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ARNA 2025 HYBRID ANNUAL CONFERENCE
2025-05-16 09:00 - 2025-05-17 17:00 (America/Toronto)
THE ACTION RESEARCH NETWORK OF THE AMERICAS 2025 HYBRID ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Welcome to Puerto Vallarta! Get ready for a hybrid gathering of like-minded individuals passionate about making a difference through participatory action research.
The 2025 ARNA conference focuses on the use of the arts as a form of communicating and making meaning throughout the participatory action research (PAR) process. In order to take action and effect change, participants will contemplate this concept and consider the role that visual, lyrical, and performing arts can play in creating action research questions, involving community, documenting and analyzing research findings, and/or exploring creative ways to present participatory action research findings.
Based on the presentations and events at the two-day conference, participants will investigate opportunities to learn and engage in the arts as elements of action with their potential of influencing individuals, communities, and policies in the future.

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Supportive Information for Registering

ARNA annual conferences provide both in-person and online participation options, offering flexibility for attendees from around the world.
There is a free opportunity to enroll in Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Study Day on May 15, 2025 – limited to the first 25 registrants.
The conference Call for Proposals is open with the deadline for submission as March 7 , 2025. Please note that all accepted presenters must complete their registration by April 15, 2025.
One of the highlights of the ARNA 2025 conference is an opportunity to network with professionals who share your passion for connecting the arts with action research and practice. The ARNA 2025 Conference Planning Committee has included the extra option of enjoying a Vallartan dining experience and further conversation together while enjoying a stunning sunset on the beach.

We are excited to share photos and poetry from our opening ceremony.
Enjoy! Disfruta!

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CARN Study Day
2025-05-15 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto)
CARN STUDY DAY – Puerto Vallarta
Free to conference registrants

May 15th | 9am – 12pm (PVT)
Experiencing Thirdspace: Action Research in a Museum Setting
This event will take place at Arte Vallarta Museo, located at G. Prieto 164, Col. El Remance.
The 2025 CARN Study Day at the 2025 ARNA Hybrid Conference examines how art museums can serve as a Third Space by offering a framework for learning that connects cultural and creative ideas within an inquiry-based process. Using art museums as Third Spaces will be explored as a powerful component of learning, providing a universality and connection to the traditional first (home) and second (school) spaces. Reflecting this, the 2025 CARN Study Day offers attendees the opportunity to enter into a participatory experience, using as a guide a successful action research pilot project of an internationally recognized early art education program in a Puerto Vallarta, Mexico museum. The art education project involving public school kindergarten children and their teachers with the community art museum, used national education standards to guide discovery learning in the museum. The third space of learning was formed within the intersections of artistic and educational practices and moved outside traditional paradigms and norms to open pathways by which young learners became co-authors of their own learning. Since Third Space creates an intersection that blurs the boundaries between clear cut categories and understandings, it can be an elusive concept to recognize in action, but it continues to be seen as having the potential to open up powerful learning experiences. The participatory presentation, activities and conversation about the action research art education pilot project in the Study Day provides an opportunity to clarify and inspire the use of Third Space environments in future action research investigations.
Limited to 25 on-site attendees.
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Refreshments provided on-site, sponsored by CARN.

AI in Action Research: A Collaborative Exploration
2025-05-08 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
Presented and Facilitated by the ARNA Leadership ARC
Join us for a 90-minute facilitated conversation where we’ll explore the exciting (and sometimes perplexing!) possibilities of using AI in action research.
Whether you’re an AI enthusiast or skeptic, this conversation is about collectively mapping this emerging territory. No expertise required—just curiosity and a willingness to share your thoughts!
Some of what we can explore together:

Starting points: How might AI help us identify research questions or analyze contexts in fresh ways?
Collaboration dynamics: Can AI be a true “co-researcher” or is it best as a tool for specific tasks?
Ethical considerations: Navigating bias, transparency, and power dynamics when AI enters the research space
Writing & reflection support: Creative uses of AI in the documentation and meaning-making stages
Blindspots & opportunities: What are we missing? Where could this partnership take us?

This is an emergent conversation—we’re all figuring this out together. Bring your experiences, questions, and even your skepticism as we collectively imagine what action research might look like with AI in the toolkit.
When: Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 7:30-9:00 PM ET
Where: Zoom (link provided upon registration)
What to bring: Just yourself and your thoughts!
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Gathering of Knowledges & Solidarity on Participatory Action Research & Popular Education
2025-04-30 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
Join scholars, practitioners, and educators from the global north and global south to share reflections, knowledges, and experiences on how to enact and embody Participatory Action Research (PAR) and Popular Education (Pop Ed) principles in struggle with communities most impacted by structural violence during contentious times locally and globally.
Wednesday April 30, 2025
3-5pm EDT
Simultaneous Interpretation in English and Spanish will be provided.
REGISTER HERE TO JOIN VIA ZOOM

Questions? Contact ctang3@lesley.edu or bonilladma@gmail.com

Conference Presenter Registration Fees Due
2025-04-15

ARNA Hybrid Conference Proposals Due
2025-03-15

Annual Art Auction at Los Mangos Library
2025-03-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Los Mangos Library, Av. Francisco Villa 1001, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, 48310, Mexico
Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Annual Art Auction, hosted by Biblioteca Los Mangos. This highly anticipated event is the perfect opportunity to acquire unique pieces of art while supporting a cultural and community-driven initiative.
On March 6th at 6:00 PM, immerse yourself in a night filled with creativity, inspiration, and generosity. The auction will feature an exclusive selection of artworks from talented local and national artists, as well as gift certificates for a variety of services and experiences.
Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a collector, or simply looking for a meaningful way to contribute to the arts, this event offers something for everyone. Bid on extraordinary artworks at accessible prices, enjoy an engaging and vibrant atmosphere, and connect with fellow art lovers.

Fall into Research
2024-11-20 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
ARNA GRADUATE STUDENTS (ARC) PRESENTS:
FALL INTO RESEARCH

Join us for an engaging exploration of action research through the tens of politics, ethics, and participation.

Reserve to receive the access to the online meeting link and related material: here

ARNA PRESENTS "ARTS IN ACTION"
2024-10-11 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto)
SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Join our virtual conversation about how the arts inspire action in your life and praxis.
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ARNA Zoom Link

ARNA 2024 Hybrid Conference
2024-06-07 09:00 - 2024-06-08 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Eastern Michigan University, 900 Oakwood St, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197, United States
THE ACTION RESEARCH NETWORK OF THE AMERICAS 11 TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
PAR in Community: Transformative Possibilities
This year’s conference will be held in hybrid format with Eastern Michigan University hosting an in-person gathering in Ypsilanti, MI, USA, and an online component via Zoom.
Conference dates: June 7 & 8, 2024
Conference Keynote address by Dr. Julio Cammarota, professor of education at the University of Arizona. PAR Entremundos.

CARN Study Day: June 6, 2024
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2024 CARN STUDY DAY
2024-06-06 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
ARNA YPAR ARC – Youth Participatory Action Research – Action Research Community
The Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) and the Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA) invite you to a study day focused on Youth Participatory Action Research.

Free registration: https://tinyurl.com/StudyDay2024
The ARNA YPAR Action Research Community has been engaged in international and intergenerational conversations about and observations of YPAR. In that spirit, we are excited to engage in a day of presentation and conversation about YPAR.

CARN 2024 Online Conference
2024-04-27 14:30 - 2024-05-01 17:00 (Europe/London)
TALKING LOCALLY, CONNECTING GLOBALLY
An opportunity to network with action researchers from around the world! Our 2024 online conference is taking shape, and we invite you to join the Conference which will be held between 27th April and 1st May.
Opening Event
Saturday 27th April 2024 – 14:30 (BST)

Conference Sessions
Over the following four days, between the 28th April and May 1st, action researchers will host online events in their local communities. Individuals or groups can reach an international audience with the results of their own research. By sharing your sessions with participants from our network of 32 countries, we can enjoy lively discussions about common challenges that we tackle in very different settings.
If you would like to present an online session, all you need to do is to organize a local online network activity, make it accessible for others to join, and send details to info@carn.org.uk (If you do wish to offer a session, please download this template to outline your session and submit by March 27th). If you would like help and advice in organizing an online session, please email info@carn.org.uk
CARN will create a programme of links to connect interested voices in questioning and discussing how Action Research can be of greater value in our communities.
Sign up for free now!
If you would like to participate for free in this online event – either as a presenter or as a guest – please register your interest by 27th March 2024 by clicking on this link and we will make sure that you receive a program with all the links in good time to plan your Conference experience. (This will also make it easier to provide a Certificate of Conference attendance if requested.)

3rd Annual Journée Florence Piron Day
2024-04-26
Nukskahtowin at the Athabasca University, in partnership with the Association science et bien commun and the UNESCO Decade for Indigenous Languages, invites paper submissions to celebrate the 3rd annual “Florence Piron Day.
This interdisciplinary conference will examine the intellectual and scientific heritage of Florence Piron (1966-2021) between question of (i) ethics, (ii) Open Science and Open Access, (iii) participative research and collaboration with local communities, (iv) critical pedagogy, (v) local knowledge and their potential to contribute to local sustainable development, (vi) cognitive justice, (vii) the métissage of knowledge, democracy, decolonial studies, citizen science and participatory research, etc.
