Organizing for a Police-Free World
OnlineOrganizing for a Police-free World A part of SFPIRG's Transformative Justice summer series Fill out this form to register! In this workshop, we will hear from organizers working to defund the police and reduce the scope of policing, and from those actively building alternatives through mutual aid, transformative justice, harm...
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No Cops On Campus: Imagining Police-free Universities & Colleges
OnlineNo Cops On Campus: Imagining police-free universities & colleges A part of SFPIRG's Transformative Justice summer series Fill out this form to register! This workshop will focus on the issue of police abolition in a university or college context. Student and staff organizers will discuss recent instances of police violence...
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No More “Wellness Checks”: Building Grassroots Mental Health First Aid Skills:
OnlineNo More "Wellness Checks": Building grassroots mental health first aid skills A part of SFPIRG's Transformative Justice summer series Fill out this form to register! What are the problems with police “wellness checks,” the BC Mental Health Act, and forced care? And what are alternatives to calling in the police...
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What’s My Place? Reflections and Next Steps in Movement Building
OnlineWhat’s My Place? Reflections and next steps in movement building A part of SFPIRG's Transformative Justice summer series Fill out this form to register! In the first part of the day participants will look inward to identify and dismantle the internal barriers that can keep us from engaging in the...
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SFU350 X SFPIRG Climate Justice & Intersectional Anti-Oppression Workshop
OnlineSFU350 X SFPIRG Climate Justice & Intersectional Anti-Oppression Workshop Register here to join SFU350 and SFPIRG in exploring a climate justice and anti-oppression-oriented lens towards climate change action. Everyone is welcome, regardless of familiarity level with climate change work. This event is one of many as part of SFU350’s Climate...
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Fee Refunds – Fall 2021 Semester
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, CanadaSFPIRG is a student-funded non-profit organization, autonomous from the University, Simon Fraser Student Society, and the Graduate Student Society. Each semester we receive $3.00 from full-time undergraduate students and $1.50 from part-time undergraduate students. A successful graduate student referendum in Spring 2020 increased grad student membership fees and tied them...
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Convocation Mall 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, CanadaOn December 6, students and survivors across the country will join together in walking out, gathering together and calling for great institutional accountability to ending sexual and gender-based violence. Here at SFU We will gather at 10am in the Convocation Mall for button making, make a collaborative Declaration of Survivors...
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Social Justice Office Hours
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, CanadaAttention all SFU undergrad and grad students! SFPIRG is here to support you! Are you dealing with racism, sexism, or other oppressive/problematic content in the course of your work, organising, or studies? Are you looking for support with how to respond to instances of oppressive/problematic content in your coursework, or...
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Application Deadline for Electoral Officer
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, CanadaThe Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) is looking for an Independent Electoral Officer who will be responsible for overseeing the nomination and electoral process for our Board of Directors from February to late March. The position involves 1- 5 hours a week of work in February and March, with more...
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Fee Refund Week – Spring 2022 Semester
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, CanadaSFPIRG is a student-funded non-profit organization, autonomous from the University, Simon Fraser Student Society, and the Graduate Student Society. Each semester we receive $3.00 from full-time undergraduate students and $1.50 from part-time undergraduate students. A successful graduate student referendum in Spring 2020 increased grad student membership fees and tied them...
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