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Join OPIRG-Peterborough Board of Directors!
Peterborough board is made up of seven dedicated students and community members, who volunteer as directors for year or two. Interm positions are often also available for the summer months. Elections are held in the spring of each year at the Annual General Meeting, generally towards the end of March or early April, but positions often become available throughout the year as well - so contact us right away if you are interested.
We are currently accepting applications. We would love to meet with you to discuss what this position would involves, so contact us to learn more.
What does the Board do?
Oversees all financial, programing and administrative operations; helps with running OPIRG events; participates in OPIRG provincial programing.
What do you get out of it?
Professional experience & reference for your resume; Satisfaction of working for social justice; fun of working with like-minded people
If you are interested, please contact OPIRG at
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With the launch of the Supermarket Tour book in the summer of 2011, after a long four year process of putting the publication together, OPIRG Peterborough is hosting an event to celebrate the launch of this new publication at the Public Library on Friday March 9th.
Using the supermarket as a classroom the Supermarket Tour publication asks questions about the products on supermarket shelves, providing a focus for discusson on a wide range of food issues from labour to labelling, marketing to genetic manipulation, and pesticides to profit. The goal for the event is to promote the book as a useful tool to guide consumers with informative resources that could assist the community in making ethical grocery shopping practices. Attendees will also have the chance to meet local producers, farmers, local businesses, and community members who offer a more sustainable alternative to supermarket shopping.
Agenda for the evening:
6:00 Arrival
6:00-7:00: Mini Supermarket tours begin (within the library), visit with local venders, enjoy some snacks
7:00-7:45: Keynote Speakers Stephen Bocking (Chair of the departments of Environmental and Resource Science/Studies and the co-founder of the New Sustainable Degree Program at Trent University) and Aimee Blyth (Co-editor of OPIRG's SuperMarket Tour publication and current Seasoned Spoon Coordinator at Trent University)
7:45-8:30: Dinner being catered by Food not Bombs
We are asking for $5.00/ PWYC at the door to help cover the basic costs of the event.
All are welcome to attend so mark your calendars!
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.jpg "contract_1.jpg") If you are interested in making changes to Trent’s food policy you have come to the right place. OPIRG is in the process of doing a lot of research on our food policy in comparison to many other universities food policie s. Aramark Food services contract at Trent is over at the end of this school year which means big changes can be coming our way. Some of the changes OPIRG is looking into are the following:
- Waste management: composting in every cafeteria, kitchen, and eating area, recycling in all cafeteria etc.
- Service: longer hours (for board caf’s, during reading weeks, and summer hours), Microwaves in every eating area, sinks in every eating area, make all dining halls a public space with no minimum entrance fee
- Quality of food itself: better labeled food with nutritional information, more options for those with dietary restrictions (vegetarian/vegan/gluten free/lactose free/nut free/allergies/ethnic/cultural/halal) at every meal including breakfast, less processed food, balance of food groups, less salt, less fat, less sugar, organic options, local foods, fair-trade options (tea, coffee, sugar, chocolate, bananas, spices etc), make food costs match quality of food with clearly marked prices
So with all that being said, if you are interested in making Trent more accountable for their actions in our food policy please get involved. We are always looking for more hands to be on board with the action we are taking on this issue.
Please contact OPIRG Peterborough for more information or to learn how to get involved!
Yolanda Jones can be reached at 705.741.1208 or
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Paola Hernandez can be contacted at:
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 Community and Race Relations Committee (CRRC), the Centre for Gender and
Social Justice (CGSJ) and the Trent Queer Collective (TQC) Present:
QUEERING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
A series of local events honouring, celebrating and re-inserting the lives, histories, experiences and achievements of Queer and Trans Black folks in Canada/Turtle Island.
As part of the Queering Black History Month movement, the CRRC, CGSJ AND TQC are lending their voices to support the work that is being done to recover,
reclaim and share the stories and experiences of Black LGBTTQQI2SAP
(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning,
Intersex, 2-spirit, Asexual and Polysexual) folks through a number of
events including public talks, a social with performances, and a film
screening followed by discussion.
Event details are still being worked out, so check: http://www.facebook.com/events/314082901971124/ for more details.
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 The Supermarket Tour
What strikes you as you enter a supermarket? The clean aisles, the colourful arrays of fruits and vegetables, the bountiful shelves? What message do these potential breakfasts, lunches, and dinners impart?
Over twenty-five years ago, The Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) produced an educational booklet, The Supermarket Tour, which told a story about store-bought foods that many of us had never heard before. Making connection to larger food issues, the popular Supermarket Tour has since been updated three times to incorporate more recent developments in Canada’s ever changing food system.
The Supermarket Tour can be seen as a classroom, asking questions about the products that fill the shelves, providing a focus for discussion on the food issues, from labour to labeling, marketing to genetic manipulation, and pesticides to profit. This book is meant to highlight some key issues and to serve as a starting point for further research and education.
To get your hands on one of these handy books you can stop by either The Seasoned Spoon in Champlain College on Trent’s campus or at OPIRG’s office at Sadleir House. There is small cost for the book of $10.00.
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