[opirgyork] Deadline: August 2nd - OPIRG York Working Groups

[OPIRG York]

Hi Everyone!

OPIRG York is preparing for our fall and winter terms- you will see
upcoming announcemtns about our annual DisOrientation Week, and other
exciting and upcoming volunteer opportunities! In our preparations, we
would like to get our working groups together and ready to go for
September, so we are asking that if you're interested in becoming an OPIRG
York working group, that you apply to be one, by Friday, August 2nd! You
can contact Victoria, our Volunteer Coordinator, at victoria at opirgyork.ca,
for any questions. Below, are all the details and links you need for your
working group application!

We have had many amazing working groups over the years, and are looking for
more amazing groups this coming year. You can see some information below,
and on our website here:

WORKING GROUPS INFORMATION & APPLICATION<http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups>

The full application package and working group policies for OPIRG York are
available at the above link as well! Please check out the callout and apply
to be a working group!

*What role do working groups play at OPIRG?*

Working groups are central to the functioning of OPIRG.  They consist of a
group of volunteers who work on a specific issue pertaining to
anti-oppressive, anti-colonial, anti-imperialist, social justice and
environmental issues. The working groups are dedicated to enacting change
on campus and/or in the broader community, and function autonomously.
Working groups receive funding from OPIRG and access to the OPIRG office.
OPIRG York is committed to change at York University but we ALSO envision
larger community interaction. We want to blend student organizing with
grassroots activism to ensure broad social and environmental change. Thus,
we are encouraging applications for working groups with a broad vision,
especially those who come from traditionally marginalized communities.

*The 2012-2013 OPIRG York working groups were: *

-       YU Free Press
-       Environmental Justice
-       Students Against Israeli Apartheid
-       Art for Justice
-       Progressive Filipino Canadians for Community Empowerment and
Development (PFCCED)
-       Vanier Prison Support Line working group
-       Students for a Free Tibet
-       Justice is Not Colorblind

The OPIRG York board will approve new working group applications as they
come in - so please send in your applications of interest! (
http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups)

Interested in joining one of our existing or past working groups, we can
put you in touch! Our working groups are always looking for new members,
volunteers and people who are passionate about the many issues that they
cover!

If there is a social justice/political issue that you would like to work on
that isn’t represented in our working groups – start your own! We provided
lots of support, funding and outreach help to get your issue out there to
the York community.

For more information on how to get involved with one of our working groups,
email victoria at opirgyork.ca and look online for more information plus the
application package here: http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups.


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-OPIRG York
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www.opirgyork.ca
416-736-5724
opirg at yorku.ca


*There are many ways to get involved at OPIRG. Apply to be a working group:
**http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups*
Contact victoria at opirgyork.ca for further information.

*We also have three different collectives: *PrOPIRGanda Radio, Radical
Reading Room and PrOPIRGanda Zine. You can contact us about ways to get
involved in these collectives: opirgyork at gmail.com.
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