Get involved

How can I get involved with the Life Stories project?

• As an intern
The Life Stories Montreal project proposes a variety of internship opportunities for students pursuing studies at either the CEGEP or university levels and for community members. These internships offer students the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills within a scholarly environment, and constitute a unique opportunity for them to work with members of communities participating in the research, within the « Sharing Authority » research model.

Internship applicants should be interested in and ideally have some experience in the following areas:

- Research on genocide, war and other human rights violations
- Oral history and/or other social sciences
- Audio-visual editing and documentary production
- Education and pedagogy
- Database development and/or website management
- Event, conference and symposium organizing
- Dramaturgy, performing arts, community or activist art
- Communications

Internships...
- are unpaid;
- are of 120 hours spread on one semester (about 1 day a week during 4 months);
- are done within one of the 7 working groups or with the central team.

SUMMER 2010
The summer season is the least active of the year. For this reason, available spots for internships during summmer 2010 (June to August) are limited. We will be accepting candidates between May 17 and May 23, 2010.

FALL 2010
We will be accepting candidates for fall internships between August 23 and September 3, 2010.

Fill out the form below and send it with the required documents by email to cura@alcor.concordia.ca. Candidates will be evaluated by a selection committee and by the different working groups and teams. Only those selected will be contacted.

• As a community affiliate
You are a member of the general public who wishes to donate your time assisting with an aspect of the Life Stories project. Your interest may come from a personal connection with one of the communities or organizations involved or from a desire to gain new skills and knowledge. You can assist with research, interviewing, administration, and events organizing. To get involved, you will need to submit an application form, a CV and a statement of intent.

• As a student affiliate
You may be a student pursuing studies at the university or CEGEP level with an academic interest in any aspect of the project, such as research on genocide, war, human rights, oral history, performing arts, videography, refugees, youth, education, or on any of the regions highlighted by this project. Your involvement may take the shape of a research fellowship.

For further information on getting involved, please contact
Eve-Lyne Cayouette Ashby
Project Coordinator
cura@alcor.concordia.ca
(514) 848-2424 x7920