If you have research needs, we are here to support you with whatever kind of support you would like. Get in touch!
Who we serve: Front-line communities including Indigenous, Black, racialized, and economically marginalized people who are directly and disproportionately impacted by climate change and/or the systems and industries causing it. Other groups of people are also disproportionately impacted by environmental burdens, such as women, youth, LGTBQAI+ people, differently abled folks, migrants and refugees, and people from the Global South.
How we aim to do research differently: We recognize that research in Indigenous and racialized communities has often been harmful, colonial, and extractive in nature. The values, goals, ways of knowing, and methods of Western-centered research have often been at odds with those of Indigenous and racialized communities. Research has lacked accountability to the communities “under study” and has inflicted direct physical, social, or spiritual harm through non-consensual or manipulative research practices, the reinforcement of racist stereotypes, or the appropriation of linguistic, artistic, or physical material. We seek to invert this paradigm by prioritizing front-line community/movement voices and ways of knowing, and by following their lead in determining the research needs and methods for all our projects.
Who makes the decisions? In all the research we support, the front line folks we’re supporting make ALL decisions about their research. R4FL coordinators and volunteers play supportive roles only and follow the directions and decisions of the folks we’re supporting. We strive to strong practices of accountability and allyship.
For more information about Research for the Front Lines, email us at info@researchforthefrontlines.ca
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Are you a member of a community facing climate impacts and/or unwanted resource development?
Are you a land defender, activist, or grassroots community organizer fighting for climate and environmental justice?
Could strategic research, data gathering, and writing be useful to your struggle?
If so, get in touch with us at: info@researchforthefrontlines.ca
Research for the Front Lines 