From research project to grassroots network
A major catalyst for the formation of our network was a SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) funded community-based, participatory action research project on Racialised Girls and Social Cohesion under the direction of Dr. Jo-Anne Lee (Department of Women’s Studies – University of Victoria) beginning in Spring 2001. Focusing on community development, the study’s research team and participants brought racialized minority and Indigenous girls together to talk about their issues in a July 2002 conference held at the University of Victoria: It’s About Us: A Conference for Girls on Race and Identities. The girls and women at this conference wanted an organization to continue the work that the conference began, leading to the creation of Antidote.
