Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group
SFPIRG has a commitment to making all our spaces and events as inclusive as we possibly can. This is an ongoing learning process. Some of the ways we do this now are: All our events are free and open to everyone. All SFPIRG spaces and venues where we hold events…
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All non-profit societies utilize governance documents to help conduct their business. In accordance with the BC Societies Act, all societies must have a Constitution and Bylaws that mandate the purposes of the society, membership, elections, and more. Societies also use policies to help expand on the Constitution and Bylaws. Other…
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We acknowledge that SFPIRG occupies unceded Indigenous land of Coast Salish peoples. Unceded means that this land was never surrendered, relinquished or handed over in any way. We recognize that the unceded land that we occupy includes not only the SFU Burnaby Campus, but extends to the land occupied by…
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The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) is a student-funded and student-directed resource centre dedicated to social and environmental justice. Public Interest Research Groups were initiated by Ralph Nader, an American activist first active on consumer issues. They began organizing on American and Canadian university campuses in the 1970s. The PIRG at…
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SFPIRG is an independent, student-run and student-funded society. To ensure that our work reflects the ideas and values of the student community at SFU with whom we work, SFPIRG is managed by a student-directed Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is charged with guiding the direction, vision, and growth…
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SFPIRG is an independent, student-funded society. To help carry out the work of the organization, SFPIRG employs four permanent unionized co-Executive Directors, who form the SFPIRG Staff Collective. Each staff member is responsible for a specific area of SFPIRG’s work, and is also responsible for the overall management of the…
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SFPIRG brings together a diverse range of people, and our work is all centred on a shared set of values. SFPIRG’s organizational values serve as a guide for the work of SFPIRG. These values are a living document, and were most recently updated in November 2016. We invite everyone to…
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