Browsing by Author "DeSantis, Gloria"

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Celebration Of Authorship Program 2016-2017
(University of Regina Library, 2017) Ackerman, Jennifer; Ackerman, Katrina; Anderson, Robert; Arnal, William; Aziz, Madina; Blake, Raymond; Blakley, Janelle; Coleman, Cory; Dai, Liming; DeSantis, Gloria; Diaz, Joshua; Doke Sawatzky, Katie; Engel, Brenna; Gane, David; Gidluck, Lynn; Gottselig, Jared; Grant, Trevor; Grimard, Celine; Jaffe, JoAnn; Johnson, Dale; Juschka, Darlene; Kikulwe, Daniel; Hillabold, Jean; Mah, Jeannie; Marroquin, Rebbeca; McDonald, Anne; Meehan SJ, John; Nzunguba, lbio; Pete, Shauneen; Pirbhai-Illich, Fatima; Powell, Marie; Russell, Gale; Shami, Jeanne; Solomon, Michaela; Stringer, Kyrsten; Taylor, Caitlin; Triggs, Valerie; Vetter, Mary
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Communities Respond - Summary Report of PFS Consultations 2011-2012
(Poverty Free Saskatchewan, 2012-10) Banks, Brian; DeSantis, Gloria; Gilmer, Peter; Gingrich, Paul; Mulvale, Jim; Nelson, Kristin; Havelock, Joanne
Recently Saskatchewan has experienced an increase in economic activity – a “boom”, but this monetary gain has not been experienced by everyone. Many people struggle daily without adequate income, food, or housing. Poverty affects a very wide range of people. Groups that are particularly hard hit are Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) people, newcomers, women (especially senior women), single men, students, youth, people with disabilities, people with addictions and mental health issues, people leaving prisons, and vulnerable and special needs populations, including those with intellectual challenges. Poverty is a problem in urban, rural and northern locations. Poverty excludes many Saskatchewan residents from full participation in our province. Yet Saskatchewan is the only province in Canada without a comprehensive and coordinated strategy to deal with poverty. People in every part of Saskatchewan have decided that it is time for action and are seeking solutions .Previously, PFS published two documents: Let’s Do Something About Poverty and Strategies to Eliminate Poverty in Saskatchewan. To gauge citizen response and advance the work of eliminating poverty in the province, PFS conducted a series of consultations in 2011 and 2012. The Communities Respond report outlines the input received from the community discussions. These ideas will be used in future to develop an integrated and comprehensive poverty elimination plan. This plan will be built on the results of the community consultations, and a review of successful strategies in other provinces and in local Saskatchewan communities.
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“I think we’re all having the wrong conversation”: The Relationship between the Gentrification of Riversdale and the Well-being of Local Residents
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2018-03) Bradshaw, Chelsey Dawn; Chalmers, Darlene; Watkinson, Ailsa; Hunter, Garson; DeSantis, Gloria
Almost anyone who has lived in Saskatoon for the past five years has either witnessed firsthand, or heard about the changes that have been occurring in the downtown core neighbourhood of Riversdale. What once was a neighbourhood that consisted of multiple pawn shops, boarded up windows, and high rates of poverty and crime, now boasts multiple fair-trade coffee shops, trendy record stores, and restaurants where the food is locally grown, or gathered from the neighbourhood farmer’s market. The aim of this study was to answer the research question: how has the gentrification of Riversdale impacted local residents? Local residents consisted of individuals over the age of 18 who have lived in Riversdale since at least 2010. An instrumental case study methodology was used to gather data. Methods of gathering data included semi-structured interviews, archival records in the forms of newspaper articles and community newsletters, as well as direct observations from the researcher for 18 months. From the data analyzed, four categories emerged: the importance of community resources, the distinct separation of people within the community, the fact that a neighbourhood of pawn shops and boarded up windows does not equal a healthy community, and questions around what accessible really means. A discussion of the implications of the research findings on social work practice and policy is included as well.
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Reforms to the United Nations' Security Council: A Case Study of Nigeria
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2017-01) Okochi, Olufunke Christiana; Jones, Nicholas; Hewson, Martin; DeSantis, Gloria
Since 1993, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly has debated calls for reform to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Proposed reforms have included amendments to the use of the veto, improved representation of member countries in the permanent membership and an expansion of the Council's permanent members. The continent of Africa is not represented in the permanent membership of the UNSC, though it is the largest regional group in the UN. With three of the Council’s five permanent members from Europe and one each from the Americas and Asia, the African Union argues this situation is historically unjust and contributes to a lack of balance of the Council. This thesis seeks to examine any possibilities of expansions to the UNSC’s permanent membership, as well as whether Nigeria, an African country, may qualify for such a seat, based on defined criteria and as captured in the following research questions: 1. Is there a case for expansion of permanent member seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)? 2. If there is a case for such expansion, is Nigeria eligible, based on defined criteria, for one of these additional permanent member seats? To answer the two research questions, this thesis explored events leading to the formation of the UN and the UNSC, and leading up to calls for reforms to the latter. Using qualitative comparative analysis, it reviews four major reform proposals and seeks to determine whether there is a case for expansion of UNSC permanent members and whether Nigeria, as a case study, is eligible for a permanent member seat, based on this study’s defined criteria. While these two elements are confirmed by this research, the study concludes that any reforms would be difficult to achieve consensus from UN and UNSC members without significant compromise.
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University of Regina Community Authors 2016-2017
(Univeristy of Regina Library, 2017) Russell, Gale; DeSantis, Gloria; Blake, Raymond; Gidluck, Lynn; Triggs, Valerie; Dai, Liming; Arnal, William; Juschka, Darlene; Johnson, Dale; Ackerman, Katrina; Anderson, Robert; Grant, Trevor; Arnal, William; Powell, Marie; Hillabold, Jean; Nzunguba, Ibio; Gane, David; Pirbhai-Illich, Fatima; Pete, Shauneen; McDonald, Anne; Vetter, Mary; Kikulwe, Daniel; John Meehan, SJ; Jaffe, JoAnn; Jeanne Shami; Mah, Jeannie; Ackerman, Jennifer; Aziz, Madina; Blakley, Janelle; Coleman, Cory; Diaz, Joshua; Doke Sawatzky, Katie; Engel, Brenna; Gottselig, Jared; Grimard, Celine; Marroquin, Rebbeca; Solomon, Michaela; Stringer, Kyrsten; Taylor, Caitlin
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Western Policy Analyst Quarterly Volume 5 Issue 2
(2013-12) Young, Wynne; DeSantis, Gloria; Todd, Tara; Hackett, Paul; Marshall, Jim; Pohler, Donne; Elliott, Doug
High School Completion Rates in Western Canada – 1; Saskatchewan Voluntary Sector Early Work on the Determinants of Health 1905-1950 – 3; West Continues to Pull Canada out of Recession – 6; Labour Union Impacts on Organizations and Employees in Canada – 7; Recent Trends in Commodity Prices – 9