OPIRGatYorkUniversity

CALL FOR OPIRG YORK WORKING GROUPS

The Ontario Public Interest Research Group at York (OPIRG-York) is looking for new working groups for 2010-2011!! OPIRG-York is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization based at York University. Fundamental to our operation are working groups. These working groups organize autonomously around various issues of social justice and environmental action. Some examples of current and former working groups include: Students against Israeli apartheid (SAIA York), Fair Trade coalition, York G20 Legal Defense committee, No One is Illegal student network (NOII), Students Together Against Detentions and Deportations (STADD), York Animal Rights Group, Students in Solidarity with Haiti, Off the Grid, Prison Books Access Project and No Sweat.

What Can OPIRG do for working groups?

All working groups are allocated a budget for projects and events they wish to have. These might include a speaker series, movie nights, handbooks, and zines. In addition to a budget each working group also has access to OPIRG’s many resources: - phone, photocopier, fax machine - a radical resource library - computers with internet access - meeting space at the OPIRG office at the Student Centre (4700 Keele St) RM. C449 - anti-oppression, consensus decision making and facilitation skills trainings are provided to all members of working groups for free! This is in addition to the help of OPIRG staff, board members and volunteers for project support, visioning and outreach etc.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To be considered for Working Group status please fill out the application form that is attached, or found online at www.opirgyork.ca. This form allows the Working Group to concisely outline its goals and the way in which it embodies a particular issue. Once reviewed by the OPIRG York board of directors, the contact person will be notified of approval.

If you have any questions about applying to become a working group and/or what the benefits of becoming a working group are please contact us at 416-736-5724 or aruna@opirgyork.ca

We are also in the office (C449, the Student Centre, York Univeristy, 4700 Keele.) from 11am-6pm from Monday to Thursday. So please feel free to stop by anytime!