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• Understanding organizational responses in Edmonton to reports of hate crimes

  Funded 2021-2022 Understanding organizational responses in Edmonton to reports of hate crimes and/or incidents from the perspective of those reporting is a study that aims to describe the experiences of people who have reported hate crimes and/or incidents. The research questions are: What are the experiences of people who report hate crimes and/or incidents to organizations (e.g.,. police, social agencies, workplaces) in Edmonton? How do individuals who have reported hate crimes and/or incidents experience organizational responses to these reports? What are the implications of these experiences for organizations that respond to hate crimes and/or incidents? From Funding Recipient: "I want to express my sincere gratitude to the Alberta Public Interest Research Group for funding the compensation of research participants in a community-based study looking to understand the experiences of people who have reported hate crimes or incidents to organizations in Edmonton. It is my hope and the hope of my research partners that more knowledge in this area can inform the service delivery of organizations that receive reports of hate crimes and incidents. APIRG's support helped make this research a reality!"

• (in)Tolerance & Pain: Brown Skin, White Coats & Microaggressions

  Funded 2021-2022 The Black Pharmacy Students’ Association (BPSA) aims to increase Black representation and engagement in the pharmacy profession, and provide a safe space for Black pharmacy students, empower them, and create a strong and extensive network. Effect of Racism and Micro-aggressions on Mental and Physical Health: A focus on Black Healthcare Students and Professionals is a virtual talk by Dr. Nnorom who will be dissecting how anti-Black oppression presents itself within many health sciences programs, including pharmacy. From Funding Recipient(s): "On behalf of the Black Pharmacy Students' Association (BPSA), University of Alberta, I would like to thank you for sponsoring our webinar, "(in)Tolerance & Pain: Brown Skin, White Coats, and Micro-aggressions. Through your generous contribution, we raised awareness about the harmful effects of anti-Black racism on Black healthcare students and professionals. The event was very impactful, and we had an excellent discourse on the topic in question, how it relates to other racialized students, and how Faculty and leaders can take concrete steps to support Black, Indigenous, and other students of color. In addition, BPSA was able to fulfill our goal to advocate for safe spaces for Black pharmacy students, staff, and the community, and this would not have been possible without your support. Your partnership has moved us a step closer to tackling systemic issues and dismantling oppressive systems in academia, specifically pharmacy and medical education, and workplaces in healthcare systems. We appreciate your support for this event, and we look forward to more opportunities for partnership in the future"

• Youreka Edmonton Symposium

  Funded 2020-2021 https://yourekacanada.org/ From Funding Recipient(s)/Event Organizer(s): "Youreka Edmonton aims to educate motivated high school students in the composition and presentation of a research project. This year, our initiative was funded in large part by APIRG, who graciously provided revenue that was essential in enhancing our student experience. Through their generosity, we were able to award $500 in cash prizes to our top research teams, and provide every student of ours with a full size scientific poster to remember their experience. We cannot thank APIRG enough for their generosity, inclusivity and support."

• Science FUNweek

  Funded 2020-2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VxWTS_hHPA From Event Organizer(s): "On behalf of the Science FUNdamentals Foundation of Alberta, we would like to sincerely thank the Alberta Public Interest Research Group for being a Platinum Sponsor of Science FUNweek 2021. With the help of APIRG, we were able to reach over 11,500 participants! While many of our viewers included families and classrooms from the Edmonton area, our event also hosted attendees across Canada and from countries such as the United States, Ireland, Ukraine, and Lebanon. Through the support of APIRG, we have been able to fulfill our commitment to “provide accessible science education for all” during these truly unprecedented times. Adapting our annual science exhibition in accordance with COVID-19 public health directives proved challenging, and so receiving APIRG’s support during these uncertain times has aided our organization immensely. It has been incredibly inspiring to have teachers, parents and students express the impact of their Science FUNweek experiences. We are so grateful for your support of our event and accessible science education. This sponsorship will ensure financial sustainability for future FUNday events and has undoubtedly positively impacted the curious minds of many young scientists."

• GRadio.ca

  Funded 2020-2021 From Funding Recipient: "Thanks APIRG for the help in funding our radio broadcast software! Your commitment to local art and community is part of what makes Edmonton's art community so vibrant."

• Getting Involved in Research & Writing 101 Webinars

  Funded 2020-2021 By STEM Fellowship UAlberta. "Thank you APIRG for helping STEM Fellowship reach our goals of making STEM research accessible to everyone. We appreciate all of your help in organizing our event and look forward to working together in the future again!"

• Diverse Perspectives on Gender Inequality in Healthcare

  Funded 2020-2021 From Funding Recipient: "Medical Herstory would like to extend a sincere thank you to APIRG for providing us with the grant which allowed us to purchase equipment, software, and promotional materials to create this interview series about medical gender bias!"

• Black Graduate Students’ Association Conference 2021

  Funded 2020-2021 E-conference titled "The Black Student Experience in Academia" https://bgsa2021conference.artsrn.ualberta.ca/ "The University of Alberta’s Black Graduate Students’ Association would like to thank APIRG for its generous support and contribution toward making the BGSA 2021 Conference a huge success. The allotted funding ensured that we compensated our participants appropriately for the time and effort they expended in speaking about anti-Black racism, a topic that often requires vast outlays of emotional labor. Our dealings with you throughout the application and reimbursement process was seamless. Notably, Shima Robinson ensured that we had all the information needed to submit a strong application. Once our application was approved, Meara meticulously educated us on the reimbursement process. Furthermore, APIRG helped amplify our promotional material on Instagram, ensuring that news about the conference was spread to a wide audience. We are especially thankful for this assistance, as it helped increase the BGSA’s visibility across the student community at the University of Alberta, and the province, more generally. "

• Vector Vault

  Funded 2019-2020 From Funding Recipient: "Vector_Vault could not have happened without APIRG’s support. From the application process to the finalization and promotion of our website, we felt well supported by APIRG. We appreciate that they understood the value of this service despite the fact that it is addressing a need in a very specific field. As an organization, they aligned with the values of the project so we were confident they would understand our call to action, and we are proud to be affiliated with them. Thank you for the financial support to make Vector_Vault a reality!"

• University of Alberta Permaculture Group Aquaponics Research Facility

  Funded 2019-2020 From Funding Recipient(s): "The University of Alberta Permaculture group would like to extend a sincere thank you to APIRG for their support and funding. Our group focuses on sustainability by working towards growing food in an aquaponics system on campus and providing outreach activities in the community to students. This past year we started contacting schools and organizations to provide educational sessions that tie into the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools and to promote sustainability. We used APIRG funding to purchase materials for these learning events and were able to reach out to a school recently to do a virtual outreach activity. The demos we put together allow students to better understand the concepts being taught and were made possible by APIRG funding. Furthermore, APIRG funding has allowed us to purchase T-shirts with the University of Alberta Permaculture group logo so we are better recognized at schools, events, and sustainability fairs. Also, we were able to purchase equipment to help record our system, which will be used for outreach activities. Giving students the opportunity to see an aquaponics system, even if they cannot see it in person, will be a memorable experience and help promote sustainability. This grant allows us to continue to serve our mission of outreach for years to come. The ability to educate and excite people about the amazing sustainable technologies that can change the way we eat and live can not be understated and the support we received from APIRG has been an instrumental part in the initiation of that mission."

• Underground Kitchen/Nowhere Kitchen

  Funded 2019-2020 From Event Organizer(s): "Thank you APIRG for providing funding and social media outreach for Nowhere Kitchen event series! It was a wonderful opportunity to connect community around food and justice which would not have been possible without the support of APIRG!"

• Trans-femme Sexual Health CommunityBased Research Project

  Funded 2019-2020 Exploring barriers and facilitators in achieving positive sexual health among trans-femme youth using a community-based approach. From Funding Recipient: "Thank you for your generous grant for my master’s thesis project titled “Exploring barriers and facilitators in achieving a positive sexual health among trans-femme young adults: A Community-Based Participatory Research Project”. The project was focussed on engaging trans folks in photovoice project to explore their sexual health concerns and involving them in co-creating various artsy knowledge translations materials. Through your grant, I have been able to accomplish the objectives of my project and will continue working towards the improvement of sexual health and sexual health care services for trans folks. Your grant program truly made a difference in the initiation and continuation of my research project, and I will forever remain extremely grateful!"

• La Connexional Afro x Latin End of Year Party

  Funded 2019-2020 https://www.facebook.com/events/d41d8cd9/afro-x-latino-an-end-of-year-pre-festival-party/561455377731956/ From Funding Recipient: "The work that APIRG has been doing over the years and is still doing is nothing short of amazing! Having been one of their grant recipients for over 2 years now as UofA undergraduate students, La Connexional is extremely proud to have been able to contribute to the mission & vision of APIRG. We would like to take this opportunity to thank APIRG for the relentless and needed work they are doing in the community by allowing Marginalized folks to tell their stories!"

• Centre For Autism Alberta Student Association Annual Symposium

  Funded 2019-2020, 2021-2022 From Event Organizer: The 2019-2020 Centre for Autism Student Association Annual Conference is a virtual educational conference that will examine the unique challenges that individuals on the spectrum may face when transitioning to different stages of life, the supports that are already available, and what still needs to be addressed. "The 2019-2020 Centre for Autism Alberta Students’ Association (CFASA) executive team thanks APIRG for their generosity, support and partnership in our 4th annual symposium. The organization contributed to the promotion and facilitation of our event. "

• Augustana Pride Week Speakers

  Funded 2019-2020 Hosted by AQUA From Event Organizer(s): "The Augustana Pride Committee is very grateful to APIRG for their contribution towards our Pride Week Kick Off Event with Anthony and James! They were wonderful and understanding to work with and their support gave us the financial ability to provide quality LGTBQ2S+ representation to our community in Camrose and the surrounding area."

• The Sort Line Documentary

  Funded 2018-2019 From Funding Recipient: "Thank you so much APIRG! I've always loved what you do, but your support went directly to my research participants, the folks who do the important work of reducing our city's ecological footprint. You rock!"

• Representation of Blackness in the Arts

  Funded 2018-2019 Research-creation Project. From Organizer: "I am indebted to the funding generously granted by APIRG that allowed for the collaborators to see their visions through. Without this funding, we would not have been able to secure a central location for the performance; and a spacious space where we could dream without boundaries. Thank you very much APIRG."

• Underrepresented Genders in Philosophy: Queer Philosophy Panel

  Funded 2018-2019 From Event Organizer: "APIRG's funding has helped our student group so much for our events. We are very grateful that it was given to us and we wouldn't have been able to host the event otherwise."

• Imagination Miscellany #11: “What You Said About Us”

  Funded 2018-2019 From Event Organizer: "ImagiNation Miscellany would like to extend our most gratitude for the opportunity APRIG has extended to our community. The workshops leading to our opening show were a success and the event on April 23rd was a glimpse of what the Edmonton community consist off. Thanks to your sponsorship and publicity extended to us, IM organizers were able to work with confidence, knowing that the work we are doing is valid and an important one to create an inclusive, safe and equitable community not only within the arts, but as a community as a whole. The workshops were of great education and it gave our participants a safe place to discuss topics such as: identity, discrimination, belonging, and stigma, among many other topics. The workshops were also lead by experienced artist whom participants could learn new skills to help with their artistic practice moving forward. Workshops were a great way for participants to meet artists from different communities and find similarities within their artistic practice, collaborate and get to know each other on a more personal level. The night of the showcase was full of visual art, performing arts, music and food. Folks were able to again, come together to explore topics that make our community diverse but with the intention of bringing people together, share that individuality yet celebrate those similarities. IM witnessed that with the support of APRIG, artists and supporters felt confident to continue to work on their crafts but most importantly they have gained the confidence that they are talented, needed, and part of this community we call Edmonton. "

• Edmonton Natural Hair Show

  Funded 2018-2019 From Event Organizer: "Thank you for supporting our event and in turn allowing us to support local artists for their time and talents. Your team was amazing and held our hand throughout your processes and helped us with other areas of our event."

• Arts Based Resilience of Transmasculine Youth

  Funded 2018-2019 Research project. From Funding Recipient: "I am so appreciative for the funding that APIRG provided for my doctoral research. This funding enabled me to offer grocery store gift cards and transit tickets that made participation in my study more accessible for transmasculine young adult participants, who often face financial barriers, and to recognize in a material way the generous amount of time and expertise they contributed to my study. On a broader level, APIRG funding supported me in conducting research that I hope can help change the challenging mental health landscape that many transmasculine young adults experience due to transgender stigma and other significant life challenges they face. Through my research, I am working to shed light on how transmasculine young adults use the arts to sustain resilience against these challenges. Thank you APIRG for supporting my capacity to do research that strives towards creating arts-based supports that can bolster the resilience of transmasculine young adults and help them push back against trans stigma."