Founded in 1988, OPIRG Brock is the Niagara-based chapter of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group.
We work with students, service providers, community members, labour unions, artists and activists to build collaboration, connections, and communities of abundance.
OPIRG Brock connects people to campus and community activism and services through our projects and advocacy.
Our mandate is to create and support programming that responds to the needs of the Niagara Region, foster partnership between various sectors advocating for social justice, and increase opportunities and safer spaces for BIPGM and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. All of our work is guided by our Safer Space Policy.
We are a chapter member of the OPIRG Provincial Network. The Provincial network provides opportunities for Boards, staff, members, and volunteers to meet, learn, and collaborate. There are 10 Public Interest Research Groups at universities across the province that work together through the network, and many more across Turtle Island.
OPIRG Guelph | OPIRG Kingston | OPIRG McMaster | OPIRG Peterborough | OPIRG Toronto | OPIRG Windsor | OPIRG York | LSPIRG (Laurier) | GRIPO/OPIRG Ottawa
Nova Scotia PIRG (NSPIRG) | QPIRG Concordia | QPIRG McGill | Regina PIRG (RPIRG) | Alberta PIRG (APIRG) | Simon Fraser PIRG (SFPIRG) | Prince George PIRG (PGPIRG)
“OPIRG Brock is important to the Niagara community because of their unwavering commitments to bridging knowledge, people, and resources together.”
– Leigh Mcleod, Founder/Director, The Willow Arts Community
Meet our team
The volunteer Board of Directors is the governing body of OPIRG Brock. There is a maximum of 7 Board members at any given time, who are elected for two year terms (for a maximum of four years) at our Annual General Meeting. We currently have 2 staff members – 1 unionized, part-time Volunteer, Training & Planning Coordinator and 1 contract bookkeeper.
Our ability to operate and pay our staff comes from community support in the form of memberships, donations, and volunteers! To help us keep this work going, please consider supporting us!(link to support page)
Ana Maria Granda Ospina
Role
Dani Hummel
Role
Jem Barrel-Tower
Role
Jules Oliviera
Role
Kaitlyn Moore
Role
Kosar Dakhilalian
Role
Qianyin Xiao
Role
Kerry Duncan
Staff
Vanessa
Contract Bookkeeper