Research Creation

Dear SSHRC Committee:

Please follow links to see evidence of research creation by co-applicants:

(1) Susanne Tabata, Independent Producer, chair of the PWFC Film Cluster

The linked film is Survivors Totem Pole, based on her three-year collaboration with Vancouver Downtown Eastside advocates, First Nations, members of the LGBTQ community, and Japanese, Chinese and South Asian survivors of racism. Bernie ‘Skundaal’ Williams, central to this production, will also participate as one of the Canadian subjects and a key creative collaborator in the PWFC short and feature-length films. This work provides evidence of Tabata’s excellence as a producer, as well as her ability to build trusting relationships within communities affected by historical injustice to convey its implications in deeply human and contemporary ways. These are the essential capabilities that she will need in her work as cluster chair.

(3) Mike Whittingham, District Vice-Principal, Richmond, BC, chair of the PWFC Teacher Resources Cluster

The link conveys Whittingham’s most recent major Teaching Resource, which he produced as part of Landscapes of Injustice. The work is deeply rooted in new research and carefully tailored to the needs and uses of in-service teachers. It demonstrates the expertise that he brings to this role with PWFC.