UPDATE! We have had to cancel this trip due to weather. We will reschedule later in the season. Contact Natasha Healey … More
Author: Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron is an Assistant Professor in Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Liboiron is founder and director of Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR), which creates action-oriented citizen science technologies for environmental monitoring of pollution and waste and is managing editor of the Discard Studies Blog, a public forum for a variety of audiences interested in waste and pollution. www.maxliboiron.com
Participatory filmmaking with CLEAR
This film was a little different than what they’d done before… they had to gut more fish, for one. Read more on how participatory filmmaking with CLEAR works…
How to titrate like a feminist
Science labs have a tradition of masculinist values (individualist genius, mastery over nature) & assumed access to Indigenous Land for (“benevolent”) research, which means we end up using science against science to do feminist & anti-colonial work.
There’s no such thing as plastic. Only plastics. Here’s why that matters.
Here’s why treating plastics as one kind of thing in science and activism isn’t useful and can even cause harm. … More
Have you ever BabyLeg-ed? Tell us your story!
Share your BabyLegs stories! We’re looking for your stories of using BabyLegs as part of a new campaign to highlight how people have used the trawl in their own environments.
Two full time summer jobs at CLEAR for ages 15-30
This summer CLEAR has two positions with Canada Summer Jobs, which grants people aged 15-30 full time (35 hours/week) employment … More
“Research on Our Own Terms” by Eve Tuck: A thread by a listener
Labrador Research Forum (#LRF2019) keynote by Eve Tuck on “Research On Our Terms.” Featuring many pictures of seals and wisdom that burns. A thread from a listener:
Inuit summer research assistant positions
Are you a beneficiary of Nunatsiavut or NunatuKavut? Are you interested in science? Are you looking for a summer job? … More
Blue Charter Fellow Iwalaye (Ayo) Oladimeji at CLEAR
Since January, CLEAR has hosted Iwalaye (Ayo) Oladimeji, a PhD student from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. She … More
The Power (Relations) of Citizen Science
In science, some decisions and behaviour are valued, reproduced, and others are harder to do. Some forms of knowledge flourish. Others don’t. Let’s talk about that.
