An Open Letter to Simon Fraser University re: Support for Students During Covid-19 Pandemic

March 25th, 2020 An Open Letter to Simon Fraser University re: Support for Students During Covid-19 Pandemic To SFU Administration, SFU Senate, and all SFU Faculty Deans, SFPIRG (the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group) is a student-funded, student-led non-profit that works to engage students in social and environmental justice…
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Temporary Closure: COVID-19 Update

March 30th update: Dear SFPIRG members, and all members of the SFU community, In light of ongoing developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SFPIRG lounge and office remain closed in order to support students’ social distancing. We anticipate this closure will remain in place until public health authorities recommend…
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SFPIRG Member Fee Referendum Information

Table of Contents Referendum Question Background Information Appendix 1: Breakdown of Increase Appendix 2: Activities and Achievements Appendix 3: Testimonials Referendum Question: RESOLUTION for GSS: Be It Resolved That the general membership of the GSS approve an increase to the student levy for the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) to…
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Zine: Canadian Mining Impacts and Resistance Movements

By UBC’s GEOG 495, Class of 2019, taught by Dr. Juanita Sundberg (juanita.sundberg@ubc.ca) Dear Readers, This zine is the collective effort of the 2019’s Geography 495: “Social Movements in the Americas: The politics of North-South solidarity in theory & practice” class taught by Dr. Juanita Sundberg. Throughout the course of a…
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Job Posting: Independent Electoral Officer 2020

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 23rd, 2020 at 4pm The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) will be putting out a call for nominations for folks interested in sitting on the SFPIRG Board of Directors in late-February 2020. To run this process, we are looking for an Independent Electoral Officer who…
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Article: How To Be An Accountable Man

“How To Be An Accountable Man: A Handbook for Preventing Violence” is a handbook developed by Isaac Louie, through the workstudy program at SFPIRG. Because of the thickness of the printed version, limited copies are available at SFPIRG (although we’re always happy to print one for you – just send…
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An Open Letter to the Incoming SFSS Board of Directors

On May 7th, 2019, the SFPIRG Board of Directors reached out to the new and incoming SFSS Board of Directors, asking the SFSS Board to reconsider the “shared space model” and to instead put the Rotunda Groups in the organizational suites in the new SUB. The SFPIRG Board also expressed…
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Article: Intersectionality and Feminism

Intersectionality and Feminism

SFSS Board of Directors 2019 Candidate Questions

It’s that time of year – the SFSS Board of Directors elections! In order to equip SFU students with essential information they need to participate and vote in the 2019 SFSS elections, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG), Students of Caribbean & African Ancestry (SOCA), and the Tuition…
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