volunteer 4 volunteer marsh

Volunteers for VOLUNTEER MARSH - join us to clean up this neglected marsh, near the historical Desjardins Canal in the east end of Dundas. Meet at the entrance to Martino Memorial Park, King Street East between Olympic Drive and East Street, Dundas.

For more information about Volunteer Marsh, please follow this link.

If you are available to assist with removing debris and litter from this area, home to nesting turtles and other wildlife, please contact Randy Kay at 905-525-9140 ext. 26026 or e-mail dundastard(at)gmail(dot)com

CLEAN UP DATE is SATURDAY, APRIL 10 at 11am

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Sponsored by OPIRG McMaster and Restore Cootes

a tale of two Peters

an opirg member with a video in a competition!

"A Tale of Two Peters" Climbs to 3rd place in Earth Day Canada Short Film Competition

The film "A Tale of Two Peters" submitted by Darren Kaulback has risen to third place in the on-line voting poll. Please check it out and cast your vote. New votes can be registered every day until April 22nd (Earth Day), so vote everyday if you can. Please spread the word !!! Details at http://macnabstreetfilms.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.

opirg u of t job

JOB POSTING: Administration and Finances Coordinator, OPIRG Toronto

The Ontario Public Interest Research Group at the University of Toronto (OPIRG Toronto) is a student funded, volunteer-driven, not-for-profit, community/campus organization mandated to facilitate action, education and research around issues of social and environmental justice. OPIRG Toronto strives to provide an anti-racist, trans and queer positive, accessible, harassment-free space for students and community members to utilize and further develop skills as community organizers while making links with larger movements in working for social change. OPIRG-Toronto also provides information and resources to its members and the broader community.

OPIRG welcomes the contributions that individuals from marginalized communities bring to our organization, and invites aboriginal people, people of colour, women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, trans and queer-oriented people, single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and people with disabilities to apply.

The Role of Permanent Staff

Permanent OPIRG staff are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 1281. Because volunteer turnover is frequent, permanent staff ensure the organization’s stability. They maintain the organization’s integrity, assist volunteers in their activism and networking, and facilitate problem-solving to address internal structural deficiencies.

This is a full-time position. OPIRG Toronto is located on a university campus and follows four-month semester university cycle. Work load varies depending on the time of term. Evening and weekend work is expected and is regulated by the collective agreement. The work environment has little day-to-day supervision. The Administration and Finances Coordinator works cooperatively with the Volunteer and Programming Coordinator, in continual consultation with OPIRG volunteers. Both staff members provide monthly reports to the Board of Directors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• An explicit, integral and dedicated commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression
• Ability to prioritize work and manage numerous tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work well with students, community volunteers and staff in a small workplace environment
• Experience with bookkeeping and financial management and knowledge of accounting software (Quickbooks)
• Experience writing and administering grants
• Familiarity with current social justice and environmental campaigns, and familiarity with campus organizing issues
• Self-directed and able to take initiative and meet deadlines in a loosely structured and unsupervised, dynamic work environment
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organizational, office coordination and time management skills
• Understanding of consensus decision-making and ability to work in groups within this framework
• Commitment to apply an anti-oppression analysis into all levels of organizing and decision-making

OTHER ASSETS:

• Knowledge of the Toronto communities, University of Toronto campus and local NGOs, social and environmental justice organizations
• Capacity for basic website maintenance or HTML skills.
• Familiarity with anti-oppression work as it relates to areas of focus at the OPIRG, such as indigenous solidarity, migrant justice work, Palestinian human rights, environmental justice, anti-poverty work.
• Knowledge of the PIRGs generally and/ or OPIRG-Toronto specifically
• Experience coordinating projects, campaigns and events
• Experience creating promotional and educational materials
  

RESPONSIBILITIES:
With the support of the Board of Directors and staff, the Administration and Finances Coordinator is responsible for the following work.

Financial management

• Banking: accounts payable, payroll, annual budget, audit, financial records
• Write and submit grant proposals
• Administer Working Group funds
• Report to the Board of Directors and campus levy-administering groups.
• Creating monthly financial reports to the Board of Directors.
• Participate in fundraising activities as required and/or appropriate.
  

Record Keeping

• Maintain and build systems that support organizational learning and memory: overall filing systems, archives, operating manuals, computer systems, organizational policy.

General Administration

• Manage sponsorship proposals, endorsement requests, and room booking requests.
• Managing the office and online events board, job board and housing board.
• Implement board policy as it relates to work responsibilities.
• Participate in job description and work plan development.
• Participate in hiring processes.
• Acquire training for professional development as appropriate and/or required.
• Supervise grant staff as required and/or appropriate.

Office organization

• Maintain and order office supplies
• Participate with other staff and volunteers in the maintenance of regular office hours, cleaning, maintenance, and improvements.
• Assist in maintaining files and archives in areas of work responsibilities.

Communication and Organizational Representation

• Correspond with levy administering groups, and with relevant administrative bodies at the university about: funding, campus status, space issues, maintenance.
• Committees: Represent OPIRG-Toronto to University Administrative bodies and committees.
• Answer/respond to email and phone inquiries, forward inquiries responsibly.
• Respond to media inquiries.

Resource Centre

• Participate in joint committee with the Centre for Women and Trans People to develop budgeting and promotion for the library, and resource purchasing.
• Assist library users.
  

Project and Event Assistance

• Assist board, other staff, action groups and volunteers with event/project planning and event follow-up with Administrative and Financial support.
• Coordinate layout and submissions for OPIRG Action Speaks Louder newsletter
• Assist with anti-oppression training and program implementation.
• Coordinate planning of the Annual General Meeting.
• Assist the Volunteer and Programming Coordinator in programming/coalitions as appropriate and/or required (e.g. Disorientation Week, Tools for Change).
• Assist the Volunteer and Programming Coordinator with recruitment, orientation, placement, training, & supervision of volunteers.
• Assist with the maintenance of volunteer database, and support, evaluation & appreciation of volunteers/action groups.

Promotion and Outreach

• Coordinate printing of OPIRG materials. Assisting Action Groups in printing and mechanisms for promotion (online, etc).

Participating in Decision-Making

• Attend board meetings, staff meetings, working group & committee meetings when needed. Assist in the development and implementation of policy.
• Attend OPIRG provincial meetings & staff meetings.
• Assist with Board elections through the AGM and orientation
  

Employment Terms:

This is a full-time permanent staff position with 30 hours per week at a rate of $19.44/hour with extended health care & benefits as defined under the Collective Agreement. All newly hired employees shall be considered to be on probation for six months from the commencement date of employment.

How to Apply:

Applicants must provide a resume, cover letter, three references (with phone numbers) and one-page statement about “Community organizing and working through oppression and privilege.” This page is intended to give the hiring committee a sense of your community organizing experience and how you locate/understand yourself within that work. We encourage applicants to describe the contributions and experience that they, as individuals who identify with marginalized communities, would bring to the OPIRG organization in their cover letter. Applications that do not include a statement will not be considered for short listing.

For the purpose of the statement it is important to note that OPIRG-Toronto sees anti-oppression as a process which acknowledges the existence of systemic oppressions (including, but not limited to, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and ableism). Through practices and policies, we seek to actively identify, challenge, and address oppression wherever it exists, in all its various forms.

Deadline for Submissions: Thursday April 1, 2010 5PM
Position Start Date: ASAP

Please drop off applications to the attention of:
Hiring Committee
OPIRG-Toronto, 563 Spadina Ave, Room 101
North Borden Building - University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, M5S 2J7

Or email: opirgtoronto.hiring@gmail.com
or fax: 416-971-2292

The OPIRG Office is open Monday to Thursday, 11am-6 pm. Please contact the office by phone with any questions: 416-978-7770.

OPIRG Toronto thanks all applicants, but only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted, no later than 9pm on Tuesday April 6. Should an interview candidate be unable to attend the interview in person, we can likely accommodate with an alternative arrangement. Please indicate in your cover letter if you think such accommodations will be necessary.

Meet Kojo Damptey, OPIRG Board Member

Volunteer Matúš Sámel's second installment in his Meet the OPIRG Board series.

BOARD MEMBER KOJO DAMPTEY

What is your academic background?

I came to Mac in 2001 and I graduated in 2007 in Chemical Engineering. I never studied Music, I took just one class, but right now I am mainly working on my music – song writing and music production.

What about your hobbies?

Well my main hobby is music of course. I like various styles of music, whether it is Rap, Reggae, Blues or Rock, but it should speak to the soul. I would classify it as ‘Soul Music’. Besides that I like reading, I watch movies a lot and I play various sports. So I am pretty active I guess (laugh).

How did you get involved with OPIRG?

Well, I had my own NGO called Buck for Change and two years ago we worked on a black issue project and needed funding for our event. One of my organisers suggested we go to OPIRG. So we went and they helped us out. After that I did some research on what they do and I realised that is something I want to be part of. One of the staff members said they were looking for a person to the Board of directors so I applied and got there.

What is your role at the Board of Directors?

I work mostly with publicity of OPIRG so whether it is organising of potential helpers or of the working groups we have. However, on the Board we work on the consensus-based approach so everybody does a little bit of everything. But we have our ‘own’ departments and this one brings with it a kind of dilemma. On one hand, most people do not know what OPIRG is doing and how it is helping at Mac and in Hamilton and we surely want to let them know. On the other hand, this great work is rewarding in itself and maybe we do not want to get huge publicity for it, because ultimately it is all about helping people.

What motivated you to join OPIRG? Were your expectations fulfilled?

I always wanted to be a part of something where people do something good and where people’s life style change. This has surely been attained as we helped so many groups, with their conferences, small events, campaigning. There are so many different things in many different areas and causes – environmental, human rights, animal rights, etc. It is all over the place. So being part of that is exciting, because the OPIRG Board is giving people support so that they can do what they want to do. That is very satisfactory.

What has OPIRG brought to you?

Apart from what I mentioned above, you also get to know many people from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, beliefs. And you work every day with these people and have to reach consensus. You have to be aware of where they are coming from and where are you coming from. This engagement is definitely very beneficial for all people involved.

freeskool me-dee-aa

opirg working group FREESKOOL in the SIL

A different way to learn

Thursday, March 18th 2010, McMaster Silhouette
By Lindsay Jolivet

LINDSAY JOLIVET
INSIDEOUT EDITOR

In a few weeks, thousands of overworked university students will be leaving their last lectures with the tune of Alice Cooper’s liberating tune in their head.

However, in one of our city’s many hidden spaces a new philosophy about education is budding. The organizers of Hamilton FreeSkool hope to prevent their students from cheering “School’s out for summer.” The five organizers of this small organization will be the first to agree that Canada’s education system is oppressive. The observation isn’t new, but their solution certainly is.

Hamilton FreeSkool, founded just over a year ago, is a gathering space for individuals to discuss their views and learn in unconventional but creative ways. This month, they feature a workshop titled “Spring Reveille” on Mar. 27 that will include a potluck and a series of tentatively planned workshops. Among the possible workshops are a discussion of rights in the workplace and an introduction to poi, a type of performance involving swinging suspended balls in artistic patterns.

The founding of FreeSkool began with Students for a Renegade Society (SRS), an OPIRG working group at McMaster. A few other groups joined the cause and with little money, it developed into what it is now.

Other classes offered during this first school year have included one on the board game “GO,” several languages such as Spanish, French and Russian, tree identification and erotic movement. One of the five organizers, Amy Vegan, felt these classes have addressed “unmet needs in our community…by providing free and safe places for people to learn about various topics.”

More interesting than their eclectic variety of courses are FreeSkool’s values. Vegan shed some light on how this group’s anarchist philosophy operates in practice and how they hope, in time, it will bloom into something bigger. “FreeSkool is based on egalitarian, consensus and anti-oppression values and radical inclusivity.”

The principles of the organization challenge the mainstream education system, which they believe are “discriminatory and oppressive.” Vegan’s main example was the high expense of post-secondary education. “Only a fraction of the population can afford to attend university,” she noted. Even with OSAP and other loans, cost is a big deterrent for those already under the poverty line.

Furthermore, she argued that many subjects fail to address marginalized topics such as women’s history and the history of the working class. “Finally,” said she, “most students are indifferent and complacent about their learning…they participate very little in the learning process.”

FreeSkool challenges the traditional model by encouraging students to shape their own learning. “People are free to come and go as they please without the pressures of money and an authoritarian teacher. Instead, facilitators are there to help the class run smoothly and share knowledge they may have on a topic.”

Currently the organizers’ goals are fairly modest. Promotion, searching for teachers and venues, and simply keeping FreeSkool on its feet consumes most of their time. Nonetheless, Vegan had nothing but positive comments about their efforts thus far. When asked if they have faced many problems funding the free service she responded with an enthusiastic “Not yet!” adding, “FreeSkool has been well-supported by the community, and most classes and events have had very little overhead.”

When it comes to spreading their message, these ambitious organizers have no limits. They want to include absolutely everyone. “Everyone should be comfortable attending a FreeSkool class or event regardless of their political beliefs (or lack thereof),” Vegan explained.

On a bigger scale, Vegan maintained that their ideas are applicable outside of their casual environment. “The values that FreeSkool is based on can be a model for society at large, if we, as a society, will let them. Hopefully by participating in FreeSkool, the community will become more comfortable with these ideas and apply them elsewhere.”

To those involved, FreeSkool is much more than a group of individuals sharing ideas. It’s a movement towards a more open and inclusive society.

from a tiny acorn a mighty oak shall grow

Auditions for the OAK TREE CHOIR, a choir for adults living with disabilities and disorders of all kinds. Friday March 26, 2010, Burke Science Building (BSB) 117, 2:30 to 5:30pm

postcard pollution plan

Postcards can be picked up and dropped off at the OPIRG McMaster office, Room 229, McMaster University Student Centre, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4:30pm

next week: talking vaginas!

PUGWASH!

McMaster Science for Peace proudly presents its annual themed
conference- GLASS HALF EMPTY, a conference on freshwater depletion
crisis.

The focus of the conference is on translating evidence-based research into policy change!
Speakers include:
Dr. Brian McCarry, who chairs 'Clean Air Hamilton', is an academic activist who is involved with much research surrounding the interrelated contamination of the earth, air, and water, but also policy changing activities such as the pursuit of environmental action against large companies such as Lafarge Cement. Dr. Gail Krantzberg, who is involved in governance policy discussions regarding Great Lakes management. Dr. Denis Corr, who is involved in many environmental
policy change discussions in Hamilton, will talk to us about how to turn good science into good actions through having the right content, the right process, and respect.

Representatives from the Polaris Institute will further discuss the privatization of water through the bottled water industry. Workshops will discuss key players in international water discussions that affect management policies.

Breakfast and lunch are provided free of charge.
Events run from 9AM to 4PM in the Council Chamber (Gilmour Hall 111) of McMaster University on Saturday March 13th.

For ANY questions at all, feel free to email lin.dolly.mh@gmail.com, or call 905 537 8528 and ask for Dolly.


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.

inside the board room

In the first of our Board Member profiles, OPIRG Volunteer Matúš Sámel interviewed OPIRG Board chairperson Joseph Sneep.

What is your academic background?

I started here six years ago and by that time I was majoring in Fine Art and I when I finished it I decided to do a Philosophy degree. Next year I am starting my MA in Philosophy here at Mac.

What about your hobbies?

I still do a lot of art, especially drawing. I am also a passionate guitar player for some seven years now. I practice it every day so I guess I am pretty good at it (laugh). Besides that I enjoy gardening. I just got a community garden, which is sufficient to feed myself and some friends. Generally, I enjoy just talking to people, having conversations, which is also a big part of OPIRG.

How and when did you get involved with OPIRG?

I just got involved last year and I did not know much about it before. I just had several friends talking about this funny sounding thing called OPIRG (laugh). I applied for the position when I was done with my degree and I did not know what to do with my life, I was looking for a more some direct experience. I had an empty space in my life and I decided to fill it with OPIRG. I was lucky enough to become a part of this great organisation.

What is your role as the president of the Board of directors?

The Board is entirely consensus–based body and therefore the president does not posses any overarching authority. However, we have to deal with organisation which have more hierarchical decision-making process and it is therefore necessary for us to have someone called ‘president’ to facilitate the interface with them.

How would you describe your experience with OPIRG?

Although the work at the Board is admittedly somewhat indirect, it is an essential backbone for the working groups, as it allows them to do what they want to do. However, we also try to engage as directly as possible. Recently we started the initiative to sell various seeds to students, not for profit of course, but that they can have little gardens if they want. So my experience in OPIRG showed me that, if I want to engage in something it does not always have to be according to the books. Otherwise nothing would ever change and no working group would exist.

And OPIRG itself?

I see it as social diversity on the campus. We are not part of any political organisation or group; we are outside all of that. Naturally, not everyone agrees with us, at least our voice is out there and it makes people think. So it helps to fight against apathy, which I think is a very big problem especially among the younger students.

evergreen again!

youth cold to climate change?

Young people not especially hot about climate change TheSpec.com - BreakingNews - Young people not especially hot about climate change

Contrary to popular belief, young people are not more politically engaged on the issue of climate change than older Americans, according to a new climate poll conducted by researchers at American, Yale and George Mason universities.

The researchers found "adults under the age of 35 are significantly less likely than their elders to say that they had thought about global warming before today, with nearly a quarter (22 percent) of under-35s saying they had never thought about the issue previously. Only 38 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 34 say that they had previously thought about global warming either "a lot" (10 percent) or "some" (28 percent), compared to 51 percent of those 35-59 and 44 percent of those 60 and older.

"In addition, the issue of global warming is not considered of any greater personal importance to under-35s than it is to those 35 and older. Seventeen percent of adults under 35 say that the issue of global warming is either extremely or very important to them, a proportion that is statistically equivalent to the 20 percent of those 35-59 and 22 percent of those 60 and older who say this."

Matthew C. Nisbet, an assistant professor in AU's School of Communication, blogs about what news sources young people trust when it comes to climate change. It turns out, he writes, that "only 33 percent under the age of 35 trust the news media as a source of information about climate change, a proportion lower than any other age group. This proportion is also only slightly higher than the 27 percent of those under 35 who trust Sarah Palin on climate change."
Adapted from The Post's climate change blog.


[From the Hamilton Spectator]

International Women's Day!

Organizers with McMaster's ANTI-VIOLENCE NETWORK, left to right, Shelley Porteous (OPIRG McMaster), Carol Wood (Chaplaincy Centre), Vilma Rossi (Human Rights and Equity), Farida Adam (Student, Anti Violence Network), Pearl Mendon (Staff, Anti Violence Network), gather prior to one of the many events occurring on campus for International Women's Day.

WPIRG Contract Position

WPIRG Job Posting - Projects and Organizational Development Coordinator

Submission Deadline: March 24, 2010, 12noon

WPIRG is seeking a dynamic, personable, and creative individual who has a life-long interest in issues of social and environmental justice to fill the position of "Projects and Organizational Development Coordinator".

The Organization
WPIRG is a student funded and directed organization that provides support for students to research, educate, and take action on environmental and social justice issues. WPIRG endeavours to foster a non-hierarchical working environment by following consensus decision-making processes. WPIRG strives to be an anti-oppressive working environment by proactively opposing all forms of oppression such as those based on gender, race, class, sexual preference, age, cultural heritage/ethnicity, religion, gender orientation, and ability.

WPIRG has a high turnover of volunteers and the two permanent staff provide continuity and stability in this ever-changing organization. They carry out critical support work that maintains the integrity of the organization, assist volunteers in their activism, and provide connections to other activists and organizations. WPIRG is a small office environment and the two staff work collaboratively and share some responsibilities. The primary support for staff is each other.

The Position
The Projects and Organizational Development Coordinator is responsible for the overall operations of the organization as well as managing it's larger projects. Primary responsibilities include training and supporting a volunteer board of directors; financial management, including coordination of bookkeeping, budget setting, and audit; policy development; grant writing & administration; project development and management; hiring, support, and management of contract and grant staff; and general maintenance and administration of the of the WPIRG library and resource centre.

Additionally, this position is to coordinate the continuing development of the organization. This may include strategic and long-term planning and visioning; project evaluation; and operational improvements.

WPIRG is a highly collaborative work environment, and most work is completed with input from the Board of Directors and the Programming and Volunteer Support Coordinator. There is also a high level of collaboration with the other coordinator in their area of responsibilities, including developing and leading workshops and trainings for volunteers.

Specific objectives and responsibilities may be articulated by the Board of Directors in work plans that are developed and approved by the Board from time to time - additional responsibilities may also be added.

Qualifications

- Demonstrated interest and experience in social and environmental justice and familiarity with contemporary issues and their interconnections

- Anti-oppression analysis and proficiency in applying this throughout your work

- Self-direction and ability to take initiative in a dynamic office environment

- Ability to prioritize work and manage numerous tasks simultaneously

- Excellent problem solving capacity in a fast paced environment

- Project/organizational management experience, including financial administration and policy development

- Excellent collaborative skills

- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

- Demonstrated skills and training in inclusive process: theory and practice of consensus decision-making; group dynamics; and conflict resolution

- Ability to design and lead workshops & training

- Experience with not-for-profit organizations and working with a volunteer board of directors

- Experience writing and administering grants

- Familiarity with a post-secondary environment

- Comfortable learning new technology and software (PC & Mac)

EMPLOYMENT TERMS
This is a 14 month contract position to replace an employee who will be on leave. There is the possibility of the position becoming permanent. Expected start date is April 12th, or sooner if possible. The position is 35 - 40 hours a week at a rate of $19.44 per hour with extended health care benefits and four weeks paid vacation per year. This is a fixed-term employment and unionized with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1281.

Because WPIRG is located on a university campus, it follows the cycles of university life - four month terms (the busiest terms being Sep-Dec and Jan-Apr with the slowest term being May-Aug). Work time allocated to the various areas of responsibility will vary greatly, depending on the time of term. Some evening and weekend work is expected.

How to Apply
WPIRG welcomes the contributions that individuals from marginalized communities bring to our organization, and invites aboriginal people, people of colour, women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queer-oriented people, single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and people with disabilities to apply.

We encourage applicants to describe in their cover letter the contributions and experiences they, as individuals who identify with marginalized communities, would bring to WPIRG.

Also in their cover letter, all applicants are asked to provide a brief statement on their views of power and oppression.

Applicants must provide a resume with 3 references, a cover letter, and a response, no longer than 500 words, to one of the following questions:

- What does anti-oppression mean to you, and how do you engage in anti-oppression work?

- What is the role of organizers in social change?

Deadline for Submissions is Wednesday March 24th at 12noon.

Interviews will be held between March 29th - 31st.

Deliver submissions to The Hiring Committee, WPIRG, Student Life Centre room 2139, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1; or email applications to info@wpirg.org.

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Citizen Global

The Global Citizenship Conference* is coming up March 6th to 7th at McMaster!

If you are passionate about local and global issues, then you'll want to participate in the fifth annual Global Citizenship Conference.

More than 500 people are expected to participate this year, including McMaster students, Mohawk students, high school students, and community members.

Features of the conference include Olympic medalist kayaker and McMaster alumnus Adam van Koeverden, Hamilton anti-poverty activist Mark Chamberlain, and the co-founders of Empowerment Squared (CURE Canada) Leo Johnson and Michael Pett. Lectures, panels, workshops and open discussions will be held on topics such as human development, trade, environment, peace, media, gender, human rights, health, cross-cultural exchange, globalization, and poverty.

The aim of the Global Citizenship Conference is to bring about a greater understanding of the power all people possess as members of a global community. In doing so, delegates will use their roles as socially conscious global citizens to empower themselves towards learning, collaboration, and ultimately, positive social change.

For more information and ticket purchase, visit www.mcmaster.ca/gcc or go to Compass. A limited amount of tickets are available at a discounted rate for students in the following programs/faculties:

· Science (buy ticket from Compass/Online and get reimbursed at Science Society Office - contactvpfinance@mac-sci.com)

· Political Science (on sale by MPSSA, contact mpssa@live.com)

· Engineering (on sale at the Drain week of February 22nd - contact president@macengsociety.ca)

· Commerce (on sale in Commerce Lounge week of February 22nd - contactpresident@degrootecommerce.ca)

· Arts and Science (on sale in Arts and Sci Lounge week of February 22nd - contactleannakatz@hotmail.com)

· Health Sciences (on sale in Health Sci Lounge week of February 22nd - contactveronica.chan@learnlink.mcmaster.ca)

Please contact macgcc@mcmaster.ca with any questions and concerns.

*supported by OPIRG McMaster

Cash for PIG

Great ideas find a home: and some supporting funds. Find out more here!

IWD 2010

black flame

Michael Schmidt presents Black Flame

Description: South African writer and activist Michael Schmidt, co-author of "Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism" will be in Hamilton to promote and discuss his important new book on the global history of anarchist movements and ideas.

Place: Skydragon Centre 27 King William St. Hamilton
Date: March 17 2010
Time 7pm - 9pm

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.