Abstract: <p>The rising costs of hydro places a financial burden on low-income households. The Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP) was launched to help relieve the pressure of these rising costs in Ontario. However, within the City and County of Peterborough there has been low enrollment in the subsidy program, representing a missed opportunity for individuals struggling with energy poverty.… more