CFR Community Members are activists, teachers, public officials, etc. whose activities (work or non-work) relate substantively to the research and teaching concerns of CFR. This membership category recognizes the important contributions community activists, artists and public intellectuals make to the on-going scholarly life of the Centre. Applications are posted on the Centre’s website. Appointments of Community Scholars are made for up to three years, renewable, by the Executive Committee, using criteria approved by the Council. Criteria for affiliation will be based on membership in a research project or a research cluster that is affiliated with the Centre.

Community Members for the 2010-2011 year were:

Nancy Baroni (Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action)

Gurbeen Bhasin (Meow Films)

Elizabeth Bruehl (Psychoanalyst)

Andree Cote (Public Service Alliance of Canada)

Shelagh Day (Poverty and Human Rights Centre)

Bonnie Diamond (Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action)

Joyce Hancock (Independent Consultant)

Farha Leilani (Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation)

Sarah Lugtig (Manitoba Human Rights Commission)

Katie McInturff (Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action)

Yvonne Peters (Independent Consultant)

Girls Inc. of York Region

The YWCA Girls Centre

Tatiana Fraser, Girls Action Foundation

Jessica Yee

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CFR Research Staff Members are non-student research staff employed in research projects carried out directly by the Centre. This membership status is automatic, subject to verification by the Director. Membership for these positions is by invitation only

Gurbeen Bhasin, Project Manager, Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights

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CFR Staff Members are non-student staff employed, including contractually, by CFR to perform functions other than to conduct research. Appointments are made by the Director. Membership for these positions is by invitation only.

Jessica Balmer, Coordinator, Centre for Feminist Research