Margaret Robinson (activist and scholar) facts for kids

Margaret Robinson is a Canadian Mi’kmaq feminist scholar and activist noted for her research on gender minority people's experiences of mental health and Indigenous health. She is currently an assistant professor at Dalhousie University.

Biography

Robinson received a M.A. in Theology in 2001 and a Ph.D in Theology in 2009, both from the University of Toronto. She was a past co-chair of the Dyke March and project coordinator of the Risk & Resilience project. She is a vegan and presents at conferences and community events on Indigenous veganism.

Career

From 2014 to 2016 Robinson was the Researcher in Residence in Indigenous Health at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network in Toronto. Robinson has received numerous fellowships and major grants, including a 2015 Canada Council for the Arts grant for Aboriginal Writing used towards a residency at the Banff Centre. In 2017, Robinson was appointed vice-chair of the Canadian Institute of Health Research's Indigenous Health Advisory Board.

Activism

In 2011, Robinson was the Project Coordinator of the "This is Our Community" poster and postcard campaign, developed with Rainbow Health Ontario in order to challenge biphobia. The project, which consisted of 4 posters featuring identities "erased" via biphobia received international attention, including coverage in The Advocate. She is a former facilitator with both the Toronto Bisexual Network and Bisexual Women of Toronto groups, as well as director of the Toronto Bisexuality Education Project.