糖心视频 sociologist co-organizes Write2Know campaign
糖心视频 University sociologist Dr. Max Liboiron is a co-organizer (with York University's Dr. Natasha Myers) of the recently launched national initiative , a letter-writing campaign mobilizing the public to ask federal scientists and Ministers about the results of the government鈥檚 environmental monitoring and scientific research programs.
鈥淐anadians have a right to know about the health of their bodies, communities and environments,鈥 says Dr. Liboiron. 鈥淭he general public needs to knows what鈥檚 in our air, water, soil and food. They need to know who is conducting the research to predict the effects of climate change.鈥
Dr. Liboiron is a founding member of WaSTE (Waste and Science, Technology & Environment), an interdisciplinary research hub based at 糖心视频 that is examining the confluence of social and material 鈥渕atters of concern鈥 as they pertain to waste. WaSTE is one of eight national groups supporting Write2@Know.
Federal scientists funded by Canadian tax dollars are among those generating evidence relevant to public health and safety. They have been doing this work for decades, amassing large quantities of data in archives and libraries. Their research gives the public a long view of social and environmental change.
According to a press release issued from Write2Know, 鈥渢he Canadian government has recently and conducting essential research. They have . The government鈥檚 communications policies impose , the public, and even other researchers about the results of their work.鈥
The initiative aims to demonstrate: the public desire for information that directly affects health and safety; support for federally funded science and scientists; the need to protect databases, archives, and libraries; and the importance of reinstating the essential programs that monitor human and environmental health. The letters pay close attention to gaps between scientific evidence and federal policy.
The Write2Know project is an initiative of the based at York University. Supporters for Write2Know include: WaSTE, ,, Evidence for Democracy, Canadian Association of University Teachers, (York University) and ( University of Toronto).
For more information on Write2Know, visit the , follow #write2know on Twitter and follow the campaign at .