SHIFT is hiring: Research and Advocacy Support

We are seeking a detail oriented individual with strong project management, research, and interpersonal skills to support the development of our new Research and Advocacy Program. 

This position is 15 hours a week, $22-30 per hour, and accepting applications from Concordia students and non-Concordians alike.

Head to our website for the full job description and to find out how to apply.

The SHIFT Journal of Social Transformation

Next week we'll be launching The SHIFT Journal, a space on our website to share what we've learned and to publish and highlight the expertise of our partners and community members. We'll be taking submissions for writing, research, and art from our ecosystem about social transformation.

Keep an eye out for our very special announcement newsletter! 

Capacity Fund is open!

Deadline: November 14th at 9:00am

The Capacity Fund is now open for applications, with the deadline in mid-November! 

This year, the Capacity Fund is only open to teams that have already received SHIFT funding, since September 2022. 

This fund provides small grants of up to $2000 to support our existing partners in accessing trainings, workshops, and hiring consultants. Find out more about how to apply, and the criteria, on our website. 

We send out a newsletter every 4-6 weeks, and are happy to promote our wider community's activities & opportunities that are aligned with SHIFT's values, and benefit students, Concordians, and/or SHIFT's wider community members.

Send your requests through this form. 

NEXT WEEK: From Cultural Roots to Visionary Futures

This month at SHIFT, we’ll learn alongside members of JIA Foundation about their work to celebrate and deepen connections to cultural heritage in the Chinatown community. Through festivals and storytelling, advocacy and shared meals, JIA Foundation creates conditions for the development of collective, visionary futures anchored in justice, cultural identity and solidarity.

Featured guests:

• Michelle Tatebe-Larocque 余缘 has a strong interest in the intersections of identity, race, social justice and food (in)security, and particularly in how agriculture can be a tool for cultural (re)appropriation. In addition to working with JIA foundation, they are an active member of Kahéhtaien Lumb Garden and Chinatown Youth.
• Parker Mah 馬世聰 is a fourth-generation Chinese Montrealer of Toisanese descent, based in Tio’tia:ke. Multimedia artist, musician, and DJ, his diverse body of work tackles themes and realities of migration, hybridization and identity. He is also active in different cultural and activist spacesl as a curator, moderator, trainer and community organizer.