local roast

SKY DRAGON ROASTERY - Fresh Roasted coffee in half pound bags now for sale at cost at the OPIRG office.

Of course it is certified Fair Trade, and USDA Organic, and 100 percent Co-Op made!
Find out more about the coffee at www.skydragon.org, or better, come buy some and get brewing!

(Goes great, needless to say, with our Fair Trade and Organic chocolate)

rejoice! OPIRG Resources now searchable through campus library

Thanks to the cooperation of the campus library staff, OPIRG McMaster's Resource Centre holdings are now searchable online - check it out here!

(and if anyone has the dvd disc for Anarchism in America, we have the empty box!)

prophets and nonviolence

Judaism does not equal Israel: the rebirth of the Jewish prophetic

Time	Begins at November 12th 19:30 PM ending on November 12th 12:00 PM
Location	McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre, Room 1A6
Organizers	Independent Jewish Voices
Posted by	OPIRG Staff

Marc H. Ellis, the renowned Jewish liberation theologian and Director of the Centre for American and Jewish studies at Baylor University in Texas, will speak on themes in connection with his newly-published book Judaism Does Not Equal Israel: the Rebirth of the Jewish Prophetic

and

Non-Violent Solutions to the Middle East Impasse

Time	Begins at November 19th 19:30 PM ending on November 19th 12:00 PM
Location	McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Room 4E20
Organizers	Independent Jewish Voices
Posted by	OPIRG Staff

Rita Giacamen, Epidemiologist and Director of the department of international Community Health at Birzeit University in the Palestinian Territories, will lecture on Non-Violent solutions to the Middle East Impasse

GET OUT FOR PRIDE PARADE!

On this week of November 9th to November 13th come out and join McMaster's official Pride week celebrations. Starting Tuesday be on the lookout for the QSCC table in student centre, the free hugs campaign, and various other events such as Thursday nights drag show at the Marauders bar (under Kelsey's on main street)!

Everyone is welcome to join in on McMaster's first Pride parade which is to be held Friday. We'll be meeting in front of Les Prince at 12pm Friday the 13th and walking around campus! It would be great if you came out to show your support for McMaster's LGBTQ community! Bring banners of your own clubs to show your groups support for Mac Pride!

Hope to see you at the festivities!

Cheers!

- McMaster's QSCC

on the line

CUPE-TUBE

OPIRG VOLUNTEER GIGS

• CURRENT VOLUNTEER JOBS
  
  • Web Writer: Seeking volunteers interested in developing their journalism and writing skills. TASKS: interviewing OPIRG Working Group Volunteers about the work they do, what motivates them, and what impact they are having on the issues that concern them. Work with Volunteer Coordinator to set up interview, write and edit work, and post on the opirg mcmaster blog. Hours are very flexible. Ability to use a digital camera an asset. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Randy Kay if you are interested.
    
  • Button-Design: if you hava a knack for layout, we need someone to create a new OPIRG McMaster button design, using our logo as a starting point. Using the design sizing guidlines, the volunteer will make a button design to fit the diameter of the button, and layout a template for printing. Orientation with Volunteer Coordinator Randy Kay prior to commencing.
  • Table - Display staff: If you like meeting people and helping raise the profile of good (OPIRG) causes, OPIRG McMaster needs volunteers to help staff display tables in the student centre, and at local events. You are responsible to transport and set up the OPIRG display, and spend time there handing out literature, and answering general questions about OPIRG McMaster. A brief orientation is all you need to get started. Time committment depends on the event, and your schedule.

CHECK OUT OPIRG MCMASTER'S VOLUNTEERING PAGE, AND FILL OUT A VOLUNTEER FORM.

good neighbours volunteer!

The Hamilton Good Neighbour Campaign is a new project that aims to open lines of communication between industry and the community.

We’re looking for volunteers who would like to conduct a door-to-door survey to gather information from residents who live near industry in our city.

The deadline for application is Friday November 13th 2009.

Please contact Julia Kollek, Volunteer Co-ordinator at 905-627-5410
or email volunteer@environmenthamilton.org


Disclaimer: this is not an official opirg mcmaster sponsored event, and is posted for information purposes only. Please contact the event organizers with any questions or concerns.

support educational workers!

Message from CUPE 3906 representing McMaster TAs and RAs:

Please come and join us on our picket lines on Thursday Nov. 5 at 4:30pm at the East entrance, Sterling Gates. We would really appreciate it if some of your members could come out and support us in our current strike negotiations.

Disclaimer: this is not an official opirg mcmaster sponsored event, and is posted for information purposes only. Please contact the event organizers with any questions or concerns.

save the bou

Help save the endangered woodland caribou in Ontario:
www.savethebou.ca

Disclaimer: this is not an official opirg mcmaster sponsored event, and is posted for information purposes only. Please contact the event organizers with any questions or concerns.

CONSENSUS (New Location for Thursday's Workshop)

FIRST TERM'S CONSENSUS DECISION MAKING WORKSHOP for OPIRG volunteers will take place on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, at 5:30 to 7:30pm NEW LOCATION DUE TO STRIKE ON CAMPUS: WESTDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM (Address: 955 King Street West,Hamilton, ON L8S 1K9)

An introduction to Consensus

This workshop will explore ways in which we can communicate and act as groups that empower everyone involved, make creative decisions, and work to counter the oppressive structures that we're used to. The focus of the workshop will be on groups working for social and environmental justice. The workshop will be responsive to the desires of those who attend so bring your questions and ideas!

Facilitator:

Brian has been interested in consensus for a while now, and is working on implementing the principles of consensus in all facets of his life. His greatest teachers are his friends.

Sign up for this interactive and informative workshop on using Consensus Decision Making, a democratic and egalitarian approach to getting great group decisions. THe workshop is free, but participants must pre-register with randy(dot)opirg(at)gmail(dot)com or 905-525-9140 ext. 26026.