Community Engagement Photo Contest - cast your vote!
Vote for Your Top 2 Photos!
We invite you to scroll through our 4 finalist images from the Community Engagement Photo Contest.
Read each caption, then select your top 2 favorites in the form below. **Only select 2 images maximum**—if you choose more, we will count your first 2 votes only.
Voting closes Friday March 27 and we will award 1st and 2nd place the week of March 30.
Photo 1: From Streets to Change |
From Streets to Change |
This photo represents community engagement because it captures a defining moment in my personal and professional journey. I participated in this demonstration, and it was a turning point that motivated me to pursue a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies. My research project focused on the development of an integrative decision-support tool to assess the cumulative impacts of resource exploitation on the environment, communities, and health in New Brunswick.
This academic work later inspired the writing and development of my first bilingual comic book, Development or Environmental Protection? / Développement ou protection de l’environnement? Political, published in both English and French. The comic book was used to deliver workshops in schools across New Brunswick, helping students better understand the social and environmental determinants of health, the impact of provincial laws on these determinants, and their role as active agents of change.
Through this photo, community engagement is shown not only as collective action in a public space, but also as a catalyst for long-term academic, creative, and educational initiatives that empower communities and future generations.
Photo 2: Raise Your Voice for Change |
Raise Your Voice for Change |
This photo represents community engagement because it showcases how a group of people can start a movement to make meaningful change. This photo was taken by myself, Sara Bregaw, at the African Heritage Month Gala, on February 28, 2026, where hundreds of people protested in the crowd as Premiere Tim Houston was delivering his speech. It is his same provincial government that cut $130 million of funding for African Nova Scotian, Mi'kmaq, and Gaelic communities (Willick, 2026). Funding that would have supported scholarships, arts and sports programs for youth and many more activities. People in this photo are seen with their fists held high and are carrying a poster that says, "Black Education Matters." This image reflects the reality of how communities can come together to raise awareness, take action for the causes that matter to them, and use their voices to make justice.
Photo 3: Transplanted Roots, Thriving Harvest |
Transplanted Roots, Thriving Harvest |
A proud, resilient, and colourful people, the Iri ji (New Yam) festival is a time for Igbo people to celebrate! A time to give thanks to the bounty and wealth of the land, joining in tradition and community connection, and a time to look forward to a new and prosperous year. The event is filled with expression through bright and vibrant colours, lively traditional dancing, and exquisite food. Joy is plentiful during the New Yam festival!
Igbo Amaka!
Photo 4: A Place to Gather |
A Place to Gather |
On a cold night in the city, people pull their chairs closer, drawn by warmth, light, and one another. Conversations flow easily. Strangers sit side by side. For a moment, the city slows down.
This image captures community engagement as something simple and human. No invitations. No barriers. Just a shared space where people feel welcome to belong.
Health and well-being grow in moments like these when communities are given places to connect, rest, and be seen. Engagement happens not through structure, but through design that invites togetherness.
This photo reminds us that community doesn’t need to be organized to be powerful. Sometimes, all it takes is a place to gather.
Cast your Vote!
Reminder: Select **exactly 2** images to vote for. More than 2? We will only tally your first 2 selections. Thank you for celebrating our community partners!