SFPIRG

Boards, Societies, & Governance: Equipping student leaders for success! (Cancelled)
2017-09-29 10:30 - 17:30 (America/Vancouver) | Library 7200, SFU Burnaby, SFU Library, Burnaby, BC, V5A1S6, Canada
CANCELLED: Ironically, due to scheduling conflicts with another SFU student society’s essential governance practices, we have been forced to cancel this workshop. We will be running this workshop again in early May 2018 for all students occupying seats on Boards of Directors at SFU, as well as any students who are interested in learning more about Boards, societies, and governance. If you and your Board are interested in scheduling this workshop for your Society, before May 2018, please contact us at info@sfpirg.ca.

Workshop Description:
Have you recently joined a non-profit society’s Board of Directors?
Are you considering running for election to a non-profit society Board, but not sure what a Board of Directors actually does?
Join other campus student leaders for some free, hands-on governance training and come away with a better understanding of non-profit societies, Boards of Directors, and your own role in campus society governance!
Explore questions like:

What is a “non-profit society”? How does it function?
Who are “members”? What role do they play?
What are the duties and powers of a Board of Directors?
What are Constitutions and Bylaws?
Why is good governance a vital part of successful leadership?

Fee Refunds - Fall 2017
2017-09-25 12:00 - 16:00 | TC 326, SFPIRG Lounge, Transportation Centre, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
SFPIRG is a student-funded non-profit organization, autonomous from both the University and the Student Society. We receive $3 each semester from each full time student and $1.50 from each part time student. Therefore, after paying their student fees, all students are members of SFPIRG and can use the resources available through our centre. Non-students can also become associate members of SFPIRG and get involved with us.
We realize that not everyone shares SFPIRG’s values, so each semester we offer students the ability to revoke their membership. If you would like to opt-out, bring your student card, proof of payment & registration for the semester some time during the dates and times listed below. Once you opt-out, you are no longer a member of SFPIRG and will not be eligible to use the organization’s resources and services.

Monday, September 25th – 12-4pm
Tuesday, September 26th – 12-4pm
Wednesday, September 27th – 12-4pm
Thursday, September 28th – 12-4pm

Fat Camp 2017
2017-08-12 10:30 - 17:30 | BC
Building Fat Resistance!
Building Fat Capacity!
Building Fat Community!
REGISTRATION LINK: Coming soon!

Join Fat Panic! Vancouver, SFPIRG and PeerNet for a day of dreaming, scheming and organizing as we explore possible healing and resistance strategies that we can enact, as individuals and with others. What can we create that will support fat people in our community to not only survive, but heal and thrive? What actions can we take, collectively and/or as individuals, to push back against the forces of anti-fat evil? How can we gather and share resources – energy, time and money – to support these efforts?
Please note that as part of the work of this day, Fat Panic! will be seeking donations. We ask that folks with sufficient income, who want to see more fat organizing and community building, donate what you can; given our social reality, these things can’t really happen without funds. We also ask that people who are struggling financially, especially fat working class and poor people, consider saving your resources to support your own well-being, though we respect that people from working class and poor backgrounds often are the ones who contribute a disproportionate amount to grassroots community organizing.
We hope to obtain funds that will allow us to A) provide some form of honoraria to Fat Camp organizers who are not already being paid for their time, and B) to build a fund that would be available to support one or more of the project ideas that come out of this day, with priority going to ensuring that these projects have the necessary funds to ensure maximum accessibility.
Further event details to come!
ACCESSIBILITY INFO
ASL is being booked for this event. Please register by July 27th at noon to confirm your attendance. If no confirmations are received by July 27th at noon, ASL interpretation will be cancelled.
More access info to be posted soon!

Pinkwashing: Notes from Palestine
2017-07-15 10:30 - 16:30 | BC
What is pinkwashing? What does it have to do with Palestine? Let’s talk about it.
This workshop will introduce you to the basics of 100+ years of Palestinian struggle against European Imperialism, Zionism and Israeli settler colonialism.
We will be screening a movie called Pinkwashing Exposed, made by our friends in Duamish territories (also known as Seattle). After that, there will be a chance to discuss how Palestinian queers in Palestine are resisting Israeli pinkwashing, what’s happening here locally, and what we can all do to end pinkwashing.
ASL interpretation is booked for this event. Please register by June 28th at noon to confirm if you need ASL. If no confirmations are received by June 28th at noon, ASL interpretation will be cancelled.
Register:
https://sfpirg.wufoo.eu/forms/q154mulu1tvyude/
