Join OCNQ's 2025 research groups
No expertise required – your voice counts
Why get involved?
To be a member of a research group is to engage in a process of citizen participation, actively contributing to a collective reflection on social realities. It’s a way of taking part in a transformation project aimed at building a more just, equitable and inclusive society.
Contribute to concrete research
About the realities facing Afro-descendants in Quebec.
Your experience counts
Be part of a space where your ideas and perspective really count.
Working together
Alongside citizens, researchers, young people and community members.
Getting things done
Your involvement can influence policies and practices in Quebec.
What's involved?
5 meetings between May 2025 and March 2026 (some face-to-face, others in hybrid mode)
⏱️ Approximately 7 hours per meeting (including meeting and preparation time)
💰 $200 flat-rate compensation per meeting
📚 You’ll receive support and tools for every step of the way
📣 No diploma required – your experience counts
What will you actually do?
Identify priority issues to be documented.
You’ll take part in discussions to collectively define which problems, realities or experiences deserve to be studied.
Choose the deliverable that will enable us to better understand and act on the identified issue.
Each group produces a deliverable (analysis report, educational or popular science document, data visualization tool, etc.) used to influence intervention policies and practices.
Give your opinion on the chosen methodology .
The Observatory team is responsible for producing the chosen deliverable. It proposes a methodology adapted to the orientations given by the research group and the resources available for the project. You will have to react to the team’s proposals.
Participate in a collective deliverable.
You’ll follow the project by sharing your thoughts during and between meetings. Together with the other members of the group, you’ll be responsible for validating the collectively chosen deliverable.
Who is it for?
The program is open to all :
Black or Afro-descendant living in Quebec
Motivated to get involved in a serious, collaborative process
Interested in collective, social or community issues
Profiles sought out for: 🎓 students – 👨🏾🔧 workers – 👩🏾⚕️ professionals – 🧓🏾 seniors – 🤱🏾 parents – 🌾 local residents
How do I register?
The registration form is available here:
Please note: You must choose the date(s) of the mandatory information meetings for which you are available from among the following:
Thursday, May 8: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Monday, May 12: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, May 15: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.