Community- based research is an exciting movement of learning and growing for all involved. Goals of CUexpo 2008 are to celebrate and create opportunities for new community-university partnerships, to support research that is collaborative and community-based and leads to positive change and create a space for policy-makers and university and community representatives to take action on research, resource-sharing and research ethics. Several Living Knowledge network partner’s proposals have been accepted for presentations and workshops. Themes for CUexpo 2008 are:

• Community-university engagement, partnerships and ethics
• Climate change and sustainable community green economic development
• Life-long learning, popular education and community / green mapping
• Youth engagement, food security
• Community and green economic development
• Women, poverty and social inclusion
• Homelessness, housing, health promotion and well-being

Global Alliance in Community-Based Research

The question how to create new partnerships, teaching and learning opportunities, and project development and how to effectively organize multicultural and interdisciplinary collaboration connecting local community issues with the global perspective has been a main topic discussed during numerous national and international gatherings. Recently a consultation about the best ways to move forward with a Global Alliance in Community-Based Research was held on September 2 in Paris, after the 3rd Living Knowledge conference. There is strong support for linking up the various networks. It was decided for the time being to make use of the web-site and newsletter capacities of the LK network itself to stimulate debate, circulate ideas and move forward. Peter Levesque (Canada) and Rajesh Tandon (India) were asked to prepare an initial statement of principles for discussion. CUexpo 2008 will therefore also provide opportunities for networking across Canada and world-wide.

Information and online-registration at www.cuexpo08.ca