[opirgyork] Working Group Applications for OPIRG York!

[OPIRG York]

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone is enjoying a lovely summer! OPIRG York has been quite busy
over the past couple of months with training and prep work for the Fall
term. We are very excited to send you this callout for Working Groups-- 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
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