Job Description: Living Wage Campaign Researcher The Regina Public Interest Research Group (RPIRG), the Community Research Unit (CRU), and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) are working together to facilitate a community-based action research project with our local community. RPIRG…
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RPIRG AGM Agenda is here!
Along with Dr. Emily Eaton’s presentation “Into the Belly of the Boom” and a whack load of free pizza from the OWL here on campus, you can also see the wonderful things RPIRG has been up to this past year…
Generating Momentum August 21-24
August is just around the corner and you know what that means! The 5th annual Generating Momentum leadership camp will be taking place. If you want to have a great time, meet a lot of new people, learn a whole…
Genetically Engineered Foods Event JULY 30
On July 30 at 7pm, RPIRG is excited to be hosting the Genetically Engineered Foods Tour as it aims to educate the public by discussing genetically engineered foods and how they shape our health and food systems and providing…
Save the Date! Apathy into Action in January
RPIRG’s annual social justice conference, Apathy into Action, takes place January 23-25, 2014. Free and open to the university community and members of the public, the conference will feature presentations on: housing and renters’ rights food sovereignty University bus pass…
Funding Available – Apply Soon!
Do you have an idea for a social/environmental justice project or event, some training you’d like to take, or group that you would like to start? We can help with some financial assistance! Our second fall funding deadline is approaching…
Summer Funding Round – now accepting applications!
If you have an idea for an event, project, or group that would work towards social and environmental justice initiatives, we can help! Any student can submit an application to hold an event, bring in a speaker, have a rally,…
Welcome to the Green Patch Garden Coordinator!
RPIRG welcomes Serena La Posta as the new Green Patch Garden coordinator. Serena brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to the job and has already begun planning for the upcoming year. (We think spring will come.) If you’d like…
RPIRG is hiring a 2013 Garden Coordinator
RPIRG is hiring a Garden Project Coordinator for the 2013 season! In partnership with members of the Edible Campus – Wascana Centre Authority, Facilities Management at the U of R, the Institute français, and First Nations University of Canada –…
New Working Groups!
There are new opportunities to be active in the environmental movement, and support for an oft-neglected group, student parents! RPIRG has gained a number of new working groups. Welcome to: Regina Green Ride Carpooling Network Regina Parents as Students Success…