: Tues 7/26 - Using Data/Mapping for Community Based Participatory Action Research
Will Coley
Using Data/Mapping for Community Based Participatory Action Research
http://www.meetup.com/n2eastsidela/events/24173681/
Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 6:30 PM
Location: Advancement Project, 1541 Wilshire Blvd # 508, Los Angeles, CA (map)
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As a program of Advancement Project’s Healthy City, the Community
Research Lab partners with community-based organizations to develop,
implement, and disseminate data/mapping projects, tools, and workshops
that promote community knowledge and Community Based Participatory
Action Research. Staff will discuss how the Lab supports CBO
strategies by combining mapping technology and a Community Based
Participatory Action Research framework that democratizes how research
is conducted in communities.
Presenters:
Janice C. Burns: Community Research Lab Manager & Research Analyst –
Healthy City
Janice conducts GIS mapping research and analysis and helps develop
and coordinate community-focused research tools and projects such as
Healthy City’s Community Research Lab and Community-Engaged Mapping.
She has provided mapping research and technical assistance on many
projects that have informed the policy, organizing, advocacy, and
other strategies of community-based organizations throughout Los
Angeles County. She applies her teaching skills as a healthycity.org
website trainer and Community Research Lab workshop facilitator. With
a background in the youth development field, she is interested in
youth engagement in neighborhood planning and research. She holds a
Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA and a
Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Black Studies from UC Santa
Barbara. She enjoys travelling and salsa dancing every place she
travels.
Tahirah Farris, AICP: Project Manager
As a Project Manager for Healthy City, Tahirah is responsible for the
Projects core work area. She manages the direct technical assistance
process for engaging with project partners and is responsible for
designing and implementing research and data analysis projects that
include community engaged mapping and participatory action research to
improve policies and resources in underserved neighborhoods. Some of
her past research topics include public safety and the built
environment, gentrification and displacement, as well as access to
healthy food options and safe spaces for recreation and physical
activity. Tahirah is also a member of Healthy City’s Community
Research Lab, in which she facilitates workshops and that aim to build
and sustain the research capacity of community based organizations.
She hopes to bring a sustainable perspective to addressing the
challenges social equity, economic vitality, and environmental justice
for Los Angeles’ communities. Tahirah received a Master of Planning
degree with a concentration in Social and Community Development as a
Dean’s Merit Scholar from the University of Southern California. She
is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP).