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Understanding the Community Re-entry Needs of Formerly Federally Incarcerated Black Men who have a range of same-gender experiences, including same-gender sex, desires, relationships, identities, who enjoy and love other men, including Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Gender-Diverse, Nonbinary and Queer Men
We want to hear your story about community re-entry. What worked, what didn’t work, what would you improve?
There is no cost to you for participating in this study, it is voluntary and confidential. Reimbursement for participating in the study includes an online survey and a brief 15–20-minute legibility follow-up online interview. Only qualified participants will receive $75 for the online survey and $75 for the brief 15–20-minute legibility follow-up online interview. You also have the option of receiving one wellness and therapy support session, from a Black professionally trained expert and advocate for support.
We want to be sure we can use your data and that you are eligible to participate in both the online survey and follow-up interview for the project selection criteria, meaning you are ALL of the following:
- African/Black
- 21 years old or older
- previously federally incarcerated 3 years or more in a Canadian prison, jail or institution and
- one or more of the following: Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Male, Gender-Diverse, Nonbinary, Queer men, or men who have a range of same-gender experiences, including same-gender sex, desires, relationships, identities, who enjoy and love other men.
If this is you, after completing the online survey, we will send you a secure online videoconference meeting link.
This study has been reviewed by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (OTU) Research Ethics Board [File #17107] on [Dec 21, 2022].
If you have any questions, please contact the Research Ethics Office @ 905- 721-8668 ext. 3693 or at researchethics@uoit.ca.
If you experience any discomfort related to the study, please contact the PI researcher Wesley Crichlow @ 905-721-8668, ext. 2651 or wesley.crichlow@ontariotechu.ca.
Simply put, Sankofa, from the Akan philosophical tradition, translated to mean, “return and fetch it,” speaks to the importance of returning to our roots, and applying it to present moments for positive advancement (Prendergast, 2011).
Sankofa is a concept drawn from the West African Akan communication system called Adinkra (Temple, 2010). There are hundreds of Adinkra that are represented by both symbol and proverb. Sankofa praxis informs us that (a) There is no shame in going back to claim (or remember) that which has been forgotten, and (b) Go back to fetch that which is forgotten in order to move forward.
Looking back to fetch the formerly federally incarcerated men at risk of being left behind: our project asks what goes into the Sankofa praxis and calabash gourd to facilitate the changes and provide the supports that were missing in the lives of formerly federally incarcerated Black Men who have a range of same-gender experiences, including same-gender sex, desires, relationships, identities, who enjoy and love other men, including but not limited to Gay, Bisexual, Gender-Diverse, Nonbinary, Trans and Queer Men.
Re-entry Resources
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Social
Resources to help you re-unite and reconnect with friends, family, and peers.
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Housing
Housing organizations and programs to find safe, affordable housing.
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Health
Helpful resources on mental health and medical services.
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Employment
Information and resources to help your job search be a success.
Add to the chorus of voices
Help us better understand
what re-entry was like for you.
Our project community partners are: The Caribbean African Canadian Social Services (CAFCAN); 519 Church Street Community Center; Black Coalition for Aids Prevention (Black Cap); City of Toronto-Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit; The 2SLGBTQI+ Secretariat; Pride Toronto; Public Health Agency of Canada; The LGBT Purge Fund; Quadrangle Community Centre; South Riverdale Community Center; The Canadian Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity; The Enchante Network; and The Ontario HIV Treatment Network.
This study has been reviewed by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (OTU) Research Ethics Board
[File #17107] on [Dec 21, 2022].
If you have any questions, please contact the Research Ethics Office @ 905- 721-8668 ext. 3693 or at researchethics@uoit.ca.
If you experience any discomfort related to the study, please contact the PI researcher Wesley Crichlow @ 905-721-8668, ext. 2651 or wesley.crichlow@ontariotechu.ca.
This project is supported by SSHRC but not a SSHRC product.
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