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As a student of SFU, you pay a small levy to SFPIRG that is collected as part
of your student fees. This is similar to the fees paid to other student organizations
at SFU including CJSF, the Peak, the First Nation's Student Association and
the WUSC refugee support program. This fee structure exists on almost all campuses
across Canada. This fee ($3 for full time and $1.50 for part-time students)
is refundable.
What is SFPIRG and where does your fee go?
SFPIRG is a student-funded and directed social and environmental justice resource
centre at SFU.All of our services, trainings, resources, library, workshops
and research program (ARX) are available to all students.
These include:
- Trainings (media design, running effective meetings, anti-oppression)
- Lending
Library (5000 books, DVDs, reports on a range of social justice issues)
- Community Based research program (Action
Research eXchange (ARX) allows you to work with a community group for
class credit)
- Bike Tool
Coop (a do-it-yourself space to fix your bicycle)
- Student lounge (free phone, microwave, couches, magazines, shelf of reciprocity)
- Student-Prisoner Research program (Letters
for The Inside)
- Campus events of a wide range of social and environmental justice issues
- Recycling, composting and other on campus sustainability initiatives
- Support,
resources and funding for a wide range of on campus social justice work
(current campaigns include climate change, protection of old growth forests,
a bottled water free campus, animal welfare campaign) as well as support for
other on campus humanitarian and sustainability campaigns, events and groups
If you do not support the work of SFPIRG, you can request a refund of your
fee ($3 for full time & $1.50 for part-time students).
(Note: when you receive a refund of your SFPIRG fee, you are no longer a member
and are not able to access related services and resources)
The opt-out period is usually week 4 of each term. The dates for summer 2010 are
Tues June 1st - Fri June 4, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
in the SFPIRG
office, TC326, SFU, Burnaby BC. (directions)
You must come in person & bring your student card, as well as proof of
payment and registration for the semester.
If you are not able to make that time, please contact
us before June 4 to make alternate arrangements.
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