Action Groups
Are you passionate about a specific social or environmental issue? Got three friends who want to join you? Sign-up to become an SFPIRG Action Group and receive access to funding, skills training, resources and more. Or, become a supporter of one of our existing Action Groups and help contribute to some great work happening on and off campus. Check out our current Action Groups below...
APPLY NOW: To apply to become an SFPIRG Action Group, download and fill out this Action Group Application form. Once you send it back to us, it will be considered by our student Board of Directors and we will let you know our decision.
In the meantime, if you have questions please contact Shahaa, our Media & Outreach Coordinator, at outreach@sfpirg.ca. Thanks!
Open Media
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Openmedia.ca is dedicated to promoting an open and democratic communication system in Canada. Our primary goal is to increase student & public awareness and informed participation in Canadian media, cultural, information, and telecommunication policy formation.
The SFU OpenMedia.ca Action Group is working on variety of initiatives such as holding campus events, educational workshops, high school and university presentations about national media issues and publishing a monthly newsletter. |
Check out their latest newsletter: sfuopenmedia.wordpress ...
Dzaleka Project
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The Dzaleka Project is an SFPIRG Action Group and Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Club whose main objective is to provide resources for refugees in need. We are based at Simon Fraser University SFU, Burnaby, Canada.
The Dzaleka Project was founded in 2008 by Joselyne John, a former refugee and current SFU student. She came to Canada with the help of the World University Services of Canada. The Dzaleka Project volunteers have worked tirelessly towards ... |
Prison Abolition & Restorative Justice Association (PARJA)
The Prison Abolition and Restorative Justice Association (PARJA) seeks to create awareness about the issues regarding our current criminal justice system.
We want to engage students at SFU in discussion around the issues and also potential solutions, including a discussion of prison abolition. Not only are recidivism rates high, but budget cutbacks are affecting Legal Services Society. It is important to consider new ways to reduce crime in our society through rehabilitation and ties within ...
Left Alternative
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The world is extremely unequal with just 1% of humanity consuming 25% of all resources and the richest 0.14% of humanity controling 25% of the world’s assets. A handful of billionaires and large corporations dominate the world while billions of people live in or near to poverty. Capitalism is a system which exploits people and the planet for a benefit of a few. A democratic socialist world would eliminate hunger and poverty, insecurity ... |
The Advocate
Our mission is simple. We believe that journalism should be about creating awareness, sparking thought, and inspiring action. Our goal is to provide a place where people can raise their voices intelligently and constructively, with no censorship and no interruptions.
Being the Advocate may occasionally mean stirring controversy - but it's only the controversial who ever move the world forward.
To peace!
The Advocate is always looking for writers! For article submission please send to ...
Ancient Forests Committee
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The Ancient Forest Committee is working to engage the on-campus community around the importance of protecting BC's endangered old-growth forests. The AFC coordinates old-growth hikes, letter-writing booths, rallies, and other events aimed at fostering a desire, among the SFU community and beyond, to protect this unique ecosystem.
Email ancientforests@sfpirg.ca to get involved!
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