[Wamvan] Fwd: Solidarity with Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group

[Tami Starlight]

Make no mistake, this is one more important move for the oppressive nutcases
to continue the CONservative agenda. Bring Canada backwards. (if that is
even possible. haaaa!)

Tami

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Meenakshi Mannoe <
meenakshi.mannoe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Below are several things you can do to help support Simon Fraser
> Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG). SFPIRG is a vital resource
> for students at SFU and for the wider community, we can't let a
> handful of right wingers on the SFU Student Union executive shut it
> down.
> ____________________________________________________________________
> Forwarded from SFPIRG:
>
> Hey folks,
>
> The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) is is a
> student funded and directed resource centre at SFU. We support
> environmental and social change through research, education and
> action. We have many, many resources, including:the Action Research
> eXchange program that allows students to apply their research skills
> through partnerships with community organizations, funding for social
> and environmental justice initiatives, student jobs, workshops and a
> social justice lending library with 7300+ alternative sources.
>
> That being said, the Simon Fraser Student Society (the student union
> here) might be terminating our lease. We have been in the Rotunda (a
> building which houses our allies: Out on Campus, the Women's Center,
> First Nations' Student Association, African and Carribean Heritage
> Student Association) since its creation in 1981. Because we are a
> social and environmental justice resource center, we need to ensure
> that we remain both visible and accessible to students here. More info
> can be found here: http://iheartsfpirg.ca/?page_id=115
>
> We need some volunteers Wednesday 12pm - 4:00pm and Thursday 11am-4pm,
> even for just a couple of hours. Please email sfpirg at sfu.ca if you are
> available during those times. We are locating at the SFU Burnaby
> Campus (TC 326), so it is a bit of trek coming up here. If you know of
> any former/current SFU students, please pass along the email below.
>
> Thanks for your support!
>
> Razan
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG)
> ~For a just, sustainable, and meaningful world~
> ----------------------------------------------------
> http://www.sfpirg.ca (778) 782-4360
>
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>
> From: "SFPIRG" <sfpirg at sfu.ca>
> To: "sfpirg info list" <sf-pirg-info at sfu.ca>
> Sent: Friday, 22 July, 2011 16:22:44
> Subject: URGENT!! Upcoming SFPIRG Lease Events
>
>
> Save SFPIRG's Space! Upcoming Events on the SFPIRG Lease
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> As you know, on July 8th, the SFSS Space Oversight Committee
> recommended that the SFSS Board terminate its lease with SFPIRG. Check
> out some more info here: http://iheartsfpirg.ca/?page_id=115 . This
> coming week, the Board and Space Oversight Committee will be meeting
> to decide the fate of SFPIRG's lease.
>
> We need your support! There are three important upcoming events where
> you come and can voice your support:
>
> - Wednesday, July 27th at 10:30am : SFSS Board Meeting
> - Wednesday, July 27th at 4:30pm: Forum Meeting
> - Thursday, July 28th at 12:00pm, MBC 2212 : Graduate Student Society
> Townhall Meeting on SFPIRG
> - Friday, July 29th at 1:30pm : SFSS Space Oversight Committee meeting
>
> You can also show your support to SFPIRG in the following ways:
>
> 1. State your concerns through an email to the SFSS Board and Space
> Oversight Committee to let them know how you feel. Check out a sample
> letter below. Please CC us on your letter of support.
> 2. Send your email to the Peak and post it on our Facebook group.
> 3. Call the SFSS to voice your concern.
> 4. Drop by our office, Monday to Friday from 10:30am – 4:30 pm.
> 5. Tweet your support or comment on our Facebook group.
> 6. Ask your professor if SFPIRG can do a presentation in your class.
> 7. Tell all your friends and classmates and pass this list onto them
> *We encourage people to be firm, but there is no need to be rude :)
>
> Sample Letter to the SFSS Board and Space Oversight Committee
>
> To : pres at sfss.ca, treas at sfss.ca, ero at sfss.ca, iro at sfss.ca,
> mso at sfss.ca, uro at sfss.ca, atlarge1 at sfss.ca, atlarge2 at sfss.ca,
> appscirep at sfss.ca, artsrep at sfss.ca, busrep at sfss.ca, fcatrep at sfss.ca,
> edurep at sfss.ca, envrep at sfss.ca, healthscirep at sfss.ca,
> sciencerep at sfss.ca, sfpirg at sfu.ca
>
> Dear SFSS Board of Directors and Space Oversight Committee,
>
> I would like to take a minute to voice my concerns about the recent
> motion to terminate SFPIRG’s lease. As a member of the student body
> and supporter of SFPIRG, I would like to inform the Board that I
> firmly believe in the importance of SFPIRG to the student community
> and that I fully support SFPIRG staying in their current space. I feel
> that terminating the lease would be detrimental to the student body as
> it would disrupt the operations of many student clubs and
> student-organized activities. I have heard that this is motivated by a
> need for more “student space”. I would like the Board to know that
> SFPIRG is student space and that I, as a student, highly value the
> resources that SFPIRG offers to the student population.
>
> I was disappointed to hear that the Space Oversight Committee did not
> consult with students, student groups or even SFPIRG in this crucial
> decision. I hope that the SFSS will recognize how invaluable SFPIRG is
> to the student body and will reconsider their motion to terminate
> SFPIRG’s lease.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG)
> ~For a just, sustainable, and meaningful world~
> ----------------------------------------------------
> http://www.sfpirg.ca (778) 782-4360
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