SFPIRG

Arts & Crafts
2026-02-17 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

Movie Night - Viewer's Choice
2026-02-18 17:30 - 20:00 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

Table Reads
2026-02-23 17:00 - 20:00 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

Study Session
2026-02-24 17:00 - 19:00 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

Board Game Night
2026-02-25 18:00 - 20:00 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

Study: Toward a Scientific Analysis of the Gay Question
2026-02-26 12:00 - 14:00 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

Building Mass Movements
2026-03-24 18:00 - 20:00 | BC
Interested in building genuinely MASS organizations with the power we need to change the our universities, our cities, and our world? Join the People’s University crew for a teach-in historically successful methods of mass movement building and a discussion about how we can implement them today.
To get the most out of the session, the facilitators encourage folks to read Lesson 2 & 3 from the book Activist Study (also known as ARAK) in advance.
🗓️Date: Tuesday, March 24th,
⏰Time: 6-8 PM
📍Location: TBA
If you have any access needs you’d like us to know about, please feel free to message us through our instagram or email research@sfpirg.ca.

Student-Worker Centre : Know Your Rights Workshop
2026-03-26 14:00 - 15:30 | SFPIRG Lounge SUB 1410, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
The student-worker centre of SFU is hosting its’ inaugural event — A Know Your Rights Workshop hosted by the Worker Solidarity Network. This is an opportunity for all student workers on campus to learn more about their rights and get connected with and learn from other student workers.
The workshop is 1.5 hrs long and it covers top 7 forms of wage theft (reg wages, overtime, stat pay, termination pay etc), how to advocate for yourself, and some community organizing essence in the last 30 minutes.
Location : SFPIRG
Time: 2PM

Strategy for the Liberation of Palestine
2026-03-30 18:00 - 20:00 | BC
Strategy and tactics go hand in hand, and we need to critically develop both if we’re going to succeed in achieving libration! Join the People’s University crew for a discussion of the book Strategy for the Liberation of Palestine and a reflection on how we can strengthen Palestine liberation work on campuses, in Vancouver, and across the world.
🗓️ Date: Monday, March 30th
⏱️ Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
📍Location: TBA
If you have any access needs you’d like us to know about, please feel free to message us through our instagram or email research@sfpirg.ca.

Film Screening : Dear Comrades
2026-05-01 18:00 - 21:00 | BC
Dear Comrades is a 2020 Russian historical drama film about the Novocherkassk massacre produced, co-written and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It was entered in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. At Venice, the film won the Special Jury Prize. The film received a nomination for BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language and was selected as the Russian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films.
This is the first in a series of 5 films we’ll be screening at the Fletcher Challenge Theatre downtown. Grab your tickets soon, Early bird tickets are only $5. The people’s university Committee will also be present at the screening to facilitate a lively discussion amongst everyone that comes, we hope to see y’all there! Check the QR code or the link in our bio for ticketing info
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Is Marxism a Science?
2026-05-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5K3, Canada
The People’s University Project presents the first in our summer series of “Second Saturday Study” Hosted at SFU Harbour Centre(Room to be announced soon)
What is a science? In the organizing space, we often talk about science, without having a concrete definition of what makes something scientific. Additionally, we often posit our theories as scientific theories without being able to point to the evidence or the reasons as to why they might be considered scientific. We hope to challenge these assumptions and, through this process, give people more confidence in their application of science to society by discussing and proposing our own ideas of why we consider Marxism to be a science. We hope that Attendants will discuss and debate amongst each other and move towards a more common understanding of what constitutes a science and how it could be applied to the real world.
No reading required – There will be a presentation followed by a discussion

Is there Class in Our Analysis?
2026-05-30 12:00 - 14:00 | BC
What is class analysis? What is the mass line? In organizing spaces, many organizations say they are practicing the mass line, but we often lack a shared understanding of what it actually means to do so. If we claim to be applying the mass line, we must also commit to the scientific process it requires: reviewing the results of investigation, analyzing conditions through a class lens, extracting demands, forming a mass line, testing it in practice, and assessing its correctness.
This series will use existing investigation done within the labour movement as the basis for study and analysis. Through this process, we hope to build organizers’ confidence in applying class analysis within their existing organizations. Participants will develop their ability to identify class consciousness, recognize the class character of ideas and demands, and better understand the material interests and tendencies of different classes in society.
Participants will discuss the mass line method of leadership, including objective and subjective factors, antagonistic and non-antagonistic contradictions, class consciousness, willingness to struggle, advanced, middle, and backward forces, sites of struggle, and other key questions. We hope that attendants will practice debate, sharpen their analytical skills, and become better equipped to raise and clarify political disagreements in their respective mass organizations.
No prior reading required — there will be a presentation, case study activity, and group discussion.

Cinema & Struggle: Paris is Burning
2026-06-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Fletcher Challenge Theater, 515 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3, Canada
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
Stick around after the film for a lively debate and discussion on the political themes of the film and the way we see those things play out in real life today!
“For anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider, Paris is Burning is a reassuring reminder that someone somewhere totally gets you.” (POV Magazine)
“A film about resistance, passion and the determined reclamation of cultural space, Paris Is Burning has been tremendously influential, and is essential viewing for any student of the issues it concerns or of the documentary form.” (Eye For Film)

Creative Hangout
2026-06-09 14:00 - 17:00 | BC
Come hang out with us for an afternoon of making things, listening to nice music, eating pizza, and relaxing in good company.
We’ll have clay and creative materials available, so you can make something at your own pace! No experience, pressure, or finished product required.
Creative Hangout
June 9th
2:00 – 5:00 PM
🍕 Pizza provided
🎶 Nice music
🏺 Clay + creative materials
Location: SUB 1410
All are welcome.
