Building on the projects we discussed last month, including our youth-led research program and the voter engagement work, this session we will be joined by the community researchers who participated in these projects. They will talk about what it was like to be part of the research process, including what mattered to them, what was challenging, and what they learned along the away. Through their reflections, we’ll explore what it means to involve community members in research in ways that are collaborative, respectful, and grounded in lived experience.
Join us to listen, ask questions, and reflect on what it means to involve community in research and the importance of amplifying the voices of the people who are impacted by the data work.
About this group:
We are a group of data users in Connecticut who are supporting one another as we work toward more equitable data practices. We focus on racial equity explicitly but not exclusively.
Some of the topics we talk about include:
How can we make sure we don't make certain groups invisible through how we disaggregate our data?
How can we learn to focus our attention on the strengths, rather than the deficits, of groups we are seeking to serve or support?
How can we learn from the people who we hope will benefit from our products or services about what their data means to them?
How can we help the institutions that we are part of to be trustworthy so that people will trust us with their information/data?
You can read more about our past events here.
Please feel free to check out the group. And if it is helpful, please share it!