[van-announce] SFPIRG Workshop Series

[SFPIRG]

SFPIRG's Workshop Series

SFPIRG presents 12 weeks of free workshops for the SFU and the community! 6
in the beginning of the Fall semester and 6 more in the beginning of the
Spring semester. Come out and learn valuable hands-on and organizing skills
ranging a variety of topics from Bike Repair to Consensus Decision-Making to
the Joys of Eating Locally.

All workshops are at the SFU Burnaby campus and run from 12:30 running till
about 2/2:30pm. Light refreshments will be available. Free! All welcome! All
SFPIRG events are wheelchair accessible, childcare and other subsidies are
available, please see our website for details www.sfpirg.ca (bottom of the
homepage).

No registration required.

Bike Repair – Wed Sept 12th – SFPIRG's Bike Tool Co-op TC326
Composting in Small Spaces  – Tues Sept 18th – MBC 2290
Consensus Decision-Making – Wed Sept 26th – MBC 2290
Local Food + 100 Mile Diet – Tues Oct 2nd – MBC 2290
Participatory Action Research  – Wed Oct 10th – MBC 2296
Conflict Resolution – Tues Oct 16th – MBC 2292

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Bike Repair Workshop
Wed Sept 12th – SFPIRG's Bike Tool Co-op TC326

Bring your bike or just bring yourself and learn some basic bike repair
skills including how to fix a flat tire, tips on how to keep your bike in
good working order, brakes, gears etc.

This hands-on workshop will take place in SFPIRG's Bike Tool Co-op, all
tools provided, bring any questions you have about your bike and biking.

Facilitated by: Aili Meutzner formerly of Our Community Bikes

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Composting in Small Spaces
Tues Sept 18th – MBC 2290

Want to learn how to compost even if you live in an apartment? Find out how!
Why waste all your biodegradable garbage when you can use it to make
nutrient-rich soil for your garden. This workshop includes all the materials
you need!

Facilitated by: TBA

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Consensus Decision-Making
Wed Sept 26th – MBC 2290

Interested in learning more about Consensus Decision-Making? Come out to
this workshop and find out the pros and cons of using consensus vs voting,
how to make it work in a meeting and what to do in tough situations when
agreements are difficult to reach.

Facilitated by: Laura Atkinson former staff member of SFPIRG

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Local Food + 100 Mile Diet
Tues Oct 2nd – MBC 2290

The Joys of Eating Local
This workshop will explore and celebrate the joys of eating locally produced
and processed foods. We will review the many benefits of local, explore the
many resources for integrating local into your daily meals and discuss the
100-Mile Diet's new Eat Local Challenge which runs September 1st to October
8th of this year. You won't leave empty handed either. We promise that you
will get five new local recipes just for attending!

Facilitated by: Candace Bonfield of Sustainable SFU

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PAR [Participatory Action Research]
Wed Oct 10th – MBC 2296

Participatory Action Research is a model for doing research with community
that promotes collaborative, respectful, and equal sharing of knowledge.
This workshop will introduce the main concepts behind PAR and other
alternative ways to conduct ethical social and environmental justice-based
research. Its main focus is how researchers can learn to apply an
anti-oppression framework to their work with community. Especially suited to
ARX researchers, but all are welcome!

Facilitated by: Cynthia Oka and Debora O from SFPIRG's ARX program

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Conflict Resolution
Tues Oct 16th – MBC 2292

When you live, work and play among others there is bound to be some
conflict. And conflict isn¹t bad or harmful but when it isn¹t resolved,
environments can get uncomfortable and sometimes pretty toxic. People
aren't born knowing how to resolve conflict. So this is a chance to better
understand conflict and get some tools for resolving it when it does occur.

People who attend this interactive workshop will:
* better understand conflict;
* become more aware of your style in dealing with conflict;
* practice using different modes of handling conflict.

Developing good conflict resolution skills will mean you can spend more time
living, working and playing.

Facilitated by: Marnie Goldenberg

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Hope to see you at an upcoming workshop!


Krisztina

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SFPIRG is a student funded and directed resource centre at SFU. We support
environmental and social change through research, education and action.