Christine Garinger

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Study Links Lower COVID Vaccine Rates and Homelessness

“In Ontario, COVID-19 vaccine coverage among adults with a recent history of homelessness has lagged and, as of Sept 30, 2021, was 25 percentage points lower than that of the general adult population in Ontario for a first dose and 34 percentage points lower for a second dose. With high usage of outpatient health services among individuals with a recent history of homelessness, better utilisation of outpatient primary care structures might offer an opportunity to increase vaccine coverage in this population. Our findings underscore the importance of leveraging existing health and service organisations that are accessed and trusted by people who experience homelessness for targeted vaccine delivery.” Shariff et al., 2022

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March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

All Are Welcome Here virtual event March 21, 2022

All are Welcome Here/Tous sont les Bienvenus Içi, March 21, 2022

The London & Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership and its partners invite you to join us virtually on Monday, March 21 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm for our annual All Are Welcome Here event in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Together we will listen, learn and participate in interactive activities to better understand discrimination in our community and what we can do as individuals, organizations, and a community to combat it. In an effort to mobilize the global goal of eliminating racial discrimination, we must all take action locally, where we are. This event will equip us all to more effectively and actively make contributions to a more welcoming community here in London & Middlesex. After all, what unites us is stronger than what divides us.

More information and please register here.

Disclaimer: This event will cover sensitive topics. We will do everything possible to ensure an inclusive and safe space for all to participate.

March 9, 2022March 16, 2022

Inaugural Conference: Western Complex Systems

Western Research and the Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) Lab host the inaugural Western Complex Systems Conference on March 30, 2022.

This one-day conference highlights the application of complexity theory and systems thinking across disciplines. Across vast diversity in fields, methodologies, and domain expertise, the common thread is curiosity about the ways that nonlinear dynamics and systemic thinking invite us to understand and respond to our world.

City Seeking Members for Community Advisory Committees

CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS: LONDON COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES

For details about the committess and the application form please visit the City’s website at Advisory Committees | City of London

London residents or organization members interested in being considered for appointment to any of the committees listed below are asked to obtain, complete and return an application by no later than Friday, April 8, 2022 by 4:30 p.m.

All Londoners are Encouraged to Participate

City Council encourages applications for appointments from persons from all of the communities of diverse cultural interests and backgrounds that constitute the whole of London with the aim of obtaining the broadest possible representation of multicultural interests and perspectives on such bodies.

For further information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 519-661-2489 ext. 4599

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Community-Based Participatory Research: Immigrant Women and Photovoice

CRHESI Member Dr. Bharati Sethi, Associate Professor at Kings College, School of Social Work, Western University shares an online exhibit of her research.