Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group
Thanks to all of our supporters, the online petition to save SFPIRG now has over 500 signatures, with support coming in from all across SFU! After a month of waiting for the SFSS to formally offer a sublease extension, SFPIRG received their offer last week: SFSS has demanded a $10,000 deposit…
Read moreabout:Space Campaign Update: Sublease Extension Offer and Long-Term Space Negotiations
SFPIRG is at risk of losing space at SFU, and we need your help! Please sign our petition, and read on below for how else you can help support our call for space at SFU! Sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/simon-fraser-university-save-sfpirg-and-provide-leased-space-on-campus This page contains background information about the situation that we find…
Read moreabout:SFPIRG Needs Your Help!
The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) currently resides in TC 326, a lounge and office space in the Rotunda at SFU Burnaby. This space is leased to us by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), through a Sublease. The space the SFSS occupies in the Rotunda is leased…
Read moreabout:SFPIRG’s Response to the SFSS Board of Directors’ Space Offer
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 22nd, 2018 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 mid-February 2018. To run this process, we are looking for an Independent Electoral Officer who…
Read moreabout:Job Posting: Independent Electoral Officer
Hey folks! SFPIRG will be closed from December 8th 2017 until January 3rd 2018 for the Winter Break. Please note that staff will not be checking emails or voice mails during this time, and will not be available. If you have any inquiries, please direct them to info@sfpirg.ca and we…
Read moreabout:Winter 2017 Closure
Food Movements
Hey folks! SFPIRG will be closed for the summer break starting on Friday, August 18th, and reopening on Monday, August 28th. Please note that staff will not be checking email during this time, and will respond to all inquiries upon our return. Good luck on your exams, have a great…
Read moreabout:SFPIRG Summer 2017 Closure
Privilege is something that is often times visible to those who have it. Our experiences and accomplishments are rationalized as being the product of our hard work only. This mentality only highlights the ways in which we are oppressed, but glosses over the contributions of structural and systemic factors to…
Read moreabout:Article: Forms of Privilege
Privilege 101
This article is the one in which Kimberle Crenshaw, a renowned legal scholar and civil rights advocate, first coined the term intersectionality in reference to the intersection and interaction of social identities leading to a unique experience. It is quite academic, but definitely worth a read! Demarginalizing the Intersection of…
Read moreabout:Article: Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex