SFPIRG Presents… Dis/Orientation Week 2019! Dis/Orientation is an alternative orientation week of panels, workshops, and other events, intended to connect SFU students and community members to critical analysis, insight and research about a range of social and environmental justice issues. Come to one workshop, or come to them all – and bring a friend!

All Dis/Orientation events take place in the SFPIRG Lounge (TC 326), located on the main level of the Rotunda (aka the Transportation Centre).

For more information about all Dis/Orientation Week 2019 events, please visit the main Dis/Orientation Week event page!

Thursday, September 19th

• Putting STUDENTS Back in “Student Union Building”!
  • 12:30-2:30pm
  • Learn the history of the SUB, and why several student organizations are now at risk of being kicked off campus!
  • With Craig Pavelich, SFPIRG Director of Communications

Accessibility

• The event is nut-free and peanut-free. Absolutely no nuts or peanuts will be permitted within the event space in order to create an allergen-free environment for all participants. This includes (but is not limited to) products like hazelnuts, cashews, almonds, coconuts, walnuts, coconut oil, coconut milk, and peanut butter.
• The SFPIRG lounge is wheelchair/scooter accessible with access to an accessible washroom nearby.
• Gender-neutral washrooms are available just down the hall from the event space.
• In order to enable people to attend without experiencing hardship, Compass tickets and money for dependent care (this can include childcare, eldercare, etc.) are available upon request. Please email admin@sfpirg.ca with inquiries.
• While we cannot ensure a fully scent-free event in this setting, we’re aiming to create a scent-reduced environment by not bringing additional scents into the space. Exposure to laundry products, colognes, hairspray, and many other scented products can trigger serious health reactions in individuals with asthma, allergies, migraines, and/or chemical sensitivities. We ask that you not wear/ apply/ or bring any scented products into this space. If you do so, we may need to ask you to leave so others can safely stay in the space. If you find yourself being impacted by someone’s use of scented products during the conference, speak with any one of the organizers. We know that this can be a big step for many people. As Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha says in Fragrance Free Femme of Colour Realness, “Cutting out scents may seem like a pain in the ass, but it means that awesome, ass-kicking community members you love can attend events you’re at and make out with you without having seizures, throwing up or otherwise getting really sick.” Please, bring your amazing self, and keep the scents at home!(More info here: http://thinkbeforeyoustink.com/howtogofragrancefree.html, http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15, http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/scentfree.html)
• If you have any other allergies or sensitivities that we need to know about so that you can participate fully and safely, please let us know at admin@sfpirg.ca.
• We regret that ASL is not available for Dis/Orientation Week 2019 events.
• If there is any other way we can make this event more accessible for you, please let us know at admin@sfpirg.ca!