Projects/Events/Training
Project/Event/Training Application Form
Do you or your organization have an idea for a project or event? RPIRG has funding dollars budgeted for this academic year to fund projects and events that fit the RPIRG mandate. In the past 1-2 years RPIRG has funded many successful projects and events. Please see below for examples of Projects and Events that RPIRG has been a part of. Please contact RPIRG staff to help you with any questions or concerns regarding your application or event.
Missing Women Conference - Aug 2008:
RPIRG will be funding the registration costs for 50 students to attend this conference that will be held August 14th - 17th, 2008. More details about the registration process will be available this march.
S3Regina May 2008:
RPIRG has approved the costs of registration for 5 UofR students to attend this international conference that will be held right here at the UofR! Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity, and get in touch with the conference organizers: www.s3regina.org
UofR Best Buddies
This year, RPIRG gave funding to the UofR Best Buddies program so that UofR students could facilitate a field trip that enabled citizens with (dis)abilities to travel out of town for a day.
To find out more about the UofR Best Buddies
visit their website: bestbuddiesregina.tripod.com
If you wish to apply for funding, simply familiarize yourself with the Categories of Funding, and then complete the Application Form. When you are ready, bring your application to the RPIRG office (Riddell Centre 124 - by The Owl) where the RPIRG staff will help you ensure that you application is successful!
Briarpatch Magazine presents:
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism
A public lecture by author Naomi KleinEducation Auditorium, University Of Regina
Tuesday, Sept 23 7:30 pm
In an era of growing climatic, economic, and geopolitical instability, Naomi Klein’s analysis of the rise of neo-liberalism and the political uses to which disasters are put is useful and timely indeed. As William S. Kowinski of The San Francisco Chronicle has said, “Klein may well have revealed the master narrative of our time.”
This event will provide a venue for discussing and debating Klein’s ideas, for introducing them to a new generation of activists, and for connecting ideas to action.
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and syndicated columnist and author of the international and New York Times bestsellers The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism and No Logo.
This event is co-sponsored by the Regina Public Interest Research Group, the Social Policy Research Unit, Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation, Prairie Dog Magazine, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Saskatchewan, and the Regina & District Labour Council.
www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine
Important Derrick Jensen Update :
Due to circumstances beyond our control, and the control of Derrick, the Saskatchewan speaking tour has been cancelled. However, Derrick will be appearing over the web on Thursday at the same time and place in Regina for a Q&A. The event will be free of charge, and everyone is welcome to attend.
Jensen is the author of arguably some of the most important books of our time. These titles include A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, Walking on Water: Reading, Writing and Revolution, Endgame: The Problem of Civilization (Vol 1 & 2).
Jensen's work covers an array of topics including environmental destruction, education, animal rights, technology and surveillance. What Jensen does incredibly well is tie these topics together through a broader analysis of the psychology of Western Civilization, our disconnection from one another and the natural world, and the destruction of the environment, indigenous cultures, and ourselves in the process.
Thursday, March 27th - 7:30pm
Education Auditorium - UofR Campus - Regina
Free parking in lots 14m & 15m
Admission is free
RPIRG is pleased to announce:
Ward Churchill at the UofR
Social Justice Conference:
In 2007 , Campion Campus Ministry held a small conference to get students and campus groups at the UofR talking about social justice. This year RPIRG and the Social Work Students Society have offered to help out. This conference will be held on March 15th, 2008 and we would like all interested students, community members, student groups and professors to attend. more info...
This Conference is FREE and open to everyone!!
RPIRG Office:
The office is located at the University of Regina, in Riddell Centre 124 (right beside the Lazy Owl).
Office hours are Monday to Friday from 10:00 - 12:00; 12:30 - 4:30
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Regina Public Interest
Research Group
c/o University of Regina Students' Union
221 Dr. William Riddell Centre (UofR)
Regina, Sk.
S4S 0A2