In a lecture given after both RPIRG and SCIC’s Annual General Meetings, on Saturday, September 25, renowned author and activist Stephen Lewis gave a lecture to a packed house at the University of Regina. As the long-standing head of the…
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RPIRG’s First Annual General Meeting
RPIRG is really excited to have recently held their first successful Annual General Meeting! On September 25th, 2010, members and the board of directors met to pass the constitution of the organization, financial statements, and annual report from the board,…
Generating Momentum: Activist Leadership Training Camp
At the beginning of 2010, the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC) and the Regina Public Interest Research Group (RPIRG) began a conversation to explore the benefits of collaborative programming for young people in Saskatchewan. The conversation was framed off…
Third Annual March in March
This event was funded by RPIRG and organized by OXFAM and WUSC Regina. What a success! Thanks for coming out everyone!
University of Regina Best Buddies
RPIRG gave funding to the U of R Best Buddiesprogram so that U of R students could facilitate a field trip that enabled citizens with (dis)abilities to travel out of town for a day. To find out more about the…
Missing Women Conference
RPIRG will be funding the registration costs for 50 students to attend this conference that will be held August 14th – 17th, 2008. More details about the registration process will be available this march. www.missingwomenregina.com
S3Regina
RPIRG has approved the costs of registration for 5 UofR students to attend this international conference that will be held right here at the UofR! Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity, and get in touch with the conference…
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism
A public lecture by author Naomi Klein Education Auditorium, University Of Regina Tuesday, Sept 23 7:30 pm In an era of growing climatic, economic, and geopolitical instability, Naomi Klein’s analysis of the rise of neo-liberalism and the political uses to…
Annual Social Justice Conference
In 2007 , Campion Campus Ministry held a small conference to get students and campus groups at the UofR talking about social justice. This year RPIRG and the Social Work Students Society have offered to help out. This conference will…
Derrick Jensen
Jensen is the author of arguably some of the most important books of our time. These titles include A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, Walking on Water: Reading, Writing and Revolution, Endgame: The Problem of Civilization…