SooNews Wire for SooNews.ca
Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 1:51PM
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David Thompson, a graduate of the Community Economic and Social Development program at Algoma University, has won a research scholarship from Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships (CSERP). This scholarship program is intended to promote original research by "emerging leaders" in the Social Economy.
Thompson's current research includes a study on the impact of the labour movement on the social economy of Sault Ste. Marie. The purpose of this study is to explore the nature and extent of labour's involvement in the social economy of Sault Ste. Marie as a way of celebrating and making more visible the major contribution that labour has made in the community through initiatives like the Group Health Centre, the Algoma Residential Community Hospice, and the Algoma Community Legal Clinic.