Type of Research:

Program Design      

Project Description:

Our members (domestic workers) have expressed an interest in starting a cooking club where they can share recipes, cook together on a budget. If possible, they would also like to learn cooking skills to be able to obtain a certificate at the end of the course.        

We will share the results of this experience with our partners whose members often have integration, financial and isolation issues. They may use this program as a model to teach others how to meal plan and budget. The developments of the project will be posted on our website and space will be reserved in our newsletter for the participants or organizing students.            

Type of Research:

Paper, Feasibility Study, Evaluation Report    

About the Project:

The basis of this project is to help us to evaluate the efficacy of our pest control programme we recently enacted.  The new programme is based the principles of Integrated Pest Management and is heavily reliant on biological controls (predator insects) to control the populations of pest insects (in this case mainly white flies, aphids and mealy bugs).

To evaluate its efficacy we need someone to collect data on the pest and predator populations as well as the health of the plants, and create a report indicating where the pest control programme failed, succeeded and recommendations for the future of the programme. 

The researcher will work closely with the greenhouse Pest and Horticulture Coordinator and Projects Coordinator.

Research Description:

The project is based on community organizing and food solidarity. It addresses issues such as poverty, food insecurity, isolation, marginalization, class, gender and race. "There are roughly 4000 collective kitchen groups in the province of Quebec. Their popularity is based on the fact that they lower food costs, provide a social space where individuals can break with their isolation and prove that collective and cooperative forms of work are superior to competitive ones. 43% of wage-earners in Montreal live below the poverty line. 50% of residents in Verdun (excluding Nuns Island) live below the poverty line. Many of these residents are young workers and students.

We would like to offer services and activities to these sectors of the population. To do that we need to extend our schedule to evening hours. The researcher/organizer will work with the Director of activities in organizing and animating student and youth based collective kitchen groups.

Ampleur du projet:

Plan de financement annuel Étude du milieu pour la connaissnace des partenaires financiers possibles pour soutenir le développement de l'infrastructure. Reviser les moyens utilisés jusqu'à date pour améliorer l'activité de financement. Création de documents publicitaires, lettres dépliants, posters ou autres (web). Visite de notre organisation pour comprendre la mission et les services de l'Organisme afin de bien développer la bonne cible. Participation à l'événement. de 3 à 4 personnes, au moins 60 heures incluant la visite et la soirée. début assez rapide pour pouvoir faire un effet positif dès février 2012

Project Description:

The Montreal Media Co-op is looking for a student, preferably in Journalism or Communications, to undertake a research and writing project for the upcoming semester. The student would be expected to work with members of the MMC is researching one or several topics through various means, including Access to Information Requests, archival research and interviews. While familiarity with journalistic research methods is a plus, training will be provided to the student as well.

The research will revolve around a clear topic with the goal of publishing at least one in-depth investigative piece. The topic will be defined based on the needs identified by the MMC and take into account the student's research interests. Possible topics include: Housing and homelessness Poverty rates/anti-poverty programs Environmental initiatives on Montreal island Police brutality/killings and accountability Women, queer and trans- issues in Montreal Race and racism in Montreal.