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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
 Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Peterborough
Established in 1976, OPIRG Peterborough is a campus-based,
community-oriented, non-profit organization committed to research,
education and action on social justice and environmental issues. Each
year, OPIRG staff and volunteers organize speakers, films, conferences,
publications and campaigns on a wide variety of topics that fit within
our mandate. We also offer skills development workshops and
research-for-credit opportunities.
A
volunteer board of directors works with one full-time staff person to
administer the office and resource library, develop programming,
allocate resources, and network with other campus and community
organizations. The OPIRG board uses a consensus decision-making process
and meets fortnightly during the school year. Board members are elected
annually and usually serve a two-year term.
OPIRG
Peterborough is an autonomous member of Ontario PIRG, a provincial
network of eleven PIRGs. In August of 2005, OPIRG Peterborough became
incorporated under the province of Ontario.
 33 Years of Action in Peterborough (and counting!)
For more than three decades, the Peterborough Chapter of the Ontario Public Interest
Research Group (OPIRG) has been pursuing social justice and
environmental activism on the Trent campus and the Peterborough
community. During this long history, OPIRG has worked on a wide range
of issues and has seen its alumni go on to contribute to other social
justice and environmental movements after they leave Trent. Today,
OPIRG continues to be a dynamic organization where many Trent students
learn the skills and knowledge they need to be active citizens. To read more, please click "read more" link below.
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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To provide a space and resources for
Peterborough and Trent community members to work on programs,
awareness-raising campaigns, workshops and other activities focusing
on social justice issues; to encourage a critical approach to the
institutions and systems students are learning about in classes; to
facilitate skill building that will enable students to use their
academic knowledge for social change. OPIRG carries out this mission
through our work as a student-funded, non-profit organization
dedicated to research, education and action on a variety of issues
including environmentalism, human rights, gender rights, peace,
sustainability, diversity rights and social equity, among others.
OPIRG volunteers and staff members organize
speakers, films, conferences, publications and campaigns on a wide
variety of topics that fit within our mandate.
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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 OPIRG is a member agency of Kawartha Food Share and runs the Sadleir House Emergency Food Cupboard, which is located right next to the Free Market in the Basement of Sadleir House, 751 George St N. The Emergency Food Cupboard receives weekly shipments of various non-perishable food items and is available during hours of operation, or by appointement. The service is open to Trent University students as well as community members.
Feel free to call 741-1208 for more information. Donations directly to the Emergency Food Cupboard are also accepted.
2010 Hours of Operation:
Mondays and Tuesdays: Closed
Wednesdays: 3-5
Thursdays and Fridays: 1-5
Weekends: Closed
Please click "read more" below for more information.
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Friday, 10 December 2004 |
 The Free Market is located in the basement of Sadleir House at 751 George St. N. The primary goal of the Free Market Collective is to provide a space for the redistribution of donated clothing and other items to members of the Trent and Peterborough communities. At the Free Market "store" people can come in and take as much as they want for free, without donating anything. This is not a bartering or trading system, but rather a space where items that are no longer needed by one person can be redistributed to those who need (or want) them. All members of the Trent or Peterborough communities are welcome to stop by during the hours of operation and take items free of charge.
2010 Hours of Operation:
Mondays and Tuesdays: Closed
Wednesdays: 3-5
Thursdays and Fridays: 1-5
Weekends: Closed
For more information, click "read more" below.
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About OPIRG 